The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898. THE GREAT DICKINSON 5 THIERE He's Back to the Scene of His Triumphs and Defies the Sunstroke. GAGE'S RIVALS The Republicans Are There to Name a Ticket and Not to Indorse One Fixed Up by Somebody Else. Henry James. By SACRA- | Ther re symptoms that the present are | is not a railroad year. Impressions one recelv by floating among the delegates vary somewhat according to the part of the State the here would 2 delegates happen to represent, but . s to mind |y, $ L 3 s aieree that there Is a general spirit of buoy- 3 ¢ politics is being | 20¢Y Is apparent. That there should 3 “‘c“h’ l;xh'r is be confidence is not strange, for the o andidat® ™ | fame of last week’s convention, with s0 s that he is resting. £ : s o Vet afford t | its bickerings, its personalities and its g Z: S YT i absurdities would of itself infuse cour- e }',fi‘{,,f”",“.”v’.?fi"{.‘i}f‘("«l‘ii" )\\hll.» lhl; Rc} = e ilcans are here for the purpose o 5 ninating a ticket and not to in- 4w P ticket nominated for them by ap ¥ with which they have made a | pretense of fusing. £ Among the many courtesies received at the hands of Sacramentans was the tender to newspaper men of tickets hac; good for a ride. This was done pr looks edent estab- | & il e i in delicate appreciation of the fact that newspaper men are cften in a. hurry avilion remains | and do not always have small money i,rst conven- | or the time to write a check. The re- > been adc porters made no extraordinary draft pictures party leaders | upon this hospitality, only using the ed by a erent set | tickets in case of emergency. The hat of Washington r managing editor of the Examiner was > both parties think well | different. He sent a demand for ten ticke: which were given. Then he took a long ride detained the hack for half an hour and at last refused to give the driver more than one of the ten The ion ct of the second conven- will %2 iff, nt mo: sm, and how Tk it does not depend for its sustenance | tickets. ‘As a result the driver com- on a forlorn hope or the scheme of get- | plained to the entertainment commit- ting a rival delegation ousted. There | tee, and the Lawrence shortage was is to be vocal as well as instrumental | made good. But the committee failed sic. The determination has been un- | to manifest any sign of pleasure. hed that when ti Dband | ywhjle the gathering is peaceful it spangled Banner” | goes not lack the military element. tion shall be paid the | General Dickinson is-here. He wears also planned to project Into | n; clapking sword, nor has he brought 1 platform enough | 5rmeq cohonts with him to be used in otfsm to demonstrate tial thets |, nnsines s Rerkers: o' s . fandl- iy“:"lr”!_t*‘fi;]‘(‘*t‘ in life beyond scram- ‘ capped by : the absence of _strikers. D e e act that adberents of | Somebady might create g'iDickipson e e e ‘bvmn\ by starting a strike and giving AEnce FinEt i e the warrior a chance to organize him- S izing the inevitable | S€lf: Doubtless when he stepped from disappointment which must come to | the cars and looked about him his one side or the other, and the possi. | Mind carried him back to other days. Sl of the lightning rods | Once more he was in command, again now prominently in view may draw, | there was the tramp of soldiers as he No matter how lofty the declaration | !ed them to victory or death or a place that the choice of a convention will i Fhpre (e o Easlibnifatiat e, i ) the choice of the defeated | All this is ancient history now, yet Sk there s a savor °f bitterness | It Would be a pity. to have it over- {niaar shadowed by more recen” history. , and sometimes this advance fervor of parti loyvalty oozes. | There is a manifest tendency to talk It has been noted with regret that|about achievements in foreign lands the railroad “push,” as an indication | and to forget Dickinson’s achievement right on the spot. Yet nothing done in Cuba was equal to it. No hero in front that the railroad ties, is on hand. no longer in poli- Perhaps these gentle- men came for the purpose ¢f guarding | ©f Santlago ever wrested from fate against the chance that some of the | glory of the Dickinson brand. It s understrappers already here might |unique. He came to drive the strikers, and when he found that they were not in humor to be driven, retreated with a fearless dash. That was bravery. Any other commander would have been such an extent that the candidate | afraid of being guyed to death. He did h the corporation behind him will | not stop to parley, but accepted the think a freight train has struck him ‘ judgment of the foe. Now he comes to by the time the convention has com- | the scene of his triumphs, clad in the pleted its operation of dancing on his | habiliments of civil life. He is sus- political corpse. pected of being in search of a boom, make a mistake, and, impelled by force | of habit, stray into forbidden fields. Their purpose may be high and holy but a contrary opinion exists. It exists to JACOB H. NEFF, the Placer Warhorse, Who Is Announced for Lieutenant Governor. ; pPOST AND™ !