Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
GILLETT FOR GOVERNOR.
From Humboldt Standard.

announcement all of the Republican
papers of the county, one Democratic
paper and one Independent paper
came out and endorsed Mr.. Gillett
: Since that time the papers in many
other parts of the State have com
mented upon the proposed candidacy
and every paper has admitted thai
Mr.. Gillett would be formidable
candidate if he allowed his name tC
be used. In the meantime the friends
of Mr. Gillett have been waiting tt
hear what he had to say on the subject
for unless he would allow his name
to be used the matter was to be
dropped.
Last night telegram was received
from Mr.. Gillett as follows: "Wash-
ington, d. g., January 31-My friends
have started the movement and if the
convention offers me the nomination
for Governor, l shall consider it my
duty to accept. N. GILLETT. "
This puts.t matter squarely before
the people and Mr.. Gillett will now
be pushed forward by his friends and
it is conceded that he is at present
the strongest candidate yet mentioned
for Governor and as the contest pro-
crosses his strength will'grow.
In addition to the telegram above
quoted Mr.. E. b. Carr of Ferndale
received letter from Mr. Gillett
yesterday and tomorrow morning the
Ferndale Enterprise will publish the
letter which is in answer to the
editorial in that paper suggesting Mr.
Gillett's name for Governor. The
letter follows:
Washington, d. g., Jan. %.
Mr.. E. B. Carr,
Ferndale, California.
Dear Sir:-Yours of January u, en-
closing an editorial from the Ferndale
Enterprise, has been received. This
editorial suggests my name and en-
dorses me as the republican candidate
for Governor at the coming election,
and you inquire whether or not l
desire to enter the field as such candi-
date.
In reply would say that at the
present time am in Washington look
ing after legislation of much interest
to my district until Congress shall
adjourn in the summer.
If, however, the republican party
should decide to confer upon me this
nomination, should accept it with
deep feelings of gratitude; and, if
elected, would exert my earnest
efforts to prove worthy of the great
honor conferred upon me.
Yours truly,
(Signed) j. N. GILLETT.
The supporters of Mr. Gillett in
this city are jubilant over the
announcement that he will accept the
nomination if it is rendered him.
They all predict that he will secure
the nomination thands down" and
will be elected governor by rousing
majority. There is no question that
Gillett is strong candidate. The
San Francisco newspapers have all
considered him sufficiently strong
that they have given over several
columns of their space in reviewing
his chances. 1t is admitted that he
will go to the convention with the
entire First Congressional District
behind him. This district consists OF
Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc,
Ell Dorado, Trinity Lassen, Tehama,
Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, ANA
dor, Alpine, Calaveras, Tuolumne,
Mono, Mariposa, and Humboldt coun-
ties. There is no other candidate be-
fore the people today who can go into
the fight with such a following. The
Standard speaks advisedIy on the
question of Mr. Gillett's support for
it is conceded that he has the backing
of every county IN his district.
Governor Pardee is probably the most
formidable candidate in the field at
present and while we of Humb boldt are
friendly to the governor, yet it is an
undisputed fact among the politicians
that governor Pardee has lost his
strength by recent events and he will
have little real support outside of his
own county of Alameda. Among
other candidates are Alden Anderson,
Arthur Fisk, Charles f. Curry, Frank
R. Short, Senator Belshaw and others
who cannot count on more than their
own counties when the contest opens.
Southern California will probably
have no candidate for governor, for it
is PRACTICALLY settled that on account
OF their securing the United States
senator they will stay out of the
gubernatorial contest. Congressman
Gillettt is strong in Southern Cali
fornia. Senator Bard is his personal
friend and will doubtless swing much
support from Ventura and vicinity
to our townsman. Senator Rowell,
a power in Fresno county, is one of
Mr. Gillett's warmest admirers. We
can count on support from Mendocino,
Sonoma. Napa, Lake, Marin and in
fact nearly every county north of San
Francisco. 1t is these facts with
which the friends of Mr. Gillett are
familiar that led them to announce
him for nreferment His friends