The San Francisco call., 1905-01-06

BATTLE IS
STILL TAME
Forces OF Southland
Not United on a
Candidate.
Likely to Lose the TOga
Unless They Adjust
Differences.
Bard's. Managers Expect to Bring
About a Conference When BE Ar
riVes From Nations Capital.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1.-The dullest
Senatorial campaign ever conducted in
Sacramento is just beginning to give
some signs of animation. At last the
members of the Legislature from the
south comprehend that if they do not
speedily adjust their differences of
opinion and consolidate their entire
forces in the support of one candidate
the legislators from Central and North
ern California will hand the toga to
George A. Knight or Arthur G.. Fisk.
There are indications tonight that
measures Will be taken soon to bring
together all the conflicting forces in
the ranks OF southern Republicans. Ac-
cessions to the Knight column have a
tendency to accelerate the negotiations
There is elation at Knights had
quarters and depression in another
camp over report, which is generally
accepted as authentic, that James Gill
lis, State Librarian, has captured and
transferred to knight the Sacramento
delegation of three members-Senator
james, A. Mckee and Assemblymen
Charles o. Busick and Frank J.
OBrien. Oldtimers assert that a Sac
ramento delegation can see railroad
programme earlier, catch 1t quicker
and hold it longer than can any other
aggregation of statesmep in the land.
Hence some special significance is at
tached to the attitude of the Sacra-
mento representatives All this leads
to a surmise that the gilded brick which
Herr1n has nodded will bear the initials
IF. +. F., instead of &c. A. K''
The Flint boomers do not contemplate
the candidacy of Knight with serene
coIhplaisance. They complain with
some degree of justice that their candi-
date has been hammered because Jere
Burke. John Mackenzie and Walter
Parker of the Southern Pacific political
staff are espousing Flint's candidacy.
and after the hammering another aspi-
rant for the Senatorial toga succeeds to
the favor of the corporation. Judge
Dibble, who is here as George knights
chief of staff. insists that Herrin is
keeping hands OFF, as between Flint
and knight, but the railroad blanket of
neutrality does not cover Senator Bard
who is exposed to the merciless ele-
ments of corporate disfavor Bard has
done something or there is apprehen-
sion that he will do something to incur
the > displeasure of Herrin. Lynch.
Burke, Parker and Mackenzie are ex-
pected to hammer Bard until he is
driven from the field and then Herrin
will step in and say to the Republicans
of the Legislature, MY hands are off
You can give the Senatorship to nv
candidate of the north or my candi-
date of the south"
When Senator Bard arrives in Sacra-
mento steps will be taken to bring
about conference of the leading Re-
publicans of Southern California.
Frank p. Flint openly asserts that he
would sacrifice his own personal ambi-
tions rather than that the south should
lose the Senator. Henry T. Oxnard
stands ready to cast the weight of his
influence for harmony on the Senator
ship in the south. 1t is said that SEN
ator Bard. whose ambitions are not in
tense, will be as magnanimous as his
competitors are. The Importance of
harmony and consolidation of all the
Republican forces in the south were
topics dwelt upon at conference be-
tween DR.. Rowell and Oxnard this aft
ernoon.