‘1ARTIN -RELLY MEET o @ - but has discovered no trace of any. Such is the modesty of the true sol- dier. Had he but come full panoplied for war the booms and the boomlets now in sight would have fled before him as swiftly as the strikers did, anyhow. Even now he might do something by inviting the populace to the depot and | recalling to them the details of his vic- tory. ‘“Here,” he could say, “is where I tripped on my glittering blade. Here is the place I stood when I told the mob to disperse. Over yonder the place I occupied after the strikers had told me to disperse.” It would be entertaining and possibly effective. This is considerable space to devote to a man not in the contest, but those who are in it are at least casually mentioned elsewhere. It is a pleasure to note that the Ex- aminer proposes to print a report of the convention. It was so occupied during the Democratic shindy in be- stowing the blight of its favor that it forgot to tell what happened. With customary modesty it has caused tq be distributed numerous posters setting forth its determination to lead a better life and this time give the news. It announces that General Barnes heads its list of special commissioners. The gentleman is a lawyer, a soldier who has won renown in many a banquet hall, and the greatness of whose fame will not rest upon his incursions into the fieid of journalism. Still, the se- curing of the gentleman shows that the desire to retrieve the past is now whol- ly theoretical. Another special commissioner, all this on the authority of the poster, is de- tailed to watch the push and his friend, “Collis.” Possibly both will bear watching, but Collis is not here. Another will “do up the feminine side of the meeting.” The threat is vague. Why should there be a wish to do up the feminine side? The effort to do up the other side is in full blast, yet the ladies might be spared. The Examiner does up everything in sight, but to boast about it is bad taste. An explanation is promised. T. T. Wil- liams will “try and describe how things are done.” This is taken to mean that he will “try to describe.” There are several others on the ground devoted somewhat to the profession of writing who will essay similarly so far as the convention is concerned, but who never thought to thrill the world by blazon- ing the fact in advance. If Mr. Wil- liams will go so far as to tell how some things—for instance, the Southern Pa- cific—are done, he will allay a curios- ity. He might portray the method by which Coffey was done, and be certain of exciting interest. As to details of the Republican gath- ering, however, people will naturally look to The Call as they had to for Democratic particulars last week. It appears to persons not overly critical that the Examiner is making a vulgar display. It seems incapable of making any other kind. Since it has taken upon itself the management of the conven- tion the delegates may as well go home, leaving their proxies to the speciai commissioners. At this writing there is the noise of music and shouting in the street. Either a delegation has arrived or little Andy is here to guide affairs of the party. He was a safe gulde last week. Every time his counsels were ignored there was a mistake avoided. The way to use him is to find what he thinks and { then think the contrary. By the way, | Andy did not get a place on the poster. | Probably there was no type in the shop large enough, but even without him it | proclaims a veritable mass of geni | justly proud of itself, shedding a b nign intelligence and not caring who knows it. To one who viewed the preliminaries to the other convention the contrast | now is striking. There was a quiet, al- | most apathetic. The streets were not | | thronged by animated crowds. To-night all is bustle. Delegates walk and talk excitedly. They buttonhole, argue, pre- | dict. Messengers hurry hither and | thither. Headauarters of the various candidates are tuvaded by eager parti- sans. Before there were no headquart- | ers, because the only nomination of im- | portance had been made in advance. i Probably by to-morrow night some of the aspirants will begin to question the ‘\Vlsdum of the longer paying rent for | | their ambitions. IN THE PAVILION. Republicans Will Once More Attest Their Loyalty to the Flag. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, Aug. 22.