The herald., 1898-07-28
POLITICAL NOTES
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proposes to give him a public reception
upon his arrival in this city. Details and
date will be published later.
O O O
The Sixth Republican congressional con-
vention will be held at Sacramento Au-
gust 23d, the same date as the state conven-
ton. These matters have been settled by
the congressional committee of the Sixth
district. Each county will be entitled to as
many delegates as it will have In the state
is, on basis of one dele
gate to each 200 votes cast for Presidential
Elector d. f. McKnlay. THIS will give to
Santa Cruz IL delegates, Monterey 10, San
Luis Obispo 8, Santa Barbara II, Ventura
g. and Los Angeles s., total of 1876. 1t will
be noticed that If McI.achlan has the out
side counties solid for himself, he needs
only IS votes from the Los Angeles dele
CATION to nominate him. McLachlan has
made this claim but 1t is extremely doubt
full IL he has a monopoly of these so dele
gates.
Prof. c. w. Chirds Of San Jose Is an
as a candidate for the Republican
for state superintendent of
schools. Prof. Childs was one Of the first
graduates of the state normal school CT
this state. He was elected teacher of the
normal school of San Jose in 1896, and later
was elected principal. which position he
held until last year.
Hon. E. c. Farnsworth OF Visalia is an
asprant for the Democratic nomination
for associate justice of the supreme court.
Judge Farnsworth was formerly resi-
dent of this city. A correspondent says Of
him: II have known Mr.. Farnsworth for
over seven years, both as an attorney and
as a citizen, and desire to state that he is
a profound lawyer, careful. earnest and
energetic in his profession, and man in
every way fitted to perform the arduous
duties of the high office to which he as
pires."
The resolution of the state Republican
committee, providing for assembly district
primaries in counties having more than
three assembly districts, and making it one
of the qualifications of voters at primaries
that they must be on the great register, has
stirred up hornets nest in the push camp
of the G. o. p. Jim Rea of Santa Clara is
kicking hard, and some unpleasant words
have passed between him and State Chair
man Mclaughlin, who championed the
resolution. Santa Clara Is affected by this
purity" move, and Rea, who runs Santa
Clara ptltics for himself and for the rail-
road, as the story has got out, and for the
push, finds himself unable to deliver the
goods under any such new-fangled arrange
ments.
Rea must be tangled up in this matter.
In this part of the state it is charged that
this resolution was a push movement in
the interest of the wire-pulers, and giving
to 1t this Interpretation, 1t has provoked
the wrath of the purity" element in this
part of the state.
mixed up. 1t is unexplainable, however,
how the generally united push should be
so much divided on the real purpose Of this
resolution.
The fact Is that it is undoubtedly gall
lery play for pure politics, and under
the guise of which II is proposed to do bust
ness in the old-faslffoned Republican style
Burns, Kelly and Crimmins are keeping
quiet
The San Diego Democratic county con.
vention Endorsed Mcguire for governor and
also J. W. Hughes for associate justice of
the supreme court, and elected the follow
ing delegates to the state convention: IL.
Irwin, ]. F. Nicely, o. A. Trippett, A. f.
Dodson, ]. F. Kinney, G. H. p. Shaw, r. ].
Smith. D. M. Frank, George lister, H. E.
Mills, c. w. J. Davis. w. W. Wetzell, j. NJ.
Dodge, j. M. Soto, Frank Rawson, j. H.
Mccarthy and S. S. Knowles.
Judge M. w. Comfy of MADEIRA is apt to
cut quite figure In the Democratic state
convention. The Judge wants the Demo-
cratic nomination for associate justice of
the supreme court. and, as his friends
seem to be rustling for him, he may get
1t. The judge has considerable backing.
The Fresno Expositor pays him a high
tribute as judge Of the superior court and
claims that the great San Joaquin valley
is entitled to representation upon the ST.
preme bench of this state. There Is much
truth in this statement. The valley, like
the southern part of the state, has been
sadly neglected in this respect Southern
California is also entitled to representa-
ton upon the supreme bench. The north
ern part of the state seems to have monop-
olized all the justices of the supreme court
The Expositor says that Judge Comfy is
the choice of San Joaquin valley; that his
MADEIRA and Kern counties, and that while
candidacy has already been endorsed by
MADEIRA and Kern counties, and that while
no formal Endorsements have been made
by the other counties of the valley, 1t is
sure that they will fall into line and unite
upon him. Southern California will I'M
doubtedly have representative upon the
Democratic ticket. If the valley is solid
for Judge Comfy Southern California may
be able to give him boost in return for
little assistance in the same direction.
The fight in Alameda county between Dr.
Pardee and Lawyer Davis, both ex-mayors
of Oakland, is assuming serious proper
TONS What at first was considered only
a local fight has gradually developed into
a state affair. There has been more news
paper politics worked off upon the public
relative to the petty squabble of these men
than of all the other candidates in the field
The Oakland Enquirer is making the fight
of DR.. Pardee and the Tribune is lukewarm
towards Lawyer Davis. The daily salies
and sorties of these papers are really
amusing Column after column is wasted
in an attempt to inform the dear public
which of these two candidates is the rail-
road tool The probabilities are that
neither of these gentlemen stands ghost
of a show for the Republican nomination.