The San Francisco call., 1899-11-06
DisConsoIate at It'd
ings of Defeat.
DAVIS SUCCESS is CERTAIN
CHEERFUL ATMOSPHERE At RE
PUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
Returns From All Sections of the
City Tndicase That the Battle
for Good Government Has
Been Practically Won.

-HE feeling at the different politi-
cal headouarterS has strong
Davis tinge. To judge from the
atmosphere that surrounds the
- places from which the orders are
issued 10 the campaign workers
everything is going the Davis way. Two
. meetings We're held yesterday afternoon
one Of the Republican officers OF cleo
lion and the other Of the Democrats,
who will hold forth Tuesday in the cleo
ton booths. At one the men took their
instructions and went their way Al the
other there was a feeling OF confidence
and an expression Of enthusiasm Tor the
victory that seems certain Tor Horace
Davis.
The Phelanites are not happy. Some
thing has happened. They may be Ike
the old woman who attempted to sweep
the tide back with q broom The tide
of popular favor has set in for Horace
Davis and there does not seem 10 be any
Democratic way of heading II off That
may account for the gloom that movers
over the headquarters Of the Phelan
camp. and for the frosty atmosphere that
perVaded the meeting OF Democratic cleo
ZION officers held yesterday afternoon at
Metropolitan Temple.
There is no disaffection IN the Republi-
can ranks All true blue Republicans are
for Davis. The Democrats are not united.
The spOils of office have spoiled the
chances Of the party for success to-mor-
row The division Of the fruits Of a pros
peCuve victory has demOrallzed the lead
ers They have deserted their whole
ticket and have gone on IN squads 10 the
Democratic candidates VINO promise the
greatest number OF IaVOrs IN The event OF
victory. The talk Is that Phelan has
given the word that he must be elected
even if every other candidate on the TICK
In the Republican column the feeling is
entirely different. Every branch OF the
party-eyery Republican organization has
but one purpose the election Of Horace
Davis and the whole hepublican ticket
AT the headquarters Of the Republican
County Central Committee the feeling OF
confidence and determination IS marked
The leaders state that everything points
TO q Republican victory anu back up the
assertion by reports received from every
section of the city. in the History Build
ing. where Horace Davis has his head
quarters, the atmosphere Of absolute con
1idence is cheering and invigoraung. With
the battle practically over. the generals
are satisfied with their work and the re-
turns from all quarters justify them IN
asserting that the people are with them.
They state with pOsltiVeness that the cleo
tiOn of the Republican standard bearer IS
no longer in doubt. 1t Is as absolutely
assured as anything can be in politics.
The only speculation in the Davis head
quarters IS as TO the size OF the major
Where the Democrats congregate in the
Columbian Building the air Is frosty and
the gloom that has settled over the place
is depressingly apparent The men IN
charge stil assert that Phelan is IN the
air but they do not put any emphasis on
their statement that he Will ever be any
place else. There IS a lack of sincerity
In what information Is given out 1t IS
not backed up but by that demeanor
which CharaCteriZes men who are talking
according to their convictions. Every
thing IS said in a half-heaTted way, and It
does not take sage to appreciate what
IS back of it all. The same feeling was
manifested at the meeting of the Demo-
cratic officers of election at MetropoHtan
Temple There w & q lost cause atmOS-
phere about It that was not cheering to
the Phelanite heart.
The Democratic old woman can not
sweep back the Davis tide with Phelan
broom.
The campaign committee Of the Repub-
lican County Committee announced last
night that the figures obtained from
canvass Of the city give assurance of
Horace Davis election by a majority
ranging from two thousand five hundred
to four thousand. A 3. Truman said
that the committees -canvassers had
taken the greatest care to reach the
facts Of the situation and that he had
not the slightest doubt Of Republican
victory.
It is known that Boss Rainey and Nc
Nab are now bending their energies to
save Phelan.. Lane and Dodge from de-
feat. In order to save these three saints
Of Gavin NCNab's collection all other
Democratic candidates may be sacri-
feed at the pleasure Of the Committee
Of One Hundred. The indications point
10 a general knitting Of jeremiah Deasy
and Dennis Geary. Democrats who re-
member the merciless knitting of Mcguire
TO save Phelan in 1898 may conjecture
the fate in store for Deasy
Nothing should induce Republicans to
waver in the firm resolve to vote the
straight Republican ticket. Victory is
In sight for every nominee Of the party
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