The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
ALAMEDA POLITICS
To THE FRONT.
Must Accept His
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Under Restrictions
HENSHAW ACTIVE
BY Thomas B. Sullivan

In his struggle for denomination
Governor Pardee will have solid del
egation from Alameda County. He Will
receive 1T only on conditions that exact
a great deal and will hold it only as
long as the practical politicians see mt
to permit him. 1t is highly probable
that the Governor will be unable to use
this delegation for trading purposes
and in that event his course in the
convention will be made much more
difficult.
Alameda is as it always has been,
very hotbed of politics. Every second
man one meets on the streets has his
finger in the political pie, or thinks he
has. fractional county fights in the
Republican ranks are exceptionally
bitter this year, and it was only after
the Governor had given a solemn prom
ise to keep hands of in these squabbles
that he received assurance of solid
delegation in his behalf.
OLD SCORES TO SETTLE.
The local politicians have string
of old scores to settle, many long
standing grudges to pay and some re-
wards to MAKE. But Governor Pardee
must keep out of all this and attend
strictly to his own candidacy. The
real power behind the State delegation
and the man who will manipulate 1T as
he pleases, except in one singular ex
How long Governor Pardee may re-
tain his own delegation if ne does
not win on the first ballot remains for
the real operators in the convention
to determine. 1t may be accepted as
a fact that the Governor will not win
on the initial ballot.
Justice Henshaw desires to succeed
himself on the Supreme bench and nat
urally wants the delegation from his
own county But powerful as he has
made himself. he cannot have this dele
CATION in its entirety. Superior Judge
Melvin is seeker after the honors of
the Supreme Court, and he is extreme
ly popular in Alameda. If he enters
the fight for the nomination he GER
tainly will receive the support of at
least one Assembly district in the
county and perhaps more.
VAN FLEET HAS AMBITIONS.
w. c. Van Fleet 111as finally decided
that he would adorn the Court of Ap-
peals for this district. and he will ask
for the Republican nomination. His
leading opponent, up to date, is Su-
perior Judge Carroll Cook. Both
would like the place now occupied by
Justice Cooper.
Ira Parks, the Republican Assessor
of Marin County, is eager to try con-
clusions with r. II. Beamer, the Demo-
crat who for many years has repre-
sented the Third District in the State
Board of Equalization. Parks has
made efficient officer and under
stands thoroughly the seriousness of
the task he wants to assume.
| One of the curiosities of the cam
paign in this city has developed in
| the fear of Ruef that some Of the
! Simon-pure Herrin men whom he has
| placed on the various tickets won't
| play fair after they get to the con-
vention. Ruef has selected many men
who. If they want Herrins address.
don't have to ask Ruef for it. They
do not need a special delivery of Ruef
stamps when they want to communi-
cate with his Highness, and Abe is
nursing a suspicion that when the de-
| livery of political goods takes place
! It may be something of a one-shell
affair.
HERRIN WILL PLAY FAIR.
The fears of Mr. Ruef seem to be
| grouRdless, as Herrin has as yet done
nothing to indicate that he intends to
send his gamekeepers into the local
preserves of Ruef. The compact ap-
pears to be that, in consideration of
! giving Herrin what he wants in the
State, Ruef is to be given absolute
right to do what he pleases in this
city. This is one of those fair political
exchanges that may mean much rob-
berry, and as far as one may see it will
/ be made.
1t is difficult to tell why the local
Democracy should have troubles this
year, but 1T has. With prospects as
dead as a picked mackerel, the Demo-
Gratis are still fighting. The dismal eff
! fort to revive the Horses and Carts and
make Bill Eagan driver instead of Jim
/ O'Brien has support practically no
where except from Colonel Bienfield
and some of the deputies in the AS
SCISSORS office
REGULAR DEMOCRACY CONTROLS.
AS matter of fact the regular or
| ganization will win overwhelmingly. 1t
will carry the Twenty eighth, Twenty
ninth, Thirtieth, ThiTty-first nearly all
of the Thirty second, the Thirty third
probably all of the Thirty fourtK, the
Thirty fifth, half of the Thirty
the Thirty eighth, two in the Thirty
ninth, FIVE in the Fortieth, the Forty
first the Forty-third. the Forty-fourth
and all but two in the Forty-fifth
The Eagan- Bienfeld combination. as
sisted by the alleged independence of
| Little Dick" O'Connor, will win in the
Thirty sixth, will get half of the Thir-
ty-seventh and most of the Thirty ninth.
The opposition will fight for possession
of the Forty second District.
The democrats are making an effort
to send some of their representative
men to the various conventions. Some
of those who will sit in the judicial
convention are James G. MCGUIRE. ex-
Judge J. #. Sullivan, f. III. Gould. w.
NJ Cannon and ex-Judge w B. Cope. 1t
is quite probable that ex-Judge Sulli-
van will be chosen chairman of the ju-
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