The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1902, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1902 FORCES ENGAGED IN.THE GREAT CONFLICT TO DEFEAT ALLIED BOSSES OF THE GAGE MACHINE ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCGCESS Neff the Choice of the Anti-Gage Men. Convention Is Certain to Choose Him Chairman. L e HI forces supporting Flint, Pardee, Hdson and Hayes have sufficient | strength to organize the Republican | State Convention, and despite all rumors to the contrary there is no break in the good government line. | Al indications point to the election of Hon. Jacob H. Neff of Placer as chair- man. HReports were freely circulated yester- @4y thet the Lieutenant Governor was 8o fesble that he could not leave his room, but nevertheless the grand old pioneer and stalwart Republican of the moun- was giving all day long the glad to throngs of fellow delegates in the nion League. NEFF UPHOLDS PROTECTION. There is a strong sentiment in Califor- s that there should be no weakening of arriers which afford protection to industries. This question vital- ce people of this State, and ¥ Republican familiar with the his- tory of the party knows that Neff will i true and firm to the cause of pro- 5, No_matter how great and pow- may be the influences in favor of r here and there. the gubernatorial cam- wili soon be transferred to Sacr By to-morrow night the candi- will be aligned on the field of final f operations during special encourage- » the men who are battling to ban- ism, Lawlorism and Kevanism from politics of the State. The be- Hlef now is firmly grounded that Gage is fully one hundred votes short of the num- ber required to nominate a candidate for Governor. "Events and incidents of the campaign foreshadow his defeat. At present there is a lull in the shouting and fmuit in the Gage camp, but the silence 48 significant of another outbreak of bluf- A & given signal in Sacramento the machine gang will shout that Gage has a Maik-over. The stalwart Republicans be- hind Funt, Pardee, Edson and Hayes will mot e dismayed or even disturbed by the o &nd clambr of the push. OLD GAME OF BLUFF. The same game of bluff was tried sev- ers Umes during the Senatorial cam- | One evening an opulent tout pro- | <4 the sum of $1000 to wager that the 1" would be elected Unitcd States the following day. The wager | ted and the biuffer compelied the money. He worked hard kt two weeks to get the money out of sympathy for the tout | confederates the bet was can- &r ruses will be attelapted at Sac- ® next week. The machine manip- s will resort to every adroit ex- 1 cunning dodge to force trades stampedes, but the finish of is in sight, &anc Gas ism f‘:l mel Burns has charge of the ma- orces. He has lost more battles n her political manager in the t the Estee fight by placing himself and Martin Kelly dy knew that the judgment | bad as the word of the other. | his own fight for the United Senatorship because the people | sgainst him and he lost the fight | 1 because the people would not the raw programme which he to the convention. In this fight eady adopted a policy | ook Curry for Becre- | tate, Kirk for Superintendent of | nd Al Johnson for State Printer | off ihe Gage slate and subsequently re- 8tored Curry and Kirk. At present Shan- Don is on the slate, but his name may be #rased in Al Johnson’s favor before the balioting begins. McNUTT’S STRAYS RETURN. Undeniably Gage has lost strength in Both the city and county during the past week. Accurate information to this ef fect 1s lodged in the camps of Pardee, Fdson and Flint. Boss Martin Kelly is beving a hard road to travel in his ef- forts to transfer the Mutual Alliance dele- gates to the Gage machine. Eight of the Steays are back in the fold of Dr.- Mc- Nutt. Kelly is using all sorts of political galaver to convince Dr. McNutt thal ihese votes should be given to Gage on the first ballot, in return for many more for McNutt on subsequent ballots. The Leneral statement made that Gage will display his entire strength on the first ballot should be accepted with He 1 ool . rains of allow: e. It is surmised that e will stake out a few followers in the Bbrush for the second or third ballot and then bring them in with a rush for the purpose of starting a stampede. Reports from Sacramento are to the cf- #ect that there will be a tremendous growd of people at the convention. The Benchmen of the machine can® travel Without paying railroad fare, hence there Wil be a multitude of shouters on the ground. Delegates from the country, who Sre about to undergo their first conven- .4WW%W’H+“*WWWWWW OR SCHMITZ BUEST OF HONOR Nevada County Enter- tains Visiting Excur- sionists. