The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-04
There Are No Administration
Candidates.
HE WANTS NO OFFICE HIMSELF,
His Desire Is to See the Republican
Party Win-What Southern
California Wants.

reporter that he wished to stop right now
certain rumors regarding the coming cam
paign.
Let me say in the first place that am
candidate for no office, nor will / be a
candidate, no matter what pressure is
brought to bear upon me, and do not an
ticipate that l will be subject 10 any
pressure by the Republicans of California.
Secondly. let ME say have no candidate
to succeed me in Office. OF all the men
mentioned as my probable successor, L
have named not one, nor have l favored
in the slightest degree the naming of one.
The admin stration has no candidate, nor
will it have. and l ask you to do me the
favor to say so, and say it emphatically as
coming from me. / am aware that Jake
Neff is called the administration candi-
date, and il is an injustice to him as we'll
as TO the administration. Mr.. Neff was
appointed to Office by me because
thought him the right man for the place :;
but so FAR as his gubernatorial aspirations
ale concerned /, aud so far as l know, my
administration, has only interest in his
success or failure as Republicans inter-
ested in the welfare of the party.
Il am going TO talk freely to THE CALL"
continued Governor Markham. because
that newspaper has all along reported me
honestly and l appreciate it. metimes
l have not agreed in my official acts with
The CALLS ideas. but it has been fair,
even in lis censure. When l went into
the fight for the nomination for Governor
l stated openly and boldly that, win or
lose, it would be the last political contest
of my life. / meant it then, / mean il
now. l think in California beyond Ques-
ton this is a Republican year, and in the
United States at large am sure it will be
a Republican year. My only desire is TO
see the party ia this Far West nominate a
man as my successor who will fill the
Office of Governor far away and beyond
the manner in which it has been filed by
me. Who that man will he l have not an
idea, and let me say here, once for all,
that shall not lit finger to prevent or
to aid the nomination OF any man. l leave
that trust to the great Republican party,
knowing fully that she trust will be dis
charged in way that will rebound to the
credit and benefit of our State at home
and its glory and The glory of the Republi-
can party abroad.
SHOW me a politician in this State that
hasn't at one time or another said 'Pve no
strings on Markham, but so-and-so has a
pull, ana / will show you rare avis in
deed. 1t has been reported hat this man
and that man had pull with me, but
will leave II TO any falr-minded, honest
man TO point out one act in my administTa-
tion that be can say has been Influenced by
a pull. / can afford TO say this now. ! am
going out OF office and seeking no other.
Say for me that all blame, each and
every fault, in which the Office of the ex-
ecutiye of the State was solely concerned,
as TO final decision, during my incum-
bency has been mine. They rest and
should rest upon my shoulders and upon
my shoulders alone. In every case where
10 l have had supreme control the burden
rests upon me and not upon the Republi-
can party of California, for many times
have disregarded what seemed to be tile
wish of the whole party. because l had In
fOrmatio in my hands that the party did
not have and acted upon it.
when | went into the office of Gov
ernor of this great State L told my wife
that 1 expected to leave II without a
friend, and l may do so, but, thank God
wanting no office, seeking none. If / leave
the State House without friend, leave Ii
with the self-consciousness that no matter
who the man is who has had string the
other end has not been tied TO me. have
made my appointments, signed my bills,
granted my pardons and performed every
other act of my Office that was solely mine
only after hearing all sides of the question,
and acted upon my own Judgment as TO
what was right and just in the case,
whether IL affected individuals or the State
at large.
mo matter what the people think or
what the newspapers say |, knowing that
political life ends with my present term
as Governor. have done what | Thought
was right and for the best interests of Cal
iforDia, and | most willingly agree to
assume the load of praise and blame or
blame and praise. whichever it may be.
Enough about myself, and L have said
what l have because of the charge that
there is an administration candidate and
that |, in the face OF my open declaration
when nominated and again when elected,
am now seeking TO open a Way that will
lead dead to future hOnors.
''As to my recent appointments of Paris
Kilburn OF this city and Ii. w. Magee of
Pasadena as Bank Commissioners vice
Messrs. knight and Dunsmoor, and F. s.
Chadbourne as Harbor Commissioner.
vice Brown, / need but say that the men
speak for themselves In the public life
each of them has led. So far as l know or
was able TO learn there WAS not a valid
objection that could be urged against any
one of them as business men. | do not
care whether the appointments please anv
faction or no faction. if factions there be
in the Republican party in California.
The appointments were not made by me
to please any man or any set OF men thew
were made for the good of California.
Now word about Southern California
In the coming campaign. When | was
nominated as "a Southern California man
that portion OF the Stale asked nothing
else of the Republican party. This wear
they do not expect nor do they ask even a
chance at the gubernatorial nomination
unless the circumstances are such that the
northern people cannot agree upon a can
didate. aud then. beyond al question.
Southern California can furnish a man
who can win. But Southern California
while not expecting or asking the Gov.
ernor, is not concediDg every other Office
with It. On the contrary. south of Re.
hachapi is going 10 ask for more than one
place on the ticket, and it will send men
TO the front whose claims cannot and will
not be ignored. They want lust few
offices down their way. How many? Oh.
well, that can't say, but enough to make
things even, for while the southern Re.
publicans are very modest they ara like
the rest of us-they want all they can get
within reason.
TITS early to talk politics." concluded
the Governor, shut did want chance To
impress upon the readers of The Gail
TWO things: First, that l am not a candi-
date for anything. nor do / intend to be.
and secondly, that the administration has
no candidates and will have none. no mat
ter how the fight goes.
MY term as Governor Is rapidly draw.
ing to close. and while l will regret il If