The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
SHASTA INSPIRED
BY DOZ|ER.
Proposes to Appoint the
Delegates to State Re-
publican Convention
COGGINS' PROGRAM
BY HUGH NJ. BURKE.


From Shasta comes the story that
the Republican county central commit
tee, inspired by District Attorney
Thomas B. Dozier, proposes to appoint
the delegates to the Republican State
convention. Such action would deprive
the county convention of the right of
selection. The rumor creates commo-
tion in political circles of the upper
Sacramento Gossip goes that Mr.. Do
zier has resolved to select eight dele
gates who will programme for Con-
gresham Giliett for Governor and
Clifford Coggins for State Senator
Shasta is one of the counties of the
district which Gillett has the honor of
representing in Congress, hence there
is no uproar over the suggestion that
Shasta should fall into line for the
Humboldt statesman, but the PROPOSE
ton to send Coggins back to the State
Senate is not at all pleasing to the Fed
eral Office holders of the north, who
were appointed to ONCE by the Presi-
dent on the recommendation of United
States Senator Perkins.
That Coggins has declared war on
Perkins and Hatton is no secret. Cog
gins stood everything but the appoint
ment of c. T. Elliott to the position of
United States Marshal, Northern Dis
trict of California. He expected that
the Federal plum would fall into the
Coggins basket. He was told by Hat
ton that the ripened fruit needed but a
slight shake of the tree to come down.
but Coggins shook and shook and
when the plum fell Elliott, assisted by
United States Senator Flint. and Con-
gresham Needham, grabbed 1t. Cog
gins was at first dazed. but recovering
from the shock resolved to retain his
seat in the State Senate and open fire
on Perkins when the latter should
come before the Legislature and ask
for another term in the United States
Senate
The Coggins plan of campaign was
noted by the crafty United States Sen
ator. Presently the news came from
the north that Coggins would have op-
position in his battle for denomination
to represent Shasta. Siskiyou, Lassen
and Modoc counties in the upper house
of the Legislature. 1t is no longer a
secret that the Perkins Hatton influ-
ence is behind Abner Weed of Siskiyou
for State Senator. The Democrats, not
ing the strife in the Republican camp.
are preparing to rally around the
standard of NJ. z. Ditmar.
A. J. Dignan, Postmaster of Redding
by grace of Gillett and Perkins, is
chairman of the Republican County
Central Committee. At the outset he
consented to District Attorney Dozier's
plan for the appointment of Shasta S
eight delegates to the Santa Cruz con-
vention. but since that consent was
given he heard from headquarters. So
everything is in the air again. There
is tall. of the Postmasters resignation
as chairman Of the committee.
EDISON IN SHASTA.
Inquiry concerning the lack of en-
thusiasm for Edison in Shasta County
ELECTS the response that he is giving
all his time to political affairs in Siski-
you. The rich cattleman was in Sac
ramento last week and spoke hopefully
of his prospects in the gubernatorial
fight.
Congressman Gillett was in Los An
geles last week, basking in the sun
shine of General Otis favor. The Hum
boldt candidate was Toasted by r. n.
Bulla and Tom Hughes walter Parker
never expected to witness q spectacle
of this kind. The idea of Gillett do
ing politics openly with the long haired
anti-naachine statesmen of the south
was beyond the range of Parker's
imagination.
The Pardee forces are quite confident
VI victory at the Santa Cruz conven-
ton, Notwithstanding General Otis OPP
position. Mention is made of the Incl
dent that Kings, Riverside, Tulare
Orange, Tehama, Colusa, Glenn, Ma
dera. Stanislaus, Kern and Yolo have
declared in favor of another term for
the doctor Sacramento and Alameda
are slated to join the Pardee column.
1t is said that Charlie Hardy will not
be able to programme the San Diego
delegation against Pardee.
PROGRAMME DELEGATIONS.
Programme delegations will proba-
bly, be chosen in twelve or fourteen of
the Assembly districts in San Fran
cisco. The inside talk is to the effect
that the organization or machine will
programme the delegates against Par
dee. This is merely the conjecture of
politicians who claim to know some
thing of the purposes of Herrin and
the games of Ruef. The development
of Pardee strength in the interior will
count for something in the calculations
of the machine manipulators in San
Francisco.
The betting is even that Pardee will
be nominated at Santa Cruz. Gillett
is recognized as his leading competi-
tor, but the Humboldt candidate must
bring something to the organization"
in San Francisco more acceptable than
the praise of General Otis in order to
secure the Endorsement of Herrin and
Ruef
1t is noted that Congressman E. A
Hayes and former Congressman James
A Mcguire and Thomas ], Geary have
been invited to address the anti-Japa-
nese mass meeting to be held at San
Jose next Saturday evening. Governor
Pardee and Congressman Gillett have
not been invited to speak on that oc-
casion. The demonstration will come
in handy for Geary. as he may need the
support of the Santa Clara delegation
In the Democratic State Convention in
his candidacy for 5gubernatoriaI nomi-
nation.