—With a fitting back- | ground of flags and the national colors | harmoniously blended, Agricultural Pa- | vilion to-morrow will be the scene of a | brilliant_and magnificent spectacle. | As befitting the opening of a patriotic | | body such as the Republican Convention | will'be, the national anthem and other | triotic airs will be sung by a double q | tet, composed of Miss Irma Fitch Ella Howe, Mrs. 1. Hawley, Mrs. Frances Moeller, Jerome C. Carroll, R. T. | { Cohn, W. E. Lovdall and H. A. Crocker. | The delegates, numbering nearly a thou- sand, and the vast audience which will grace the opening with its presence, will show their patriotic fervor by singing the familiar melodies that have been heard 80 often during the past few months. Every delegate will carry a small Ameri- can flag and, as the grand anthem is sung, | all will rise to their feet, waving their | flag as they help swell the sound. The large band engaged for the occasion will also join in the chorus and the sound that flows out of the immense pavilion will be an attestation that those inside are im- bued with a love of flag and country. “America” will be sung first by the double quartet and will be followed by the “Star Spangled Banner.” the "con- clusion of the latter air the convention will begin the work of nominating a ticket which it hopes will bring victory in No- vember. Judging by the number of candidates already In the field the sessions will be exciting and interesting. The nomination specches promise to surpass anything of their kind, and the voting will surely be close. The initial session will begin to- morrow at 2 o'clock and will continue daily until the business of the great gath- ering is finished. AL Levinsky for Chairman. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 22.—The San Joaquin dele- gates met in caucus to-night and elected C. M. Keniston chairman and Irving Martin secretary. The delegation pledged itself to sup{mrt Arthur L. Levinsky for ermanent chairman. Levinsky said that e was in the fight to stay, and that he would not withdraw unless it developed that in party interests it would be ad- visable for him to sacrifice his ambition to secure better results for the ticket to be nominated. “I am in this fight for | chairman,” said he, ‘‘and I hope tq be the choice of the convention. Should 1t be, however, that for the sake of the ticket I should withdraw, I will willingly do so. I belleve that I have an equal chance with Jacob Neff, who is also men- tioned as an aspirant for the office.” Frank H. Short is not in the fight, as is evidenced by the following telégram received from him to-day: “T am not a candidate for chairman; have not intimated to any one I was. FRANK H. SHORT.” Levinsky believes that with Short out of the race he stands a fair chance of be- coming the presiding officer of the con- vention. ———————— Spelling a Candidate. T. Carl Spelling is another candidate for Congressman from the Fourth District. He was nominated recently by a conven- tion calling itself the Regular Democratic Congressional convention which met at B'ne B'rith Hall on August 13. NO S. P. MEN TOLERATED Railroad Plans to Cap- tare Two Supreme Justices. But Republican Leaders Have Put Down Their Feet on the Scheme, L. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 22.—Aside from the contest for the gubernatorial nomination there aré none that present so many complica- | tions as that for Assocfate Justice of the Supreme Court. The conditions that will surround the selection of the two men who will be chosen as candidates by the mvention for this position are so many and varied that in the opinion of many prominent Republicans the circumstances of the contest for the coveted places will have a material bearing on the success or defeat of the party at the coming elec- tion. Since the delegates to the conven- tion have begun to arrive in Sacramento it has become apparent even to novices at the political game that the political bu- reau of the Southern Pacific Company is interesting itself in the work of the con- vention and particularly in that part of it that concerns the selection of the two candidates for positions on the Supreme bench. Some of the clerks and confiden- tial secretaries of the big men in the yel- low building in San Francisco arrived here last evening, and since then have been busily engaged in issuing orders to such railroad henchmen as are members of the varfous county delegations. It became apparent to-day that these orders related to the two places on the ticket left vacant for the names of the convention’s candidates for Associate Jus- tice of the Supreme Court. It has also been made known that the railroad wishes to secure one of the places for T. B. McFarland, one of the retiring Justices and a candidate for renomination by this convention. The railroad secretaries and confidential men have not yet made clear their preference—or rather that of their superiors—as to which of the remaining candidates for judicial honors shall be selected for the other place on the ticket. This will no doubt come to light in due time and