The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08

Grant, has been in the city of late and II
reported by the legpullers to have left :
good $4,000 here, though where it went ant
what gold bricks he got in exchange for BIZ
money has not been ascertained. Wher
Mr.. Grant heard that a caucus of the South
ern California delegates was to be held q
the chamber of commerce, he seems to hav'
jumped at the conclusion that Senator X
N Bula had some sort of scheme he in
tended to work for his own advantage ant
the San Diego candidate at once postet
here and is reported to have brought Mr.
Kelly with him. This was on the 2sth ult
Mr. Grant opened secret headquarters at hi
hotel, and sent for many of the delegates t.
call on him. Some went ana others declined
the invitation. During this time Mr.. Kelly
is said to have depleted his roll to a consid
cradle extent Not among the legislators
elect, but among those who, he was led t.
believe, had influence with them. The re
suits, of course, have not been learned
Mr.. Bulla had no trap to spring, and Mr.
Grant might have as well remained in Sar
Francisco or San Diego as far as finding
anything to overcome in the way of a new
scheme.
The statement has been made that Mr.
Grant stated openly that his campaign had
proved to be much more costly than he an
ticipated, having already expended nearly
$4,000 in the furtherance of his ambition
However this may be- and whatever the re
suit, it can be stated as an absolute fact that
Mr.. Grant has either been deceived or is
letting his imagination run loose in poetic
fancies, for many of the members that he
. claims as pledged to him are not, and can
not be for him, for the Bula people have
unqualified and absolute assurances of the
vote of the very same men, given in such a
manner as to leave no doubt as to their sin
cerity.
The report that the Times of this city
was about to come out for the San Diego
man is baseess, and was so pronounced last
night on authority of l.. +. Mosher, the
managing editor of the paper. THAT story
is news to me-" he said last evening. eve
have no such intention, and you can say so
So far we have not espoused the cause OF
any candidate, and we have no immediate
intention of taking up any man candidacy
There is nothing in the story at ALL"
BACON'S MISSION.
Walter Bacon, who is said to have been
in the east, particularly Washington, in the
interests of Mr.. Grant, has returned. Mr.
Grant denied some days ago that Bacon
was in Washington in his interest, but the
original statement came from a close friend
of the atter's, and can be depended on
What Bacon sought to accomplish is not
known, but there is good reason to believe
that he wanted the aid of the administers
ton, and possibly tried to make up the
breach between Huntington and Grant. In
nf Chant caiI or1o
that he would bet even money now that
Grant would win the election, and that
Herrin had or would receive orders to give
Burns or Knight the throw-down as easily
as possible, but none the less to dump him,
and all the other possibilities, and throw
all the votes he can control to the San Diego
man. So strongly does the man who told
this believe this that he will wager a large
amount at even money that he is correct
On the other hand, Mr. Bula feels more
confident of success than ever before. He
will have the support of Mr.. Valentine Of
this city and also of Mr. Belshaw of Contra
Costa, both of whom were opponents oil
Wrights for the speakership.
BULLA'S PROSPECTS
Mr. Bullas friends are making sackless
campaign, but are basing their pleas for
their candidate on his work in the legsla
ture. A point that they are counting on is
the fact that recently the supreme court OF
Illinois sustained the constitutionality Of
a Torrens land title bill modelled exactly on
the one he introduced and had passed at the
last session, which they argue shows his
ability to overcome the technical legal dan
gers of progressive legislation. The fact of
his being the author and securing passage
OF the delinquent tax law which corrected
one of the greatest abuses the people have
ever had to endure, is also being made a
point of vantage for his campaign.
GAGE AGAINST GRANT
The serious breach between Governor.
elect Gage and Mr.. Grant is another ele.
ment which has not been counted on as
much as it deserves, for Mr.. Gage is Indian.
like in his love for revenge and his unre-
lenting disposition. He feels more than ag-
grieved at Mr.. Grant, and yesterday in this
city for the second time said so in plain
words, as follows:
81 am not friendly to Mr.. Grant for the
good reason that he or some of his friends
were treacherous to the state ticket during
the campaign down in San Diego county"
TO anyone who knows Mr. Gage those
words are sufficient indication of his in
tentions during the senatorial fight to come
up after he is governor de facto, and has
more power with members of the legislature
than those who are not informed on polite
iCal methods can estimate.
Before l leave the subject of the senator
ship" said Mr.. Gage yesterday, 81 want
to say that shall utterly oppose any can
didate who is not open and above-board in
favor of San Pedro. The candidate will
have to proclaim himself in advance"
1t is not easy to mistakethis language. 1t
means what it says, of course, but it also
means whole lot more, for it specifically
indicates the governor-elect's intention to
take an active part in the campaign. His
character is such as to make it clear that
this will be both a negative campaign on his
part against the men he does not like and a
positive one in favor of the lucky one whom
he decides to support, and it is dollars ia
doughnuts that he will stick to what was
understood when Mr.. Bulla took charge of
the meeting at the pavilion during his cam.
paign, that the Los Angeles man will have
his helping hand.
in THE NORTH
In San Francisco the triangular fight be-
tween Col. John Dough Spreckels, Gen.