The record-union., 1898-08-24
The Convention Will Get
Down to Work
To-Day.

cation, held yesterday morning, which
it was reported, had unanimously
agreed to cast it's entire vote for l.. II
Brown.
Mr.. Browns friends also claimed that
he had thirty-two votes in the Alameda
delegation, which would be thrown to
him after the first ballot, and that
after the second vote, if no result was
secured, he would get the entire sixty
eight votes of that delegation. They
also claimed that he has friends in the
San Francisco delegation who cannot
be swerved, even by the adoption OF
the unit rule, to vote for any other can
didate.: 1t was further said that Mr..
Brown has a strong following from
other counties south of Tehachapi, and
that he will get a strong vote from
Tulare and Fresno Counties. THESE,
added to his strength in the center and
north, his friends say, will make him
formidable, even in the face of the
SLATE"
ON THE SECOND BALLOT.
The Gage contingent was resting
easily last evening, and claimed every
thing in sight for their candidate. They
considered that the opposition candi-
dates, though their following made a
great deal of noise, would cut no inn
portant figure when it came to voting.
One of the foremost politicians Of Los
Angeles, in speaking on the SUBJECT,
said: I'VE will give Gage two ballots
in which to win out. He could WIN 1ust
as easily on the first ballot, but l dont
think it would be good politics for nm
to do So We want to give those dele
gates who are with US, and VINO are
pledged to vote for other candidates,
chance to redeem those pledges py
casting one vote according TO lnstruc-
tions. and on the second ballot they
will flop over and nominate Gage. Ihere
will no doubt be a centering OF the
opposition on some one candidate, put
we claim to have enough votes, anu 10
spare, for our candidate.
THE KNIFE FOR KIRK.
The fight for the nomination for Su-
perintendent of Public instruction
warmed up yesterday, and the friends
of Samuel T. Black, the present incum--
bent, claimed that his success was an
assured fact, as many delegates who
were formerly adherents of Kirk had
stepped over into Blacks camp.
The trouble with the Kirk delegation
hinged. it was said, on the fact that
while he had promised to work for the
nomination of Pillsbury, as against
Needham for Congress in the Seventh
District he had failed to deliver the
goods and as a consequence the dele
cations from Tulare and Kings coun-
ties, his principal stronghold, would
knife him and vote for Black.
MANY MEN HAVE THEIR SAY.
1t was noticeable all day yesterday
in the convention as well as out-that
men expressed themselves with a grea
deal of freedom on the convention and
its work II was the general opinion
that the delegates We're sincerely in
earnest and that 1T was the all-pervad-
ing ambition of those assembled to put
UP a ticket that would win. The fol-
lowing are some of the opinions caught
in the hurry of organization yesterday:
Charles Garter, ex-United States Dis
trict Attorney: This is a fine body of
men, and 1 think they will nominate a
ticket that will win. With the prin-
ciples of the party, with representative
men of brains on the ticket, and with
the record of the late war behind Us
it will be hard to lose.
George knight: Things look all right,
and | believe the convention will do
something worthy the support of the
people / feel that its judicial nonA-
nees, as we'll as the entire ticket VIII
be one worthy of the people.
ID Af
the Port of San Francisco: L am here
to look after my sons fight for Attor-
ney General. 1t looks all right, though
Ford is a good man, and 1t is not a
walkover, though things look better ev-
cry hour / believe the heads of the
party have about decided that Gage is
an available man, though / say nothing
against any other candidate. Any of
them can win in this campaign.
Fred NJ Campbell: 1t is a fine look
ing body of men, and it is sure todo
something worthy of the delegates who
have been intrusted with the response
bility of naming the Republican NOM
inees.
Jacob H. Neff: You can say that 7
am under no boss, and that l shall
circumstances. / am here as a Repuh-
lican for the purpose of doing all in my
power to see that the principles of the
party are carried out by strong ticket.
Judge Post: 1t looks very much like
Gage, while the other fights are all
mixed up 1t is no mans walkover.
Fitzgerald ought to be put up for Gov
ernor
Attorney General Fitzgerald: j think
this is a good convention. all right, but
they do not seem to think much of me.
Mayor Land: / thing Gage is in the
lead, but If he does not win on the first
ballot | believe Brown will beat him:
Brown is bright fellow, and he seems
10 be making great deal of headway
with the delegates. / hear that he will
give Gage big run.
Colonel Stone: Nobody has a walk
over in any fight you can name, and
there will not be much satisfaction un-
Ill there is an actual counting of noses
FRANK Powers: There may be states,
but some of them will be broken be-
fore the thing is over. / think the
nominees of this convention will unite
the strength of the party.
Emile Bauer: 1t is all nonsense to
say that Mcguire will beat the man de-