The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

Ny activity in behalf of J. o. Hayes
TINS year is not the only appIicati ton on
my part 10 the task Of landing a man
IN a snug political office Ny first
local essay in that direction
was in 1884. when was a fac
Tor In the victory OF Frank H Mof-
NIT over Bernard McFadden. for the
. democratic nomination to the Assem-
ply and in MOhitts triumph over R. NJ.
Apgar' the Republican candidate, at the
polls
1T was in 1884 that aided Joseph
Mchenna TO wrest at Benicia that Re
publican nomination for Congress from
Henry Edgerton: Henry Vrooman. the
dark horse; Carroll Cook G. ". Tyler
and ". w. Cameron. McKenna has
been Federal Circuit Judge and United
states Attorney General and is now a
Justice OF the national Supreme Court.
In 1886 ] was retained by Henry
NroOman in his contest to vanouish j.
i. Farnum for the Republican nomina-
ton Tor State Senator, short term, and
believe I was paid $1,000 for that SER
vice. In 1856 George Hearst consulted
: me about his making the fight for
United States Senator and the Legisla-
ture chose him in 1887. In 1885 1 took
part in the battle for State Senator be-
tween Frank Mofitt and II. A. Powell,
the Republican candidate Moffitt won.
:. In 1883 I was asked by Ex-Governor
2 W L. Dargie, whom I had suggested
for the Republican nomination for
state Senator. and I contributed to
down his rival, Henry Vrooman, and
. his Democratic adversary, George J.
. Ainsworth.
TOOK HILBoRN'S $500.
In 1855 L was asked by Ex-Governor
Leland Stanford as to his chances for
! United States Senator against Aaron A
Sargent and / advised him to enter
Later I wanted him to get me $4,000 for
my help. He referred me to Stephen T.
Gage. in 1891 I went to Sacramento at
the behest of NJ. II. de Young and in
terviewed Governor II. H. Markham and
various Legislators in Mr.. de Young's
interest On my report de Young be-
came a candidate for United States
Senator. The State Senator who nomi-
. mated de Young was procured by me
for that purpose Charles N FELTON,
won the day from de Young.
In 1891 Fred S. Stratton. now ColIec-
tor OF the Port Of San Francisco. nomi-
mated me for president of the Oakland
Fifth Ward Republican Club Victor H
-Metcalf got one more vote. among 1S5
Repu blicans, than I did and he was
elected 10 that Office
In 1892 Samuel G. Hilborn agreed to
nay me $500 for laying out his fight to
= be a Congressman, vice Joseph McKen-
= ma. resigned George z. Whitney had
offered me $500 for the same assist
ance. Hilborn won out over Whitney
i. NJ Gibson, ct al. In 1898 I made an
appeal to Governor Markham at the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco. to appoint
Ex-Governor George C Perkins United
States Senator, vice Leland Stanford,
deceased With me were Ferd Meyers,
chairman Of the Republican State COM
mittee, and State Senator Eli S. Deni1
son. The Examiner Of July 19, 1893,
said: Then came T. r. Porter of Ala
media County with an beat
De Young boom for George c. Per-
kins' On Saturday. July %, Perkins,
who was not candidate was ap-I
pointed
ORIGINAL MCKINLEY MAN.
IN 1904 L ran W. R. Davis for Gov
ernor and seeded the hfty-seven coun-N
ties Of this State for him. Mr.. Davis
would not 20 to Sacramento and strive
for the Republican nomination. and de-
spite my talk with Daniel NJ Burns
who was backing Norris. NJ. Estee, Es-
tee got the plum but he was downed
at the polls by J. H Budd- The fact
that Fred ". Henshaw was in the field
then for Supreme Justice initiated
against Davis chances. Henshaw gain
ed that nomination. In 1894 1 induced
Henry P. Dalton to seek to be County
Assessor. vice r. s. Leckie. 1t was in
1896 as president Of the Oakland Sec
ond Ward Republican Club. had res
olution adopted advocating William A
Mckinley for the Republican nomina-
tion at the St Louis convention. The
Canton, Ohio, Repository printed that
resolution and said it was the first one
of that character I had been corre-
spending with Mckinley even while he
was Governor of Ohio
In 1897 I suggested and advocated in.
my paper, Oakland Echoes, Victor H.
Metcaf for Congress. He had me come
10 his Office and there he requested me
10 slesist saying he wouldn't have the
place. In 1898 he was chosen Congress
man. In December, 1897, ] visited ex-
Mayor George c. Pardee at his home
and sought to make terms with him re-
garding a possible campaign for the
Repubiican nomination, for Governor in
1895. In January, 1898, I repeated my
call there on that business On both
occasions he said IL was premature i
had predicted in Echoes in 1893 that
Pardee would be Governor Of Califor-
. MA in due season. replied to Pardee
in December, 1897, and January, 1898.
that IL was not premature Some
months afterward he became an active
candidate, but at the Sacramento con-
vention Henry T. Gage got every vote
Al the first ballot It was a letter sent
10 me in 1898 by General W. H L.
Par1es. mailed after that convention,
thst Influenced Pardee TO make Wig
o',as effort, and succeed, in 1902.
THE BUTToNLEss COAT.
That ] am said to be responsible for
the Oakland Board Of Trade, Oakland
Chamber Of Commerce. Oakland Mer-
chants Exchange Union League Club
of Alameda County, State Board o:
trade. Macdonough Theater. Ye Lib
erty Theater and Idora Park from
h,-s1a Park) is neither here
ror there. as the old lady OBJ
served. Nor is 1t, perhaps, of any i'm
,ortance that IN 1900 1 invented coat,
sane collar. lapel and buttons. and also
vest. that were illustrated by the
nress all over the world, and the Ex5
aminer OF June IA, 1900. said thereoi:
and whatever the men
may do. il is not improbable that the
ladies will adopt the coat and vest pat
terms Also. IN 1892 I-suomitted de-
',snd FOR a patent for an improved
show window, for which I sold rights.
and the witnesses to that document,
now on file at washington were Hiram