The San Francisco call., 1904-12-30
TWO ASPIRANTS
WELL IN FRONT
Bard and Flint Display Ac-
tivity in the Contest
for Seat in the Senate
RUFF AND JOHN DAILY
Failure of the South to Unite
Nay Lead to Candidacy
of Judge John F. Davis

The ranks of visiting statesmen in
San Francisco were materially rein
forced yesterday by the arrival of State
Senators and Assemblymen. Many of
the legislators visited Bard headquar-
ters III the Mutual Savings Bank build
ing and Flint headquarters, room 262,
Palace Hotel. 1t is the talk Of poll
ticians that Bard and Flint will be the
leaders on the early balloting for the
Senatorship. Bards leading support
ers have advised the Senator that he
ought to come to Sacramento. 1t is
said that Flint will have a legion of
boomers at the State capital next week.
AS Congress meets again on January 4,
Senator Bard may be constrained by
sense of public duty to deny himself
the pleasure Of visiting Sacramento
while the Legislature is in session.
Inside comment on the Senatorial sit
uation is to the effect that the or
ganization" has resolved to keep hands
off the contest. 1t is known that
strong. but unavailing. pressure has
been exerted to induce the Southern
Pacific railroad people to declare op-
position to the reelection of Senator
Bard
Many members OF the Legislature
will arrive in San Francisco to-day
leave here for Sacramento tomorrow
evening. Bard headquarters at the
Capitol Hotel and Flint headquarters
at the Golden Eagle will be opened to-
morrow night.
Governor Pardee returned to the
State capital yesterday. The assertion
is made by his friends that he Is taking
contest. General George Stone, chair
man of the Republican State Central
Committee, is also said to be dwelling
in the neutral zone.
The prediction is made by United
Republican Ieaguers that A. Ruef will
receive eighteen votes for United States
Senator. 1t Is claimed that he will be
supported on several ballots by Sena-
tors Nelson, Markey, Bunkers, Wolfe,
Bauer, French and Keene and by As
semblymen Atkinson, Anthony, Beck
ett. Cullen, Lucey. MCGOWAN, McNam-
ara, Meincke, Mindham, Strohl and
Vogel
Rumor goes that Senator Welch and
Assemblyman Treadwell will vote for
John d. Daily. Postmaster Arthur Fisk
will be supported by Senator Short
ridge and Assemblyman Jones.
Among the statesmen in the city are:
Senators Howard A. Broughton, Los
Angeles; John B. Irish, Sierra; c. B.
Greenwell, Santa Barbara; Assembly
men John A. Bliss, Alameda; F. A.
Cromwell, Sonoma; Ernest Weyand,
Colusa; DR.. w. F. Gates, Oroville; E.
T. Maxwell, Wheatland; w. D. L. Held,
Ukiah; Z. NJ. Pyle, Santa Barbara, and
William H. Wickersham, San Pedro
1t is generally conceded by the Re-
publicans that some Senatorial candi-
date residing In Southern California
should be chosen Senator, but failure
on the part of the southern representa-
tives to agree may cause the intr0duc
ton of John F. Davis of Amador as a
candidate. 1t is remarked that Davis
superior attainments as a public man
would surely enlist the admiration of
the Legislature. Speaking of his pro-
posed candidacy this comment was
made yesterday in the Palace court:
Judge Davis is recognized everywhere
in California as a high class man. The
quality of his oratory and the char
acter of his utterances were an in
spiration to President Roosevelt when
the latter visited the Union League
Club in this city. Judge Davis, by rea-
son of his scholarly attainments and
his ability to impress his views upon
others, would command marked atten-
ton in the United States Senate"