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


| State offices is legion. and they are all
here. They are TO be seen wherever dele
gates most cungregate. The two most
| conspicuous figures are, perhaps, Judge
Williams of Ventura. who is over six feet
tall and as far around and cOrrespondlngly
heavy, and Judge Mckinley of Los An
geles, who is nearly as tall as Williams.
Both are imposing characters and have a
strong following. There are many other
candidates who are just as active. but
who, perhaps. do not as strongly attract
the casual glance. The city is brilliant in
bunting. flags and gaudy colors. and
nothing is lacking to give 1t a complete
| Fourth of July appearance but brass
! band or two and few frecrackers. The
weather is perfect, though warm. and is
indeed in self q complete refuia-
ton of the libel sometimes uttered that
| Sacramento is in summer akin to a sweat
| house. The citizens have opened their
doors and hearts TO all visitors. though to
be sure the much exploited free beer is
not yet in evidence
The situation at sunset may be described
| in brief as follows: Morris NJ. Estee is far
! in the lead as the candidate for Governor
| and unless something altogether unlocked
| for by either friend or foe occurs between
| now and Wednesday will secure the nomi-
nation. There is opposition 10 Mr.. Estee,
| and it is considerable, but it is sadly
! handicapped by diversity of opinion as
! TO the candidate upon whom all should
unite. Its only common motive is hOstii-
! ity to Estee. Beyond that its differences
! appear not to be reconcilable. The Nc
! Donald men will not give way to Chapman
! and the Chapman following will not sur
render to Mcdonald. 1t is claimed by the
| Estee men that either would rather vote
! for Estee than the other. though of course
! this statement cannot be verified and may
not be true. Probably it is not.
Colonel Burns clalCs tonight that the
| developments have absolutely removed any
! lingering possibility that Estee will be
! beaten; and he laughs at representations
made TO him that the Napa statesmen will
| be defeated at the polls if not in the con-
vention. 1t is clear that Colonel Burns so
| lar has the whiphand. He has professed
! himself as absolutely Indifferent to the
| action of the convention as to any candi-
! date except the Governor, AID has thereby
| to great extent avoided the appearance
! of attempting to dictate its action in any
matter of candidates or of procedure. He
| says there is no ''Slate." He refuses, or
! says he refuses, to make combinations of
any sort whatever. 1t is undeniable that
! Colonel Burns has intrenched himself in a
very strong position, and he has mann
! tanned it with great adroitneSs and no lit
! tie diplomacy. The EStee faction has the
enormous advantage Of skilful leadership.
! The opposition is leaderless. Therein is
the dominant element of its weakness.
1t is part Of the slate that George a.
Knight shall be chairman. 1t is urged in
Mr.. Knights behalf that he is a good par
/ Humanitarian. is strOng-voiced and quick
witted, and that the "boys want him."
If Mr.. Burns has a candidate for chair
man, and he says he has not, it is Mr.
| Knight Hon. Jacob II. Neff of Placer
/ County, who has once or twice been in the
| chair at State Republican conventions. has
! been very prominently mentioned in that
connection, but his friends say he
is not a candidate. The candidacy of P.
| i. Cornwall appears to have gone into
eclipse before that of Knight, whose
sun is still rising in the political
! armament He came up from
| San Francisco tonight and was at once
hailed by friends as the man who would
be placed over the convention for the Dur-
pose of guiding its course and incidentally
depressing the otherwise irrepresslble
orator. Barnes.
Outside the goveruorship the principal
interest centers in the fight for Supreme
| Court Justices. Three candidates are to
| be nominated, two for full terms
and one for the unexpired term
| of Judge Paterson, resigned. now
| being filled by Governor Markham's ap-
| pointee, Judge Van Fleet. 1t has been
taken for granted that Judge de Haven
would be selected as one candidate to sue
coed himself, and it is likewise tao
lily understood that Judge Van
Fleet has a sort of proprietary
right TO the place be now fills.
The contest is, therefore, practically mar
rowed down to the remaining single va
cancy. De Haven and Van Fleet are both
! from Northern California, and IL geography
is to be considered factor in the distribu-
ton of Office, and it always is, the nomina-
ton will go to Southern California.
The Los Angeles delegation has been in
structed for Judge Mckinley, who is on
the ground actively supervising the can
vass in his own behalf. Judge Terrence
OF San Diego has an enthusiastic follow
| ing. which has nothing else to ask
and which is moving heaven and earth to
compass his nomination. Judge Will
| lisms of Ventura has also con-
siderable strength. Judge Henshaw of
Alameda has his entire delegation behind
him, but the matter of locality interferes
with what otherwise might be a winning
| fight in his behalf. There is some talk
that he will enter the lists against De
Haven, leaving the Southern California
candidates to settle the contest for the
other judgeshiD among themselves. 1t is
still anybody's fight.
The convention will meet at O'Clock
tomorrow in the big Agricultural Pavilion
near the State Capitol. 1t Will be called to
order by Colonel Meyers of the State Gen.
trail Committee. 1t is said that George A.
Knight is to be temporary as we'll as per-
manent chairman. Both Colonel Meyers
and Mr.. Knight are reported to be primed
with speeches of the ost approved pyro-
technic pattern, and the convention will
doubtless begin its proceedings under most
enthusiastic auspices. After committees
are appointed and other necessary prelim-
ipary business disposed of, adjournment
may be taken till Wednesday, though a
night session is talked of. The COMMITTEES
on resolutions will Immediately begin
work on the platform. 1t will. of course.
contain the usual declarations for tariff