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEVADA, Aug. 22—The “49" barbecue, gamp stew and picnic given at Glenbrook Park to-day by the people of Nevada County in honor of Eastern visitors and excursiorists from San Francisco was a Yery successful affair. Six thousand per- gons Were in attendance. The true moun- r.\n hosp lity extended to the visitors as fully appreciated. Dusing the forenoon the Grass Valley #nd Nevada City ball teams contested for a )q];rre.gGrass Valley winning by a score f 0 3. The afternoon opened with appropriate weises, Mayor Benmits, of Son Fran- 120 being the guest of honor. The Wyer delivered an interesting address, janking the people for the splendid dem- snstration and praising the great re- sources of ‘thde cgun\g'. To-night the ayor was tendered a banquet by promi. eat citizens. o igp —_— $25.00 From Kanses City. ©r from St. Joseph, Atchison, Omaha, ¥t Worth, Houston or Missouri Riyer nts. Santa Fe colonist rates quring %&mbfl' and October. Tickets may be for here and telegraphed ‘to your friends. Ask the Santa Fe, 641 Market, NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—About 300 of the §istkers who quit work in the silk mills o ¥ City in sympathy with the Paterson | in kere returned to work to-day, and it is ex- 4 that others will soon follow suit, o— —— U . .o \WE SwANT GAGE HE Good i To THE “"PusH BOSSES AND BENEFICIARIES OF GAGE’S MALADMINISTRATION WHO CONSTITUTE HIS ONLY MARCHING FORCE. npledged Forces Are—Gradually Deserting Gage and His 'Defeatflfaor Renomination Is Now Practically Conceded by Even His Most Ardent Supporters---Push Growing Disgruntled. — tion experience, may suppose from the tumult that the machine forces are con- fident, but noise does not imply confi- dence. The voting will be done by the delegates elected to the convention, and 500 of these delegates are squarely op- posed to Gage and his gang. Democrats may get into the convention hall and assist the machine in the manu- facture of enthusiasm for Gage, but the Democrats cannot do the voting. In_this respect the convention will widelv differ from the primaries. THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. The Thirty-seventh Assembly District delegates caucused last night. The vote for Governor stood: Against Gage, 6; for Gage, 6. C. B. Perkins was named 0 represent the district on the Republican State Committee. The delegation by unan- imous vote indorsed C. H. Garoutte for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. W. M. Abbott would have been elected chair- of the convention if he had given a dircct aflirmative reply to the question: ‘Will you support Lieutenant Governor eff for chairman of the convention?” There i# a widespread sentiment in Cal- ifornia that Neff should have had first rather than second place on the ticket four years ago. His nobility of character and his stalwart devotion to the Repub- lican cause impel many of the unpledged delegates in, San Francisco to commend hi for chairman. The Thirty-ninth Assembly District del- egation last night indorsed C. H. Garoutte for Chief Justice. Delegates from the country arrive in the city on every train. The glad handers at the respective gubernatoriol headquar- ters were kept busy yesterday in receiv- fag callers. Considering the intense in- terest in the contest very little of per- ronal animosity is layed. .J. O. Hayes the latest acquisition to the spirants, was a central figure the court of the Palace yesterday. Delegates from Siskiyou to San Diego had the pleasure of making his acquaint- ance. Two of Hayes' greatest admirers are A. Ruef of San Francisco and Mitch- ell Phillips of San Jose. They are proud of the Hayes stature. They commend the H intellect and they do mnot object to the Hayes wealth. Hayes' headquar- ters will be established in the Golden Eagle Hotel, Stcramento, to-night. There Was a rumor last night that Jake Levi had withdrawn from the race for the chairmanship of the Twenty-eighth | District delegation in favor of George M. Pinrey. Drury Melone of the Oak Knoll Precinct is chairman. the minority candidate for " MURPHY A CANDIDATE. Friends Say That He Will Go Before Democratic Convention. There is no longer any doubt that Bernard Murphy, the vereran banker of MESSENGER BOYS GAOW STRENUOLS Young Strikers in San Jose Are Masters of the Field. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN JOSE, Aug. 22.