The San Francisco call., 1898-08-13
GOVERNOR, OR SENATOR. OR BOTH ?

THE replies to The Calls inquiry for favorites for the gubernatorial nomination brought out
 symptoms of the existence of an expectation,
 not to say pan in Southern California, looking to securing for that section of the State both the Cover nor and the United States Senator. The Call has no quarrel with the local spirit and loyalty Of any part ot the State But we desire to admonish all sections that such spirit must be tempered by reason and jus tice. If 1t overleap these 1t defeats itself
 The idea IS propagated i'll the south that as the northern end of the State had the Governor and both Senators long, it is good tune to hark oack TOT
 reason for claiming both for the south until gene ral average is established, and thereafter to divide evenly. Southern California has had three Cover nors. Stoneman Markham and Waterman As the State has had nineteen persons the office ot Gov ernor it will be seen that the process of establishing an average requires that six more shall be elected from that section As twenty-four individuals have held the office of United States Senator, only one being from south of the Tehachap to get average will require the election of eleven more from that part of the State We may ask we hope without ofense, what will happen while the Republicans Of Southern California are carrying out this policy ot equalization and average?
 There are signs that some men there believe 1t should be entered upon a crusade to right wrong, to avenge long existing neglect. 1his IS Strd1ned Ot II. Inc SctlAeISit oI the State began and for long continued in the north The great resources of the south lay undeVeloped and the lure of its physical charms unknown until recent years Since then there has not been manifested disposition on the part of Northern California Re publicans to deny complete justice to the south Ot Markham's majority for Governor Northern Cali fornia contributed 6IIo, the south only 1920 The north has in the spirit given her share, far 1n excess of the votes contributed by the south to the election of two Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor one of whom became Governor.
 There is no evidence in the record of any other de- sire than to live in party anty and comty with the souh and to give her the prominence in party ooun- cil and public government justified by her import ance.
 Therefore it is not susceptible of demonstration that Southern California Republicans have any wrongs to right or neglect to avenge, omission to make even.
 Early in the preparation for the campaign that is impending there was an earnest desire to find out what the south wanted. As early last October the Les Angeles Times frankly declared that in the divi sion of party honorS the south wanted the Senator In this expression of preference the Times joined by the Los Angeles Journal Orange Post, Los An geles Record Los Angeles Germania, Lompoc Jour nal South Pasadenan, Santa Ana Blade, Los Angeles Daily Gazette, Pomona Progress, Los Angeles In vestor Farmers Friend, and nearly fifty other Re publican papers of Southern California, embracing practically the entire party press of that section. This expression not changed until recently It showed no variableness nor shadow of turning until within six weeks Many months went by with 1t estab- ished as the plan and preference of the party down there We submit to reasonable Republicans in the south who desire party that the change in this sentiment based on the hope that the south get both Governor and Senator is not conducive to party harmony nor success.
 The party to succeed must leave sense of con tentment and justice with all sections of the State and must have candidate for Governor whose party, public and private record needs no defense We can not go into this campaign explaining or defending either Too much IS at stake. The election of Mcguire with his long catalogue of communistic and anarchstic expressions is danger too serious to be incurred We do not hesitate to say that 1t will be more disastrous to California than would have been the election of Denis Kearney in the height of the sand-lot movement. We must go into this campaign on its public issues, without stopping to defend the personal record or questionable affiliations of our candidate