The San Francisco call., 1898-03-17
POLITICIANS
 NOT UNITED Pardee M en Anxious to Have One Set of
 Delegates.
The Question Grea tly Affects the Chances of Many
 Candidates.
A. w. Bishop and Victor H. Metcalf Have Opinions of Their
 Own.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, March 16 Politicians are now interested in the methods in which the delegates to the State and Congressional conventions shall be elected, and whether one set of delegates shall serve for both duties. On this question opinion is divided. and upon it depends to a marked degree the chances of the county, gubernatorial and Con- gressional candidates. The plan of the push is to tie up the county and guber- material candidates, have but one primary for the county convention and name the State and Congressional delegates at that convention.
 The Enquirer tonight says: "In the opinion of the friends of pr. Pardee there is a gradual and certain drift of sentiment in his favor. The Pardee men are very confident that if the primary were to be held tomorrow Pardee would sweep the county in a square contest be- tween himself and MT. Davis without in- termixture of county politics Tn the fight"
 Dr. Pardee's friends are favoring the county convention method or naming State delegates, though their confidence in their man is so great that it is hard to understand their eagerness for but one convention. Victor H. Metcalf does not want any other issue but that Of a Con gressional nomination to enter into ms fight. and desires to have delegates ais,s elected to the Congressional convention with only himself and MT. Hilborn as fac tors.
 Ex-Postmaster A. w. Bishop, who has long been prominently identified with Re publican politics, made the following statement to-day:
 There is a difference of opinion in the matter of the calling of conventions or the Republican party of this county. Whether it is best to call one or two conventions, whether delegates shall be elected directly to the State and Congressional conventions at the primaries or whether the better way would be to call a county convention Tor that purpose. To my mind the proper way would be to call a convention To go to the State and Congressional conventions with divided delegation would be suicidal, as lar as accomplishing anything Tor lhls county is concerned. The Republicans or this county have been unfortunate in the past in this respect. With divided dele gatiOn nothing can be accomplished. IL would be going there to be shorn. Ii Ala lneda County wants the GoVernorshlp or Congressman, or both, 1t will be necessary that the delegation should go to the conven- tlon solid, and the deleGatlon shouId pc workers and fighters. With solidity and fighting qualities, success will attend their eiforts-otherwtse they might as well re- main at home.
 Ii Republicans of Alameda County can not agree among themselves, the balance or the State will not agree for them. We will simply get scooped on every proposition.
 My idea of the proper manner of conduct ing this fight is, to call an early conven- ton for the election of delegates to the State and Congressional conventions-separ- ate delegates to each. Then the candidates vino wis at the primaries will choose the delegates to make their fight, and there will be no question as to who the candidate will be- and the campaign will open at once, with Alameda solid, in her choice for both Governor and Congressman, and no time will be lost Otherwise, a hard fight, un- certainty, with prospective defeat, awaits 
 The county convention for selection of a = county ticket should be called for date no Vsarlier than September. That convention will have its hands full in selecting a V county ticket without being mixed up with the gubernatoriaI and Congressional fight.
 This seems to me to be the proper course of procedure and which will commend +o majority Of Intelligent Republicans of this county, and be pro- Inoter of harmony and success in the com ing battle at the polls. Any other course will tangle up the political fight in an in eXtric&ble snarl.