—The striking mes- senger boys of the Western Union Tele- graph Company are masters of the situ- ation and through violence have prevent- ed other boys taking their places. No messengers were at work yesterday and but one was engaged to-day. After a strenuous day, in which the police found it necessary ‘to rescue him from the youthful strikers, he resigned this even- ing and joined the latter. Every boy that has attempted to take a place has been pummeled. To-day Charles Haworth began as a messenger. On his first trip he was fol- lowed by the strikers and when on South Second street was dragged from his bicy- cle. He was at once attacked by the boys with clubs. Business men interfered and called the police. A picket is maintained about the West- ern Union office by the messengers and great interest centers in the strike, the street being almost blockaded at times. The messengers demand $20 a month and carfare. This evening the union la- bor leaders organized the boys into a Messengers’ Union, which, it is under- stood, will become part of the federated trades. TUkiah Excursion. Purchase your ticket for Ukiah excur- sion next Sunday at 650 Market street, Chronicle building. Each ticket sold in- cures a seat. Round trip $200. San Jose, will be a candidate for the nomination for Governor before the com- ing Democratic State Convention to be held in Sacramento. The announcement of his candidacy will come in a few days and will be made by the Democratic dele- gation from Santa Clara County. It has been rumored for some time that Murphy would be a candicate, and while he would not affirm the rumor, nelther would he deny it. His friends have gone quietly ahead gathering in delegates and they now claim to have twenty-elght of the San Francisco delegation. In this city Murphy will have the sup- port of the faction whicn is trying to oust the Phelan-McNab contingent from power in local Democratic circles and his friends say that he will have a force that will. surprise his rivals at the Sacramento convention. One of the local workers has, it is said with Murphy's consent, secured headquarters in Sacramento. ALAMEDA COUNTY HAS SEVERAL MORE CONDIDATES Frank C. Jordan in the Lists for Clerk of Supreme Court and Robert ‘Gardner for Surveyor General. OAKLAND, Aug. 22.—Alameda County has more than one fight for a place on the Republican ticket. In addition to wanting the nomination for Frank C. Jordan is a candidate for clerk Governor It has been an exceedingly difficult task. This is a large State. A man has to go up against it as 1 have, to be impressed with that fact. Have visited and met thousand of voters in | the counties of Nevada, Placer, Sacramento San Jjoaquin, Kings, Kern, Solano, Napa, S noma, Mendocino, San Mateo, Santa Cru Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles an San Diezo. * By original methods I have tried to make my “candldacy known In every cormer of the State, and I hope favorably and pleasantly. My friends all over the State have been more than kind, and whatever success I achieve wiil be due largely to their efforts. If my friends will now see the delegates in their countfes and urge them to vote for me when they reach Bacramento, nothing will prevent my nomin- ation. With me it 1s a case of ‘“back against the wall,” and I am going on that ticket if ag- gressive fighting will put me there. I am be- ing encouraged and cheeréd to fresh endeavor by the splendid manner in which my efforts are being seconded all over the State. RANK C. JORDAN. ACCUSES DELEGATES OF ABUSE OF TRUST Two Iroquois Club Representatives Charged With Voting Republi- can ‘“Push” Ticket. Max Popper made the startling state- ment at a meeting of the Iroquois Club last night that he had information that two delegates to the Democratic State Convention voted the Republican *“push” of the Supreme Court and Robert Gard- ner is a candidate for Surveyor General, with a few gentlemen on the side who might be induced to serve as Lieutenant Governor or State Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction, or anything that might come their way. But the two gentlemen named have announced their candidacy and are out, win or lose. ticket at the primaries held on August 12. At the meeting next Friday night he ex- pects to produce conclusive evidence of the fact, when the club will take sum- mary action against the delegates in question. The members of the Iroquois Club claim that hundreds of the Democrats who voted the Republican ticket at the late Frank C. Jordan is making the most unique campaign ever made in the State. the delegates who will sit in the Sacra- mento convention than any other can- didate there, not even excepting “the as- | pirants ~ for' Governor. He