The herald., 1898-08-22
POLITICS


The Republican county convention. TO
nominate county, township and district OF
fcers of this county, will be held on the
18TH Of September, the primaries on the
10th and the caucuses on the Sth. Mega
phone advises all Republicans to secure
maps and guides at once. With close ap-
plication to geography, safe guide. plenty
of time and large supply Of rations, they
may be able to find the polling places and
make the trip home by election day.
7. A. Booty of Santa Ana has announced
himself a.: candidate for assessor OF
Orange county, subject to the decisio.' OF
the Democratic. county convention. VAT.
Booty is one of Santa Ana's stirring Derlo-
Gratis. ]. Wiley Harris of the same city
wants the Popllist nomination for county
clerk.
Bakersfield has organized a Democratic
club for campaign purposes. 1t has
charter membership of over fifty, among
whom is c. p. Howard, former staunch
Republican. II is said a number of other
former gold bugs have signif1ed their In
tention of joining the club. Other cities
please take notice.
The Mcguire club will meet Tuesday
night for the purpose Of continuing the
work of organization, which was Inter-
rupted by the primaries and state conven-
ton. Every member should be present, as
arrangements will be made to entertain
Mr.. Mcguire. 1t is hoped that the club
I'LL box,a rouu hoodnuartorq m GecOnd
street ready by that time.
The Republicans of Orange county have
made the following nominations: Assem-
bly,, H. w. Chynoweth; sheriff, ]. c.
Nichols; clerk, w. A. Beckett; auditor, ].
H. Hull; recorder, w. M. Scott; tax col
lector, A. C. Jennings; district attorney.
R. Y. Williams; assessor, Frank Vegeley;
treasurer, w. K. Robinson; superintendent
Of schools, J. P. Greeley; coroner, George
C. Clark; surveyor, George w. Sherwood.
The San Francisco Call Is daily crying for
a Republican candidate for governor who
Is good enough and strong enough to beat
CONGRESSMAN Mcguire. UP to date the
Call has not succeeded in finding single
soul in the whole Republican camp who
has these very essential qualifications. The
Call had better endorse Mr.. Mcguire.
Aweekly paper asks: "What is Maguire?'
The same paper devotes a column of Its
valuable space to find an answer to sur It's
partisan views. and overlooks the only
sensible answer which can be given. name
iy, that he Is a winner, a thorn in the side
Of the G. o. p, an anti-monopolist and the
friend and champion Of the people.
John Wilson OF San Fernando is a full
fiedged candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff. Mr.. Wilson Is well
known throughout the county, and has
friends without limit. Rivals for this
nomination had better consult Mr.. Wilson
before getting on the track, for there may
be danger ahead.
It is a little late to recall the fact that
James McLachlan has been pulled down by
somebody to make room for r. ]. Waters
as the sole Republican candidate for con-
gress from the Sixth district. Megaphone
would not mention this fact were 1t not
that Mr.. wray, Of the Pasadena News, has
been cheated out Of the chief topic for po-
Utica. excursions in the columns Of the
aforesaid paper. Who did this pulling Is
not publicly known. 1t was done so neatly
and quietly that none Of Mr.. McLachlan' s
many supporters knew Of 1t until after the
calamity had occurred. In revenge, 1t is
said, these same friends have induced
Frank Davis to cultivate aspiration for
congressional honors, and to dispute with
Mr.. Waters the Republican nomination.
One can imagine that Mr.. Davis did not
need much urging, for 1t is common prop
erty that he has been floating around on
the pond Of Republican prospects ever
since he has been in town, and some have
been so unkind as to say that he is a carpet
Dagger. anyway. Giving Mr.. Davis the
benefit Of all doubts upon matters that are
immaterial, the question arises II Mr..
Davis is a candidate. where does he expect
to get delegates in the congressional con-
vention? Perhaps this inquiry is none OF
Megaphone's business, but he should know
that, II reports are true, Mr.. Waters is In
the full grace of the octopus which has
cornered all the delegates through Major
McLaughlin's three-card monte primaries.
at this writing appears to be between Par.
dee, Gage and Brown. Brown has back OF
him the support Of the country, and per-
haps a few delegates from San Francisco
Pardee has Alameda and scattering support
in the northern and central parts of the
state. Gage will have the southern part
Of the state and majority of the San Fran
cisco delegation. OF these three rivals
Gage seems to be in the lead. In political
circles it is openly charged that the
Southern Pacific is making Cages fight
and shrewd men say this means his nomi.
nation. In San Francisco 1t Is comrno.
property that Burns is doing railroad poll.
tics. and that he brought out Gage. and II
very anxious to secure his nomination Il
shut of the claim Of Southern California fol
United States senatorship. This move wa.
made, not because Burns cares a snap fol
Gage, but because Burns and the railroad
are anxious to send Irving M. Scott t
Washington to represent the railroad ant
incidentally the state in the United State
| senate.
Whoever revived the sheep story abou
Gage ought to be thrashed. This episode
occurred some twenty years ago and 1,
barred by the statute of decent politics and
fair play, even II the charges made against
Gage are true. which are doubted. It II
some consolation to Democrats. however
that this story came from Republican