will have {ts effect on the chances of all the contestants. The attempt of the rallroad company to influence the acts of the convention in a mater so important as this {s bein condemned by the men who are lookeg upon as the leaders of the I:arty, as well as by Individual delegates from all parts of the State. If this expression of opin- ion is to be taken as any indication of the manner in which the names of the rail- road candidates are recelved when they are presented to the convention the re- sult will not remain long in doubt. The utterances of Major McLaughlin, chair- man of the State Central Committee, and others, regarding the attitude that will be assumed by the party toward any at- tempt that may be made by the corpora- tions to influence the campaign contrary to u‘m lwls;heahnf tl:c peulflt:-»h at hrse,hnnd particularly the voters of the party, have been -accepted by Republicans in gfl parts of the State as a declaration of principles to which every member is bound. It is believed that at least nine-tenths of the delegates to the conventfon have come here with a firm determination to turn down any railroad candidates whose names may be presented to the conven- tion. It is needless to say, therefore, that the barefaced attempts of the rall- road’ company to influence the selection BROWN ARE IN A PLOT AND PARDEE IN A COMBINE Candidates Are Pooling Their Forces Against Gage to Defeat Him. Will Demand That the Nominee Must Be Chosen From One of the Northern or Central Counties. CALL HEADQUARTERS, MENTO, Aug 22.—Henry T. Gage will be forced, if he wins the coveted first prize of the Republican Convention, to display a strength superior to the combined force of nearly all the aspirants for gubernato- rial honors. The situation received to- day a most unexpected development, al- though nothing has occurred to indicate that Gage will be unable to meet and overcome the conditions. The other can- didates have agreed to pool their forces for the time against Gage, and by a clev- er political trick force him out of the | race. If the plan should succeed the way would be open for a scramble at least by aspirants whose claims seem now to be hopelessly overshadow by those of Gage. The plan of action which has sup- plied the politicians with gossip and has placed the supporters of Gage on their mettle was formed to-day in the camps of Pardee and Brown. The scheme natur- ally recetved the indorsement of Fitzger- ald, Dickinson and all the dark horses that have a lingering hope of victory in the battle. The formulators of the plot propose to force the convention to a test vote on the | question of geographical claims in the gubernatorial fight. If the opponents of Gage can win from the convention a de- cision that the nominee for Governor must be chosen from one of the northern or central counties, Gage of necessity will be thrown out of the race. With this ob- ject in view the rivals for first honors have agreed to unite, and, if possible, SACRA- ! compel the convention to addpt a resolu= tion restricting the selection of the gu- bernatorial nominee as indicated. The scheme has been variously discu: to-day and has constituted most Important preliminary events convention. Involved in the affair is the purpose of having the conventior ommend that the United States be chosen from some one of the Sou countfes. In this way it is hoped to vide even the followers of Gage hi although the prospect of doing this is conceded to be extremely small. If the plan is carried out as it has been outlined and formed the first great vote of the convention will be made béfore the gubernatorial contest has apparently been made. All of the opponents of Gage real- ize that their chance of victory is not en- couraging as long as the man from Los Angeles holds the tremendous advantage he now enjoys. With him out of the way, the others would have a better fighting chance. Pardee and Brown held a conference on the matter this morning and agreed in a general way to the terms of their attack upon the common foe. There was sor o discussion also looking to the withdrawal of either Brown or Pardee in favor of the other in the event that either saw his prospect of success lost. No understand- ing _could be reached on this point, as neither Brown nor Pardee cares to piace himself at present in the light of fearing defeat. On the question of uniting against the Southern aspirant, there was very lit- tle argument. The other candidates were | sounded, and found to be really favorable to the plot that may give Gage consider- able annoyance, as it has already occa- sioned his friends not = little uneasiness. of candidates for the two positions of As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court are not well received. Even aside from the attitude of the cor- porations the contest for these two places will be a spirited