began six months ago and secured from every county in the State and name of every Republican who was likely to be a dele- gate to the State convention and every man over whose head this possibility swung_was deluged with Jordan litera- ture. Then Jordan visited every town of any size in the State and met every man whose name was thus on his list, and he boasts that he has met 5000 men person- ally in six months, This is Jordan’s statement, prefiared by himself, and it is as unique as his cam- paign has been: To my friends: I commenced my contest for the clerkship last November. I went in de- termined to win and resolved not to confine my fighting to any particular counties, but to make the entire State the fleld of my endeavor. VETERANS HAVE ND QUARRELS Story of Friction Over Parade Marshalship Denied. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 22.—Re- ports to the effect that some friction exists as to the appointment of marshal of the parade of veterans at the next na- tional encampment at Washington next October were shown to-day to Judge BIi Torrence, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. He said: “I have no knowledge of any friction in regard to the marshalship of the par- ade. When Colonel Blakeman was ap- pointed chief of staff almost a year ago it was with the expectation and under- standing that he would act as marshal of the parade. “It has been my expectation and de- sire that President Roosevelt and Lieu- tenant General Miles should review the parade with me and invitations were sent to these distinguished persons. Prior to my late visit to Washington I feared that the official inspection tour of the lieuten- ant general to the Pacific Coast would grevent his presence at the encampment, ut I am pleased to state that neral Miles has signified his Integtion to ar- range his duties, if possible, so that he can ke present.” —_— Cunard Subsidy to Be Raised. LONDON, Aug. 2Z—It is rumored in Liv- pool shipping circles that on the decision of the Cunard line not to join the ship- ping combine the Government consented argely to increase the company’s mail subsidy. He will be known personally to more of primaries were forced to do 8o or lose their jobs. The secretary alleges that many men came to him and begged that their names be not made known, as they had no alternative. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That we urgently request the Democratic State Convention to pass a reso- lution condemning amendment No. 28, as said amendment Is detremental to the weifare of the pecple. Resolved, By the members of the Iroquols Club, that' we do respectfully request the Democratic State Convention not to_consider any name for a nomination for any office who opposed the Democratic nominee for President in 1896 or 1900. Max Poprer addressed the club on the “Work of a Convention.” Next Satur- day night many of the members will trek to Richmond, where a new Iroquois Club is to be formed. Ll San Diego’s Democratic Ticket. SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22.—The Democratic county convention met to-day under the FEAR BULLETS Workmen in the Anthra- cite Region Cease Labor. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 22—The Butler washery and the Dodge colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Company, in which operations had tecently been resumed, were closed to- cay by striking miners. At the Butler washery the men marched out in a bedy. They assert that all last .night strikers in ambush kept up a continuous fire on the washery and_the shed in which the workmen siept. Not being afforded suf- ficient protection, the men say, they de- cided to suspend operations. Ex%fl.y workmen had been employed at the Dodge colliery and the strikers pre- vailed pon them'to leave the workings. It is estimated that the coal and iron policemen now guarding the idle collieries n four counties of the anthracite region number 5000. The employment of so many special guards has necessitated an ex- gendlture by the companies to date of 1,800,000 Besides paying the speclal po- licemen's wages, the companies supply them with food and lodging. TAMAQUA, Pa., Aug. .—To-day the mine workers sent a petition to Governor Stone; asking that the troo&n be recalled, It is rumored that the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company is preparing to mine coal under the protection of the troops. The ?flclnl- refuse to affirm or deny the 1eport. —_— ST, LOUIS, Aug. 22.