The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1902, Page 1

Call. VOLUME XCI-NO. 88, SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST \27, 1502. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ADJOURNMENT DEFERS THE DEFEAT - OF GAGE AFTER THREE BALLOTS IN ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Aug. 27 (2 a. m.).—There is dissension in the Gage camp. Burns wants to support George C. Pardee and de- liver the Gage strength to. the Alameda doctor, while Herrin is anxious”that the strength of his forces shall go te Hayes of Safita Clara. While these -two factions are trying to reconcile their differences Henry T. Gage declares himself still 2 candidate. .Dr. Pardee has bgen using every effort pos- sible to force Gage to recognize his compact, but Gage, per- sonally, declines to draw out. There is even doubt’as.to whether Gage can deliver his delegates. should he withdraw. The Pardee managers said last night that no definite move could be expected in the Pardee-Gage agreement until morn- ing. 3 While the night has been one of negotiations between leaders, nothing definite has been announced. The expecta- tions are that Gage will get behind Pardee in order to defeat Flint, and that the Edson and Hayes forces will go to Flint in order to defeat Gage: but the balloting probably will begin to- g e WHICH FLINT MAKES GREAT GAINS = 2 ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Aug. 27.—At midnight members of the Alameda de!ega» tion were directly approached with the proposition | that Gage would transfer his strength to Dr. Pardee, ' providing they would ratify the remainder of the ticket named i - by Colonel D. M. Burns. It was proposed that Burns should name all other candidates, incluling the judiciary. The propo- | ~sition was immediately rejected on behalf of the Alameda del- tion of its right to name the-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was not only rejected, bat indignantly spurned. More- over, it is the sense of the Alamedans that the contest for other positions should be settled without intrigue of bosses and on the floor of the convention. It was common talk in all the camps to-night that Gage forces were demoralized by the signs of impending de- feat. There is good ground for the statement that the Sonoma delegation will caucus before the convention assembles to-mor- réw, with a view of throwing the solid influence of the county i egation. This scheme of the machine to deprive the conven- day with the same candidates in the field. ;:Iinfs Camp a Scene of Elation. | /SanJuanMan" Says Fight Is Won. | Special Dispatch to The Call | | | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- | RAMENTO, = Aug. 26.—The | scene about the headquarters of Thomas Flint- Jr. in the Golden Eagle Hotel to-night was one of extreme activity The deadlock in the conven- Uon inspired the Flint adherents with the hope that in the event of a defection in the ranks of either Gage or Pardee thelr chieftain would reap the benefit and that bis 279 votes would grow until their total reached such magnitude as to render | 2 stampede to Flint inevitable. Most of | the thirty-nine votes of Edson are re- garded by the Flint managers as his, in- asmuch as the Rallroad Commissioner is | now Practically eliminated from the con- | test. Bhould Gage and Pardee fail to ar- rive t an agreement before morning the Flint men say that before three more bal- | Jots are had Flint's fight will have been won. Hundreds of delegates, not a few of | whom were Gage men, thronged the Flint | headquarters this evening. Flint him- | self was busy as the conyentfonal bee in | greeting callers and talking over the sit- | uation with them. He says he has re- | celved assurances of support from fnex- pected quarters, but he declines to discuss the matter, on the theory that it would be unwise for him to disclose his hand-in advance of the convention session of to- morrow morning. His managers declare | that the Flint vote will remain Intact, | even though the deadlock becomes per- petual. | Every visitor to the headquarters was | steered over to Smith’'s Hail, where the | Flint caucus was held later in the even- | ing. The claim is made that many of Hayes’ men as well as Gage's attended the caucus and gave assurances of their vote to-morrow. Whether or not these | assurances are sound to-morrow’s ballot- | ing will develop, but meanwhile it cannot | be denied that Gage's lieutenants fear the worst. At a late hour reports were current about the headguarters that the Gage men were conceding Flint's selection by the convention and that a stampede to the man from San Juan was inevitable—: CAUCUS OF FLINT MEN. The caucus of Flint supporters to-nigit was an enthuslastic one. Every delegate Continued on Pn.‘e 2, Column 6. — to the cause of Flint. | | | | ‘ GUBERNA . ORIAL CANDIDATES WHO ARE DiVIBING THE VOTE GF THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. g i | | 1 — - of Gang Forces ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Aug. 26.— The Gage forces were surprised this aiternoon when Flint rolled up 279 votes on the third ballot. This unexpected development of Flint strength pro- duced great apprehension in the camp of the allied bosses. Danger of a stampede of delegates to Flint caused Judge McKinley, leader of the Gage con- tingent, and Senator Lukens, the adviser of Dr. Pardee, to exchange signals of dis-|. tress and immediately move for an adjournment over night. Their fear of another ballot was openly exhibited. Flint's men, confident and enthusiasti¢, were ‘eager for the fray. They were ready to fight the battle to a finish then ‘and there, but Gage sought to align his wavering column. ¢ 2 The night is full of conferences. Every one expects something of a decisive character to occur before daylight comes. It is said positively that Gage entered into a compact to transfer his delegates to Pardee and retire from the field if he failed to win on the third ballot. 