The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

What Ruef wants is State patronage.
and RueFs notion of patronage is all.
the patronage. One of his closest ad-
yisers yesterday remarked: Ruef has
a strong organization Of loyal support
ers in San Francisco and feels he is en-
patronage. He fancies Herrin and
Knight would take this patronage In
the event of Giilett's election.
Yes, Ruef favors the nomination of
]. O.sHayes, and I get 1t straight that
E. A. is willing to step out OF the Con-
gressionaI arena to give J.. o. a fair
field in Grace for Governor
Mayor Schmitz said yesterday that
he had no: thought OF running as an
Independent candidate for Governor.
Before April 49," he told me. 'T had
about resolved to enter the race for
Governor. but after the fire 1 made UP
nay mind that it was my plain duty to
apply all my efforts to the restoration
of San Francisco. have no thought of
becoming an independent candidate for
Governor"
AT THE CAPTAINS OFFICE.
Walter Parker left San Francisco
for Los Angeles last evening. Charles
Hardy of San Diego came to town be-
fore Parker departed and with ordi-
nary celebrity appeared at; Herrin head
quarters. get the Information that
the San Diego delegation has resolved
to support DR.. 'Pardee in the Santa
Cruz convention.
Colonel D. NJ. Burns came down
from his ranch in Lake County yester-
day and left the city last evening for
Catalina AT the st. Francis he saw
George knight. Jack Tyrreil and E.
c. Conroy. The colonel in reply to
my question IL he had a fayorite in
the bunch of gubernatorial aspirants,
said: Il have no favorite. 1 am out
of politics and leading. the simple life.
When the convention meets at Santa
Cruz I will be taking yellow tail from
the briny deep at Catalina"
Governor Pardee was at the ferry
building yesterday. He will go to
Sacramento tomorrow and remain
marks that the political situation is
acceptable. He is IN receipt of many
encouraging messages from delegates
to the Santa Cruz convention.
Congressman Gillett was at his head
quarters in Union square yesterday
noon.
MAY SWING TO PARDEE.
There will be roar in the north II
Herrin and Ruef should proclaim Hayes
or Porter the Organization" candidate
/ Politicians tell me that many OF the
Gillett delegates would break away
and join the Pardee column, as the
Governor is surely their second choice
At Pardee headquarters the claim 1.
advanced that the Governor has 35e
votes and that a strength exceeding
SEQ will be disclosed on the first ballot
From several well-known northerners
who are loyal to GilIetts cause 1 get
the statement that the votes pledged
TO the Congressman cannot be thrown
here and there at the will OF the ma.
chine. $50 80
The biennial convention of ths
League OF Republican Clubs at Santa
Cruz on September 3 and Will bs
largely attended. J. Harry Russell re.
marks that the clubs are sending ii
lists Of delegates and that the casI
accompanies each return, as the rules
require. In the preliminary ''whooI
up" candidates cannot be indorsed, bu
nothing can stop delegation from
shouting when the name of its favorit,
is mentioned.
MAY TALK, IF NOT VOTE.
R. N. Bulla and Tom" Hughes. stal
wart Gillette men OF Los Angeles
were not permitted by Walter Parkel
to grace the State convention as dele