—At Carlinville, T, last night, Rev. Henry Turner, pastor of the colored Baptist church, shot and killed his 6- year-old son, whom he mistook for a burglar. chairmanship of Colonel Fred Jewell and nominated the following officers: State Senator, H. E. Mills of San Diego; Supe- rior Judges, H. N. Conklin and W. E. Andrews; Clerk, Will H. Holeomb; Sher- iff, Tom Broadnax; Recorder, W. T. Nee- ley; Treasurer, F. F. Goodford; Assessor, J. P. Burt; District Attorney, Casslus Carter; Superintendent of Schools, C. M. Stetson; Public Administrator, M. B. Cole; Coroner, C. C. Valle; Surveyor, F. E. Taber; Auditor, Ed Dougherty; Tax Collector, Ben T. Fredericks; Assembly- man Seventy-ninth_District, Sam Schil- ler; Assemblyman Eightieth District, F. L. Blane of Julian. LOS ANGELES NOMINEES. Ticket Completed by the Republica County Convention. 5 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.—The Republi- can convention of Los Angeles County, which had been in session since Tuesday, finished its work this afternoon and ad- journed. The county ticket as completed is as follows: Sheriff, Will A. White; Keyes; auditor, Recorder, Calvin Hartwell; District Attorney, J. D. Fredericks; Assessor, Ben E. Ward; Treas- urer, Mark G. Jones; Tax Collector, W. O. Welch; Superintendent of Schools, Mark Kep- rel; Public Administrator, D. C. McGarvin; Coroner, Dr. J. Henry Trout; County Sur- vevor, Leo Youngworth; Supervisor, First Dis- trict, O. W. Longden; Supervisor, First Dis- trict, A. J. Graham. State Senators—Thirty-fourth District, W. H. Savage; Thirty-sixth, Benjamin W. Hahn; Thirty-eighth District, C. W. Pendletos Assemblymen—Sixty-seventh District, J. A. Goodrich; Sixty-eighth, W. A. Johnston; Six- ty-ninth district, E. W. Camp; Seventieth Dis- trict, W. H. Kelso; Seventy-first District, P. Clerk, Charles G. Herbert G. Do A. Stanton; Sev McCartney; Seventy-third aistrict, sue; Seventy-fourth District, F. W. Houser; Seventy-fifth Distrlct, Henry E. Carter. There will be an exodus to Sacramento to-morrow and Sunday. Several leaders and delegates to the State convention and an army of camp followers left for the north to-day. All are going via San Francisco, where the preliminary skirm- ishes in the contest for the Governorship are now being fought. STARTS FOR SACRAMENTO Humboldt’s Divided Delegation Em- barks on the Pomona. EUREKA, Aug. 22 — The Humboldt County delegation to the Republican State Convention left on the steamship Pomona to-day. It was a body of- old-line Re- publicans, yet it lacked unity; in fact, the delegation is united on one man only and that is A. C. Barker, City Superintendent of Schools of Eureka, who will be a ca: didate for State Superintendent of Pu lic Instruction. The delegation in other AWAIT ENEMY Watchers on Higginson’s Ships Encounter Obstacles. ROCKPORT, Mass., Aug. 22.—Comman- der Plllsbury and his fleet of three aux- iliary cruisers are still at sea. Unless the commander of the white squadron makes an attempt to reach a harbor within the next sixty hours from midnight his ef- forts to win a victory in the game of mimic war will fail, for thedretically it will be considered that his ships have sunk or he has found that the blockade established by Admiral Higginson from Portland to Cape Cod cannot be broken. It is only fair to say that naval experts believe that Admiral Higginson's defense is good. Everything to-day certainly fa- vored an attack by the enemy, but no scout of the blue squadron reported signs of Commander Plllsbury’s fleet. Fog and storm swept the coast during the after- noon, and while for a time to-night the ztg}:y "llll clear the haze on the water con- nued. ™ To-night Admiral Higginson's . three battleships were still at anchor off Thatchers Island and beside them were two torpedo boats, but a nasty sea was running. In the afternoon the weather conditions were changeable. At 3 o'clock the fog deserted Rockport and passed far out be- yond the battleships, hanging away in the lut“ :: t?e form o‘lil.nslluh'd Aa ahour later e fog again '‘ted and piles up on the horizon, finally being broken up by a strong east wind.” Then black clouds covered the sky, tonewa&‘b )y thunder. ‘The watchers on shore believed the long 3 respects is divided. Gage's opponents claim a majority against the railroad can- didate, while the machine leaders are boasting that a majority of the delegation will vote for Gage. On-the Congressional fight the delega- tlon is heplessly divided. Selvage has a majority, but the Gillette men will work hard to win in the other counties of the district, despite the fact that Selvage has the better of it at home. WILL RUN INDEPENDENTLY. Justice of the Peace Anderson of Sac- ramento Declares Himself. