The herald., 1895-11-04
WHY FLINT WENT NORTH
His Ambitions Not Encouraged
Down This Way
He CAME HERE TO CONQUER
The Local Politicians Gave Him the
Brush Off
Republican Contest for Supremacy In
the North Watched With Interest

Thomas Flint of San Benito, once presi-
only very short time ago was of the
opinion ttat providence had ordained in
the death of Spencer G. Willard that he,
Flint. should be the lieutenant governor
OF California, thinks so no longer.
Flint thought then that in the
event of Millard's death,s the taxing of
the oath of Office would Cat the proper
time be the only thing needed to make
him the lieutenant governor. His amb,-
ton then lay in al entirely different
direction. He wanted to 60 to the naxt
Republican National convention as dele
gate at large, and it was to assist in
bringing this result about that he came
to Los Angeles when he did.
When Flint arrived here he found the
local clans of his party in anything but
trading trim. He had certain goods to
deliver, but in this end of the state there
was no one just yet ready to give him
anything like tangible equivalent.
Flint found that those who had here
abouts been party leaders IN the past
we're still tied up to old associations, and
that Colonel Daniel NJ. Burns was still
being recognized by the push in this vi
oinity, as the big Republican Tyee OF the
state. The San Benito senator at once
rarified like Mount Wilson lcicle. for
he had it before he lsft the north that
theirs was brand new Republican deal
Matching up at San Francisco bay, and
out of the ruins there would in course of
time arise Colonel John d. SprecKels,
Colonel Charles NJ. Shortridge and Colonel
and General NJ. H. De Young. Now
Senator Thomas Flint long since eli.
his political eye teeth. and as soon as he
realized how the wind was blowing down
this way lie broke off all the then pend
ing negotiations with neatness and DIS
patch. Then Governor Budd selected
his Uwn Lieutenant goyernor. h and se ma
acted as he had. He had counted upon
being in the natural course of events
Mllard's official successor, and now he
wanted both advice and assistance in
the realization of his ambition. Friends
were needed in a hurry, and the Los An
Benito senator in kind. They were
very sorry that they could not assist him.
but it was intimated that he had better
go north and consult with Colonel
Spreckles and with Colonel Shortridge
and with Colonel Crimmins, and Flint
after several days OF skirmshing did as
he was told.
The Los Angeles leaders, as soon as
the vacancy III the lieutenant governor
ship occurred, called a meeting. This
session was held Just one week ago today
in one Of the parors of the Hollenbeck
hotel, and there were present all OF the
Republican members of both houses of
the legislature which had on the day
previous in body attended the Millard
funeral cerem onies. At this meeting it
was formally agreed all around not to
throw any obstacles in the way of the
Jeter appointment, and it was further
agreed that in the event of Speaker John
Lynch's reelection and providing the
legislature is Republican,, to elect the
man from San Bernardino county the
lieutenant governor of the state. Ali of
this is why and wherefore Thomas Flint
was not sworn in as Spencer G. Millard's
successor while he was in Los Angeles.
The political news from the north is
that General NJ. ii. de Young is to have
the tussle of his life when he essays to
become his own successor next year as
the California member OF the Republican
national committee. John d. Spreckles
wants the position and the skirmish will
be the initial contest tor supremacy at the
San Francisco primaries between Spreck-
les and Dan Burns. with the Chronicle
leading one wing of the party and the
to be gradually losing his following.
The Estee defeat has written him down
with the boys as Jonah. while it has
politically resurrected Phillip Crimmins.
The latter will be the big Spreckles
lieutenant ana the fight will be one for
blood. with no quarter asked or given on
either side. Should Spreckles be success
full next year, W. H. Barnes, San Fran.
cisco's youthful and brilliant prosecuting
attorney is certain to be in 1859 his
party's nominee forssgovernor.
!. The Burns people are the onlr or
tons IN this end of the state. Spreckies
will try hard to deliver a solid Allison
delegation in the next national conven-
ton. That issue will draw the lines