The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
BROWNS FRIENDS
NOW AT WORK
Another Man From Alameda
County Named for
Governor.
Pardee's Stalwarts Deny That
He Promised to Draw
Out.
Other Men Would Like to Run for
State Offices and This Mixes
Matters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
908 Broad way, Sept. 2
It is very evident that there will have
to be mum berless hatchets buried and
many personal ambitions sacrificed if Ala
media County is to secure the nomination
of the next Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. Since a few friends got together
about month ago and agreed to give out
The name of w. r. Davis, as much by way
Of experiment as anything else, several
other names have been mentioned.
The latest boomlet 10 be heard from
comes from Haywards and is in favor of
"a Hay ywards boy" known as Lou Brown,
Secretary of State. Mr.. Brown was
brought up in Haywards, and his father
is still engaged in business there. In
some way or other it became known that
Secretary OF State Brown would not OBJ
iect to running for Governor ii he could
be sure OF the nomination, and on this as
sumption his friends are canvassing the
terror OF the county in his behalf. This
adds another complication to the many
already existing in this county. II is
acknowledged on all hands that no m an
need aspire to the gubernato orial nomina-
tion unless he can go into the convention
with a unanimous de iegation from his
own county. Yet, since the claim was
made that Alameda County deserves the
honor of giving the State its mex Gov
ernor. all sorts of projects have been
hoated to prevent the necessary unan-
unity.
A few days ago it was stated that George
Pardee had promised w. w. Knicker-
booker, on behalf OF w. K. Davis, that he
would 90 nothing that would tend to pre-
vent Mr.. Davis receiving the nomination.
But this statement was positively denied
to-day by one of DR.. Pardees stanchest
adherents. 1t is said that Dr. Pardee
placed the same proviso upon anything
that might be done that Mr.. Davis did,
VIZ: that it must be shown that the man
chosen must be able to carry with him
the unanimous support of the county.
Since Mr.. Davis boom was announced
George Pardee has been exploited, and
now Lou H. Browns friends are atte m pit
ing to show that he is the strongest pan
| of the three. But there is still another
element tending to prevent harmony and
which probably insllgates those who are
not anxious 10 see unsnimity regarding
the guternatorial nomination. This ele-
ment consists Of the personal am btions of
other Alameda County politicians who
would like to be nominated for Offices less
important than that of Governor.
Every body realizes that Alameda
County is entitled 10 at least one office in
the next State administration, and many
selfish ones declare that it would be
easier to carry solid delegation for
minor Office than for Governor and are
working out their personal political
schemes on that basis.
No one has yet declared that he Will
consent TO make cam paign for the nomi-
nation, except upon the assurance hat he
would have no material opposition. If
this determination be not modified
neither Davis nor Pardee will ever go be-
fore the convention, and Alan eda's proud
hope. so far as they are concerned, will
never be realized.