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2.—City Justice of the Peace W. A. Anderson, a life-long Republican, who was defeated for re- nomination at the pro-Gage convention last week, announces that he will run in- dependently and that he will make the fight of his life. Justice Anderson, who has ably filled the position he now occu- pies, was “turned down” in the conven- tion for John C. March. Justice Anderson declares that his de- feat was due solely to the efforts of B. W. Cavanaugh and tbat he been given the opportunity to appear before the delegates on his merits he would have re- ceived the nomination. He asserts that Cavanaugh, who exercised great power in the convention, worked against him because Justice Anderson convicted pool- sellers in Cavanaugh's employ and taxed them heavy fines, which Cavanaugh was obliged to pay. He says that he will leave it to the people whether a man should be disciplined in this manner when he has been guilty of no graver offense than the enforcement of the law as he finds it on the statute books. John C. March, his opponent, is a dawyer with many warm supporters and the fight be- tween the two will be a spirited one. Choice of Sacramento Democrats. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22.—The Demo- cratic County Convention has nominated the following ticket: Superior Judges—J. ‘W. Hughes, Peter J. Shields, R. M. Clark- en; Sheriff, W. J. Elder; Recorder, J. W. Sowell; District Attorney, A. M. Sey- mour; Treasurer, L. D. Spaulding; Asses- sor, R. C. Irvine; Tax Coliector, Charles Trainor; Coroner, W. F. Gormley; Public Administrator, D. McDougall; City Jus- tice, W. J. Hardy; Assemblyman, Seven- tenth District, W. H. Treichler; Assem- blyman, Eighteenth District, C. M. Har- rison; Assembiyman, Nineteenth Distriet, J. H. Liggett. Lassen Mining Company Incorporates The Lassen Mining Company was in- corporated yesterday with a capital stock of $100,000, of which $60,000 is subscribed. The directors who have subscribed are A. M. Hunt, $10,000; Myron Meredith, $10,- 000; Leon Sloss, $15.000; Louis Sloss Ji $15,000, and Edward H. Benjamin, $10,000. %WMWWWWW. FALLS FROM CIA OF STRIKERS| N THE STORM' ON GEARY STREET Maurice Schmitt Meets With a Painful Accident. ® Maurice Schmitt, well known in busi- ness and political circles, was thrown from a Geary street car last Wednesday evening, but fortunately he escaped with slight injuries. Schmitt is an old-time politician and friend of ex-Boss Buckley and was at one time a member of the| Board ot Fire Commissioners, Every effort has been made by Schmitt’s friends and relatives to keep the accident a secret. Schmitt, who lives at the Palace Hotel, boarded a Geary street car at the corner of Geary and Market streets, and had proceeded as far as Hyde street when the accident gccurred. Just what caused him to fall from the car is not known. His back was severely wrenched by the fall, and friendly hands assisted in taking him to a nearby stable, where a carriage was procured and he was removed to the Wal- deck Sanatorium. The injury to his back is quite painful, but the pgyllt‘_hn- at- tending him say that he will be be around within a few days. .’H'H‘H'H‘I—FH-H-I-H-I—H-FH.. waited for battle had actuall The storm continued till da’rkm;tb‘&: again the weather changed and the stars showed. Lightning, however, continued, -serving now and then to illuminate the harbor of Rockport, so that one could see very plainly the two stake boats- which had anchored inside the breakwatsr to serve on the crew during the official trial of the new battleship Maine. Democrats Rejoice in the Blunders of Gage. Are Well Supplied With Campaign Material. e it Special Dispatch to The Call. AN DIEGO, Aug. 2.—Willlam E. Smythe, the well-known advocate of national irrigation, who 1s under- stood to be the probable candidate for Congress in this district on the Democratic ticket, addressed the Democratic County Convention to-day in part as follows: We arraign the present Governor for the er- rors of his misspent administration. We have nothing to say about San Quentin and other malodorous institutions. We leave the Repub- licans to fight that out among themselves. Wa will conduct cur campaign on 'higher ground. Governor Gage had four years of glorious op- portunity to serve the State. He has falled to take advantage of it. He has not risen to the gubernatorial stature. California Is poorer and San Diego County is poorer because he has stood at the head of the State govern- ment. A man fit to be Govornor of Californ should be a true leader of the" people. s should