The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
PREP PARATIONS
FOR CAMPAIGN
George A. Knight Does Not
Ask County Conventions to
Pledge in His Behalf
RACE FREE FOR ALL
When Tarpey Comes March
ing Home There Will Be
War in Democratic Camp

Geoge A. knights candidacy for the
Office of United States Senator is free
ly discussed in political circles. SEN
ator Thomas Selvage left the city yes
terday for Humboldt County and upon
his arrival in Eureka will preach the
gospel of Knight. 1t seems that some
early missionary work for Henry t.
Oxnard in that region Of the redwoods
must be undone in order to give
knight the middle of the road.
Senator Selvage will place prompt
denial on all reports to the effect that
Mr.. Oxnard is the only Senatorial as
pirant who is close UP to the Presi-
dent. Moreover the impression that
George Knight cooes like a dove on
the first syllable of President Roose-
velt's name will be removed or soft
ened.
Mr.. Knight, while confident of ulti-
mate success in the fight for the Sen
atorship. does not expect or desire
hard and fast pledges from members
of the Legislature. On this topic he
remarks:
Il do not want the county conven-
tions that will meet to nominate can
didates for the Assembly and Senate
to instruct such candidates to vote for
me for United States Senator; I want
all nominees to be free and unpledged.
that they may exercise their own good
| judgment for what is best for the Re-
publican party. When the Legislature
meets in January next. If after a can
/ did and careful consideration Of all
the aspirants for the great honor 1
am not the favored one. want every
member of that body to feel he has
broken no pledge or promise and that
L will still be a Republican and will
cheerfuIly indorse the Judgment
of that branch of the State govern
ment that has honestly carried out
the peoples wishes
When Tarpey comes marching home
there will be something doing in poll
tics. AS the representative of Cali
fornia Democrats in the national COM
mittee of the party he will expect to
be consulted on subjects pertaining to
the management of the campaign in
this State. He will confer with James
H. O'Brien and others in making uI
Assembly district delegate tickets to
election. A victory for Tarpey and
O'Brien, such as winning a majority OF
delegates to the local and State con-
ventions, would not dislodge McNat
from his position as chief director ot
the Democratic organization, because
the early convention Of the party Al
Santa Cruz selected the State Centra
Committee OF governing body and Nc
Nab was clever enough to seize the
works while Tarpey was fighting for &
Hearst delegation to the st. Louis con-
vention.
There will be something else, how
ever to wrangle over. Candidates fol
the Electoral College and nominees fol
Congress and the State Legislature ART
to be named, and Tarpey has nC
thought of accepting the McNab pro-
gramme Neither will the Assembly
district tickets prepared by the organi-
zation be accepted as the regular party
tickets.
At a recent meeting Of the Demo.
cratic County Committee in Native
Sons Hall william Hoff Cook proposed
an amendment to the constitution Civ.
ing to each Assembly district the righ
to prepare it's regular ticket for the
district.
The amendment was as follows:
| All delegates to be elected to any local o.
| district convention under the laws OF thi
State governing primary elections shall be Sc