The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
FRIENDS OF BOTH CONFIDENT
ONE WOULD BE SENATOR, THE
 OTHER GOVERNOR.
Gage Forces Control Los Angeles, but Outside That County the
 Issue Is in
 Doubt.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.-That the City of Angels has at least two candi- dates for Republican honors is made manifest by the contention of the friends of Henry T. Gage, the candi- date for Governor, and R. N. Bulla, candidate for United States Senator. Each claims the power to control the delegates from this end of the State. The friends of Gage contend that the fight for Governor should take preced- ence over that for Senator, while the Bulla forces insist that United States Senatorship is of greater importance to the people of the southern part of the State than is the Governorship.
 The Gage fight is being made by ". E. Dunn. w. w. Parker, George l.. Arnold, Thorn and others, all pro- nounced railroad men, and, so Tar as Los Angeles County is concerned, they have control of the works. The Hurry at Cages headquarters in the Hollen- beck for the past two days assumed the proportions of a boom and that he will secure the delegation from tEis county to the State convention is gen erally conceded.
 As to adjoining counties there IS con- siderable difference of opinion as to who will control the delegates, and Bullas friends insist that they will have strength enough in the conven- tion to convince the delegates that United States Senator should come from the south, which means the sele2- tion of a Governor from the northern part of the State.
 Bulla is making a dfgnified fight. He is doing nothing to antagonize the friends of any of the other aspirants, and the part taken in the selection or delegates by him is merely with view tI,n ip0tn If h and friends. No complaint is being made by the Gage forces that Bulla has been guilty of unfair means. On the contrary, they admit that while he has been making a strong fight, 1t has been dignified and fair.
 R. J. Waters, Republican candidate for Congress in the Sixth District, has been slated for the nomination by the Gage element, and his fight is managed by w. w. Parker directly. His can
 didacy is being pushed so vigorously that 1t Is conceded he will secure the nomination at the hands of delegates
 slated for the Congressional conven- tion.
 Democratic primaries were held this 1 evening in various precincts through
 out the city and county to elect dele gates to the county convention Which 1 will meet on Wednesday to name eighty-one delegates to the State con- 1 yention Despite the fact that there | was a contest between two factions of 1 the party a very light vote was boiled. | In the Seventh and Eighth wards local ] leaders had a struggle and in those pre- | cincts the largest vote was polled. To l judge from the returns received what | is known as the 'antf-puSh element of 1 the party will organize the convention.
 The delegates to the State convention
 will be for the Mcguire and fusion pro- | gramme The only trouble will arise | over the renomination of Congressman | c. A. Barlow.
 1 Ex-Congressman James McLachlan, i who has been a candidate for the re- 1 nomination, will tomorrow announce ] his withdrawal from the race. This | leaves the field clear to K. J. Waters | and he will probably be nominated by l exclamation.