The herald., 1898-12-13
DOWN The LINE

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Walter Parker has returned from San
Francisco, where he saw most OF the Ke-
publican politicians
Parker Gives He is convinced that
Rulla Po;nter Mr.. Bulla's chances
of success are better
than ever. Il believe that Mr.: Bulla mas
an excellent show to win the senatorial elec-
tion," said Mr.. Parker yesterday. ne re-
cent succession of events in San Francisco
has done him good and no harm. Mr..
Parker was very reserved in his statements
as he always is. and said good many things
that would make good reading, but when
unfortunately were told under the seal OF
confidence. The best things that one gets
are too often those that cannot be told.
o o o
Here is one that can be told and will be
appreciated by several men in the political
field locally. | was
Cline's Corner talking about the re-
on Cards cent city election
with bunch of pol
ticians yesterday, and the conversation
turned on the gas company's position.
why, Cline got out and fought EATON
plainly and without any pretenee on elec.
ton day" said one of the group wen,
would rather have him do that than not TO
know what side he was on, SAID another.
Don't you know that Cline has thrown
more candidates cards in the sewer than
any twenty men in the city! why, IL is
tale that is told how when two men were
running for the council Cline's man would
90 to one and say: "Mr. Cline sent me to
get some of your cards: he wants to do
what he can to help you along. Then alter
despoiling the pleased candidate OF pock-
etful of cards the emissary would go to the
fellows opponent and tell him the same
fairy tale Why, if Cline could make gas
out of cards he has collected this way he
would not have to buy coal for year" The
story is given for what it is worth. Mr..
Cline may or may not be as diplomatic as
related, but the man who recounted it be-
leves it fact
All of this talk about Dan Burns not
being able to get the senatorship is tommy
rot INDUCED in by
The Same people who do not
Old Burns know the power of a
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| the present conditions. 1t all depends
whether Burns will make the mistake OF
abandoning the control of the Republican
party in the state for the sake of being
senator. Politics is nothing more than ap'
piled mathematics with men as the factors
A little figuring win tell the tale. A Re
publican caucus Of eighty odd members will
decide the matter if there is a caucus, and
| if Burns wishes one he has votes enough tc
| force one. Forty odd votes in the caucus
will name the next senator. Colonel Burns
has fifteen right in the San Francisco dele,
cation, with whom he can do as he pleases
Then with the Alameda and Sacramento
delegations and outside members there is
no room for possible doubt about his abil-
ity to get the votes if he wishes them. An
outsider cannot estimate the strength OF
such a man as Burns. Here is Senator Sig
Bettman, who is supposed to be seeking rest
at Catalina with Mr. Blinker Murphy
Mr. Bettman told a friend recently that
nothing in life could give him the pleasure
that vote for Colonel Burns would afford,
and Bettman is but one OF very large
class in the legislature. And what is the
matter with Burns? He was a good enough
Markham wanted to be governor and who
then gave orders which were taken and fol.
lowed by all factions of the party herea-
bouts. Colonel Burns was then appreciated
by the G. o. P. managers--a great, good
and lovely man, and he is the same
Colonel Burns now that he was then; his
methods are identical now with those he
used to project Mr.. Markham from Pasa-
dena to Sacramento, and if he chooses to
apply them to his own projection from Sac
ramento to Washington, why this wailng
and gnashng of teeth and lamentation from
the tower tops of the newspaper offices?
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But | think Colonel Burns has too much
sense to give his control of party up to
the satisfaction of an
Jove Yet ambition which will
to Nod give him more of
name but less power.
| know as positive fact from the very best
source possible to obtain information from
on such subject that up to Saturday he
had not made up his mind as to what course
to pursue, although he had then every as
surance that he could have the place if he
would say the word 1t is an even bet that