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Central Cal [?] are more competent to [?] than myself but from all I have seen he would be a popular candidate everywhere. [Waterman?] has no chance to be nominated or [dicted?] if he were. His name would overwhelm the whole ticket [stall?] and Legislative. We shall [hone?] good local tickets and Markham will equal the vote of 1888. This is the substance of what I should have said to you [and?] [I?] write it because I do not wish to trespass on your time should you wish to talk the matter over. I shall be glad to call at any time you may wish. Of course I am not expecting you to take any part in the content for Governor before the nomination, but [hone?] thought it