The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
RACE IS OPEN
To ALL COMERS
Governor Pardee Looks Over
the Field in the Region
of Southern California
CANDIDATES IN LINE
Democrats Talk of Langdon
for First Place on the
State Ticket of Party

Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson
was in the city yesterday. He listened to
the stories from Los Angeles that Senator
Hahn of Pasadena entertained the notion
of becoming a candidate for the second
place on the Republican State ticket. The
politicians said to Anderson: "If this is
true that Senator Hahn is out for Lieu
tenant Governor, the only thing for you
to do is to declare your candidacy for
Governor"
Should the Lieutenant Governor make
up his mind to enter the contest for the
first place on the ticket Northern Califor-
mia would have three aspirants Tor Gov
ernor on the Republican side, one from
Humboldt, one from Siskiyou and one
from Sacramento. In the political camps
the betting is even that Congressman Gil
lett will become a candidate for re-elec-
ton to Congress from the f1rst Olstrlct.
Many of his supporters assert that he is
making a serious mistake in relinquishing
sure thing to grasp at an uncertainty.
1t is quite WeH understood that Gov
ernor Pardee went south to look over the
field and survey his own fences Several
good pieces of patronage" are at the dis
posaI of the appointing power, and there
would be no surprise If the next Insurance
Commissioner or the next appointee to the
Board of Bank Commissioners should hail
from the south. Just before going out or
office Governor Gage appointed w. 1.
Foley attorney for the State Board OF
Health. Governor Pardee may decide that
a change in the office would not be advis-
able, as the health of California has been
remarkably good under Mr.. Foley's ad-
ministration-even better than it was un-
der the attorneys predecessors, George A.
knight and Garret W. McEnerney.
Thomas J. Geary of Sonoma was in
San Francisco yesterday. He probably
came to the metropolis to ascertain the
true situation of affairs relative to the
growing Importance Of District Attorney
Langdon. Democrats are now openly ad-
vising the nomination of Langdon for
Governor on their party ticket. The as
saults made on Langdon by the Police
Commissioners and the Police Depart
ment add to the District, Attorneys
popularity in the wigwam OF the lroquols.
Democratic statesmen say that FOLK or
Missouri was viciously assailed by the
corrupt elements of st. Louis when he
entered upon his famous crusade against
the boodlers of that city. 1t is insisted
that history is repeating itself-that
Langdon will be supremeiy great If he
succeeds in suppressing the vice of no
torious gambling in San Francisco. II is
certain that Spellacy, McNab, Tarpey,
Geary, Bell, Bienenfeld, Phelan, Sullivan,
Hickey and AL McCabe regard Langdon
as a factor in Democratic calculations.
The original programme for the future,
which was adopted at Mayor Schmitz
house, the night election returns came In
announcing the sweeping victory OF the
Union Labor party forces, provided that
Langdon should be the next Mayor,
Schmitz the next Governor and Ruef the
next United States Senator. The cham
pagne imbibed in ratifying this compact
was equal in quantity and quality to that
consumed in the recent acceptance of
Downey Harvey's gift to San Francisco
of q new opera-house of wondrous
splendor Since the political bargain was
made Langdon has been lending an ear
to Phelan Ruef has scarcely shown his
hand IN an effort to wrest the Senator
ship from Perkins. AS a candidate for
Governor the Mayor is supposed to be
in the hands of his friend and closest
adviser p H. Mccarthy.
At the meeting of the Democratic State
central committee in Los Angeles, Gavin
McNab will be represented by proxy.
The gossip goes that Hearst and Tarpey
do not approve of the Los Angeles meet
ing. Efforts are being made to hold
back Spellacy and induce him to cancel
the April call to arms in the south. The
chairman of the Democratic State or
ganiZation wants to quit San Francisco
and get out of the zone of factional agi-
tation, far away from such agitators as
the great Scotchman' and the great
journalist"