The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
Formal Announcement of
His Wish to Govern
This State.
Names That Are and Others
That Are Not on His
Petition.
Some Indication That the County
Machine Is Back of George
O. Pardee.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, /
NlS RrnalMnY Oct LIZ [

JUo DrOdIWay, Oct. 10. J
W. r. Davis formally launched his
campaign for Governor to-day. He made
public statement in whic he declares
his intention to accede TO the wishes OF
his friends who signed a petition asking
that his name could be USED. George c.
Pardee made a similar announcement in
The CALL a week ago, ana now the battle
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fight is the reticence of all the city and
county officials to make known their
choice between The two men. They are
SO completely on the fence that they can
at present smoke either mans gars sin
cerely. There is hardly an Office holder
that does not want TO run again and that
realizes that sooner or later it will be
necessary to seek refuge lin one camp OF
another. This IS why they are all so dis
creetly silent al pres ut.
The letter containing several questi ons
that ". r. Davis was requested to answer,
and that wa1 printed yesterday has b en-
lgnor BY that gentleman. The ques-
tons we're based on the presumption that
". R. Davis and his associates were
pledged to carry the waterfront cases
through to the United States Supre me
Court and were trying to eyede such duty.
The contracts with the city do not show
any such thing, and MIR. Davis said to-day
that he would not delgn TO notice sucn
communications. The letter was of m
terest because it was the first attempt Of
either candidates enemIeS 10 throw a
glamour OF an mostly over the contest.
From now on the two camps are pOliIi-
cally hostile, but it is certain that nei her
Pardee nor Davis Will tolerate any sus-
plclous politics.
The list of men published tonight as be-
ing favorable to w r. Davis contained
some names that were a surpri~e e. Sena-
tor Stratton' 5 name IS near he iOp and the
petition was Circulated some time before
George P5rdee appeared as candidate
As Mr. Sirarton is The neutral member
OF the committee OF three that tried to
arrange a cOmnrOmiSe by which Ell her
DAVIS or Pardee would ultimately with
draw L is evident that he had not pre-
viously pledged himself SO exclusively TO
Davis as his Signature would signify.
Among the signatures the names of at
least eleven of tie thirteen committee
men are missing and this helps TO bear
ont the claim that the party machinery is
favOring Pardee. As the same strength is
lHIth Congressman HIIborn that Is behind
Davis, it Is the natural assumption that
Pardee and Metcalf Will ultimately get
together.
1t Is well known that Fred Henshaw is
anxious TO see Y ctor Metcalf 20 TO Con-
gress, so that altogether there are some
interesting possible com oinations. In the
interior Of the county there are IA few wh O
are anxious to fill postoffices next year,
and as this must be done largely through
AMr. Hi born there are few little Davis
Vbooms already started.
The names on Davis petition include
Messis J. Z. Farnum, w. r. Thomas,
Anson BdrStOw. T. S. Stratton, William
Moller, John Russ, W. Y. Witc er. II.
A. Powell Socrates Huff, John a. Brit
ton, d. +. Collins Robert Davi-, J. F. w
Sohst, Charles r. Yates, G. w. Langan,
Reuben Hunter, Georse D. Me;c4lf,
George D. Striker, c. w. Kellogg, @ A.
Chase, Z. a. Heron, L. G. Cole, W Y.
Dmmick, George P Morrow. H. D.
Rowe, Trowbridee h. Ward, J. w. Haas,
G. W. Aruer, William II. Ford, Theo.
dore Gier, E. c. Sessions, George c.
Hunt, 7. E. Bowes, F. B. Vose, G. II,
Gray, John Tule, Grant 1. Taggart, Will
liam BoutelIe. Firm D. Hinds A. D.
Thomson, E. NJ. Campbell, jeremiah
IYrrell, a. K, P. Harmon. Valentine
Hush. William S. Baxter, Henry Rodg-
ers! Z. P. Flint, B. c. Hawes, George c.
Ell wards, WelIes Whitmore. r. S. Far
reilly, Joseph Herr cher, L. J. Martin. A.
Q. Henry, George T. Neece, H. H ? tcher,
Schmidt, James +. Little, NJ. L. Hans
com, George Babcock, J. L. Barker, w.
c. Mason, J. l. Wetmore. O E Brown,
7. B. Jerome, J. w. Tom pix ins, Phil NJ
Walsh, w. H. knight, B. T. Arm
strong, c. a. InRerson, P. H. Blake,
S. Harlow, c. II. Smith, Robert Dali
s.el. Howard E. Wright, NJ. c. Chapman,
ID. +. Bernal, Henry Maloon, Oito A.
Putzker, Frank Soule, N. Mendenhall,
Charles a. Marten, w. B. Moody, w. w.
Knickerbocker. f. Chapuellet. w. R.
Ellis, c. r. Lord, William Graham, H. NJ.
Waterbury. w. E. Still, J. II. Costigan
W. F. B. Lynch, J. T. Bell, J. P. Taylor,
g. S. Langan, G. A. Fuller. II. ID. Talco;t,
d. w. Pratt, q. A. Broad