The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-03
JUICY PLUMS
ON THE TREE
Governor Pardee Is Coming
Home to Shake Down
Fruit for the Expectant
DEMOCRATIC FIGHTERS
All the Signs Point to a
Lively Combat at the
Polls OH Next Tuesday

Governor Pardee viii be home in a
day or TWO, and one of the first sub
jects to engage his attention will be the
appointment Of Prison Director to
succeed r.. NJ. Fitzgerald. He will also
be called upon 10 appoint two members
of the State Board OF Library Trustees,
one to succeed DR.. Thomas Flint, de-
ceased, the other TO succeed W. c. Van
Fleet, whose term of four years expired
February %, 1904.
1t is expected that the Governor will
also appoint major general of the
National Guard of California. 1t is said
that Brigadier General Muller Will be
promoted and then be retired at once
with the rank of major general. The
same honor will be accorded to Briga-
der General VARIED. who viii go to
the retired iist with the rank Of major
general. I heIe eater the real appoint
ment To succeed General Dickinson as
division commander will be announced
( There is gossip in official circles of the
guard TO the effect that the Governor
entertains high opinion of the mill
tary merits of General George Stone.
THE. DEMOCRATS.
IN the Democratic political field the
rival chieftains, Gavin McNab and
James II. O'Brien. are lining up their
respective forces for the general en-
gasenlent at the primaries next Tues
day. IN every Assembly district of san
Francisco each leader has filed a ticket,
but the assertion is made in both
camps that the tickets were prepared
by the party leaders in the several dis
tricts without any pressure from head
quarters.
Gavin McNab is apparently serene
and tranquil being confident that the
forces of the regular organization will
win a complete victory. His scouts
have not discovered the presence of
formidable opposition in any district of
the town. The chief is in close touch
With the district leaders.
James II. O'Brien has established
campaign headquarters on the parlor
floor of the Grand Hotel, and is sur
rounded by a large staff of workers
and advisers. At O'Brien's headquar-
tiers the declaration is made that many
well-known men of high standing are
lending their support to the Democratic
League. 1t is said that the banner of
the league is borne by Livingston
jerks. Carrot W. McEnerney, w H.
Afford, John j. Barrett, John Gala
CHER, George Gallagher. William F.
Humphrey, Ed Scully. Charles ]. Heg-
gerty, John Gleason John S. Drum,
Stephen Costello, Joseph E. O'Donnell,
William A. Breslin, DR.. John King
well. John F. Muilin, Dan O'CaIlaghan,
Frank Kaufman, William T. Kearney,
Charles OByrne, James Cronin, John
w. Mcdonald, Harry Creswell and D.
NJ Delmas
Neither of the Gallaghers mentioned
above is the veritable Good Gala
gher," but both are good men and true
Democrats. O'Brien points with
pride" to Delmas, Creswell and Nc
Enerney and challenges McNab to
name their equals for integrity and
fidelity to the principles of Jeffersonian
Democracy. 1t is admitted that Nc
Nab can name James D. Phelan and
Franklin K. Lane, but the question is
asked, Can he name f. B. Pond?"
One Of the eminent Democrats men
toned in the leagues list was at
O'Brien's headquarters at the Grand
Hotel last night, and the same was
John ]. Barrett
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Roosevelt Republican Club of the
Twenty-eighth Assembly District has
J. Kelly, president; John A. Barr. sec
rotary; Walter Larsen. treasurer:
George Cooney, sergeant at arms.
The following have been indorsd for
delegates to the State Convention, to
meet at Santa Cruz: Nelson H Burn
ham, Luke Battles, Fred O. Peterson,
George Cooney and Fred HAYES.
The legislative delegates indorsed
are: William ]. Harrington, Walter
Larsen, Edward W. Haughey. Law
renee Conlon. Peter J. Kelly, George
Rae, Edward Drew, Frank Kelly, NJ
NJ. Miller and 2. J. Sheehy.