The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
GEN. CLARKSON DEPARTS.
Goes North With His Party to
Talk Business and
AlI1Gnn

General J. S. Clarkson of Iowa and
his party, consisting of State Senator w.
H. Andrews of Pennsylvania, Major Ford
stenographer, departed for Portland last
evening.
B. f. Allen of Los Angeles. an old Iowa
friend of Mr.. Clarkson, who accompanied
the party northward from Los Angeles,
will return south. On the northward trip
the party will be accompanied by III. A.
McCraney, deputy clerk OF the State Su.
preme Court and one or two other friends.
The stay of Clarkson and his party has
been brief, they having arrived on Sunday.
The members of the party have worked a
little pleasure into their busy hours, but
their time has been mainly occupied in re-
ceiving callers and attending to private
business matters, those of Mr.. Clarkson re-
lating to his California mining interests.
During Sunday, Monday and yesterday
there was constant stream Of visitors to
the Palace Hotel quarters of the party.
The visitors included nearly all the lead
ing Republicans of the City and q great
number of Iowans and others who called
as friends of General Clarkson or Senator
Allison, or both. Many Pennsylvanians
too called upon Senator Andrews, who is
handsome, magnetic and polite.
General Clarkson has firmly planted in
California the Allison boom, which he is
looking after as he proceeds on his tour.
What ne has said in the course Of the in
terviews with him published since his
arrival in the State has been widely noted, ,
and the wisdom of the main things he has
said has been generally recognized. MIR.
Clarkson's discussion Of Senator Allison
as a strong Presidential candidate has
somewhat brought out the extent to which
Mr.. Allison is esteemed on the Pacific
Coast and the immense number of personal
friends and admirers he has out here.
Il have found that the Pacific Coast
States and Territories contain friends of
all the men most prominently talked of
as Presidential candidates." said Mr..
Clarkson as he stopped to talk a minute
before leaving; "but there is also a gen.
eral disposition to wait and see what is
best for the party. l think that seven of
the Pacific Coast States-those of the
Rocky Mountain region and westward
will send unpledged delegations to the
National Convention and will WELD there
power they have not welded before.
The Republican party is going to be
guided this year by sense instead of senti-
ment, as General Williams of Indiana said
to me recently. Nobody will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot. Mckinley will
get between $50 and 800 votes on the first
ballot-not more than 300. There have
been 100 delegates elected in the South,
and he has not got more than half of
them. Well, the time will early come,
when the hurrah subsidies and the fire.
works are out, that the convention will Sc
riously think of what is best for the party
and be guided by that judgment"
81 observe that Allison is very strong in
this State" said II. A. McCraney, who is
one OF the Californians from Iowa. enc
Kinley and Reed have many friends, too
There are good many Maine men in this
State, and they are naturally friendly to
Reed, while he has many other admirers
through the party.
But the State is fullof Allison's friends,
especially the southern part. There are
thousands of Iowans here. In Pasadena
and neighborhood alone there is an associ-
alton numbering 2600. Every Iowan is
with Allison from the jump.
"a very great number OF them have
known him personally, and every body
that has every known him loves him. He
hasa great big heart in him. When he
says that he will do anything for a friend
he will probably do more than was asked
and he is always loyal to his friends. No
man in public life has so unblemished ed q
record. His life has been clean. He is a
statesman, man of intellect and
character. loved by those who know
him personally ana respected and ad-
mired by others. So besides the