The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
Why Napa Man Is
10th to Enter
the Race.
By Hugh NJ. Burke

AvAs
SACRAMENTO. Sept 10-Bourbons
are here for the fray and talk with an
air or confidence of their ability to win
two Congressman in California and
capture the gubernatorial prize. NO
candidate is positively slated to run
against w. F. Engelhright Republican
nominee in the First District. but the
Bourbons say that Coonan of Humboldt
could down the Nevada County man.
Coonan, however, asserts that he has
no inclination to run for Congress. A.
Caminetti of Amador is also mentioned
as an old timer who could easlly lead
the Bourbon hosts to Congressional VIC
tory in the First District. but cam
got such trouncing when he ran
against T. N Gillett that he resolved
to get out of politics and STAY out.
BELL AND Diets IN PACT.
The election of the Democratic nomi-
nee in the Second District is predicted
by the sanguine Democrats was
announced, in fact heralded all along
the political lines. that Theodore A.
Bell, who was elected to Congress four
years ago. defeating Frank L. Coomps,
and who was beaten two years ago py
Duncan McKinlay. would enter the race
this year as the Democratic nominee,
So many Democrats have importuned
Bell TO get INTO the CcntCSN 80 eiiS
gubernatorial nomination of the party
that he is now considering what course
he should pursue. He told me this al
ternoon that he felt constrained to
keep out of the contest as long as Mar
shall Diggs is candidate Inc
glamour of the Governorshlp Is peas
ing to the sight of Bell There seems
to be, however, some agreement, per-
haps a compact, between the support
ID
should be supported for Congress and
the latter favored for Governor.
GEARY NOT A CANDIDATE.
When I remarked to Thomas j.
Geary that he might be the loelcal
candidate for Congress on the Dem
ocratic ticket, provided Bell was NOM
mated for Governor. he replied that
he was not a candidate for any once.
III plain words he said he did not want
to be Governor of California ana olu
not desire another term in congress. IN
fact, he entertains the notion that the
present system of patronage and IT'S
award by the chief executive will
cause the undoing of any man who
serves the State as Governor. He cites
the fate of DR.. Pardee as proof or the
sounGness of his views in this regard.
For every appointment which the GOV
ernor is compelled to make there are
fifty applicants When the place Is
bestowed the man who gets it is net
tied because he did not get better
place, and the other forty nine become
open enemies to the administration be-
cause they were not recognized.
Geary is firm in the declaration that
he does not want to be Governor OF
California. He speaks highly of James
D. Phelan and says that the ex-Mayor
of San Francisco could be the Demo-
hi H.
dscating that he would accept 1t.
SEE PHELAN's ATTRIBUTES.
The inland Democrats see with the
naked eye the Moses-like attributes OF
phelau that the Bourhons of the penin-
sula cannot discern vf%h a high power
telescope The feeJngAof enthusiasm
which was repressed In San francisco
at the meeting of the State central
committee is .under repression here. /.
am inclined to accept Geary's judgment
as correct. Phelan is the first choice
of the Bourbons. and Bell is second
choice.
Thomas O. Toland of Ventura is here,
but is not making special efforts to OBJ
tain the nomination. His lightning rod
is simply plain. old-fashiened instru-
ment If the lightning happens TO
strike it, we'll and good. He would
rather bee the nominee for Governor
than the Democratic cdHOiudtc 1Oi liiC
State Board of Equalization in a dis
trict so Overwhelmingly Republican as
the one in which he resides.
BATTLE OF THE TWO DICKS.
r. H Beamer. who has served on the
State Board of Equalization for sixteen
consecutive years, is here. In the first
election he defeated Dan Cole, now of
the United States Mint but formerly of
Sierra County. In the next fight he
downed Jackson Ebey of Tehama. In
the third contest he laid out H. O.
Purrin gton of Sutter. In the engage
ment four years ago he defeated Major
Meyers, the Grand Army man of Siski-
you County. Beamer says he is will
ing that some one else should be nom
mated The Republicans at Santa
Cruz nominated Richard r. Collins of
Shasta. Judge Sweeney and Thomas
B. Dozier of the north assert that Dick
Collins, Republican of Shasta, can beat
Dick Beamer of Yolo. 1t will be a de-
lightful scrap if Herrin keeps his hands
off and permits the Dicks to fight 1t
out.
At the State Capitol today | received
the story straight that General George
Stone has consented to accept the
chairmanship of the new Republican
State committee and will battle for the
triumph of Gillett for Governor with
vim akin to his battle for 100000
majority for Roosevelt in California
Some weeks ago the general said that
nothing could induce him to enter poll
go - al.of