The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
DISTRICT LEADERS
FRAME TICKETS.
Many Delegations May
Go to Convention I'm
pledged for Governor
BY HUGH NJ. BURKE.

Lawyers in the Republican camp
Sonoma nor Judge Melvin of Alameda
will be able to break the slate of Su-
preme Court nominations. I am told
nomination are bright. In the political
camps the talk is that Justice Hen
shaw will have something like walk
over In the convention. There is an
impression that opposition to Justice
Max Sloss will not develop. The exc
cution OF a programme Of this kind
would be agreeable to the court, so 1
am told. and the delegates may be con-
strained to concur in the ruling.
Judge Carroll Cook is well to the
front as a candidate for one of the
places on the Court of Appeals San
Francisco District. The place that
Judge Cook is willing to take is that
now filled by Justice Cooper. The lat
ter is a Democrat, and all the signs in
the political sky indicate that he will
be nominated on the Democratic ticket
as the presiding Justice OF the Ap-
pellate Court of this district. In Re-
publican ranks there seems to be no op-
position to the nomination of Justices
Hall and Harrison. One Of these two
iilcumbents will be nominated as pre-
siding Justice.
"a ID. wye, The OOFSTHOE private sec
retary, went south as far as Los An
geles to reconnoiter in the country re-
Gently traversed by Congressman Gill
lott, and which region Warren Porter
threatens to invade. Obviously, Mr..
Nye reported that the presence of DR..
Pardee was desirable. Messages from
the Southland carry the news that the
Governor Is there. and that Charlie
Spear is with him. The force should be
10 nt
by Gi11ett.
Los ANGELES SITUATION.
The political situation in Los Angeles
is peculiar indeed. R. NJ Bulla, Tom
Hughes and General Otis, ancient ad-
versaries of Walter Parker, are BOOM
ing the Humboldt Congressman for
Governor. Insiders Insist that Gillett's
candidacy for Governor was melted by
George Knight in revenge for Governor
Pardees alleged sympathy for Frank
P. Flint as candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Thomas r. Bard In
this contest, which eliminated in the
choice of Flint, Knight was candidate
himself, and might have captured the
prize If Ruef, with the knowledge and
consent of Herrin. had not gone tc
Sacramento and lined up quite num-
ber of legislators for Flint.
James McLachlan. Congressman of
made his nomination and reelection
sure. Quite breeze was created when
City Attorney Matthews candidacy for
nomination in the Seventh was an
nounced, but the blow is over.
]. C. Needham will be renominated
and reelected on the Sixth District
He was In San Francisco yesterday.
One of his neutenants in several cam
paigns, C. T. Elliott. was recently ap-
poitned United States Marshal for the
Northern District of California. In
their respective campaigns for re-
election Duncan McKinlay. Second
District, and Julius Kahn Of the Fourth
may encounter formidable opposition
Kahn has some right to expect aid
from Schmitz and Ruef. as he observed
the strictest neutrality in the munich
pal contest last year. The identity OF
the Democratic candidate for Congress
in this district Is not clearly revealed.
Politicians would not be surprised u