The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
Candidates for Party Fa= vOrs Are Rounding Up
 Their Supporters.
MANY DARK HORSES IN THE
 BACKGROUND.
M. M. EStee and George A. Knight May Come to the Front After the First
 Ballot.

has been handed over to Campbell to be treasured and kept pure and fresh Thus 1t is programmed that Campbell, who so aptly presided over the Republi- can State convention that nominated H. H. Markham for Governor, IS coming here with a programme.
 The indications tonight point to 8 large vote from San Francisco for Gage, but there Is no claim of a solid delegation. It is figured by an old timer, who is not in sympathy with the aspirations of either Pardee or Gage that the delegation of 156 will scatter in many directions. Colonel Burns, &C., cording to the figures of. the old-time guesser, can handle thirty votes which will be cast for-the Colonel has not named the man. Martin Kelly, py reason of some pull gained when the county committee was enlarged, can rally twelve or fourteen delegates, who are now slated for Attorney General Fitzgerald. Phil Crimmins has fol- lowing and an estimate that it num- bers as high as eighty votes IS made;
 The claim is made tonight by the Gage boomers that the Crimmins fol- lowing will rally to the support of the Los Angeles candidate. It IS known that at least nineteen of the San Francisco delegation have absolutely determine1 to resist all trading propo- sftions and lS vote on the merits of the candidates.
 The friends of Gage estimate that they can bring 281 votes to their can didate on the first ballot. The num- Der necessary for choice Is 391. Or the | 2SO delegates, ITO come from the region 1 south of Tehachapi It is obvious to 1 the ordinary observer that Gage is gaining in strength Influences may be exerted that may bring about his nom ination on the first ballot. although Secretary of State Brown and Thomas Tr. they hold their. own delegates so well In Ike that no one can be nominated be- fore seven or eight ballots are taken. Many people say: Keep your eye on George A. Knight"
 In the country and among the young men of California especially Knight is immensely 1pular, but he has no as- piration for gubernatorial honors. George vearns to go to the united States Senate. MT. Knight told the Humboldt delegation that he was not a candidate for Governor. If Knights name should get before the convention, nothing could restrain Humboldt County from casting its votes and in- f1uence in his favor.
 At midnight Dr. Pardee opened bar rel-a barrel of claret punch-to in- spire his workers and refresh the call- ing delegates Fred Campbell, sta toned at the elevator entrance on the main floor of the hotel, indicated the chart by which the delegates could steer for the port and find the claret of Alameda's enterprising son.
 Joseph Spear, Surveyor Of the Port of San Francisco, is a delegate to the convention He surveyed the field of politics tonight. At midnight Lou Brown. Secretary of State. expressed confidence in the frnness of the dele gates on his list of followers. He said they could not be stampeded by boom for Gage or Pardee. At the midnight hour Thomas Flint Jr. was serene and confident of his ability to hold his own against the wiles and stratagem of the Los Angeles and Alameda raiders
 The fifteen delegates of the Solano delegation, Ray Benjamin, chairman, will caucus tomorrow to determine what can be done to promote the nom ination of Judge Buckles for the Su- preme bench. At the caucus the dele gation will make a strong effort to eatfon will make a strong effort to agree on some candidate for Governor. so that the entire block will go to one man. The Twenty eighth District del- egates of San Francisco have agreed on Jacob Levy Jr. for chairman. The Thirty District delegates. San Francisco, the delegation to which Ly- man Mowry belongs. will caucus to- morrow and elect chairman.