The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01

tend, by the adoption of resolution ueclarlng 1t to be the sense of this con- Ventlon that the nominee for Governor De selected from among the Repub- ncans of the northern portion of the state, and that the southern part of the state be accorded the candidate for united States Senator. Such action would not commit the convention to the cause of any man, but would be a measure tending to promote harmony and strength, a purpose that comes within the range of the scheme of league club organization.
 The men who will lead the fight on the floor of the convention against the machinations of the corporation bosses will point to the acts of Henry Gage to prove the methods by which the at tempt is being made to defeat the chances of honest and honorable men. Some months ago Gage was an- nounced as a candidate for the position of United States Senator This was done for the purpose of testing the popularity of the anti-corporation can didates who were known to have Sena- torial ambitions. The result was an overwhelming verdict for the anti-cor- poration men. Had the result been the other way Gage would have remained in the field and his monopolstic sup porters would have moved heaven and earth to exact from the present con- Ventton pledge to permit the south to select candidate for Senator. AS it was, however, another course had to be pursued. Gage was withdrawn from the Senatorial field and his unpopular friend, Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the Los Angeles Times, was induced to announce that Gage would be a candi- date for the Republican nomination for Governor. This being accomplished, the subsidized press came forward with the assertion that no particular dis trict had just claim on any particular office within the gift of the voters of the State. By this course it was hoped that the north would combine against the south, with the result that both the Governor and Senator would be lost to the south.
 Certain newspapers In this end of the State lent aid to this scheme and the same aid is being extended to the cor poration servants in this convention. NJ. H. de Young would like to wear the Senatorial toga and he and his lieu tenants are lending aid and comfort to the promoters of any plan that will de- feat the chances of prospective candi- dates from the southern or any other part of the State. H. V. Morehouse of San Jose is also on the ground to render such assistance as his railroad affilia- tions give him to the corporation pro- gramme. Warehouse would also like to honor the United States Senate by his presence as a member of that body and he is not particular as to the means he adopts to further his vaulting ambi- tion. The question seems to be one that this convention will be forced to de- eide and there are those among the party leaders who pretend to say that upon the decision depends the success of the party at the polls next Novem- Der.
 There are numerous individual politi- cal booms that are being carefully nursed under the glare of the conven- ton sun, the gentlemen who are doing the nursing paying very little attention to the grave assertion that the purpose of the convention is not to afford an opportunity for the grinding of political axes, but to promote and strengthen party organization. pr. Pardee and ex- Mayor Davis are giving the glad hand to the country delegates while not en- gagged in watching each other. To the man in the coming tower the rivalry that exists between these gentlemen ap- pears to be of that peculiar brand that readily yields to the softenng influ- ences of a nominating convention com bination. Lew Brown has smile for all and is positive in his declaration that he wants the nomination for Gov ernor or nothing His most intimate friends accuse him of holding a mental reservation in favor of the nomination for the position he now holds, but he declares that the has no faith in their powers as mind readers. Tom Flint and District Attorney Barnes have also taken advantage of the. opportunity af- forded them to mend a few holes in their political fences, and as the recep- tion accorded each of them at the mass meeting last night was about equally enthusiastic they are both in doubt as to which stands the better chance of convincing the State Convention that their proper place is at the head of the ticket.