The San Francisco call., 1898-08-02
HARNEYITES
 APPEAL ID
 VOTERS. State Treasurer Is the Only Office Left. AN RESURRECTION IMMINENT CORPORATIONS ARE OUT FOR GAGE AND DE YOUNG. The Southern Man Is Being Boomed for the Purpose of Defeating ,:' BuIla for United States :.
 Senator. '.-
AN RESURRECTION IMMINENT
CORPORATIONS ARE OUT FOR
 GAGE AND DE YOUNG. =,

Those men who have been bewailing the lack of interest in matters political are destined to have all of the excite ment for which their hearts cah wish during the days that will elapse between now and the date of the big conYen- tions. Prospective candidates of all par ties, realizing that time is short, and promises. uncertain, are now hard at work: perfectlng their combinations and 8cauiF* ing such strength as they may in: an tlci- patton of the struggle that will occur be-. tween those who are seeking place on the regular party tickets.
 In the Democratic camp a full-fedged' insurrection is in progress. from one. end of the State .te; the other The TOW that. was started in this city Q few months ago between the Harney and Sullivan: factions of the local :Democracyl, and which is still in full force and effect, has: had the effect of drawing the entire party: in the State into the wrangle. So bitter has the fight become, in fact; that there. is every probability. that the better eleT. ment in the party will openly declare against the professional politicians and so =: called refOrmers who are now in .poWer, to the end that the party. may be saved from utter defeat for all time to come. :
 There are. also lively, times ahead. for the Republicans, though the -motive for ac-: tiVity. cones from a different source from that which threatens the life of the Democratic party. eThe..recent" action of. the. State Central Committee and the ut terances of Chairman. Mclaughlin, both of which have received the comm endatons of all good citizens of: whatever. shade of political belief; have%7had the effect: of forcing the corporation Influences to: come out Into the open; Evidence. of this Is found il the maf(ner in which, the. South ern. PadfiC Company Is pushing the can didacy of Henry Gage for Governor, 4arid also the manner in which the sarae cor poration is lending aid. and. comfort to the perennial -ambftiQn<pf M: H: de Young to become United Sta teSe Senator .:. =.
 A few days age five disgruntled job chaSe-s' who arelWhoHyy unknown out side vist to Chairfnan McLaughlfn for. the I purpose Of making secret. protest. based on imaginary. charges; against the: pro ] posed candidacy of CongressInan Loud; I They were given curt reception and ordT. The sChronicie devoted a .cQlum n i of space to an alleged *accounti of how: a I delegation of ''forty1 promfnent:%citizens ha( called upon. .Chairman MCLaughlin for the purpose .of expressing their dis J approval of Congressman Loud: "a dfsap- I pr5val that was: described. as being "a throwing sentiment in the Fifth Congress Il sDnaI District It: may be interesting tc note in this connection that one of: the candidates for the Congressional nornin- aion. in the Fifth District Is Eddie Wolf The fact that Wolf is one of the. hold over State Senators and as such. vii! have a vote to cast: for the next United win De Yo1ngJs championship: of his candidacy and the awkward lie concern ing the growing sentiment against
 According to: the present corporation pro gramme Cages candidacy Is to be pressed for alF.it Is. worth, particularly in the southern portion of the state, and at the same time every effort Is to be put forth to. effect combinations in. the in- Senator: The Gage Boom Is being pro noted for double. purpose. Efrst, be- cause there Is. the barest sort or possl- Bility that he may. receive the :guberna- torial nominations. and he would, In the event of his. election, be in a. position to promote the interests of the corporations from the chair of the chief executive. The main consideration is, however. to defeat R. N. B9llla. for United States Sen ator. If the Republicans of the. southren portion Of the State can be divided in fhefr choice as. between Senator and Gov ernor the desired. end. may be accom- piished; hence the strained effort that Is .being made',:to put Gage forward. as a popular candidate for: Governor The tis@i-, -7ar viii receive the nomination.. but they think.they can .ttivfdn sent, vn@r1tt in the south. to the detFiment :of Bulla and at the same time. send Gage atO' the = conven+i0n witt, n few votes tllat will prove valuable for trading purposes = z In view of: the stanu taken oyf:ths t2tate: Central Committee itfs clear. that these v-ell-laid plans will blow uD and that the nominees of the convention VIII pc. lneH who will have the confidence, ana TeSpect'
 
 seen the affairs of. the State administered Over in Alameda. County the pelttical pot Is bubbHng rerrily ana mere $ aHp91 dtHi1s who claim the Rrtvtlege oi @laNlIis lheir @ fingers in the stew. .:Br:':Pardee ana e&- Mayor Davis both claim te nave thinSS a5 all their own way and 1t is even '.sa1d lc that cPardee has had. his measure taKef' for his inaugural suit: He boasts or nay ing his private brand on every voter III the district though it Is predicted that when he makes his convention rouhu,u he will not find enough stock to l9ao a handrar, Davis has been making Qulel and. intelligent campaign aau iI,dr .ha chances Alameda has of becoming the home of the next Governor must rest with him.
 ss Congressman Hilborn's chances for a1 a .reneminatton. in the Third Congresslonai District are apparently not of the pest on. account of the uneXpected strength shown by his rival. Victor MetcalI- ne latter's strength was shown lew daXS ago when his supporters succeeoeo III having the State and Congressional pr1-' Tnaries held separately This IS helc 70 he a hard~blow to the Hilborn forces, as they are said to lack organization and Will be unable. to secure the majority or the district delegation at a separate pr19 mary. The contest will be a close one and. Is proving to he of more real inter est to the voters of the district than the fight between the gubernatoriaI eandi- dates.
 In the Democratic fold the situation has reached the critical stage and complete disruption of the party seems imminent. The trouble began when the State Central Committee cast precedent to the winds and elected to become the governing body of the San Francisco. Democracy. with Chairman Afford, Frank H. Gould and ''Whispering'S Gavin McNab as trus- tees. The last straw was the nomination of Mcguire by the tenderlein portion of the pinto Populist convention. This is looked upon by the Democrats ais an at. tempt to shove Mcguire down the throat of the Democratic party, as it really leaves the Democratic convention no other choice for. Governor unless. 1t elects to throw fusion to the winds, and this Is I not all
 The fusion agreement. which is recog- nized as the work of Maguires political henehmep. makes such an apportfonment of the State offices that there is practic-