The morning call., 1894-05-05
AFTERMATH OF THE MEETING
Candidates From North, South
and Center.
SUMMING up THEIR CHANCES.
Republicans Confident of Sweeping
Victory Is the Report From
the States Interior.

The biennial meeting in this city on
Thursday last of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee has set afloat great deal
of political gossip, and much of 1t is GEN.
tered on the various candidates for Gov
ernor
A large number of gentlemen have
mentioned" their names in connection
with the office. At the meeting of the
State Central Committee on Thursday
some of these were sufficiently bold to de-
clare themselves. The result of consider
able winnowing by a CALL reporter is
subjoined.
The situation is regarded as certain to
yield a kepublica victory in November.
A committeeman from one of the northern
counties said Never since 1867 have l
seen things look so reassuring. l hope we
will not make the mistake we made that
year With dead sure thing We put up
vile ticket headed by George c. German.
We were intoxicated by the prospects of
success, and our over sanguinity Knocked
US out. While on all sides | hear nothing
Dut reports that every body is going to vote
the Republican ticket to get even on
Cleveland. ell that may be changed by bad
set of nOmin ations."
A committeeman from the south said:
Down there we have no candidate for the
head of the ticket We have had the Gov
ernor for four years and the last Legisla-
ture gave US United States Senator. We
are. therefore. prepared to vote for any
body selected by the north. l think the
candidate ought to come from San Fran
cisco, or near the center Of the State. We
have discussed n. P. Chapman, Jacob 81.
Neff and Mayor Ellert. The other candi-
dates have not been heard of down there"
Jacob II. Neff, who it is suspected will
ultimately turn up as the choice of Burns
and STUMP, is the most prominent candi-
date so far mentioned. At first Mr.. Ne1f
refused to consider himself in the swim.
but recently. it was stated at Pioneer Hall
on Thursday, he has ceased saying that he
will decline. This is regarded as a favor
able sign.
Mr Neff halls from Placer County. he
is rich. miner, abont 65 years old, and
called by his friends ''a nice old man,"
The fact that he is a miner and identified
with the interests of the bydrauickers
causes the anti-slickens men around Sac
ramento to look nDOn him suspiciously,
So far Sacramento County has no candi-
date, but it is thought that in the conven-
tion all the valley delegates will be against
Neff. Although Mr.. Neff is Mason and
Odd Fellow and a popular pioneer. he is
not noted for getting votes. He was beaten
for State Treasurer in 1890 He was
elected chairman of the Stockton conyen-
tiOn two years ago, and then for the first
time it was found that be had a pleasing
address and could command an audience.
In 1883 Governor Stoneman removed the
Board of Prison Directors, of which he was
member, for neglect of duty, but this
was said to be due to desire of the Demo-
Gratis to get hold of the State prisons, and
not anything Mr.. Neff and his colleagues
had done. The nomination and election of
Mr.. Neff would be regarded by the other
candidates as perpetnation of the influ-
ences which surround the present admin
istration.
Next on the list of candidates is William
S. Barnes, District Attorney of this county.
Mr. Barnes is about 80 years old and is
making his campaign on his youth and his
native sonship. He thinks the country
ought to have young men for Governors.
He probably has little or no political
strength outside of San Francisco. All
the young Republican politicians who
lately trained under the banner of Kelly
and Crimmins. together with some who
did not, advocate his cause. 1t is not i'm
probable that in the State convention be
will have two-thirds of the San Francisco
delegation. Whether or not this will be
creditable to him remains 90 be seen. He
is a son of General W. Fl. l.. Barnes. who
is taking a lively interest in his contest.
The universal prediction is that Barnes
will finally fall out of the gubernatorial
race and accept the nomination for At
torney-General.
Another San Francisco candidate who
was mentioned" on Thursday in the
gossip at Pioneer Hall is General W. 81.
Dimond. ex-chief of the militia and ex-