The herald., 1893-07-17
SENATORIAL sPRCULATIoNs.

fIODADly ono OI tuo mOeb uulquo
phases of newspaper gossip that has
happened in California for many q day
is that which hinges around possible
appointment of N. II. De Young to suc-
ceed Senator Stanford. There is some-
thing go wildly and farcically ridiculous
in the very mention OF such thing as
to be provocative of laughter. The
Chronicles long and vindictive pursuit
of Markham would be Of itself sufficient
to make the possibility Of the appoint
ment of its editor as the successor OF
Stanford ridiculous beyond expression.
We do not know what are the relations
between Dan M. Burns and Markham,
but whatever they are the downright
denounced for the official preferment of
Dan would raise quins upon the back OF
a less excitsble animal than the frettul
porcupine. In the pugilistic language
of the day, the live paper simply wiped
the floor with the body OF the Pasadena
statesman. Vituperation run wild was
the principal characteristic of that epi-
sode. If anyone will look carefully
into the lineaments of Governor Mark
ham, he will see signs that he might re-
tain an enmity. If, under all the cir
cumstances, he should appoint Mr.. NJ.
II. De Young, there would be something
very much like political earthquake in
California.
Tharo niro M for
which the Democrats are indebted for
carrying the last legislature. 1t should
be borne in mind that it is generally
very much easier for the Republicans to
carry that body than it is for them to
carry the state. Thus, in 1880, we car
ried the state for Hancock with the ex-
ception of the loss of one presidential
elector in the person of Judge Terry,
while the legislature was carried over
whelmingly for General Miller, and sent
thst gentleman to the senate of the
United States. Our success in elect
ing Senator White to the last
legislature was owing to two lead.
ing considerations. The frat was
the great popularity and Hkillful
campaign OF Senator White; and the
second was that, in the event of the
election of Republican legislature. 1t
was possibility, at least, that Mr.. M.
H. De Young might be elected United
States senator. The mere possibility OF
euoh a circumstance settled the matter,
for all purposes, right in the city of San
Francisco. 1t was the Hon. Dan Burns
who was the chief organizer of the
Non-Partizan party, whose principal OBJ
ject was the endorsement of the Demo
cratic nominees for the legislature and
which also made Mr.. Whites election
possible. II the people should thus be
betrayed by their Republican governor,
and MIR. NJ. Fl. De Young should be Mr..
Markham's appointee, the indignation
of the masses would be something un-
speakable.
There is little danger of such an alb
eurd anti-climax, however. We are told
that in playing whist, ii we have any
doubt, we ought to lead trumps. So il
Governor Markham has any, why not
nominate General Johnson? The family
stands we'll in the state, as it has given
them good governor, as times go. II
he has some misgivings, why not give
Judge Fitzgerald the place? The objec'
tion that he comes from Southern Cali
fornia does not hold, because he has
lived for some, years in San Francisco
The masses would admire the pluck of 6
Southern California governor, in any
event, who should start in to- remedy
the injustice of which this portion of the
state has been 30 long the victim.