The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
CONSERVATIVE PREDICTIONS
TEN THOUSAND PLURALITY
 BELOW TEHACHAPI.
Alarmed Democratic Managers Call Upon Mcguire to Again
 Tour Southern
 California.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9.-The reports
 from the seven southern counties of the
 State-Santa Barbara, Ventura, Or
 ange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San
 Diego and Los Angeles-at the head
 quarters of the Republican State Gen.
 traI Committee in this city are of a
 generally encouraging nature.
 They indicate that Gage is certain to carry all of the seven counties save Or ange and Ventura, and that by proper effort he will win in those bOroughs.
 Judge Mcguire and his friends are not satisfied with the results accom- plished in this part of the State as a result of his first tour, and 1t has been decided to bring the great single-tax advocate again into Southern Califor- nia.
 The second advent of Judge Mcguire will occur in the latter part of the cam paign.
 It seems that the Democratic leaders a.re alarmed at the feeling among the ranchers and farmers down this way with regard to Judge Maguire's single tax views and he will make the second tour to explain more explicitly to them what his position is and how his elec- tion as Governor would affect the adop- tion of the single tax in this State.
 The farmer this way has the idea that while Judge Mcguire as Governor could not in his individual official capacity make the single tax a part of the law of the State if he were elected the single tax would be advanced as principle. This principle they do not take kindly to. They disagree with Judge Maguire's theories on the prOpo- sition and do not desire single-tax agitation. For this reason many of them will vote for Gage who otherwise would not do so.
 Judge Mcguire on his former visit to this city stated publicly that he would be perfectly willing if he were con- ducting an individual canvass to make the single tax an issue. But as he was the head of ticket which included many other candidates who did not be- lieve as he did he could not follow his own desires and openly advocate that proposition from the stump.
 Fusion will lose the Democratic State ticket in this section thousands of votes l Many Democrats will vote the straight Republican ticket while others will vote only for the straight Democratic nomi- | nees. This last element of the party l looks upon Judge Magu1re as among the | Populist nominees inasmuch as his was | the first nomination made by the Popu- list State convention in July last, over a month prior to the time the Judge | became the Democratic nominee.
 The old-line Democrats, and they are | Bryan Democrats at that, are disgusted with the fusion principle. They look | upon the alliance as an unhOly one | which detracts from the honor and dig nity of the Democratic party, and, as one of them very aptly put it.
 "The only method we have to cure this disease is to cut away the proud | flesh. This we can do most effectively | by defeating the alliance from top to | bottom.'
 This vote Is going to Gage, and it | is going to materially assist him in bringing a tally sheet to the Tehachapi | mountains which will indicate 10000 | plurality.
 The Socialist-Labor party will go on the official ballot, and by this Gage will be a gainer In the seven southern coun- ties to the extent of several thousand votes. Job Hartman is the candidate of this party and he comes from this Every VGte he receives is a vote taken away from Mcguire He is a radical reformer and an excellent platform speaker. Twice he has challenged Judge Mcguire to a joint debate, and twice has he been MT. Hartman states that he is still willing and anxious to debate the questions of the day with Judge Maguire on the same platform, but he does not think that the Judge will give him the opportunity.
 The Republican headquarters of the sixth Congressional District Is in this city William Arthur is in charge of the campaign being conducted by R. J. Waters. the Republican who will after March 4th next occupy the seat now held by Charles A. Barlow. Arthur pre- licts the election of Waters by 2000 ma lority at a minimum. There is quite bolt among the Democrats as to Bar low. His candidacy was forced upon he Democracy this year and the price paid was fusion on the State ticket. This deal many Democrats are going to resent by voting for Waters. The La DOT World and Silver Champion openly expressed it's disapproval of the candi- lacy of Barlow in it's last issue.
 MT. Barlow has already commenced 1is campaign in this county. but he has 1ot explained anything, and the result S his name will not receive the x mark opposite 1t on the ballot of hundreds of