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The Democrats and Populists Of Fresno
county have fused and nominated a full
county ticket. The best Of feeling prevailed
between the two parties. The union ticket
will certainly win out, whereas If the two
parties had nominated separate tickets they
both would have been beaten.
The probabilities are thay the Silver Re-
publican state convention will be held at
Los Angeles in the latter part of Angus.
or the early part Of September. The matter
however, is yet undecided.
The peoples party will hold their county
convention in this city on the 2Sth OF this
month The matter of fusion with the
other silver and reform parties OF the
county will come before the convention
for consideration and decision. This is the
proper way of determining the fusion ques-
| tion.
Judge Hughes Of the San Diego superior
court Is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for justice Of the supreme court.
The Democrats and Populists of San d.
ego county are doing little preliminary
fencing over the fusion question. The pros
poets are fair for an agreement.
Charles F. McKelvey of Santa Ana Is
a candidate to succeed himself from that
assembly district. Mr.. McKelvey has al
ready served two years In the lower house
at Sacramento.
Martin Aeuirre has announced himself as
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for sheriff. Martin is at present deputy
in Sheriff Burr's office, and people are Won
dering whether Burr is to pull out OF the
race or whether Martin Is pulling the old
game of deputyship.
n n. Ward Is announced as a candidate
| to succeed himself as clerk of the supreme
court Democrats should not object to this
Icandidacy, for If Ward is nominated he
will have his record as clerk of this county
| to answer for.
The San Bernardino Free Press says:
The Republicans have just cause to feel
alarmed at the 'silvercrats" pulling to-
gether. II the three parties that are
championing the rehabilitation of silver
will all work for the success of the prin-
ciple rather than men, the nomination
of one silver ticket will be necessary.
In that event the strongest men the Re-
publicans might put up would be
"weak nominations"
T. l.. Starr. long time resident OF Los
Angeles. and dairyman without guile, is
twinkling forth as a possible Republican
candidate for sheriff.
The meeting of the Silver Republican club
last week at its club house in this city
was very much like business. Fifty or more
delegates from various parts of the county
were present. The meeting was held for the
purpose of selecting campaign chairman
of the county committee, providing for
calling a county convention, appointing a
committee of conference on fusion and In
general to take the necessary steps to be-
| gin ayigorous campaign. n. H. Hewitt
was elected chairman and U. 8. G. Todd Sec
retary.
Th4s club did excellent campaign work
| in the last campaign and turned many votes
to Mr.. Bryan. Since the last campaign 1t
| has maintained its organization and today
II seems to have as much vim and fire as
| it had two years ago.
The sentiment of this meeting was strong
ly in favor of coalition with the Democrats
| and Populists, and the vote they will be able
| to turn to the union ticket will materially
assist in swelling the majority over the Re-
publican county and state tickets IN No
vember.
| The efficiency of this party in the cam
paien as well as the large number of Silver
Republican votes in the county is consid-
cred by the old line Republicans as a Sc
rious menace to the success of their ticket.
They are not mistaken in this fact and If
the silver forces realize what fair and
square union ticket means to them. half as
much as the Republicans fear they would
not be quite so short-sighted In their views.
| For some time past it has been taken for
granted that one of the two nominees for
associate justice of the supreme court upon
south and that Judge Clark of our superior
court would be the nominee. Lately, how
ever, 1t has developed that Judge Clark
is not in touch with Uncle Coils and his
man Friday. Herrin, and grave doubts are
for it is said that Herrin is very much in
terested in selecting the men who shall be
nominated upon the Republican ticket and
that Judge Clark has displeased him some
how or other.
| Just who uncles man will decide upon
and present to the Republican state conven-
ton for its approval in the place of Judge
Clark has not yet been published, but there
is little doubt that John Muir or Frank
Flint would be able to give tip.
The contest in the north for the Repub-
lican nomination for one of the associate
| justices of the supreme court seems to lie
between Justices Mcfarland and Van Fleet,
with the chances in favor of the former, not
because the former Is more of Southern
Pacific man than the latter, but because
they are both acceptable to the same polit-
| ical Dovvar and in fhfa even handed fRht