one and on point of {mmediate interest may surpass the fight that is to be made for the place at the head of the ticket. So far as known there are no less than fifteen candidates in the fleld for the nomination. They are T. B. McFarland and W. C. Van Fleet, the in- cumbents, W. N. Clark and Waldo M. York of Los Angeles, E. 8. Torrence %{ San Diego, J, R. Webb of Fresno, B. T, Williams of Ventura, George B. Cole of San Bernardino, F. M. Angellotti of Marin, Edward Sweeney of Shasta, Stanley A. Smith of Slerra, A. J. Buckles of Solano, John C. Gray of Butte, J. E. Ellison of Tehama and R. C. Rust of Amador. ‘A majority of these men are not con- sidered as prominent candidates. Of the others It appears from present indication: that the race is between Judge W. C. Van Fleet and Judge B. Williams. Both are well -an fayorably _known throughout the State. Judge Willlams chances are considered gnflh‘ularl\‘ good, for the reason that it Is generally con- ceded that the southern portion of the State should have a representative on the Supreme Court bench. His friends de- clare that he wili have the support of a majority of the southern delegation. THE GLAD HAND. Sacramento Republicans Extend It to the Delegates Arriving. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 22.—That the Republicans are duly appreciative of the honor con- ferred on their city by the Republican arty holding its big convention here has Peen shown on numerous occasions, but further signs of this feeling were made ifest to-day. T Wo large rooms in the Golden Eagle profusely decorated were opened under the auspices of the Republican clubs of this city during the afternoon and even- ing, Visiting delegates called and were warmly greeted and also treated. . The rooms of the reception committee proved cool and inviting. The decora- flons were equal to those seen at the con- Vention hall, and were favorably com- mented on. A snow white floor first at- tracts the eve of the visitor. On the walls are seen the likenesses of Presi- dent Willlam McKinley,. the beloved standard bearer of the party; Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay, and of Schley and Sampson, the naval victors Santiago. x“Suepemiged from the top of a gayly dec- orated chandelier are festoons of ever- greens and gold flowers, and red, white and blue bunting, which make a pretty background for the silken flags that are affixed to_the walls of the room. Potted plants and cut flowers help to add beauty to the room, which is sald to be a model of the decorative art. . The adjoinin, apartment is similarly decorated. In the corner is a large whita bowl filled with delicious punch, which is ladled out by an obliging servant. Al- though the different candidates solicit- ing the nomination of Governor have opened similar apartments and offéd tempting and cooling drinks, they have not become as popular as the headquar- ters of the local Republican clubs. To-morrow night a surprise is in store for the visiting Republicans. The fol- lowing gentlemen, composing a commit- tee appointed by the local Republican district clubs, have arranged a high jinks and reception in their honor: Dr. F. Tebbitts, president; C. W. Haub, vice president; Frank Whitmore, Harry Rog- ers, W. H. Govan, W. R. Hall, J. J. Stuf~ ford, Emmett Phillips and W. D. Knight. The affair will be held in-'the old pa- vilion, corner of Sixth and M streets, and a good time is expected. An excellent programme, suitable to the occasion, will be presented, and the amber fluld will flow in quantity. The arrangements are completed, and neatly printed invitations have been issued by the committee. The evening’s _entertanment is scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock. At what hour it will end no one is as vet able to say. If the efforts of those in charge to give the del- egates a good time is a criterion, the jinks will not be concluded until the wee sma’ hours in the morning. st et o Santa Rosa Democrats. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 22—At the Demo- cratic county convention held here to-day the following nominations were made Sheriff, Frank P. Grace, Santa Rosa; Clerk, A. F. Domine, Cloverdale; District Attorney, T. J. Butts, Santa Rosa; Au- ditor and Recorder, F. L. Wright, Guerne- ville; Superintendent of Schools, Miss Minnie_ Coulter, Santa Rosa; Treasurer, M. B. Goshen, Petaluma; Assessor, Frank E. Dowd, Lakeville; Surveyor, O. C. Huebner, Healdsburg; Coroner and Pub- lic Administrator, Si Hilgerloh, Healds- burg;_ State Senator, Willlam kiss, Windsor; Assemblyman, T trict, E. C. Hinshaw, Bloomfiel blyman, Seventeenth' District, Willlam F. Cowan, Santa Rosa. Hon. B. E. Drees of Petaluma was chairman of the con- vention and Charles C. Pool of Windsor secretary. ADVERTISEMEN1S. DEALERS' DAY. 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