know their needs and know how to meet them, We have.a State of wonderful raw material but it 1s Iike a half-finished house. It meeds the architect and the builder. It suffers for leadership along the highest lines of develop- ment. Outside of some of the British colonics there is no othér part of the world which s craves the genius of creative stal D would 30 nobly reward it. GAGE’S POLICY OF RUIN. Standing before the majesty of such oppor~ tunities Henry T. Gage has failed utterly, piti- ably, irretrievably. But this is not the Wworst that' may be said: Not only has he failed to originate anything, but he has used his power to bring to wreck and ruin great policies orig- inated by more fertile minds and asked for by the practically unanimous voice of the State. Thus to the drawback of intellectual sterility he has added the wholly unnecessary and inex- cuzable evil of destructive obstinacy. Take the Irrigation bill. which passed the Legislature wich but one dissenting vote, only to dle at the hands of the executive veto. That measure was drawn by the highest judicial minds of the State. It was perfected with the ald of some of the Cabinet at Washington. It provided an ample appropriation, to be shared equaily between State and national treasuries, to perfect comprehensive plans looking to the saving of the flood waters, ‘o the preservation of the forests and to the reform of water law. which have embrofled our people in heartbreak- ing litigation for a score of years. ‘The Governor who should have signed that bill would have made himself illustrious in the arnals of California. He would have inau- gurated a great policy of State and national co-operation in frrigation and forestry. He would have paved the way for the coming of a population of free and happy millions. The Governor who under these extraordinary circumstances stabbed that bill and that policy to death in the hour of s hard won triumpl has earned the opposition of every man, woman nd ‘ehila who loves California or has faith im its future. NARROW-GAGE POLITICS. are tired of narrow-Gage politics tesmanship. And if the incumbent shall be renominated, the friends of {rrigation will endeavor to administer a water-cure treat ment that will obliterate all memories of Phil- ippine atrocities. In view of some intimations that have been made to me, I may be permit- ted to say that deathbed repentance will not be accepted by the friends of irrigation in this instance. This speech was the opening gun in the Democratic campaign in this county. Democratic leaders do not conceal their joy over the possibility that Gage may be again a candidate for Governor. They are hoping for a Gage victory in the State Convention, confident that it would mean the utter rout of the Republicans in the November election. Child Perishes in Flames. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 22.—A special to the Miner from Monarch says that the general store of the Gonsiers was burned to the ground to-day. Valen- tine Gonsier, a child, was in the up- per story and was burned to death. It is supposed he was playing with matches d started the fire. The loss is about NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SCIENCE SETTLES IT. Dandruff Is Caused by a Germ That Saps the Hair's Vitality. It is now a settled fact that dandruff is caused by a germ. Falling hair and bald- ness are the result of dandruff. Dr. E. J. Beardsley, of Champalgn, IlL., got hold of the new hair preparation, Newbro’s Herpi- cide—the only one that kills the dandruft germ. He says: “I used Herpicide for my dandruff and falling hair, and I am well satisfled with the result.” Dr. J. T. Fugate, of Urbana, Ill, says: “I have used Herpicide for dandruff with excel- lent results. I shall prescribe it in my practice.” Herpicide kills the dandruff germ. Physicians as well as the general public sav so. California College of PHARMACY. Department of Pharmacy, University of Cali~ fornia. Entrance examination for the desres of Graduate in Pharmacy will begin TUESDAY, August 26th, at 9 a. m., at the college, Par- nassus ave. All classes will assemble on THURSDAY MORNING, August 28th W. M. SEARBY, Dean. visit DR. JORDAN'S anear IIISE!“I OF ANATO VACUUM DEVELOPER EVERY SUFFERER from Strict- ure, Varicocele, Prostatitis, Lost Strength and nic Weakness is invited to write for our fllustrated book No, 6, showing the parts of the male system involved and_describing our Vacuum Treatment. Sent sealed free. Investigate. HEAL" APP] PATENTED. This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Tablets 7 remedy that cures a cold im eme dam