The San Francisco call., 1906-08-25
Politicians Active Along Line.
Walter Parker Comes
and Meets Herrin.
South Wants Chair
manship---McKinley
Favored.
By Hugh M. Burke.

By Hugh M. Burke.
Affairs are shaping in the direction
of Judge J. w. Mckinley of Los An
geles for chairman of the Republican
State Convention. He is a regent of
the university and was chairman of the
California delegation in the Republican
National Convention of 1904 Apart
from his knowledge Of the law and his
merits as presiding officer, he is rated
as an expert on the invisible type
writing machine. In squabble before
the Republican State Central Committee
between the Ruef contingent on one
side and the local organization" on the
other, the Judge, as the arbitrator pro-
duced q typewriter decision on a
question that had been submitted to q
vote only one minute before the de-
cision was granted.
Walter F. Parker came to San Fran
cisco yesterday forenoon. At Santa
Barbara George A. Knight got aboard
the train and came with Parker TO the
city. Yesterday afternoon 1Ierrin and
Parker exchanged views. The latter
has no hesitancy in saying that the
south expects the chairmanship of tho
convention. Parker puts it this way.
I'VE have several good men for
chairman, and Judge Mckinley is one
of them. 1t is probable that we will
have to carry the ticket through to
success as we carried it four years ago.
We have no candidate for Governor,
but expect to secure the nomination of
Kingsbury for Surveyor General. Yes,
Riverside is strong for Hyatt for Su
perintendent of Instruction and Los
Angeles will support Riverside. DR..
Wheeler and. DR.. Jordan speak highly
of Hyatt"
VOTES FOR PARDEE.
Parker frankly says that Pardee has
votes in the Los Angeles County dele
cation and that no effort will be made
on his part to detach the votes from
the Pardee column
General George Stone. chairman of
the Republican State Committee, holds
that there is nothing in law or pre-
cedent to exclude one who is not
delegate to the convention from the
honor of the Craftsmanship. Judge Nc
Kinley, however, is a regularly elected
Frank L. Coombs of Napa. Judge John
F. Davis, however. is not a delegate.
AS a presiding officer Davis has few
equals in California. John "A. Britton
is not without merit as a chairman, but
he is on the slate to place Governor
Pardee in nomination at Santa Cruz.
George knight, l am told, has no in
clination to preside. He will put Con-
gressman Gillett in nomination and
carefully refrain from roasting Ruef.
In fact Gillett hopes that knight will
not be a candidate for chairman. Gen
eral Stone fancies that California ought
to get in touch with the custom OF the
party in the East. and select as chair
man some recognized leader who is
neither for nor against any one of the
aspirants for gubernatorial nomina
tion. 1 am in doubt whether the gen
eral has in mind Senator Perkins or
Senator Flint.
ARE AWAITING THE TIP.
At last accounts J. o. Hayes and Con-
gresham Gillett were awaiting tip
from the Organization as to the pro-
gramme for the San Francisco delega-
ton. What strikes me as the ludicrous
side of the situation is the incident
that neither Boss Herrin nor Boss Ruef
is aRepublican and yet $50 Republican
delegates await a signal from them.
Herrin is Democrat from away back,
and Ruef deliberately left the Republi-
can camp to share the political for
tunes of Mayor Schmitz. Sentiments of
personal gratitude for the Mayor i'm
pelled him to the renuneiation. | am
LOlQ IQdt lllc IuIHOE lHtl t1ic
was considering the advisability of
out as an independent candi-
date for Governor was set af1oat to
frighten Herrin.
No doubt the Republican nomination
for Governor would be highly accepta-
bic to Mayor Schmitz, but an independ-
ent candidacy would not present many
attractive features to the chief execu-
tive officer of our city. Delegates in
.,.l,.
Herrin is building a sidetrack for OBJ
stinate Ruefsters. The programme
when its comes will come out of the
Southern Pacific's political bureau.
With the strength that Herrin con-
trolls here added to the arker follow
ing in Los Angeles Ruef and Schmitz
could be ignored. 1t is fancied that the
railroad managers would not care to
create situation that would bring
about an ugly fight for representation
on the State Board of Equalization and
Railway Commission. Ultimately Ruef
may consent to accept Gillett as the
organization" candidate for the first
place on the ticket, but the idea of
placing Knight in the position of chief
adviser to the Governor is what alarms
Ruef.
TEN SWING TO PARDEE.
Day before yesterday Pardees coll
umn was reinforced by ten delegates
from Napa County. Among ,.-e dele
gates are DR.. Hennessey and Frank
Coombs The county convention also
indorsed Duncan McKinlay for Con-
gress. George w. Mackenzie. who was
in San Francisco yesterday, said the
delegates would be for Judge Buckets
for the Court of Appeals. The fact that
Buckets was not indorsed was due to
an oversight. The Shasta committee
will meet today and register the will
of the people as expressed in a recent
election. Word comes that the dele
cation will be for Gillett. Judge Swee-
ney and Thomas B. Dozier will be
among the delegates.
Judge C. r GaroiItte was a tha TTnion