The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
G|L[ETT SPEAKS
Of HIS TOUR.
Reports He Is Pleased
With the Prospects OF
Republican Success
PARDEE IN SOUTH
BY HUGH M. BURKE.

BY HUGH NJ. BURKE.
Congressman James N. Gillett was a
visitor in Oakland for few hours yes
terday. He has just returned from
tour of the counties in Southern Cali
fornia, and in answer to how he found
political conditions there he said:
i was given a warm welcome oy
my friends in the southern counties
The political situation there, as far as
| am concerned, was satisfactory TO me.
was treated splendidly in every place
that I visited and came away with
the most pleasant recollections or the
cities and people Of Southern Califor-
MA 1 mingled with all factions, and
wherever I found dissension tried TO
adjust matters and create harmony.
am Republican before am candi-
date for Governor, and my first wish
is to see the party united and har-
monious, no matter who is nominated
Tor. Governor. 1t Is particularly de-
sirable at this time that the Republi
can party present an unbroken front.
and there was never a period in the
history Of the party that we should be
more proud of the principles 1T stands
for than now
HIS PEOPLE WANT HIM.
II only became a candidate for Gov
ernor because the people Of my section
desired me to do so, they believing
that the northern part of California is
entitled to the Governorship this year.
l announced my candidacy in obedi-
ence to the expressed wish Of my con-
stituents, and then only after l had
received letters from all over the State
pledging me support 1 did not come
to Oakland some weeks ago to fight
Governor Pardee, as has been pub
lished, but to see Congressman Know
land about some matters in which we
were interested at Washington. Mr.
Knowland and have long been
friends. saw DR.. Pardee and had a
pleasant chat with him before starting
south. There is not the slightest i'll
feeling between us as the result of my
candidacy. We are personal friends,
and 1 entertain the highest regard for
the Governor. Humboldt will not have
a candidate for Congress. Ny section
of the First District will have. only one
candidate for any important office, and
that will be myself. The. Congress
sional nomination will be left to the
mining counties.
READY FOR CAMPAIGN.
Monday and Tuesday. September 3d
and 4th, will be busy days at Santa
Cruz. The supporters Of Pardee and
the boomers of Gillett will be on the
field of action a few days before the
time designated for the meeting of the
Republican nominating convention. The
California State League of Republican
Clubs, in fifth biennial convention. will
celebrate the f1ftieth anniversary of
the first nomination for President and
Vice President of the United States.
There is law Of the league against
the Endorsement of candidates, but
Ferd K. Rule, president, cannot make u
rule to restrain John f. Davis or
George A. Knight from expressing in
Al
ions touching the merit of leading as
pirants for the gubernational nomina-
ton. 1s as
Four years ago the league conven-
tion at San Jose was packed with Gage
boomers from Sacramento. When Grove
L. Johnson gave the sign the boomers
gave the applause. Rules and tradi-
tions were swept aside in the excite
ment of the demonstration. The fight
of Pardee and Gillett for the first place
on the State ticket may wax so warm
that the rules of the league will be
ignored again
TOUR OF SOUTH.
Congressman Gillett has returned
from his tour of political exploration
In the southland. Governor Pardee is
now in the field going over the route
that GilIett so recently traversed The
doctor is a fairly good hand in the
work Of mending broken fences, and is
not given to boasting of his workman
ship.
Comrade Edison of Siskiyou and War
rem Porter of Santa Cruz will surely
be represented at the league conven-
ton. The partisans of Gillett are not
willing to accredit Edison with greater
strength In the nominating convention
than that represented by the Siskiyou
delegation. If Edison and Major
Charles Leavy do not get a move on
instantly the politicians will be con-
strained to accept the Humboldt esti-
mate of the Edison following.
The populace of Santa Clara shouts
Red Hayes" for Congress but the
clamor for BLACK Hayes" for Gov
ernor does not rend the air. This
must afford consolation to William G.
Lorigan, who hopes that the State
convention will place him on the ticket
as a candidate to succeed himself as
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Lorigan's chances Of nomination would
be slender indeed If Santa Clara County
was given the Gubernatoral and Con-
gressional nomination.
TALK FOR STONE.
There is talk in favor of stating Cen
eral George Stone for chairman Of the
Republican State convention. I hear
that Stone is acceptable to the Pardee
forces and likewise acceptable to Gill
lett's friends. OF course Edison would
not object, as Stone belongs to George
H. Thomas Post of the Grand Army, the
post which bears on its roster the
name of E. B. Edison. General Stone
was adjutant general under Governor
Gage and filled the same Office under
Governor Pardee. He Is chairman Of
the Republican State central committee.
but 1 get the story straight from the
general himself that he has had quite.
enough of politics and office holding.
He proposes to apply his energies In.
the future to his business affairs which