The San Francisco call., 1898-08-16
BOTH CAMPS
 ARE CONFIDENT Evidence of a Bitter
 Primary Fight. ESTIMATES OF CANDIDATES HILBORN EXPECTS ONE-HALF OF THE DELEGATES. Metcalf's Managers Confident That They Will Secure the Requi-
 site Number of Votes on
 the First Ballot.
HILBORN EXPECTS ONE-HALF
 OF THE DELEGATES.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, Aug. b.
 There is a general impression among politicians that Saturdays primary was like a meeting of Friends compared to what is expected next Wednesday,. The Pardee-Davis primary did not bring out a large vote Two years ago. when Hll- born and Prick contested for the Con gressional delegation from this county l4000 votes were boiled. on Saturuay last pr. Pardee. who beat Davis a httle better than two to one, boiled but oS0' votes.
 On Wednesday the great battle that has been brewing for a year between victor Metcalf and Congressman HiIborn Will De decided in this county. Even now the ac- tual excitement of the contest Is dPPaL- ent on the streets and the headquarters of the rival candidates are the SCeieS OI continual gatherings. .,
 Both men are confident of 4Vlnmng tne r1o7uination at the Congressional ConYen- tion. Mir Hilborn does not doubt that with the votes he will get or has got from some of the other counties III tne third district he will win out hanully al inc convention. MT. Metcalf managers while they believe that they will optaln some votes outside of Alameda county are confident that they will be dDIes out of this county's siXty-eight delegates, to elect the fifty-seven necessary to Neither side is taking any chances or resting upon its oars. 1t IS hardly eH- pected even by the most enthuslasuc ll
 
 Saturday will be repeated. MT. hiIpoTH seems to expect not more than halt the county, while the most conservatlVe ol Mr. Metcalfs supporters believe thelI . man will get at least six Of the seven As sembly districts. MT. Hilborn now claims as the result of the primaries: Glenn, m mwlth three votes; Colusa, with four, and Solano with fifteen. He also expects to get near Iy everything outside of Alameda County Congressman Hilborn and his son-ln- 3l1.ln, law, MT. Hall, gave the following estimate of the result Of the pr11narleS.
 we shall certainly win this fight 1T Alameda County: That Us is to oa say, we we shaff ! fairs outside of Alameda are in good shape Glenn, Cousa and Solano are cer- that we shall get YoIo, Contra Costa an( Lake. It is possible that a few delegates from counties outside of Alameda will gt unpledged, but we do not believe a slnglt delegate will go outside of Alameda pledged to Metcalf.
 "In this county every indication points to our obtaining not less than half th' entire delegation. We do not need mor' than two Assembly districts to nominate with the help of outside counties. If VI can carry two Assembly districts in Ala fneda we shall secure the nomination, ant we are certain of doing this. We conf dently expect, however, to carry ma 1ority from Alameda"
 At Mr. Metcalf's headquarters the situ ation was thus summarized by his man ngers:
 the result. though not unexpected, i most gratifying. The result of the pri mary election last Saturday simpl. confirmed that canvass. MT. Metcal will carry every Assembly district fl this county beyond doubt. His supporter are found in all ranks They represen the sound, conservative Republicans O the district by whom MT. Hilborn ha been weighed and found lamentabl wanting. Opposed to them are the Fed era1 brigade of Republicans and Demo cratic office holders whom Mir. Hilbor has terrorized with threats and tn push to whom he has been lavis of promises. These are MT. Hilborn' elements of strength Mir Metcal then will be nominated by Alamed County alone; but in addition there wi come to him at least twenty-three vote from outside counties.
 w. R. Davis has made public state ment declaring that his name will not g before the convention and releasing a his friends from any support they ma nave promised him.
 K. W. Church, who is a Pardee dele