The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-31
ESTEE'S CHANCES.
He May Be Backed by
San Francisco.
UNDOUBTEDLY A CANDIDATE
Lively Scramble Among Local
Politicians.
MIXED CROWD AT THE BALDWIN
Workers From All Fields Unite in
This Fight-Number OF States
Already Made Out.
MIXED CROWD AT THE BALDWIN

That M. NJ. Estee is in the fight for the
nomination for Governor with a very good
chance of having San Francisco al his back
IN the convention is now recognized as a
fact beyond dispute. Mr.. Estee's name
has been. repeatedly mentioned as POSI-
Die candidate. but until the question as to
who would control the primaries was set
tied definitely he remained in the back
ground along with a half dozen other
aspirants.
But now that it is conceded that the
delegates to be elected next Saturday will
90 to Sacramento under the control of ID.
NJ. Burns it is also generally admitted that
they will vote for Mr.. Estee.
Colonel Burns and Mr. Estee are old and
very warm friends, as all the world knows,
| and although the former has refrained
from stating who his candidate for Gov
ernor would be there is really lit
tie doubt on that score. Mr.. Burns
was asked yesterday as to this,
but he adhered to his former position. He
said: 81 really have fixed upon no candl-
date as yet. | have been so closely oc-
| cupied with the etails of the primary that
don't know neither Mr.. Estee Will come
before the con ventiOn. | have had no time
| to find out who the people want. The
delegates from San Francisco will go TO
Sacramento unpedged, and so far as l am
concerned, l shall have to look around and
satisfy myself as to whom | shall support.
Mr. Estee is friend of mine though, and
th at is all l can tell you just now.
Mr.. Burns was asked about the report
that the fact that he had gained the
ascendant in the primary battle would
| initiate against the chances of W. 5.
| Barnes in the convention.
mr.. Barnes friends" he replied, "have
been working against us so far, though /
| understand that he himself has not. !
| have nothing against him on that score.
| \ GU can't hold candidate responsible for
/ the acts of his friends. But as | said
| have no candidate as yet l shall have
time to settle upon some one after the
| primary Ii ought not TO take long to
! decide. l am for the man who meets the
| popular demand."
Phil Crimmins is for Barnes for Gov
| ernOr. de has said that all along and he
| says so still. This fact and Burns we'll
| known leaning toward Estee leave little
doubt as 10 Burns choice between the two.
Frank CoOmbs may have some claim
to the San Francisco delegation, as he is
also friend of Burns, but 1t is not
thought that he Will be as strong in that
quarter as the man whom Mr.. Burns so
1 strongly advocated two years ago. Mr..
Coombs is reported to be very mucn exaS-
perated at the course his old friend Estes
Is pursuing. He says that he was led to
Il
date, and that he supposed that he
would throw his influence for him
(Coombs). Mr.. COombs says that he has
always supported Estee and that he had
been given TO understand that the service
would be recpTOcated, and that Estee
would lead his fight But in this Mr.
CoOmbs has been mistaken, and Mr.. Estee
Is out Tor nlmSeit with every hope for the
assistance Of the San Francisco delega ton.
There IS very strong probability though
that this will not nominate him, as tne
general feeling in the country Is against
city domination, and il the country dele
gates make united fight they will be able
TO defeat either Estee or Barnes.
The fact that Yesterday was a holiday
could not have been discovered from a
casual observation of the various places
where politicians congregate. This IS too
important week among Republicans, and
interest in the approaching primary was
too intense to permit the loss of a day.
From early in the forenoon until after
midnight the Burns headquarters at the
Baldwin Hotel were crowded, and there
was constant stream OF district workers
coming and going.
1t Is strange assem- blage that gathers
In these rooms nowadays. If a politician
OF the past should drop in there without
any know ledge OF what has been going
} on during the past few weeks he Would
be at loss to tell from the men among
whom he found himself whether he was
, In a Buckley camp or one of the strong
holds of Crimmins and Kelly, There are
men there who have worked in all tbe'po-
ltical fields and they are flocking to the
Burns standard from all quarters with the
accustomed zeal of workers trying to get
on the winning side
The prestige OF Burns is demoralizing
the Kelly and Crimmins workers. They
nave been going over TO the colonel for
some time past, but yesterday the rout
, | more OngaTVQbia
Williams oil The Forty-tbird, who wants to
; go 0ack to the Senate and has been a close
iriend oil Crimmlns, was there. He said
ne mad found that C-immins and Kelly
could not keep their promises in his dis
trlct, ana that 1t was hopeless TO remain
with them.
But the most conspicuous deserton Of
, the Crlmmlns camp is in the case of Dr.
Ii. Z. Meyers, one of the ex-boss' slanch-
est advisers. DR.. Meyers left his old
friend on Tuesday night He had long
! TAX with Phll In the latter's underground
headquarters at Grant avenue and Ellis
street and told him that bis practice was
. loo important to be neglected for politics
ana tnat he would have to withdraw from
actlVe participation in campaign work.
CIlmmlns was sorry, Of course, but be
: atterward said that the doctor had parted
win nm In an open, honest way, more
! open and more honest than the methods of
some OF the others. DR.. Meyers was at
Tic Durns rooms yesterday and 1t was
openly announced that he was now with
mat side. Whether it takes less time to do
politics with Burns than with Crimmins is
matter for Mr.. Crimmins TO figure out
The principal work OF Yesterday was the
naming of the tickets in the various dis
trlcts. Delegations waited on Mr.. Burns
Tor hours, and number Of the states were
, made our.
The statement published few days ago
10 the effect that Crimmins had decided
mat he stood no chance at the primary
ana would give Ups the fight is not true.
lie acknowledges that he has the wOIst OF
the controversy, but is still working like a
[ beaver, and hopes TO carry not only his
own district, but number Of others. He
LOOKS upon his present reverses as a
temporary matter, and is holding all the
friends he lcan. CTmmin5 denies the
statement attributed to Burns, TO the
eject that he had taken q part of the
salary OF the men whom he placed in Office.
Whatever may be said of me-" he de-
clared yesterday, nobody can say that. L
learned that from Higgins. He always
, Ioid me never 10 touch mans salary, and
never have"
democrats are counting on big fight in
tne Republican camp after the convention.
Ihey say that Burns will never be able to
; satisfy all who have been led to expect to
proht by his success. His following is
Drawn from dlsaffeeted members of every
faction, and they have gone to him be-
cause they believed him TO be the man
VINO could repay them with political
spollS Among his men are dozens of as