The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Politics IN Santa
Clara Grows
Exciting.
Mackenzie, Rea and Par
kinson Noisily 0ppos-
ing Hayes Brothers
Waller Parker Busy
in Southern Counties
By Thomas B. Sullivan.
By Thomas B. Sullivan.

tice w. G. Lorigan and the hayes
brothers will be involved before the
end Is reached. There is absolutely no
question that every faction in the coun-
ty is enthusiastically in support or the
candidacy of Justice Lorigan. He is
universally popular, has given dlstln-
guished service to the highest court in
the State and knows enough of practi-
cal politics to look carefully TO the
character of the men elected at the pri-
maries
1t would appear. therefore. that he
is very able to take care OF hlmsell,
but he is suffering from surplus or
friends. Those eminent political pur-
lists. Johnny Mackenzie, Jim Rea and
j. F. Parkinson, have discovered a deep,
dark scheme of the Hayes brothers 10
sacrifice Justice Lorigan to their am
bitions. With, perhaps, too loud cry,
Mackenzie. Rea and Parkinson are
shouting that after the Brothers Hayes
have worn the Santa Clara delegation
to threads, trying to shoe the conven-
tion to support of their ambitions
they will throw it to Lorigan, useless
and tired out.
On the other hand these gentlemen
insist that Justice Lorigan will have
at their hands all his judicial heart
desires. His friends, less noisy in their
demonstrations, begin to fear that he
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factional quarrel. Mackenzie, Rea and
Parkinson have made a compact to
take the county away from the Hayes
brothers and there is virtually no
doubt that Justice Lorigan is the
shield behind which they are fighting.
HAYES BROTHERS NOT IDLE.
The Hayes brothers are thoroughly
| informed of the situation and are
seeking to destroy the conspiracy
Parkinson's political standing in Palo
Alto should aid them materially in
preserving the northern part of the
county for themselves. Meanwhile Jus
tice Lorigan will keep an eye on the
gentlemen who frame the order of
! business for the State convention.
| In the southern part of the State
! Walter Parker has been busy as bee
completing the railroad slate of mem
bers of the Legislature. While the
railroad ever seeks to cement strong
! friendships with Governors and to be
on easy speaking terms with Supreme
| Justices, it insists as a matter of the
highest political morality that Legis-
! latures must be kind. So Walter Par
ker has been busy among the orange
| blossoms and has plucked a few that
| look very good to him.
Up to date the railroad slate for the
Assembly is something like what fol-
lows: Sixty eighth Assembly District
| Thomas Chapman of Rivera; Seven
| tieth, Walter r. Leeds of Los Angeles
Seventy first, P. A. Stanton of Los An
geles; Seventy-second, w. II. Bryant of
Los Angeles; Seventy third, ]. P. Tran
sue of Los Angeles; Seventy fourth,
Robson o. Bell of Los Angeles; Sew
enty- fifth, Percy Harmon of Los An
geles. All of these aspiring states
men have won a reputation for kind
ness of heart and gentleness of dispo-
sition in matters affecting any at
| tempted injustice to corporation inter-
ests.
THREE-CORNERED CONTEST.
In the Thirty-sixth Senatorial Dis
trict Senator B. w. Hahn, also kind,
must try his strength in a three
cornered fight for denomination. Ell
mer Moody and DR.. Henry Sherry de-
sire the prize and have following
enough to make Hahn anxious. In
the Thirty eighth Senatorial District
Assemblyman H. S. G. Mccartney
would like to succeed Uorney" Pen
dleton and appears to have the stu
alton completely at his command. Mr..
Mccartney has always practiced the
superlative of kindness to his friends.
The Maestretti funeral has been
postponed and it seems settled that
Fairfax Wheelan, in unholy alliance
with Senator Keane, must score one
more defeat in his interesting political
career. Maestretti has made peace with
Ruef and will have behind him the al
lied forces of park laborers, police,
Almshouse, firemen and the others that
| make for so much public good In the
Thirty ninth District.
When Keane was sent into the Thir-
ty-ninth, an invader into territory long
held by Maestretti it was the purpose
of the administration to administer
little touch Of discipline to the Works
Board man. He has grown independent
of late and the suggestion of taking
park laborers, police, firemen and the
rest of them away from him has had
the desired effect. He has promised to
be good and the district will be his.
| This gives marked comfort to Tom At
kinson, who probably will be able to
shed some of his political luster in the
upper house of the Legislature.
AFFORDS AMBITION.
William H. Afford is candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor. He has long been prominent in
Democratic circles. has hosts of friends
in all parts of California and would like
to make the race. He is easily the most
formidable aspirant in the field. Thorn
as o. Toland suggests himself from the
south, but the suggestion has not APP
pealed strongly to the men who make
| governors. Tom Geary, the evergreen
applicant Tor gubernalorldl noHors, mas
| his hand out, but it will go empty.
Too many are declaring with emphasis,
born of long antagonism, that there is
every political reason in the world why
Geary should not have the nomination
and none why he should. James ID.
Phelan can have the nomination by
unanimous vote if he wants 1t, but he
says he doesn't want it. He says he is
too busy looking after the reconstruc-
tion of his buildings.
The Call correspondent at Santa Bar
bara sends the following interesting
summary of conditions affecting the
Republican gubernatorial situation III
the south.
Warren r. Porter is touring the
southern coast counties full of conf
dence and counting on the support of
the delegations from this part of the
State. While in Santa Barbara re-
Gently he stated that he would have
the San Luis Obispo delegation and