The San Francisco call., 1897-10-15
each TO MAKE
HIS OW n FIGHT
Alameda County Politicians
Rejoice Over the
Prospect.
DR.. Pardee and W. R. Davis
Declare They Are Both
Out to Win.
A Possibility That the Plum May Slip
Away From the County's
Grasp,

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. IA - The an
nouncement that all hope Of adjust
ing the differences between DR.. Pardee
and w r. Davis in such manner that
one should retire and the other go before
the county for the nomination for Gov
ernor had passed away gave politics a de-
cidedly breezy flavor to-day.
Both men are now out to win the nomi-
nation independent OF the other. Mr..
Davis has not yet replied publicly to the
people who addressed him through peti.
tions, but will probably do so within q
few days. He stated to-day that in one
mater he had been misrepresented in
some of the papers. 1t has been COM
monty reported that Mr.. Davi. had said
that he did not intend TO be a candidate
for Governor uni SIS he could have the
unanimous support of the Republicans OF
the county. Mr.. Davis says that this does
not exactly express his position, for 1t has
all along been his contention that be
must be ASSURED OF the substantial sup.
port of the county before becoming a can
didate, but he rever said he should wait
for The 'unanimous" support, believing
that no man ever had it or ever will
have II.
DR.. Pardee said this morning that he is
fairly in the fight 10 win, and will do
everything honorable TO attain success
He deplored the fact that there was going
to be pretty big fuss before the business
was settled, but says hat is not his FAULT
~ have assurances from all parts of the
State he SAID 'but | cannot tell now
whether the campaign will be kept
up from this time ill next July. I
deeply depiore tue prospect of a hard
fight in the prim aries of this county, and
7 l. I oil I
My proposition was to leave the matter tn
the Repu olican voters of the county, by
whom il mus. be decided sooner or later"
The present situation is what. the pro-
fessional politicians have been longing
for. 1t means any amount of activity and
good times on the curb. Both OF the
TWO gentlemen are known fighters and
organizers, and each has in his camp some
OF the most experienced politicians In the
county. Although the two gentlemen are
very particular that the contest through h.
out shall not SAVIOR of unfriendliness, 1t is
safe TO assume that many of their sup
porIers will not be so delicate. In an edl-
Iorial tonight the Enquirer, of which
Frank A. Leach, Superintendent of the
Mint, is proprietor, says:
1t seened when the late committee under
took the task OF securing harmony that the
patriotism OF Mr.. Davis and DR.. Pardee should
be sufficient 10 make il practicable 10 arrive
al d SOtullOu OF lue pIOUlcm. IEey met ana
had number OF very friendly conferences.
They agreed upon the desirability OF the
obj sct 10 be attained, and upon the main
question, viz: how the elimination of one
candidate should be secured, they did not
differ radically. 1t was confessed by both that
the Republican voters of the county were the
ones who had the right 10 make the decision.
But when the arrangement OF the details was
approached the scheme of compromise broke
down, for any practical plan which one side
approved was objected 10 by the other, anu
vice versa.
Tne Republican voters of the county will
still be appealed 10 TO decide the con troversy,
but now they cannot do IL until the regular
State pr mary, which will be held bout the
middle of next July. Until that time the
question VINO is the Alameda County candi-
GATE? will remain open, and there is danger
that long before that time the prize OF the
gubernatoriai nomination will have been
practically taken in by candidate
from some other county. Moreover, as
the election OF delegates in this county
is usually made from districts, with
out the intervention OF a countv conven-
Iion, it is Improbable that any candidate can
secure a solid dele galion or anything like il.
From present appearances, with a divided
de .ega ,Ion Alameda County will go to Sacra-
mento, or wherever else the convention snail
meet, as a broken reed. OF course it is pos
sibe that there will be better fortune than
ths-we hope there may be-but the proba bill
tiles We have stated tnem. 1t is for
those VINO ure hope ul enough 10 think they
a way out To lend their bestt forts am 4
improve the situation as m uch as they can.