The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
The Candidates for Nomi-
nation Are Becoming
Very Active.
Both Democrats and Republi-
cans Are Busily Engaged
Laying Wires.
Is Is Believed That Congressman
Loud Will Retire at the End
of His Term.

The entry books for the Congressional
race next fail have been opened. and
Judging from present indications there
will be a long list of entries when the
nominating conventions meet. Great ac-
tivity is being shown i'll both the Fourth
and Fifth districts. and the friends of the
several announced candidates are already
busy planning and laying wires.
The Democrats are particularly lively
in the Fourth District. When Con-
gresham Mcguire announced several
weeks ago that he was in the race for the
gubernatorial prize the friends of joseph
z. Kelly advised a change of residence for
him. Kelly has twice made the run on
the democratic ticket and been defeated
in the Fifth District, which also EN- braces
the counties OF Santa Clara and San
Mateo.
Having twice led the party to defeat,
the friends Of Kelly urged him 10 enter
the battle for the nomination in the
Fourth District, believing that he would
stand better chance of election there
han in his old district. Kelly accepted
this advice anu Is now theoretically work
ing to Kill off Senator Braunharts Con-
gressionaI boom. Braunhart who is a
holdOver Senator, Is willing to vaCate his
seat at Sacramento in return for one al
Washington.
His trainers claim that he would make
n good run IN the district and that he
stands chance of succeeding Mcguire.
Some OF the admirers of eX-Judge Robert
FerraI have urged him to enter the lists
against Kelly and Braunnart, but he has
not We: decided what course to pursue.
While he would not object to a term in
Congress, Ferral believes at present that
he would rather try for the District At
tOrney's office, and il is probable that he
will leave the Congressional fight alone.
He ran for Congress in the district several
years ago and vas beaten.
ii. q. W. Dlnkel- pei has announced his
intention Of looking TOR the Republican
nomination in the Fourth distrc., and up
to the present time is alone in the field.
Philo Her>ey of Santa Clara, ex-Asse M
blyman II. G. Dibble, julius Kahn and
Senator Ed I. Wolfe are in the fight for
the Republican nomination III the Fifth
District, to succeed Congressman Loud,
1t IS pretty generally understood that
Loud has tired of Washington life and
that he thinks that Postmaster of this
city would be more acceptab e 10 HIM. 1t
is claimed by some of the wise ones that
Loud will retire at The end OF his pres
ent term, and Postmaster Montague will
make way for him in the Federal build
ing BE that as 1t may, the announced
candidates for the nomination are WORK
ing hard getting their forces together, In
the belief that Loud will not allow his
name to go before the convention.
EX- congressman Tom Cunie believes
that he will be able to spare sufficient
time from his law practice TO make the
run in the Fifth District if he receives the
Democratic nomination. James H. Barry
is being urged by his friends to get into
the race. He came close 10 receiv ng the
nomination at the San Jose convention
last time. and those who are backing him
mp claim that if he had gone into the
fight few weeks earlier he would have
wrested the nomination from Joe Kelly.
All is not harmonious in the PeopIe's
party. George W. Monteith, J. Taylor
Rogers and John NJ Reynolds have their
hatchets out for Thomas V. Gator. They
claim that he was, in a measure, RESPONSE
be for the fusion with the Buckley Demo-
Gratis at the last election, and as things
aid not pan out as planned ill feeling has
been engendered. Gator was a candidate
for United States Senator the last time.