Leland Stanford Papers

in the service of Thomas Bell at the New Idria quicksilver mines, can be elected if Bell will permit him to run; and Bell very graciously consented. I want Downs to run in Amador and have written to [Gage?] to attend to it. Nevada is doubtful because of the old [Sargent?] [et? el?] [event? current? emerit?] and some local disaffection about candidates. [Carpenter?] is wide awake in El Dorado but Brown is scared about some threatening letters he has rec'd growing out of a [former?] contest. He talks cowardly but I wont have it. Owing to the local quarrels, Oakland is in bad shape; but if those who [--ca?ar?--] have participated in those quarrels can be kept still all [insert: will] be well. Spaulding has about consented to stand for the assembly. Marin is in hand. San Luis Obispo ditto. Judge Heacock of Santa Barbara, a hold-over talks of resigning to run for Superior Judgeship. I have written to hiim and he is to come up for an interview. Dr. Rowell of Fresno has consented to stand for the Senate

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ag[ain]st Goucher, and the general opinion is that R. will be successful. Los Angeles is in a tempest about Markham and threats of dire results an abundance if he is not nominated. He will not be nominated. It looks now as though Morrow would be. I have no candidate and am counselling all our friends to be very prudent to keep away from the Convention and to not be drawn into indicating any preference. [illegible] [Green?] of Sac. wants to go [insert: to] the assembly and I am for him. [Butte? Butler?] is in training. Humbold am in close communition with. Pratt is an old [fogey?]. Solano partly fixed.

I note what you say about "secret workings" and think I understand you. I am not afraid of Huntington. His money is the only danger; and I believe I will find him out if he moves. His utterances have helped you. White has announced his candidacy and that he will [stir up?] the State. Enough for once. I could say something of every county but forbear.

[Morris S.?]

[modern? notation] [--192?2--] 19279A. [/modern? notation]

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[preprinted] OFFICE OF CAPITOL POLICE

WASHINGTON [/preprinted] May 23[?] 1899

Hon Leland Stanford - U. S. Senator:

Dear Senator

At Mount Vernon stands a magnificent magnolia tree that was planted by Washington himself. During a heavy wind \ storm last fall a limb of the tree was blown to the ground. The Superintendent sent a portion of the limb to the late Col Allabach Chief of Police to be made into gavels. I made one for the Col to be given to a G. A. R. Post in Pennsylvania. The other accompanies this note as a present to you for the University bearing your honored name. The head is magnolia and the handle is boxwood also from Mount Vernon

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