'He not pnly failed to win on tHe third, but his gain over the number given to him on tEe first ballot was only 10, while Flint’s gain was 28, and the atmosphere was charged with enthusidsm for the the good government forces. VOTE BEARS OUT PREDICTION MADE BY THE CALL. The Call’s prediction concerning Gage’s strength on the first ballot was ver- ified. This journal announced from day to day, since the primary elections returns were tabulated, that the machine candidate was about 100 votes short of the num- ber required to nominate him. The first ballot showed that he was 94 votes below the winning mark. After beating the brush in the north, and uncovering all of his concealed supporters, he is still 84 votes below the winning standard: Gage is guarding every part of his trembling line to prevent his men going over to Flint, Pardee. dson or Hayes. His trading strength is exhausted and his followers are discouraged. Secretly they condemn him for his obstinate cotrse in carrying them down to defeat.. Many of the machine gang are anxious to tumble over into the Pardee camp at once and end the fight for the Governorship, but Gage fancies that he can bunko Pardee for the second time and ultimately secure a good block of the seventy-one delegates of the Alameda delegation. : i * The Alameda men are on to the Governor’s crooked game, and no human power can force them into the Gage camp. There are many able and influential men in the Alameda delegation who cannot be flimflammed by thé “push.” _ The balloting to-day disclosed the fact that Burns and' Kelly had pro- grammed the unpledged San Francisco delegations hard and fast for the machine. The Gage “push” got 148 of the 177 city delegates. To-night the question whether the bosses can deliver:the goods, to Pardee in compliance with the ‘deal made by leader of Gage and Pardee is-discussed. ' Martin Kelly “goes programme,” but he may take| may speak of “George R. Washington” and “Abraham H. Lincoln.” Allen is a advantage of the opportunity to amend the original programme. Threatened S iémpéde to Flint Causes Precipitéte Reti'eat From Field of Battle. Word comes from the “push” camp that Gage pleads for votes one minute | and snorts' with rage the next. He threat€ns to stay in the fight and die in the last ditch, notwithstanding ‘his agreement four years ago and his promise this year | to help Pardee. ' g ANDEESON A VICTIM OF BOSSES’ TREACHERY. | Before this convention adjourns a bit of secret history should be brought to | light. Two .months ago a well-known San Francisco politician brought about an | agreement whereby the Gage machine should lend its support to Alden Anderson | for Lieutepant Governor in exchange.for Anderson’s influence in swinging So-| lano County into the boss:%)ol. Many obstacles were encuuntered by the adroit “politicians in arranging the Qetails of the deal, but the compact was made hard | and fast. It seems that the Solano aspirant performed his part of the agreement to| the best of his'ability, securing boss votes in an anti-boss county Now the Gage force proposes to repudiate the deal and give the nomination | for Lieutenant Governor to any delegation’ that can bring much-needed relief to the sorely distressed Gageites. The position has been offered to Dr. Pardee, much | to the amusement of the Alameda delegation. It was offered to the south and promptly spurned. When all the bargaining is done the delegates comprising a majority of the convention will nominate for Lieutenant Governor some well- known Republican who is not a Gage trader. It is the comment of spectators that this convention is not likely to go on a stampede as a result- of oratorical outbursts, because the dearth of eloquence is conspicuous. Apart from John F. Davis’ tribute to Lieutenant Governor Neff and Bob Burdette's remarks seconding the nomination 3f Flint, there have been few speeches of an inspiring character., Judge Burnett of Santa Rosa, H. W. Brown of San Mateo, T. B. Hutchinson of Napa and George M. Pinney of San Fran- cisco are gifted talkers, but they show no inclination to talk. A. Ruef is some- thing of an orator, when great events in.the Forty-fifth District summon him to the platform, but he contents himself with announcing “Eight votes for J. O. Hayes.” SCME ““CAUSTIC VERBIAGS” IN PROSPECT, There are rumors to the effect that Governor Gage is going to air his griev- ances on the platform of the convention in a sensational speech. It would be a relief to hear the penetrating clarion voice of George A. Knight; to see the graceful gestures and listen to the polished remarks of Samuel .M. Shortridge; but the age of oratory seems to have vanished. Perhaps the nom- [inating speeches down the line will introduce some talkers ‘among the young men of the convention. Merton Allen had a chance to-day and paid a glowing alpha- .betical tribute to the administration of “The-odore A. Roosevelt.” Next time he Pardee Asks Gage fto Retire. ‘Governor Ig- . nores His | Pledge. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAt- RAMENTO, Aug. 2.—Confer- ences are in progress in every corner in Sacramento to-night and rumors are flying thick and fast. Anything can be | heard, from a rumor that Gage is trying to split the Alameda County delegation, to one of the final consummation of the Gage-Pardee agreement, and the story that Edson and Hayes have united to de- feat Pardee and Gage. But while rumors and conferences are plenty, there have been no official announcements of any withdrawals and no declarations of any Jmore combinations. The facts of the situation are that very soon after the adjournment of the com- vention, Dr. George C. Pardee started to force the fulfillment of his agreement with Burns and Gage. Dr. Pardee’s man- agers began to demand that Gage carry out his portion of the agreement and withdraw, throwing his support to the Alamedan. But the Governor, discredited by the people and convention, still clings to the tattered shreds of his honor and wants some more “vindication.” With this one idea in.his head, Gage held to the wreckage of his machine and his ad- ministration and declined to keep his agreement with Dr. Pardee any more than he has kept his agreements with the people of the State. Voted out of his own party, compelled to turn to those of an- other political faith for support at the primaries, turned down by his own con- \‘en(lov. afraid to face another ballot, Henry 'T. Gage appeared in the rolhof a dog in the manger, keeping others from getting what was denied him. GAGE SCOFFS AT PARDEE. - “And so George C. Pardee and the Ala- meda delegates. to-night started to wrest from the Governor his portion of the con- vention compact and save themselves from the receipt of another gold brick, even more brilliant than that handed out to the Alameda delegates four years ago. When Gage acknowledged Limself afraid to face a fourth ballot and forced an adjourn- ment this alterncon, the Pardee men de- termined that they were going to be pro- tected in their agreement. The Pardee men voted with Gage and with the tired and worn-out members of other factions for adjournment, and all because they { man’ of letters. i cmfinmmr-pb.gigt S