The San Francisco call., 1898-08-20
FRANK DAVIS IN THE FIELD
A GIANT AMONG LAWYERS OF
 LOS ANGELES.
Gage and Waters Considered Run ming Mates and It Is Thought the New Richmond May
 Break Their Slate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19-The path way of Russell J. Waters, the Repub- lican candidate for Congress in the Sixth District, has lost its roseate hue and the serenity of the lone traveller has been disturbed by the invasion of "new Richmond" in the person of Frank Davis, the well-known attorney of this city Davis has been an ac- tive and popular Republican here for many years, and 1t is admitted by all that he will be a formidable candidate against Waters in the convention, and that he will be able to break the slate which has been made in the interest of Henry T. Gage, candidate for Cover nor, and Waters for Congress. Should he succeed in receiving the nomination at Sacramento next Tuesday, the time fixed for holding the Congressional Convention, it may seriously compli- cate the fight for Governor, and so ma terially change the programme already prepared for the benefit of the dele gation from this county.
 Davis is recognized as being a giant among the members of the bar, an elo- Quent speaker and man of great per sonality and entirely free from alli- ance with any faction. It Is claimed for him that his canvass would be un- assailable and would bring out the full strength of the party. A strong effort is, however. being made to have him withdraw from the fight, and it is hoped by the friends of MT. Waters that he will reconsider the matter.
 But Davis is said to be hard man to pull down, and 1t is intimated that should he fail to go before the conven- l. to in dependent candidate. His friends will do all in their power to dissuade him from pursuing such a course. They de- sire that he go before the delegation and make his fight on his merits, be- lieving that he can win out.
 The friends of Russell J. Waters, however, are confident that he will be nominated, and while they acknowledge the great popularity of MT. Davis they feel that he cannot overcome the work already done by their candidate in the way of securing the promises Of ma jority of the delegates to the Congres- sional Convention, and it would seem that In view of the fact that Gage and Waters are considered running mates by the delegates from this county the claim has some merit. The result will be watched with great interest by the friends of both parties, who in the meantime are working zealously for their respective candidates.
 Waters left this morning for San Francisco and will be at the Palace Hotel, where it is intimated he will con- fer with Henry T. Gage regarding the changed aspect of the situation, which may turn out to be of vital importance to the candidacy of both Gage and Waters. So far as the people of this city are concerned they have but little preference, if any, between the two candidates. Both are closely identified with the interests of the district and it Is merely a difference of popularity which seems to be in favor of the val iant Davis.
 News was received here this after noon to the effect that James G. Ma guire has consented to address the dele gates of the State Silver Republican Convention to be held here August 27, and the occasion Is to be made great demonstration, in which every party that has helped to make the spotted candidate will participate.