The San Francisco call., 1898-08-16
On the Eve of the Democratic Convention He Has No
 Real Opposition.
Senator SeaWell Is Still in the Race, but : Announces That He Is Prepared Tor
 the Inevitable.

they are Democrats, become parties to another such arrangement. They and others-many others-most solemnly declare that if the present fusion agree ment is carried into effect by this con- vention they will go to the polls next November and knife every Populist and Silver Republican on the ticket until, as one of the more emphatic stalwarts expressed 1t, nothing but a shoestring remains.
 Something of the apathy that marks the conduct of the few candidates who have up to this time displayed sufficient energy to announce themselves Is illus trated by an incident that occurred on the train which arrived in Sacramento last evening. Among the passengers was Charles Edelman of Orange County, candidate for State Treasurer Besides being a candidate MT. Edelman is a pleasant gentleman, and he had no lack of company during the ride up from the city. To those who were with him he detailed his hopes and fears re- garding his candidacy and sought ad- vice and counsel from such friends as he considered better acquainted with the situation than himself. AS the train pulled into Sacramento one of his friends in a burst of confidence inform ed MT. Edelman that he. Edelman,
 was up against It." Not being Yersed in slang the candidate received the information without comment. but promised himself that at the first oppor- tunity he would consult city friend on the subject. This he did at the breakfast table at the hotel this morn ing. The following conversation Is said to have taken place:
 Tom, I heard funny expression the other day and I want to ask you what it meant I heard one fellow say to
 another that he was up against it.
 What did he mean by that?'
 He meant" replied the friend. ''that
 he was confronted with a situation l from which he was bound to come out loser.'
 l Well, the blankety blank blank, ' l ejaculated Edelman, as he left the din- l ing room precipitately, followed by the
 amazed glances of his friend.
 Whether or not MT. Edelman is 'ur
 against it. will only be determined
 when the vote is taken next Thursday
 Those who profess to be well informed ] | Green, will be renominated for the po-
 sition of State Treasurer.
 Railroad Commissioner La Rue. who was at one time announced as candi- l date for the gubernatorial nomination | has resigned himself to the inevitable | and now says that his name will not | be presented to the convention as an aspirant to the place at the head of the 1 ticket. He expects, however, to receive | the nomination for Railroad Commis-
 sioner, and if so he will accept 1t. Being | a candidate he declines to discuss the
 fusion arrangement by which all pros- | pective gubernatorial candidates were
 shut out of the race without ever hav- l ing an opportunity to submit their
 names to the representatives of the l party. He says, however, that he does
 not so much regret the loss of this op- l portunity as he does the manner in
 which the loss was brought about 1 T fear he said, Hike the man whose | wife had died of smallpox. He l mourned for her and was not to be 1 consoled. His friends finally ap- 1 preached him and told him that it was l wrong to mourn and that there were l just as good women in the world as his 1 late wife had been. I know it, he re- 1 piled, but you are mistaken as to the
 cause of my grief. don't care so much