The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-19

the Governor comes from the north. and
Seymour of San BernardIno may be de-
cided upon.
The Los Angeles delegates had meet
ing this afternoon and passed resolution
in effect asking the convention to place
the nomination of Supreme Justices first.
The design of the resolution is plain. 1t
is to prevent complications of the judge
ship with other officers for which Los
Angeles has number of candidates. 1t
seems TO be feared that if the Governor is
nominated first and Lieutenant Governor
next and if Los Angeles secures the latter
place. McKinley's chances will be lessened.
But If the Judge is named first Los An
geles can afterward easily get the nomlna-
ton anyway without reference TO the
judgeship.
The Congressional nominations are
likely TO be made tomorrow, after the
temporary organization of the convention.
They are attracting but slight attention.
largely owing to the absence of contest in
some of the important districts. A prom
inent politician furnishes the following as
the probable nominations:
First District-Judge John Barnam of
SOnoma.
Second Dstrict-Grove l.. johnson of
Sacramento.
Third Districts. G. Hilborn of Ala
media.
Fourth District-No one generally men,
toned.
Fifth District-E. F. Loud Of San Mateo.
Angeles.
Seventh District-W. w. Bowers of San
Diego (already nominated).
There are active contests in the First and
Sixth districts and the persons named
are those who appear to be the leading
candidates. In the others the nOmina-
tons will be according TO The slate.
1t is announced tonight that Frank
Short Of Fresno will be the candidate of
the Estee opposition for chairman of the
convention. In an interview with an AS
ISOLATED Press representative tonight
Colonel Burns said Dir. Knight would I'M
doubleday be selected to preside, practi-
cally announcing the San Francisco law
yer as the candidate of the Burns element.
"The nomination of EStee for Governor
cannot be defeated" continued Colonel
Burns. ut is as certain as anything In
the future can be. Even if Mr.. knight
were to be beaten for chairman / should
say that Estee will still be nominated.
But Knight will not be beaten. The
friends of Mr.. Estee will organize the con-
ventiOn."
Have you any other candidates besides
Mr.. Estee?"
No. sir; none. Many persons have ap-
preached me with propositions to trade
votes in behalf OF some lesser candidate,
but l have uniformly declined. Mr.. Estee
goes before the convention absolutely un-
trammeled by promises or pledges OF any
kind"
TIE common estimate OF the Estee vote
is 600 or more. Ii takes 415 10 nominate.
Despite Colonel Burns vigorous denial
that he has made combinations with any
thing or anybody. talk Of "lhe slate" is
generally heard. The opposition say that
Burns is completing the slate as fast as he
can and is bending every energy and
making every sacrifice 10 Steer hesitatiDg
delegations into the Napa sIatesman's
camp. But the Colonel, they say, slips a
cog every now and then aud erasures,
lamentations aud iDterlineatiOns in the
slate are frequent The name most fire.
quently used in connection with Burns
alleged ''slate" is that of Terrence of Sa n
Diego for Supreme Judge. He is declared
by some to be high in Colonel Burns
favor. in consid GRAFTON of promises given
and taken, and by others with equal vieor
and with an equal appearance of truth to
be "torniDst" the san Francisco politician
and all his works so far as trades go.
General Chi oman and his friends warmly
deny that he is railroad" candidate. He
has no sort of connection with the rail
road, they say.