The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-18
FOR THE CAPITAL.
Politicians Flocking From
All Quarters.
LOUD YELLING FOR ESTEE.
Colonel Burns and John d.
Spreckels at Work.
BUTTONHOLED BY THE HEELERS
Hart Declares That the Convention
Will Not Be Mere Ratifica.
tion Meeting.
BUTToNHOLED BY THE HELLER:

the Republican State Convention have
been pouring into the city all to-day, the
arrivals tonight running up into the hun
dreds. Most of the leading candidates are
on the ground. The delegates who are pro-
nounced for Estee for Governor wear red
badges with his name printed thereon in
large letters, and if the number of these
badges indicate the way the wearers will
vote he has a majority of the delegates.
IL was late tonight when most of the
delegates arrived, and all the work thatIs
being done Is in dis jointed sort of way.
Tomorrow county delegations will caucus
and matters will take more definite shape
The city has been unusually quiet to-
day. lt was considered the calm before
the storm. Delegates and candidates
were few un til the evening trains came in.
but when they did begin to arrive they
came in large numbers, and they en-
deavOred to throw life into the capital.
NJ. NJ. Estee was among the early birds.
he had been at Suisun. and some OF his
friends insisted on dragging him to the
scene of action. They got him aboard a
train, and he was soon speeding toward
the place which would probably be the
scene of his nomination by an enthusias-
tic convention as the head of ticket
which il is declared now cannot fail TO win.
Mr.. Estee went at once to the Golden
Eagle. where he was quickly surrounded
oy politicians. They came in almost
hourly, and each new group brought good
cheer to the statesman from Napa The
largest party came by the 9:45 train from
San Francisco. Among them were d. NJ
Burns and John D. Spreckels. and almost
all the men who have clung so closely
about the San Francisco leaders travelled
with the eapturers of the metro politan
primaries. They made things lively on
the journey up. Bright red badges bear
ing the name of Estee decorated their
lapels, and they made the wekin ring with
an improvised yell, copying the style of
colleges, and making everybody know that
they were for Estee first. last and all the
time: Est double e, Estee is the man
for me-"
They yelled until the other passengers
grew weary. They disembarked at each
way station and startled the residents by
whoops so loud that nobody within ear
shot could doubt for moment that Estee
was the elect of the universe. But Sacra-
mento had quietlng effect.
The yells died out after the Golden Eagle
had been reached, and the leather-lunged
delegates subsided. while the men who had
votes at their back talked with the candi-
dates and managers. Colonel Burns
found the change from the Baldwin Hotel
environments In no way an Improvement
The busy men who have made his life
burden for the last six weeks had him
where escape was impossible. He was
buttonholed at every turn, and finally had
to shut himself up in a room that was
guarded by big door and impregnable
lock.
But after all the siege the crowd got
little information from the Colonel He
cOnld simply tell them that there was so
Tar as he could discover no change In the
situation. Estee would be nominated and
the Colonel thought it would be without
serious opposition.
There was no slate beyond the Gov
ernorship, and the programme would be
carried out as ii has been arranged for the
last week. Estee held many conferences.
but they all tended to the counting of
his lines.
He said that he saw no reason TO doubt
that he would be nominated, and if nomi-
mated he would be elected. He had not
expected to make his appearance on the
BTOuuu, Oub udQ O66u peT5uaQeQ TO 90 so
by his enthusiastic friends.
General W. II. Ii. Hart was among the
throng and seemed as confident as ever
that he would have large following in
the convention. He said knowingly, "You
will fiud that this convention is going TO
be something more than a ratification
meeting"
By this the general meant, of
course, that Estee had been nominated
by the San Francisco powers, but that
they would all be surprised by the
strength he would develop. General Chip
man did not make his appearance, bu;
he will be on the ground to-day
prepared to show q front that he thinks
will command respect when it is properly
regarded. Colonel d. NJ. Burns staff co n-
sists of Senator j. II. Mahony, Registrar
A. j. Evans. Insurance Commissioner M.
r. Higgins and Ed C. Conroy.
Spreckels' staff on the field are A. J.
Martin and John Il. Dare. Among the
candidates in the hotel lobby were l.. Fl.
Brown for Secretary of State, C. +. Curry
for clerk of the Supreme Court, G.. e.
Uren for Surveyor and Theodore Reichert
for the same office. For State Printer were
observed. A. j. Johnston of Sacramento
Robert II. Nixon of Siskiyou. The sol-
tary candidate for Controller, E. NJ, Col
gan Of Sonoma, was making his fight
against the world. Fisher of Alameda.
candidate for Superintendent of Schools
and j. b. Reddick of Calayeras. candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor, were actively
engaged in talking over their chances.
There were also Colonel F. Ii. Myers.
chairman of the State Central Committee.
c. F. Bassett. secretary of that body. C.
r. Reed of Placeryille and William Beck
man of Sacramento. candidates for Rail
road Commissioner. are among the active
workers on the ground.
Major Gillis of course is here. Senator
Denison of Oakland, Senator Ragsdale of
Sonoma. Senator Tom Film of San Benito.
M. ID. Boruck. Fred Greeley of Sutter.
Paris Kiibourn, Sam Thornton. Con-
gressman Hilborn Of Alameda, T. T.
Dargie Of Oakland, II. Z. Osborne of
Los Angeles, Colonel John p. Jackson,
Alex. c. Forsyth of San Francisco, j. b.
Jackson, Leon Dennery, Jesse Marks and