The San Francisco call., 1905-01-05
Wants the South
to Name the
Senator.
Battle Becoming
More and More
Involved.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4.-The devel-
"opment of strength in the camp of
Postmaster Arthur Fisk causes no end
of comment at the headquarters of the
other aspirants for the honor which
the Legislature is about to confer. AT
. the outset little attention was paid to
the introduction of FiSks candidacy.
the popular impression being that it
signified simply that the desire of
few members to find a roosting-Dlace
:; for several ballots.
Now it is suspected that the clever
hand of the senior Senator, George
c. Perkins. is deftly eliminating from
the general bunch block of votes
that may be thrown to either Bard or
&: Flint in the event of any formidable
development of strength in favor of
knights candidacy. Some of the
visest onlookers are coming to the be-
lief that the Southern Pacific is mold
ing the gold brick for Flint and fitting
'the toga for knight. 1t is asserted
that George Hatton, who, at the open
ing of the campaign, undertook the
labor of guiding Oxnards political
bark through the shoals of opposition,
is now full fledged manager of Ar
thur Fisk's campaign.
Satton, on behalf of Fisk, is quietly
rounding up the legislators that are
known as Perkins sympathizers-men
that have supported Perkins in the
past, that are now enjoying his favors
and hope in the future to aid him in
attaining his ambitions, and to bask
in the future in the sunshine of his
generosity.
These friends of Senator Perkins per-
ceive the danger that turks ahead for
their favorite statesman. should a man
from the north place the toga in his
T1sTI-7 md iCl- III,
ton.
They want southern man, and if
they find a legislator that will promise
no support to either Bard or Flint they
are not 10th to discuss the merits of
II. E. Huntington. to recite the SER
vices of u. S. Grant or to casually re-
fer to the availability of Henry T.
Gage. Any man from the south seems
to suit when they are talking to G man
that waves his arms at mention of
Flint or Bard. They want a man from
the south, that Perkins will have no
question of political equilibrium to
face four years hence
Tney want things wide open in the
north four years from now. and. in
conclusion, 1t may be said that Metcalf
would like tc see things wide open in
the north when that time comes and
that even our good Governor would
shudder we're he to contemplate the DO
litical doors of the north closed by the
clamoring south.
The open door in the north is what
is wanted and every energy is being
bent to see that that of the south is
closed with a bang when the name of
the new Senator from California is
written in the records.
Henry T. Oxnard left here this after
noon for San Francisco. His depart
ure was quiet and it was late in the
evening before the word got out that
the southerner had gone below to look
into matters there. Then the prepara-
tions for general exodus tomorrow
and Friday began.
George A. Knight proba bly, will leave
for the city tomorrow. Flint may go
on the same train, but he has not as
Yet announced his intentions. A ma
jority Of the Assemblymen and Sena-
tors will go to the city for Saturday
and Sunday. and there the contest that
is now moving backward and forward
here VII go on.