The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
CombinationIs IS Formed
by the Delegation
From Alameda.

ffty-eight delegates to the Re
publican county convention the
eyes OF not a few candidates
for nomination are centered. AS the
lineup in Republican ranks stands to-
day. those delegates cut no small fig-
ure in the analysis OF conditions pre-
ceding the final calls OF roll in the con-
vention.
That there is a hard and fast COM
bination among the delegates of the
Forty-seventh, Fifty-first and Fifty
second districts seems to be settled be-
yond a doubt. This combination thus
far runs in favor of Tisdale for Coro-
ner and Thomas for Assessor. But the
combined votes of these three districts
totals only 40 delegates. or twenty
four less than a majority in the con-
vention. So the Forty-slxth has been
given the spotlight place in the ranks,
for from the ffty-eight up-country
delegates Thomas and Tisdale expect to
draw the votes they need TO nominate
them as against Dalton and Mehrmann,
respectively.
The Forty-sixth District delegation
was framed in the interests of Supe-
rior Judge T. w. Harris and Public
Administrator George Gray, both of
whom Will be candidates before the
Republican convention. Both Tisdale
and Thomas are confident that the
Gray men will programme with them.
All OF this tends to bring Judge Har-
ris TO the fore as a prominent element
in the situation. Dalton and Mehr-
mann are figuring from another point
of view They are basing an argument
in their own favor upon the theory
that as Judge Harris was appointed to
the Superior Court bench by Governor
Pardee. he (Harris) is bound to throw
his strength in the county convention
to the local friends of the Governor.
ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK.
Here again another stumbling block
is met. 1t is simply this: The Forty
sixth District delegates to the Repub-
lican State convention were named by
Judge Harris and his friends and po-
l.tical supporters in that district They
go to the convention as Pardee men.
Now comes the query. which is being
passed up and down the streets by the
politicians, Did Judge Harris pay his
political obligations when that State
delegation was named for Pardee, or is
he bound to carry 1t further and swing
into line in the county convention for
what is conceded to be the Pardee
lineup"
Those on the new combination which
supports Tisdale and Thomas declare
that the State fight and the county
fight are separate entities, and that it
has been practically agreed that one
shall not interfere with the other. In
short, the Intention has been right
along to give Governor Pardee a solid
delegation from his home county to the
State convention without sign of con-
test. provided it would be hands off,
IL Alameda County affairs.
PLACE FOR PARDEE'S FRIENDS.
Al the same time it is by no means
unlikely that men who have helped
Governor Pardee's lines in the past, and
stand ready to do so today VIII find
place on the county ticket, no matter
whether the new combination is main
tanned or not.
In this connection the Fiftieth As
seplbly District. the home of Charlie
Shook. Guy C. Earl. DR.. II. B. Mehr-
mann. Arthur Breed. John Mitchell and
other strong Republicans. cuts more
figure than even its big representation
OF sixty-five delegates dn the county
convention indicates.
Like a warhorse shifting the battle
from afar. the Democracy of Alameda
County is to the front with a demand
for recognition as a party again.
Fusion or no fusion" is the watch
Wcrd. Two years ago the Democratic
party. according to Jonn J. Mcdonald,
one OF the old guard. was fused almost
out of existence. Mcdonald says the
Democratic party in Alameda County
must be rehabilitated. and he sounds
the cry of mo fusion and a straight
party ticket"
Candidates have not begun to show
themselves conspicuously. In view Of
the solidly Republican formation of
the Third Congressional District. com
posed OF Alameda. Contra Costa and
Solano counties. no one has appeared
out OF the Democratic rank and file
hereabouts to challenge Representa-
tive ]. r. Knowland to combat Know
Iand has no opposition for the Repub-
lican nomination. Likewise is there
also to date a paucity of county can
dsoates exceDt here and there