The herald., 1898-05-30
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POLITICAL NOTES
q Observation-Disclosures

The Hickory club holds meetings every
Friday night at its club rooms In the
Gardner & Zellner block on Broadway.
Councilman James Ashman Is announced
as wanting the Democratic nomination for
city assessor.
Captain A. M. Bragg would like to sue
coed Mr.. Ashman as councilman from the
Seventh ward.
The announcement that D. K. Trask has
given I'D his aspirations for the nomination
of member of the assembly from the Sew
enty-third district is not true. Mr.. Trask
is still a candidate. There is a movement
on foot, however, to pull Trask down by
giving him the nomination for state sena-
tor, thus giving William Mead clear
track for denomination.
The San Francisco Wave has missed the
mark again by trying to down Henry T.
Gage by means of its editorial columns
The Wave gave Gage wordy roasting
and called him some hard names, but the
effect of all this will be to rally his friends
in the southern part of the state, rather
Jim Meredith has been trotted out again
as a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for coroner. Jim is the regular Repub-
lican standby.
Congressman Barlow has arranged
West Point examination to take place
June 18th at the rooms OF the Silver Re-
ut ~tkx Nat
Jr., ]. r. Rush and ]. B. Dockweiler are to
act as the board, assisted by Professor
Foshay, superintendent of schools. The
examination is open to all boys Of proper
age in this district.
Captain E. F. Gray of Alhambra is an
nounced as candidate for the Republican
nomination for county assessor. Gray has
already had the office for two terms, but
it seems he knows what is good thing.
Third-termers will hardly pass muster at
the Republican county convention.
C. C. Mason is another candidate for the
Republican nomination for county asses
sor. He has also had one term. in the same
office and earned the name of poll Tax
Mason"
Frank Kelsey, present incumbent, wants
to be renominated for the office of public
administrator, but he win haves a, big job
on his hands to defeat ]. P. Stocksdale,
who is showing great attention to the lum-
Der yards throughout the county. John
Cox of Pasadena and M. D. johnson are
also said to be candidates for the same
nomination.
; The Pasadena News man has been in
trance ever since the telegraph announced
the appointment of Colonel Otis as briga-
dier-general. The general will have lots
Of fun now with the private in the G.
o. P.
Local Republicans are all agog over the
convention of Republican clubs to be held
at San Francisco on the 31st instant.
Judging from the way candidates are put
ting themselves in evidence this conven-
ton portends much for them. This con-
vention, from all indications, is a sort of
feeler Of the political pulse, and maybe the
result of it will bring sorrow to many q
bosom. 1t seems to be a convention for
programming things political, to bring out
bringing out horses at county fairs, and
trotting them for public inspection, and in
the meantime working the pools according
to the tricks Of the track, in the interest of
cliques. This convention will have some
1900 delegates from all parts Of the state,
and everybody feels assured that the pro-
gramme for the state ticket will be per-
fected and arranged for presentation to
the next Republican state convention.
Before the charter election in San Fran
cisco 1t was prophesied by politicians that
the success or defeat of the proposed new
charter of that city would practically de-
eide many uncertain elements in state pol
tiles. Among these was whether Mayor
Phelan would be candidate for governor
upon the Democratic ticket or whether he
would seek a denomination for mayor Of
San Francisco. The charter having been
adopted, it may be taken as settled that
Mayor Phelan is out of therace for COVER
nor and that he will use all Of his ener-
gies in securing for himself denomination.
Under the new charter as adopted the
mayor will have at his disposal as much
or more patronage than he would have as
governor, since this charter is patterned
after the latest editions of eastern char
tiers and very close to the lines set forth
in the charter recently defeated in this city.
Mayor Phelan has developed considerable
strength as a candidate for governor, and
many are curiouA to know to whom his
strength will go in the event he gives up
his aspirations for the governorship. From
all that can be learned upon the subject, It
is safe to guess that Congressman Mcguire
will get the bulk, If not all, Of it. With
this additional strength Congressman Ma
guire ought to be- able to walk away with
the gubernatoriaL plum, and there can be
no doubt he will, unless the recent attack
upon him for remarks attributed to him
concerning the war, which he has denied,
shall seriously initiate against his candi-
dacy. The new San Francisco charter pro-
vides for two pet reforms contended for by
Populists, known as the initiative and ref
erendum, and will afford an opportunity to
test the wisdom Of such fundamental Leg
islation in which a large majority Of Dem
ocrats believe.
If there is any one who can make head
or tail of the Republican political situation
in this state he has not yet been found
Take the governorship, for instance. No
one seems to know or, even make guess
as to whether the nominee will come from
the north or the south, and the same may
be said Of the United States senatorship.
The latest advices from the north are to
the effect that that part Of the state does
not want the governorship, but that the
good people up there are dead stuck on the
United States senatorship, and they pur-