The herald., 1898-04-12
JOHN GREETED BY jim
A POLITICAL FEUD COMES TO A
SUDDEN TRUCE
MITCHELL TALKS OF POLITICS
Opposition to Mcguire Crystallizing
Administration Favors Phelan
or Budd-Hutton' Boom

There was a little incident in San Fran
cisco, week before last which may be OF
| considerable cons equence in the politics
OF this campaign. A weM dressed, acute
looking man, wearing brilliant waistcoai
and a Fra Diavolo hat, which only lacked
pumes to make it brigandish, sat in Attor-
ney General Fitzgeralds office, when a
man. with face like Shakespeare's and
clothes like a western banker, walked in.
He saw the other man and, without hest
tat:on. walked up 10 him and said: Hello,
John, glad to see YOU"
John" was John W. Mitchell of this
city, and the man who spoke to him was
Governor Budd! The two have been at
odds for long time. In fact, the fire
| eater from the recesses Of the CahueU ga
| has been one of the most bitter opponents
of the governor, and with apparently good
cause-which has made several other sto-
| ries and may produce batch more before
absolute peace is declared. John" had 10
either accept the proffered hand or place
| himself in the wrong, so, for the time at
least, the feud is at an end. and that har-
mony rainbow which the politicians are
| always chasing at the commencement of
campaign now sheds its spectrum rays
over the party from the capitol to the
Byrne building. This pleasant peace is
SAID 10 have changed the prospects of eev-
eral office seekers and the plums are going
| TO drop into other mouths than those which
are now open to receive them
| Mr. Mitchell returned yesterday morn
ing from San Francisco, where he had
been on business of all kinds, and he now
finds himself in a condition of political be-
altitude; everything is rose-colored and
with generous mpartiality he throws the
ca,ciums on everybody, whether they have
been friend or foe.
| Yes, things are warming, politically"
he said when asked for an expression or
the state situation. up to very recently
Mcguire has seemed to have the lead in the
| gubernatorial contest and he is of course
still very strong; but now the work of the
| other men is beginning TO tell. The oppo-
sition to Mcguire is crystail:zing, as his
early announcement Of his candidacy has
| given the opposition plenty Of time to work
| against him. while not irjuring their own
men. Sewall of Mendocno 10 gaining
| strength very fast, and La Rue, who has
just as good an anti-railway record as
Mcguire, is piling up pledges from possible
| delegates from Sacramento, Yolo and the
mining centers of the state.
The state administration, I think, is
desirous of getting Phelan into the race
| but If 1t is not successful in this l believe
| II will take up Lieutenant Governor Jeter's
| fight. Jeter is a good, strong man, and by
| the aid of Jim O'Brien would come very
| close to getting the San Fran cisco delega-
| ton. The administration is not believed
10 be favorable to Mcguire, though about
| this do not wish to speak authoritatively.
"On the whole, I conclude from my OBJ
servations while in the north, that the
| prospects for the party's success were
never brighter. There are some differ
| ences which will have to be healed. In
San Francisco there are the push and the
anti-push the Phelan ring, the Raineyites
and their ants, the Buckleyites and their
antis, and all of these will have to be har-
| moniZed; this hard task will, as 1t always
does, fall on the shoulders of the country
| members of the central committee, which
meets next Saturday; but it is not certain
that this matter will come up then or at
| the next meeting.
| I'm the question Of the gubernatorial pos
sibilities people do not want to overlook
| c. d. Lane or their calculations are likely
to go astray. He Will be in the fight, think,
and will make his presence felt.
I'm the senatorial fight all of the cand-
dates seem to have dropped their individu-
al efforts and have united in the work of
| trying to get a solid Democratic legisa-
ture. That done, there is no doubt in the
world that if Mr. White will take the place
| he can have it, as there is not Democrat in
| the state who will not at once concede him
| to be the strongest man in the party.
| LAS to the state ticket l found the great
est possible commendation of the candidacy
| of Judge Hutton for the supreme bench.
| He is considered by the leaders in the north
| to be an ideal candidate, as he would also
| be an ideal judge, and members of the
present judiciary have been heard to ex-
press thmselves in similar terms about him.
| Another man named for place is Mr..
Joseph d. Lynch, who is favorably con-
| sidered for controller or secretary of state
or treasurer. Mr. Lynch's devotion to his
party is thought to entitle him to recogni-
| ton.
| 1.-The question of the Democracy of here
abouts getting its proportion of the nom
| nations depends on our own actions. If
we send an unpledged delegation we can
| get what we ask for; but If our delegates go
| to the convention with their votes promised
| our share of the offices will be infinitesi-
| NAL"
| Regarding Republican politics as af-
| fecting Southern California, Mr.. Mitchell
| said. in reply to urgent queries:
"All the Republican politicians seem to
| be engaged in trying to figure out the rea-
sonable demands Of Southern California.
The announcement that Colonel Otis might
be candidate for the senate created much
comment and seemingly threw the sena-
torial situation into confusion; In fact, I
heard many say that II the colonel made a
red hot fight and secured the support Of
this section he would be a most important