The San Francisco call., 1906-06-20
The warm season

The warm season in State politics is
coming on. The Democratic State
Central Committee meets today in
Franklin Hall to AK the time and place
for the nominating convention of the
party and adjust the apportionment of
delegates. The talk up and down the
Democratic line in San Francisco is
James D. Phelan for Governor. For
mer Governor James II. Budd fancies
that Phelan will win out in the No
vember election. A. Ruef inclines to
the opinion that a nomination of Phe-
Ian by the Democrats would make
Mayor Schr1itz the Republican nominee
for Governor Doubtless the party
leaders and workers in Sacramento.
Oakland Los Angeles. Stockton, Marys-
vile. Eureka and Watsonville entertain
opinions quite at variance with the
views of Budd and huef. There is
much gossip to the effect that the Par
dee fences are in such excellent con-
dition that no other Republican aspir-
ant for Governor can get more than
a look in. kilograms keep coming
from Los Angeles and San Bernardino
that many Of the "pollies' in the south
land are talking Gage. The true in
wardness is that Gag would be pleased
at the spectacle OF a spontaneous up
rising of the people in his behalf. but
the spontaneity seems to be tagging in
places where its development was ex-
pected and desired.
The how- of wine must have been
generous at the California banquet in
Washing gton. d. c.. Monday night last.
Congressman GiIlett was present, and
twice at least his health as a guber-
Material aspirant was pledged. 1t can
hardly be credited that Senator Per
kins was 50 inspired by the fellowship
of the occasion N himself n
Gillett's cause, as the senior Senator
not long since wrote letter to an ad-
miring constituent named Porter in
which he highly commended the ad-
ministration of Governor Psrdee.
GILLETT AND CHAMPAGNE.
Up in HUMBOLDT County there will be
a good many questions asked about the
banquet If some one starts the story
that Jim Gillett was at the banquet
drinking aristocratic champagne his
candidacy for higher station in public
life will get setback. In the noun
tains and forests of the First Congress
ground for the aspirant He must
drink either water cold or whisky
straight
Next Friday the Republican state
Committee, General George Stone
chairman, will meet in the city to de-
termine whether the nominating con-
vention of the party VIII be held in
Santa Cruz or Sacramento. Ample IA
cilities in the way of convention halls
1t is scheduled that Robert T. Devlin.
W. S. Woods and Frank Schmitz are
to confer with the San Francisco Board
of Election Commissioners this evening
on topics relating to registration.
Thomas Kase. Who so ably handled
the Ruef delegation in the Republican
County Convention last fall. will in all
probability attend the Republican State
Convention as delegate from sthe
Forty-fourth Assembly District He is
going to Santa Barbara. Ventura and
| Los Angeles for survey OF the po-
| litical works in. that region. Stories 10
! the effect that former United States
Senator Thomas r Bard has joined the
anti-Pardee forces and expressed a
preference for Congressman Gillett
must be diluted and well shaken before
acceptance. When the ex-senator hears
that the hammer of Revenue Collector
John C. Lynch is swinging against Par
dee he will fancy himself in strange
political company. Ed Niles, formerly
of Los Angeles is out against Pardee.
Judge A G. Burnett of Santa Rosa
Associate Justice Max Sloss of San
Francisco, Associate Justice Lorigan of
San Josce and Judge H. A Melvin OF
I Oakland are ayowed candidates. for the
honors and emo1uments of service on
the bench of the Supreme Court 1t is
| yet an open question whether Asso-
Hciate Justice Henshaw will ask for re-
nomination. The Republicans of So
noma County seem to be very much in
earnest in their demand that Judge
Burnett's name be placed on the ticket
The fight for Governor is a secondary
consideration in that county. The So
/ noma delegation will exert all of its
energies to bring about the nomination
of Burnett Prediction is made that
! the San Francisco delegations will line
and determination that his Endorsement
will be secured.
GEORGE HATvroN's CAMPS.
While the candidates for place on the
4 State Republican ticket are active and
| in the open George Hatton is looking
| over the Legislative field with the pur-
pose of ascertaining whether the as
pfrants for the State Senate would re-
gard Senator Perkins as just the mar
to succeed himself in the United
States Senate Mr.. Hatton has an Office
on Bush street. San Francisco. and an
otheP one in Oakland which reminds
the onlooker that Jim Bledsoe had q
| wife "at Natchez under the hill and
another one in Pike. Hatton is pre-
pared to do politics for Perkins on the
right and wrong side of the bay The
twenty Senators to be chosen next No
vember will have the privilege Of vot-
ing for a United States Senator ii
January. 1903.
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