The record-union., 1898-08-24
GAGE IN THE
LEAD FOR THE
GOVERNORS HIP.

, may unite the discontents to a degree,
! but there are great many contented
and happy people in this country 1t is
all nonsense to say that this State de-
| penos upon single man for it's saliva
ton. Mcguire cannot ruin the State,
but the reign of Democracy is always
! more or less of a blight. What we want
and what this convention is inclined 20
| give is a conservative man who stands
for the party of progress
Charles Patton: Brother De Young
| is the best politician in the State, and
Mr.. Gage ought to be able to subscribe
| to statement to that effect De
| Young VII be the next Senator, the
program for Governor having been well
arranged and with a great deal of har-
mony.
Attorney Harry Melvin of Oakland:
What winning card Gage seems to be /:
but we will go down with colors flying.
all the same.
William Friend: We, we, we are
straight. Watch the country break the
slate; Pardee, Governor of the State.
These are my sentiments.
Willis G. Witter: They are all right,
put there are stronger men than Gage
L nope he will win, but 1 should pre-
i fer to see San Francisco man.
] Charles Curry: My fight is as good
as won, II l may judge of appearances.
But L am not quitting until all is over
: EX-Superlntendent of Schools Madi-
son Babcock of San Francisco: 1t looks
like Kirk for Superintendent of Public
instruction, though Black has made a
fine officer.
Ex-Judge D. J. Murphy: 1 have lust
| arrived here, but it strikes me this is a
fine body of men, and 1 think they will
name a winning ticket.
Benjamin Porter of Los Angeles.
Pardee is good man. but Davis was
Ahuorsed py the better element of his
county. L see no show for anybody.
uiloer the circumstances, except Gage.
Judge f. NJ. Angelotti, Marin County,
Ihis is as fine body of men as I ever
saw together for the purpose of making
strong ticket, and am glad to see so
much harmony.
SOME LATE GOSSIP.
Ihere is feeling among some of the
delegations of the northern counties
tnat northern man should receive the
Gubernatorial nomination. AS dele
gate from the far north expressed If
yesterday I'VE think Los Angeles AL
ways comes up to the convention TO
push us overheard, and the north is en-
titled to more consideration The south
pushed US over and nominated Mark
ham, and we don't want it to happen
again; that is all. We have nothing
against Mr.. Gage, who is a fine man. -
Tehana CountYG favors a northern
man, but had not caucused on the mat
ter.
1t is conceded in most quarters that
Brown stands next to Gage. and Par
! dee third. Modoc will vote for Brown
at first, but if it finds he has no show
VIII go to Pardee, to head off the south
There is no truth in the reported Sc
cession of the San Diego delegation to
Pardee, as reported yesterday morning,
and 1t will stand solid for Gage
In the Attorney General fight Gray
still is in the ring, and feels confident
that his prospects are growing brighter.
, 1t was stated late in the afternoon,
| however, that the greater portion Of
the Los Angeles delegation would sup
port Ford. and the fight seems to lie
between the two.
Black seems to be in tie lead for the
nomination for Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, but it is a lively fight,
and Kirk is moving everything for the
, nomination. 1t was claimed, however
that the Tulare and Kings County dele
cations have seeded from Kirk on ac-
count of his alleged treachery in the
Pillsbury Needham Congressional fight,
and are now working for Black The
Kirk men assert that the matter has
been patched up, however and that the
two delegations will stay with him.
Ell Dorado County will throw it's vote
for Childs, who has relatives and
friends in that county.
Senator Bulla arrived from Los An
geles yesterday morning, and expressed
the opinion that everything was going
all right"
William Beckman is pushing his
fight for Railroad Commissioner with
vigor, and seems to have a large fol-
lowing. Edison is backed by a large
number of the delegates from the
| northern part of the State, but he is
not such vigorous campaigner as the
Sacramento man.