For many California conservatives, the most important thing about the coming recall election is how it will affect the future of a man who isn't likely to win it: State Sen. Tom McClintock. For McClintock, from the standpoint of many conservatives, is by far the classiest figure in the array of 135 candidates who are running for the governorship in the Oct. 7 election. At 47, he has been active in California's Republican politics ever since he was elected to the Ventura County Republican Central Committee at the age of 19. In 1982, at 26, he was elected to the...