The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
Timothy Guy Phelps, an Old-Time Republi-
 can WarhOrSe.
Now in Sacramento on Duty Ready to Aid His
 Friends.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 22.-Near the elevator landing on the main floor of Golden Eagle Hotel to-day stood Timothy Guy Phelps, who attended a Republican State convention as far in the past as lS56, when John c. Fremont was the idol of the party and the candidate against James Buchanan for the Presidency of the United States.
 Mir Phelps studied the animated throng of delegates with a curious interest that one could observe in the strongly marked character lines of his face. No doubt he reflected that a generation of leading men had entered public life and passed away since he began to concern i4Imself In the political affairs of California He unused, no doubt, that some of the young men. proclaimed by the badges to be candidates for Governor, were unborn when his voice was first raised in the Re publican councils of California. The old timers knew MT. Phelps by name. but the youngsters knowledge of the man did not go beyond what they had read or his
 In 1857 he served in the Legislature as Assemblyman from San Francisco is s3 lie lie served in the Senate in lS5S-o9-oV-ol- e ie was a Representative in Congress from California from 1881 to 1863. In 1889 he was appointed Collector of the Port or san san Francisco. Now he Is Regeeait eaiaa+ oI +e tHe ne
 
 this convention from the county or san Mateo Thirty mine years ago, in lS5s, he attended State conventiodn de,egatss n sscas as sembled at the First Congregational Church in this city. He was then can didate for the gubernatorial R nominaff1oad' Stdfar but withdrew In favor of Leland Stan1ord, in company with E. D. Baker, ID. R Ash ley, Samuel Bell and F. M. Pixley.
 in 1860 T. G. Phelps was vlce-chalr,- man of the Republican Convention which on n met in San Francisco in January 2Q or that year to select delegates to the hls- toric convention at Chicago "1Icn 1,aoIit 1ont- Subsequently,, while serving in Congress, he met. MT; Lincoln on many :. occasions, S;ah ms and enjoyed the confidence and high re-
 At the State Republican Convention held in this city June IS, 1861, when 2oO dele gates assembled, MT. Phelps vas again d a his chief opponent The nominating pal lot was 19 for Stanford, and IDA for
 At the Union District Congressional Convention held at San Jose June 10, 1867, Mir Phelps was nominated for Congress;
 At the Republican State Convention held nominated for Governor without opposi- tion. but was defeated at the election the following September by William Irwin, the Democratic nominee.
 iIn 1879 MT. Phelps was nominated Tor Railroad Commissioner. In 1888 he served on the committee on platform and reso- lutions of the convention which sent dele gates to the national convention. The same year he was nominated for Congress in the Fifth District and only lacked a few votes of winning. His opponent Thomas Jefferson Clunie, won by major ity of less than fifty.
 MT. Phelps gained grand distinction for his loyal and unyielding support of the Union cause in the Legislature of 1861: He was the author and able advocate ot the famous Union resolutions. He served with credit as Collector of the Port of San Francisco. In the Board of Regents he Is