The San Francisco call., 1898-07-21
Oakland ofice San Francisco Call

sos Broadway, July 20.
 The State Central Committee having announced that it is ready to take up the work of the fall campaign, Repuo- hcans in Alameda County have sud- denly become very active. After next Saturday, when the committee meets there will be some definite object in sight for which to work, and the groV- cling in the dark regarding primaries apportionment and time CT the state convention will be over.
 The two rival political camps, headeo respectively by W. E. Davis and Dr' Pardee, are just now interesting poll ticians to the almost total exclusion Of all other matters, not exceplng even the Congressional contest The IrleLus of ParGee, who have cOnsideraOy ue- creased in number during the past two months, are straining every nerve 10 make a good appearance for thelI m dependent candidate. Many or those who are anxious to be known as fte- pUblicans and who started out along the Pardee trail are now dese:tng mat camp and allying themselves with the Republican candidate for the t1rst place on the State ticket. During the past week one of the most positive p[oois Of the trend Of popular feeling mas been shown by the frantic efforts or candl- dates for national and county oflces 10 disclaim all connection with the guoer- material fight. Not a candidate can be found who will frankly admit that he Is making his fight in connecuon with Mir Davis or especially with MT. Pardee, if such candidate expects 10 go before a Republican convention.
 Dr. Pardee hates to hear the truth
 .E-E~ n a more 1t Is the truth about himseI. A few days ago he published statement headed The Mask Off.' The naturSI presumption would be that after seeing the heading. 1t would be followed by a confession from the doctor" For many years the doctor, according to hls own statements, has been hiding under all kinds of masks, and the reader or his organ expected to be informed as to which one of the masks was off. But such presumption was followed by grievous disappointment pr. Pardee says: Whatever a few selfish political schemers may do or say the immense majority of the Republicans of the county want an Alameda County can didate nominated for Governor. and not only that, but they will support him when nominated. They may have their preferences as to who the candi-
  mean that If their own candidate be not selected. they will not vote for the nominee" For once Dr. Pardee, the independent candidate, inadvertently told the truth, and 1t is a puzzle to the Republicans why the doctor should have done so. There is only one little correction to be made in the quoted statement. It should read, "the i'm mense majority of the Republicans of @H r7~ Q Republican candidate for Governor then 1t would have been perfect.
 With infinitesimal exception" says Dr. Pardee in his most recent article published in his paper regarding him self. the friends of either candidate nominated by-a Republican conEen- tion." This is very generous of Dr. PaTdee to offer his Independent follow ing to the Repul licans. but judged in the light Of the doctors past record, 1t must be very humiliattng to himself. Tn recent campaigns the doctor has done everything possible according to his own speeches to disrupt local Re pubncanism. He has two things to boast of. and he has boasted Of them often One Is that he walked out or the Republican convention and devoted his energies to electing John Glascock, a Democrat, for Mayor, and the other IS that he allowed himself to become what he calls selfish political schemer" fo1 the purpose of securing his own cleo ton as Mayor and beating Tim l.. Bar ker. a lifelong Republican and an old time honored citizen of Oakland.
 If this spirit among Dr. Pardee's fol- lowers be changed, and he says in his article, there is probably less Of this feeling at the present time than on al most any former occasion" then the 'fnfnitesimal exception" must be Dr Pardee himself. This deduction is borne out by the manner in which Dr Pardee through his organ is besmear- ing. ridiculing and misrepresentins everything done in the interests of the Republican candidate from this county
 we know of no advocates of Dr Pardee who would refuse to support MT. Davis They have only the friend Hest feeling toward that gentleman and the highest opinions of his motives and ability" says the doctor. If GOV could laugh 1t would laugh itself int hysterics at this statement, viewed il the ligbt of the reports O. MT. Davis doings and meetings that have ap peared in pr. Pardee's paper. If it b an impression of friendly feeling" ii 1 be a proof of respect to a gentleman. if 1t be a demonstration of 'the highes opinion of his (Mr. DavisO motives an' ability to treat man as the Repuoli can candidate has been treated in pr Pardee's paper, then it is lime AgneW and similar places were turned loose for the wrong class of people are nov contained within their walls. It would