The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
ENOUGH FOUND
 FOR 4 FIGHT Alameda's Democracy Is Being ReSurreCted. ENGLISH FOR GOVERNOR HIS FRIENDS DISTURB THE
 MAGUIRE CAMP. The Stalwarts Do Not Appear to Be Working Together With Old
 Time Harmony These
 Days.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


 sos Broadway, May 25.
 At last enough Democrats or ex-fusion- ists have been found in Alameda County to disagree. It has been thought for seV- eral months that Congressman Magulre could not command much support on this side of the bay, and since the Populists have shown their opposition to any more fusion. Alameda Democrats, or a certain section of them, have been looking about for some other man. It has now trans pired that the friends of ex-Congressman Warren B. English are quietly canyassing among the various factions with the view of securing the unanimous indorsement of the delegates to further his aspirations for the Democratic nomination for Gov ernor
 It is given out that MT. English has re- ceived much encouragement, and the more enthusiastic of his friends announce that he is in the fight to a finish. They con tend that as the Supervisor of Contra Costa he made an enviable record; that as State Senator he was always on the pop ular side, and that in his various contests for Congress he has always run far ahead of his ticket, and developed a quality as vote-catcher. These things his friends de- clare are necessary in a candidate in this year of apparent Democratic disaster
 MT. English's friends VOW and declare that there are In this banner Republican county several Democratic factions whom he only can unite and thus secure to his party a less emphatic defeat than any other candidate. The fact that an effort is being made on behalf of Warren B. Eng fish has caused general surprise, for the idea has been foStered by many Demo- crats that Congressman Mcguire would have the delegation in spite of all oposl- tion, the Moffltt-Laymance element being believed to be advocates of the single taXer, with the FitZgerald-Brosnahan CO., horts acquiescing.
 Ex-Senator Moffitt has been saying that he would not take hand in politics at any time this year, and M. J. Laymance, the eX-chairman of the Democratic coun- ty central committee, has announced his intentionsof going to the Klondike. Chair man Brosnahan of the county committee is supposed to be personal friend Of Warren English, and Mir. Fitzgerald will undoubtedly be on whichever side of the local controversy Governor Budd faVorS. Mir. Laymance has stated that if English gets into the fight he might not go to the Klondike until after the convention. Mr. altogether, and MT Brosnahan, as good Democrat. would of course, favor any Alameda County man who had a good show of being elected.
 Democratic affairs in this county, but there are others. w. W. Foote may have partisan of the English family having opposed w. D. English for Governor eight years ago and Warren B. English for Congressman more recently. Foote has many admirers in this county who would like to see him make a fight for the Dem ocratic nomination for Governor. But their desire is not likely to be gratifed.
 Another factor in Alameda Democratic politics Is the Silver party leaders. George w. Baker, the head and front of the party, Is a resident of Oakland, and as there is some likelihood that the Demo- crats may seek fusion this fall with any thing that will strengthen them, Mr. Baker becomes a character of no small importance in the general situation Baker, it is said, would favor either Foote or English, notwithstanding the fact that English's brother. William D., was a pronounced gold bug In 1896.
 II can truthfully say, exclaimed MT Baker recently, that there are Englishes and Englishes, and Warren English is a good enough silver man for William J. Bryan, and that satisfies me"
 There is still another element in the Democracy to be considered: It is the farmer element in the lower end of the county. But it is said that they will not stand in the way of a home candidato. After all its defeats and it's chagrin over the fusion part of 1896, it now looks as if the Alameda Democracy is not to remain dormant in 1898.