The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10

greatest jarring Dr. George C. Pardee has received since he crawled back into the Republican party, which only recently l he delighted to revile, and announced himself as candidate for gubernatorial 1 honors, was the result of The Calls can vass of partisan editors throughout the | State as to the preference in their locali- | ties for Governor, and finding himself sixth in the list of nine aspirants. To l add to his modification, Dr. Pardee finds | his strength practically limited to his own county, few people elsewhere seeming to be aware of his candidacy, or if they are i to not take 1t seriously.
 The Calls canvass has also opened the eyes of every supporter of Dr. Pardee in | Alameda County to the fatuity of the 1 doctors canvass. It only makes plain what has often been stated that Pardee l has stumbled on blindly imagining that Alameda County comprised the State of 1 California, and that the only thing neces- | sary to assure him the nomination was | to go to Sacramento with solid, or prac- tically solid, delegation from this side of i the bay.
 1 Moreover, Alameda republicans are convinced now that w R. Davis has much more strength in the interior than he had been given credit for and they are already beginning to seriously ask 1 themselves if it would not be 10 the de- clued advantage of the county for them 10 ] cast aside their personal choice as De- tween the two men and unite on DaY1s, 1 in the hope that with Alameda s sixty l eight votes solid with the strength he mas already developed in other sections, ne may be able to bring the nomination to this county, a thing Pardee'S stancheSt friends now admit the doctor cannot by any possibility do.
 Needless to say, Pardee will refuse to publicly read the handwriting on the wall, but will struggle to hold his friends in line to the end, hoping against hope that 1 n Q bG- termined to fight to the last ditch, pr Pardee Is entering into every possible combination to bolster himself up in Ala meda County, paying no attention what ever to the remainder of the State. he continues to make his mighty plea to have the Alameda delegation governed by the unit rule, pledging on his part to exert every effort on behalf of Davis should the latter secure majority of the delega- making this. pledge in view of his care fully laid plans to import the Buckley Mcguire tong of highbinders to assist" him at the primaries.
 But though Pardee publicly makes this proposition, there is that secret deal with Lou Brown, whereby the Pardee strength is to go to that candidate at the proper time.
 Of course with his public declarations of friendship for Davis and his secret al- liance with Brown, it is only natural that people are doubtful of Pardees sincerity toward either And in this connection there comes story from Haywards
 
 the desperate straits Pardee is driven to and the utter unreliability of his prom iseS
 Last Sunday, in company with Assessor Henry Dalton, Dr. Pardee went down to Haywards in the furtherance of his role of dictator, and to select the men for his ticket whom he will attempt to force Re pubicanS to vote for without giving them a voice in the selection. Pardee called upon Daniel Chisholm of Haywards and sought to persuade that gentleman to run as delegate in Pardee's behalf. MT. Chisholm informed the doctor that he was personally for Davis. whereupon Par dee assured him that in case he (Pardee) did not secure majority of the delega- tion he would turn those he did get over to Davis.
 Less than an hour later Pardee called on J. w. Thomford. who the night be- fore had been nominated delegate by friends of MT Davis. When Pardee asked personally was in favor of Lou Brown for the nomination. This did not dis concert pr. Pardee in the least. for he to secure a majority of the Alameda del egation he would turn all his delegates over to Brown.
 Pardee declared to both Chisholm and Thomford and to others in Haywards as well, that he had 59 of the 6S delegates in the county safe. Thomford took time to consider Pardee's proposition and later in the day sent the doctor a message stating that under no consideration would he go to Sacramento as Pardee
 There you have perfect illustration of the kind of man Pardee is and his way his votes to as many different candidates In less than an hour. If Dr. Pardee were to go to Los Angeles it is only reasonable to suppose he would make the same promise to Cages supporters.
 But if Dr. Pardee is doing this kind of work regarding the other gubernatorial candidates, 1t is no less certain that he Is mixing up in the Congressional fight in the same manner, and while he has shown no indication of divorcing himself from Hilborn, he is flirting most out rageously with those of Metcalf's friends whom he believes to be at all partial to and a In ToF6 6 PoEdse @ pday9pg p,s both may deceive a few of the Metcalf men his notorious alliance with Hilborn is steeling the hearts of many others against him.
 Davis friends are very angry at Par dee's attempts to force them into agree ing to the unit rule to govern the Ala meda delegation, and point to 1t as merely another proof of the doctors entire lack of sincerity. Only a few years ago, when delegation to county, convention to the unit rule, the Seventh Ward delegates fought the proposition bitterly, and Judge was signed by himself, pr. Pardee and w. A. Dow. Dr. Pardee was then as strongly opposed to the unit rule as he Is
 With their election of delegates to the State convention to take place to-mor- row afternoon and evening, about the only signs of activity in the Democratic camp is the signirs of the club rolls; Giant" swooped down upon Oakland this morning, but there was no blaring of trumpets or waving of flags, and the gentleman who aspires to give q simul- taneous performance in two rings was permitted to rest quietly during the day in his hotel undisturbed by the glad some acclaims of Southern chivalry and bewhiskered Populists. Instead, every body Is enjoying a quiet laugh at the little Congressman expense. Mcguire stopped over at Truckee on his way home from Washington, where he learned all about the preparations underway in San Francisco to whoop him up as much as possible on his arrival In order to help along the boom Judge Mcguire consented to remain in Truckee until this morning, when he was to take the train. arriving in the city this evening, and be escorted from the ferry by a choice assortment of Democrats and PopUlists. to the strains of as many brass bands as the crowd could afford to hire.
 One can imagine the enjoyment the Judge derived from picturing to himself. while lounging by the banks of beautiful Donner Lake, that mighty turnout in his honor. In fancy he could see Billy Foote and Tom Gator, each armed with