The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
DISCUSS FIGHT
FOR THE TOGA
Judge Mckinley Returns
and Expresses Preference
for Senatorial Candidate
FLINT Is THE MAN
Henry I. OXnard and George
A. Knight Are Rivals for
the Favor of President

lllO Il oNOl VI ~ AOcAuNAS
Four recognized candidates for the
honor Of representing California in the
Senate of the United States are now in
the field. Three of the aspirants.
Thomas r. Bard, Henry T. Oxnard and
Frank P. Flint, hail from the south.
and it is general gossip in political
camps that the solid support Of South
ern California delegations will ulti-
mately go TO one of the three-the one
that develops the greatest strength in
the Legislature.
The candidacy Of George A. knight is
causing a deal Of comment in political
circles. Common rumor is to the effect
that both Oxnard and Knight stand
high in the favor of President Roose-
welt, but nobody expects the President
to indicate a preference for either. In
the Union League Club yesterday the
remark was made that George knight
should post himself at once and ascer-
tain how to pronounce the Presidents
name and not fall into the error Of COO
ing the first syllable of Roosevelt.
Henry T. Oxnard makes no mistake
in pronouncing the Presidents name
George Hatton, the manager of Mr.
Oxnard's Sena torial campaign, is not
disturbed in the slightest degree by the
reports of cordial friendship existing
between the President and Mr.. Knight
Mr.. Hatton recalls the incident that
the President on his memorable visit
to California set aside the committees
programme ana went miles out of the
way on his special train to pay visit
to his friend OXnard at the town of
Oxnard. Mr.. knight, it is said, may
recall many demonstrations of Presi-
Dental regard, but he will have TO get
a move on if he expects TO Outclass Ok
nard in this line of campaigning.
FLINT'S LAW PARTNER.
Judge ]. w Mckinley, chairman of
the California delegation in the late
! Republican National Convention ar
rived in the city yesterday on his re-
I turn trip to Los Angeles, and at once
+ declared himself in favor of Frank P.
Flint for United States Senator to sue
! ceed Thomas r. Bard. AS Judge Nc
( Kinley is Mr.. Flint's law partner in
F Los Angeles the declaration does not
4 create special wonder.
/ Senator c. W. Pendleton of Los An
geles is in San Francisco studying the
/ Senatorial signs. If he can get re-
+ lease from Lankershin he Will visit
( the Flint camp.
State Senator Thomas Flint of San
/ Juan was at the Union League Club
( yesterday. 1t is well known that he
+ is partial to the candidacy of Senator
! Bard, and entertains the belief that
! the latter will win out in the south,
/ Senator Thomas Selvage of Humboldt
/ is also in town. He is classed as one
] of the leaders Of the knight forces.
THE ORGANIZATION.
There is more or less talk about what
! the organization intends to do. 1t
is said that interior members of the
/ Legislature viii not declare prefer
ence until the Organization" is heard
from. The assertion comes from the
headquarters of the Republican State
. Central Committee that the party or
/ ganiZation, as represented by that
body. win not lend its support to any
aspirant for Senatorial honors. 1t is
spect was gained at Sacramento in
1899, when a branch of the committee
established headquarters in the Golden
Eagle Hotel and espoused the Sena-
torial candidacy of D. NJ. Burns
Well informed politicians assert that
this talk about the organization" is
uttered to delude and mystify the
country candidates for the Legislature
One of the takers when hard pressed
for definite information regarding the
existence of an organization" replied
that whoever Jere Burke, John c.
Lynch, George Hatton and Arthur
Fisk indorsed would be the man for
Senator. The information comes to
The Call from nearly all the leading
counties of the State that the Repub-
lican voters intend to elect to the Leg
islature men who will not take orders
from any self-constituted organization
There is no indication at the present
time of any purpose or desire on the
part Of the railway or other corpora
tions to meddle in the Senatorial cam
paign.