The San Francisco call., 1904-09-10
CAMPAICNW ORK
IN CALIFORNIA
Majority of Fifty Thousand
for Roosevelt Is Expected
, by Republican Leaders
NAMED FOR CONGRESS
Democrats VIII Make Fight
in the Second, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Districts


State the result Of the Vermont cleo
uon is accepted as conclusive proof
that the GOLD Democrats are again vot-
ing FOR sound money and prosperity
The prediction is now made that the
lnajorites for Roosevelt next Novem-
Der in the New England and Middle
states win exceed those given by the
same States for Mckinley in 1900
Politicians here and elsewhere as
sign California TO a permanent place
in The Republican column. Party lead
ers would not be surprised il Roose-
welt should lead Parker by $4,000
votes ia This State.
The battle for Congressman In Cali
fornia promises TO be interesting. The
Republicans viii not achieve a fun
and complete triumph If single one
of the eight Congressional districts
sends a Democratic TO the House OF
representatives. With q delegation OF
zen Republicans in Congress, two sen
arors and eight Representative, the
SiaIe can command recognition
Intelligence comes 10 the Repub-
hcan State Committee that the Demo-
Gratis, while supporting Judge Parker
IN a perfunctOry manner, VIII exert
special efforts to elect their Congress
SIGNAL nominees in the Second, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth districts. The Repub-
lican leaders are quite confident OF
success in the Second, Fifth and Sixth.
The Fourth is in the air, so TO speak,
as the Republicans viii not nominate
a candidate until September p.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
J. C. Needhsm. the Republican
nominee In the Sixth District is re-
garded as very nearly invincible- Talk
in the Democratic camp that his op-
pcneut. Judge W. M Conley of Ma
dera, is a great vote-getter is not jus
tihed by figures. COnley ran for AS
sociate Justice on the Democratic
ticket in 1895. He was the nominee
OF the Democrats. the Peoples party
and the Silver Republicans. He re-
ceived 109,7z2 votes W. Van Dyke
the Democratic nominee for the other
JUsticeship. received 114,26f votes
Judge Mcguire, who headed the
Democratic ticket that year, got 12s,-
261 votes The figures plainly show
that COnley ran FAR behind his ticket
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Republicans Of the Second Con-
gressi0nal District were in bad form
two years ago. BY reason of dissen-
si0us and discord in the party many
Republicans voted for Bell, because
Frank l. COOmbs openly proclaimed
in favor Of Senator Thomas Flint for
Governor as against Henry T Gage
Bells ma fOrlty was very slight on the
face Of the returns and II IS the gen
eral impression that a recount OF the
ballots would have shown COOmbs'
election. The latter. however, did not
contest the election Bell is endeavor-
inc now 10 credit himself with meas
ures Of legislation accomplished by
Senator Perkins and other Repubii-
cans. but the only thing he accom-
plished IN Congress was the adoption
OF an amendment 10 the appropriation
bill forbiddng the aDpOruOnment OF
Federal money 10 any State soldiers
home that maintained a canteen- The
only persons i'm California benefited
bV this legislation are few saloon
keepers near YOuntville, although the
prohibition papers applaud Bell for
his efforts IN the cause Of temperance.
The Republicans Of the Second Dis
trict are now united and enthusiastic
IN support Of Duncan z McKinlay-
Bell has forfeited all chances or Re-
publican support by referring TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt as dangerous man.
The NaDa Register. one of the leading
Republican papers Of the district, In
sists that the Democratic nominee for
Congress shall define wherein the
President IS dangerous.
The Oakland Tribune's San Fran
cisco correspondent writes:
Bel is going. 70 be easy. He is q good
campaigner but his district is normally Re-
publican by a hne majority ana he has
against him this time instead Of sleepy. easy
going Manana Coomhs Duncan McKinlay.
who can travel far. stay up late and
meet as many people as he can Beyond this
hcKinlay can make far better speech than
Pell. and he has been NJ and down his dis
trict already. getting everything in shape
Marin Is another place where Bel viii be
weak. Marin sent Hearst delegation 10
s8nta Cruz. Al the head of Il was n. +.
Cochrane. the Newspaper man who led Bells
fight in the county two years ago COchrane
- for the Eapa vote for Hearst Bell turned
a deaf and Cochrane sW0re vengeance.
So Bell may be taken out of the calculation.
He Is dead one he amounted TO moth
irF In Washington anyhow. spending a large
part n MS time on a farm ia Connecticut.
and GuarreIing with IAvernash and Wynn
whenever he went Washington
FIFTH DISTRICT
All the elements Of the Republican
party OF the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict favor the election OF z. A. Hayes.
The district is normally Republican,
although in the reaDDortionment OF
500 by the State Legislature several
strong Republican Assembly districts
were taken from the Fifth to
strengthen the Republican column in
the Fourth The wise politicians, who
knew II all" blundered, because they
weakened the Fifth without giving
suficieDt reinforcement to the Fourth:
hence in the campaign Of 1902 the
party lost both districts. +. A. Hayes
is a Republican leader Of acknOWl-
e5ced ability and energy He is dis
playing tact as q politician and ell the
signs point TO his success.