The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
.C|LLETT PLAYS
PECULIAR GAME
Though an Aspirant for Gov
ernor, He Wants to Hold
Congressional Job Open
PARDEE MEN ACTIVE
Alameda Friends Issue a
Circular in Furtherance
of Executives Candidacy

Affairs in the Republican camp of the
First Congressional District are some
what complicated. 1t is said that lead
ing men OF the party have not been able
to elicit from Congressman Gillett a
positive declaration that he is not
candidate for nomination to Congress.
Mr.. Gillett says that he would be glad
to receive the Republican nomination
for Governor. but does not say that he
has absolutely retired from the Con-
gressional contest
This leaves Englebright of Nevada
and others who would like to enter the
field as aspirants for Congressional
service in an embarrassing position.
The district is large one, embracing
the counties of Del Norte. Siskiyou,
Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Shasta,
Modoc, Lassen, Plumas. Sierra, Nevada.
Placer, FL Dorado, Amador, Calaveras,
Alpine, Mono, Mariposa and Tuolumne,
hence a candidate seeking the favor of
Republican county organizations must
make up his mind to travel long dis
tances in order to get in close touch
with the various communities OF the
district
A candidate could not afford to make
preliminary campaign OF this charac
ter and retire from the race with good
feeling in favor of Gillett's nomination
secure the gubernatorial prize. A lead
Ing Republican who served with Mr..
Gillett in the State Senate says: III
Gillett is in the fight for Governor he
should not be in any sense a candidate
for Congress. He should announce at
once his retirement from the Congress
sional contest"
SHORT TO WITHDRAW.
Political advisers of Frank H. Short
of Fresno have been in conference since
his return from Washington, d. c., and
now the inside gossip in the Republican
camp is to the effect that he is not a
candidate for Governor. A positive
statement concerning his attitude may
be made in Fresno at an carly date.
Conditions, however, may be created
which will cause Orrin ). Henderson OF
San Joaquin. Lieutenant Governor AL
den Anderson of Sacramento, Frank II.
Short of Fresno and Secretary of State
c. f. Curry TO get into the contest for
Governor.
The impression is general that ]. 0.
Hayes Will not ask for the guberna-
torial nomination if his brother. e. A.
Hayes, should become a candidate for
denomination to Congress from the
Fifth District 1t is surmised that the
Hayes brothers will do politics with
Ruef in the coming campaign, as sew
erals of the Assembly districts of the
Fifth congressional are embraced In the
city and county of San Francisco.
Clarence Crowley, chairman, and Will
liam Angus, secretary of the Republi-
can County Committee, Alameda Coun-
ty, are sending out campaign literature
III which the Fardee administration is
highly commended. Accompanying n
printed document of thirty pages is
q circular letter from the committee, in
which this review is given:
by common consent Governor Pardee
has given the State a clean, dignified and
useful administration. During his term
California has been prosperous to a degree
never before known. Many and important
public improvements have been under
taken, and the policy of the State govern
ment has been one Of harmony and CO.
operation in all progressive movements.
New policies which promise to be of vast
benefit have been inaugurated and require
only to be persisted in to further increase
the general prosperity.
ALAMEDA is SOLID.
Another State election is approaching,
and as usual, the most important ques-