The herald., 1894-10-30
THE LOCAL WORLD OF POLITICS.
More Republican Views on
That Party's Weakness.
George Knight and His Political
Affiliations Discussed.
SEINE Interesting Political Gossip = A
Review of the Campaign Work
Boipg Done - Meetings
and Notes.

Curiosity is rife in Republican politi-
cal circles as to the reception which will
be given George A. Knight, Burns' man
Friday in the Sacramento convention in
June last. prominent Republican
yesterday struck the popular chord
whom he informed little knot Of listen-
ers that Burns was displaying poor
political sense in sending man 30
widely known as a member OF the
Burns and Southern Pacific railroad
ring through the state to close up
Estee's campaign.
George knight at Sacramento was
Burns personal choice for chairman.
and in every detail managed the con-
vention according to the programme as
arranged in Burns private room at the
Baldwin hotel. 1t was an open secret
before Burns and the San Francisco del
egaticn loft for Sacramento that knight
Vas to be the chairman, and the Exam
iner outlined the programme which he
wes to follow, and in part named the
elete that was subsequently put through.
knight ''out Heroded Herod," in his
capacity OF chairman.
But in the face Of these facts. motor
ious throughout the state. he is chossn
to cloae stubbornly fought campaign.
which has been made by the Democracy
Oh state and railroad issues. Brilliant
though he is, George A. knight 10 too
closely identified with Burns and ring
politice to have much influence in 8
campaign where good government and
an anti railroad administration are the
points at Issue.
Said the gentleman quoted above: ut
is only one more illustration Of Dan
Burns lack of political sense. He
forced M. NJ. Estee and Spencer G. Mil.
lard on the Republican party to crafty
his personal desire, when there was at
his hand plenty OF better material that
would have evoked unbounded enthus-
issm in every wing OF the Republican
party, and which conld not be attacked
on every turn as Estee is. Morris M.
Estee is no more the choice OF the Re-
publicans of California than was Harri-
son the choice of the nation in 1892. and
the same fate awaits him the beiell the
hero of Grandfather's hat. Estee nor
Millard have not dared to attack the
Southern Pacific railroad, and ii elected
will in consequence be unpledged to
their constituents, and at liberty to sur
render to the corporation interest for
four long years.
In local affairs much the same condi-
tions prevail. 1t ia but change OF
bosses. James McLachlan has been
Lindley's and Webber's choice for con-
gress ever since the day Lindley himself
was turned down. Every voter in this
district knows that when Lindley was
making his campaign and James Nc
Lachlan was candidate for district at
torney, the major portion OF McLach-
lan's time when speaking was devoted
to Lindley's interest, as the files OF the
Evening Express will prove. Lindley
was beaten, McLachlan was beaten, and
through Lindlsy's influence WAS provid-
ed with the position OF secretary and
attorney to the board of directors of he
Lindley was the superintendent And
yet we are told that Lindley and Mo-
Lachlan are not friendly, or that one
does not think as the other thinks.
Every friend of the Southern Pacific
railroad was engaged in making Lind-
ley's fight for congress, and the same
gentlemen are now whooping it up from
end to end of the district for McLacb-
Ian. There has been no outward ano
visible eign of displeasure by the South
ern Pacific manage ment at any editorial
published in the Evening Express, or at
any speech delivered by McLachlan so
far as can learn, and reference to the
FLEA of 1892 elbows the same earmarks
as are now displayed in the famboyant
reports OF McLachlan's meetings. The
remarks OF the Arizona cattle man when
identifying some cattle which had been
stolen from the range apply to this case:
''rhey've been rsbgandsd, but my old
r. n 8 underneath end the breed of
G. title j. unchanged"
.s 81 80 say that the speakers de-
G .tions were convincing, a, there was
% ctaempt &c argument and no dissent-
lent voice.