The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-18
TO BATTLE FOR OFFICES,
Advance Notes of the Coming
Convention.
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
James III. Budd Looms Up as an AS
pirant-Maguire VIII Probably
MOI Enter the Race.

g. TT last the democratic state zen tr2l
Committee has a room which it calls
headquarters" 1t isn't a very spacious
apartment. but tits at leasta ON, and
contains table Gtw hich the secretary
may sit and write. It is on the parlor
. floor or the Baldwin Hotel, adjoining the
rooms of d. NJ. Burns. There. is door
connecting it with the more pretentious
quarters of the colenel, but at present it is
kept closed to prevent the lambs from the
country from straying into. the wrong
fold. Why; Boss Pepper selected this
place he b as not explained any more than
he has given his reason for selecting the
Baldwin Theater as a. meeting place for
the convention. Pepper has an easy going
way about him which tritles in:no way dis
turb. The close quarters of the theater
give him no concern whatever. Tom
Healey, his right-hand man in emergenci les
like the present is a man of wonderful re-
sources. and the boss, when asked how on
earth he expects TO seat d convention of
!: upward. of 600 delegatesin an auditorium
of $50 seats. simply shrugs his shoulders
Z and says, I've got man who wall attend
TO that -. :: =. =: ...-
Healey was wrestling with the problem
all yesterday afternoon, lie had a nnn-
Der of plans of the lower floor of the the
alter before him. and iaborionsiy marked
off the seats he intended to-: assign tn~the
various delegations. He got the San Fran
cisco crowd of .156 in all right, and they
blotted out al the seatsain one section OF
the dress circle. TO the LETT as you enter
the door. Los Angeles with its forty odd
delegates took another big slice out of the
space and Alameda and q few other big
counties filled the place up.
Then Healey took another of the plans
p ha 0rk in
the small delegations first, so that they
would not be crowded out by the Dig ones,
but figure as he would he couldn't make
500 go into $50. He says. though that he
can have. chairs put in and that he ii get
'em all in somehow. - >: -
There is going to be considerable incoh-
venience to delegates. but Boss Pepper
and E. j." Baldwin. are satisfied with the
ARRANGEMENTS. 1t is said: Mr.. =. Baldwin
will not think so: we'll Of his bargain when
. it is all over. The tobacco-chewing dele
gates are likely to play havoc with bis
carpets, and the: cOnyen tion will have to
adjourn early in the fterp oen to. enable.
the cleaners TO make the place lit for oc-'
cupancy at the evening theatrical PEP
foTmance.4 -. :. -: -. "
No admission tickets will be issned TO
outsiders. The galleries will be open to
the public and cards Will be Distributed 10
delegates showing the seats they are: TO
occupy. -. T. =. q. - =. :
Delegates came. in slowly yesterday
Two from Siskiyou reported at headapar-
tiers during:the >aftern Don, and: they were
the only ones. to make their appearance
until evening, when the hotel corridors be-
gan TO fiElup. =: - -. '-'.<.
All the counties exec pit five have elected
their delegates. The others. Santa Clara
among them. willelectto-d aya
Samuel Braun hart: who has become
known as Poppers lieutenant, has an
nOunced himself asa candidate. for: the
State Board Of Equalizat ton. He served
in the Assembly In 1881. and it is said he
will have considerable strength In the
district convention. - =, ::
Opposed to Braunhaft. are; Charles
Gildea, eX-Assessor James c. Nealon aud
ex-Assesser Grady. =: =: =: !:
The principal interest. of course, cen ters
In the nomination for Governor Last.
night when.th politicians: beeaute thick in
the Bald win there was much discussion Of
the situation in this respect. :. =. -;
James H.. Budd of Stockton arrived. in
the city yesterday, and brought with.him
his wife and aspirations for Governor.
They all came down fn Mr.: Bndd's
naphtha launch, and in the evening Mr.
Budd was among the prominent candi-
dates around headquarters. His fight
is being: pushed by Speaker Frank
ID. Gould of the Assembly,, who also came
down from Stockton yesterday. lie says
that Budd will. if nominated, be able to
carry San Joaquin CeQIty# bv, $500 ma
jority, Notwithstanding. IT'S Republican
proclivities. He thinks that no other man
could do that, and urges also Budd's great
personal popularity elsewhere =:
Senator OStrom was also-fn thu Bald win
lobby and his friends were Zealously tfYO-
eating his claims. for Judge Magnira,
it is thought nc w that he will not enter the
race. A warm friend and supporter of the
Congressman stated the:reasons for this
belief when he SAID: 'tCertain, person
have telegraphed.. Mcguire that the
Democracy is united upon him. for
Govern or, and If that were So be
would run. But when he gets here
he will finG thar there are other: candidates
with strong backing, and he would
prefertO 60 back to Congress there is liz
tie doubt that when: he arrives here: and
learns the true situation he will mot per
nit his name to go before the general con-
yentien, but win stand before the district
conventions for the nomination for Cons
gress from:the Fourth. District. 49, !
:e'This is so we'll understood that IT has
: been decided to- eliminate the Mcguire
: phase of the question by having the dis
triet convention meet before the nomina-
ton for Governor is:reached. AS soon as
the committees are. appointed probably
on Tuesday, and. before they are
ready to- report the district. convention.
will be called together in. B'nai: Birth Hall
and proceed 20 the nOT9Tn alton o Con-
= gresSmani.+ Judge .&MasHir6 Will arrive
from the East on Tuesday. and he can
then say whether he: wants the npmina-
nation for Congress, Should he desireit
!. he will be nominated. This, as":l said, he
viii undoubtedly do. and then the general
convention VIII not have TO consider his
name.9 =:
= Byron Waters. who has been mentioned
as candidate for Govern or, said last night
that hewas not out for any Office, and he
hoped his friends would understand that.
He is a delegate to the. convention and
fayors: Bndd. for Governor. He says he
thinks .Budd would makea GOOD run and
is the strongest available man 81; =
Jackson Hatch5of San Jose will be In
the fight with the; astute Barney Murphy
and William d: English 4ehind him. With
Hatch ont fthe way English would favor
Budds Other aspirantsifor the top place
on the ticket have q OF made their appear.
ance on the field. =; -:
Dennis Spencer, whose name has also
been men toned: in connection with The
governOrship, is in:the city, but:says that
ne is after the Attorney General's office.
McPike of Dunn d McPike is likewise
trying for the place.:
Among the delegates now here there ia a
strong feeling that the Craftsmanship of
the convention should go to some man
from the country, as the interior. DEM
ocracy is; jealous of the metropolis and
wants some honors.: To carry out this idea
Frank Gould is being pushed forward,
and 1t seems probable that he Will be
: called on to preside, though Charles w
Taylor of Shasta is. an. aspirant for the