The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
GAGE GAINS
 POPULARITY Delegates Flock to His Banner. -PARDEE STILL CONFIDENT. Gossip of the Men Who Are Pre-
 pairing for the Contest Next Week.
-PARDEE STILL CONFIDENT.

Early yesterday morning 1t wa: whispered around the corridors of tht Palace Hotel that Henry T. Gage haG secured during the night the support o. prominent men connected with the SaI Francisco delegation, and as the repor gained headway political strikers anC others anxious to be near the winner tumbled over one another in their haste to invade the headquarters of the Los Angeles candidate. The rumor sooI reached the Pardee camp that the city delegation had agreed to stand in foI Gage. The champions of Pardee were not daunted. Needing the Bible lesson that there is more corn in Egypt they began to reach out for country support, and many delegates from the interior were introduced to the favor ite son of Alameda. The followers of Pardee deemed 1t best however, to add to the strength of their cause by organ izing the friends of the doctor, other than delegates, for service at Sacra- meuto, hence an independent organiza- tion with W. H. Friend as chairman was established. An executive commit tee of twenty-five will make 1t point to rally at Sacramento an army of Par dee -sympathizers.
 Another alarming rumor reached the Alameda camp. This was story that the State Central Committee was standing in with Gage. Little credence was attached to this rumOr by pr. Par dee. The relations existing between the State Committee and all the can didates are cordial. Gage has the ad- vantage of position, being in fair way to catch the overflow from the commit tee headquarters on one side and the headuuarters of the California National Guard on the other. Major McLaugh- lin of the State Central Committee and Dr .Pardee had a little conference of their own last evening, and 1t must have been agreeable, for both emerged smiling from the scene of the inter view
 Alameda can parade a fine phalanx of talking talent, and should the dreaded combination of Los Angeles and San Francisco become imminent in the convention long-distancet telephones will not be needed to hear the roars of resentment from the Alameda delega- .tion. Among the ready and forcible takers in the delegation are: Frank K. Mott, J. W. Tompkins, W. H. Waste, F. B. Thompson, J. c. Mottos Jr., H J. Tisdale, Frank Purcell. G. B. Daniels, W. A. Dow, c. L. Tisdale, J. B. Lanktree and G. W. Evans. Some of the young orators have not passed through the ordeal of speaking in State convention, and others may ex- perience the grievous disappointment of failing to gain the recognition of the presiding officer. pr. Pardee's follow CTS, buoyant and active, are prepared to show the people of California what united Alameda can do.
 Senator Perkins and M. M. Estee had a talk aside on the situation. It was by no means a star-chamber proceed ing, as it was held in sight of every one who cared to look down the corri- dor for signs.
 The San Francisco contingent was puzzled when the story got around that Burns and Pardee were together Later on the fact was revealed that ex-Senator Byrnes of San Mateo, an old-time stalwart of Republican faith, called to pay his respects to pr. Par dee. Twenty years ago MT. Byrnes served in the State Senate with Dr. Pardee, the father of the candidate for the gubernatorial nomination. The in
 
 cident calls to memory the fact that Senator Pardee was one of the ablest and most efficient men that ever served the State of California, and as chair man of the Senate Finance Committee throttled every plundering appropria- tion referred to his committee. There is a theory that genius skips genera ton, and if that be correct son of Afameda's present candidate for Gov ernoT should be a great man. In this campaign Oakland is so full of re- sources that an illustrious grandfather of the candidate may be cited.
 Alexander Brown of Calaveras came te- town yesterday along with Judge Davis of Amador. Mir. Brown is a can didate for the State Board of Equaliza- ton for the Second District, now repre- sented by L. V. Morehouse The latter has served many years on the board and acquired a vast fund of informa- tion concerning the values of city and county property. He is not a candidate for reelection, but if his friends in the convention should deem it wise in the course of events to again place him in
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