The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1899, Page 2

2 ! § THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1899. PRELIMINARY SKIRMISHING BURNS WORKERS TRYING TO FORCE A CAUCUS Claim They Will Be Able to Control It and lnsure Their Man’s Elec- tion as Senator. Time of Organization of the Legislature Onz of the Most Vital Elements in the Great Conmtest for the Toga. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31.—Every part of the power at the disposal of the Southern Pacific Company, Colonel Dan Burns and the men who are lending their support to the railroad’s candidate for United States Senator is being concentrated in an en- deavor to force the members of the Republican majority into a joint Senatorial caucus. If this can be done it asserted that Burns has sufficient strength to control the caucus and have himself declared the caucus nominee. With the applica- tion of the unit rule such action by the caucus would be equiv- alent to Burns’ election. is 8 e 3 i ] &8 B 8 So apparent is the effort that is be- | ing made by Burns and his supporters | that the other Senatorial candidates have taken alarm. An effort is being made to-night to unitz the forces of the vario candidates for the purpose of defeating the caucus scheme. An at- tempt was made to-night to round up | the G Bulla and Knight forces, | but on of the non-arrival of | many who were expected | the past ten days and left a sick bed to come north to attend to his legisla- tive duties. He will place Senator Bulla in nomination for United States Sena- | tor. Assemblyman L. H. Valentine will | second the nomination. L | SENATORIAL CLAIMS THAT ‘ DO NOT JIBE 3 - on the evening trains the proposed joint | meeting v postponed until to-mor- | row. CALL HEADQUAR S. There i » an expressed desire on| MENTO, Dec. 38L—"Bre'r the part of these same Sénatorial can- | Jow.” There are no many arrived nffo didates to br ermanent or-| those who are to make a Senator.| @ ganization c opening da tion of a the Legislature on the If ‘»i= is done the elec- | United States Senator will have to be held a week from Tuesduy“ This would prevent the possipility Of’ BT Wroéy Jping able to “fix” mat- | ters so that o Burns men who are | contesting the -seat of Democrats will | be able to cast their vote for the rail- | road’s candidate. If permanent organization is delaved until Tuesday the vote for Senator will | 5t that. Milton Green, Tom Nos]er‘ not be taken until January 17. This|and Walter Price got here to-night and would give the Burns forces time in| their Grant list does in no wise- jibe which to rush through their contests ' with the line-up claimed for Burns. BHo+oo4o4e44s { VOTES THAT : WILL t $ Blood has expressed ¢ against Burns. 3 ¢ for Burns. Hon. R. N. 5 HA40 4040404040404 0404 04044 and perfect such other combinations a are impossible of consummation with- out sufficient time and opportunity. An effort was made last evening by > of the members from th® south cure a caucus on the propc distribution of patronag agreem reached that a meeting | Senator Simpson of Pasadena. got in be held at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn- | to-day and registered at the .- Golden ing, at which time an effort will be | Fagle. . : r as the southern end of the State | aro» SUCCESS s 2l This will dispose of an impediment to early organization and will tend to the dispatch of the busi- is concerned. yuthern membe or of immediate organization, g it was stated that ra County delegation felt the nd tor C. M. Simpson of Pasadena d from the south last evening. enator has been seriously ill for Utensils For kitchen use in Iron Clad Enomel Ware. Stew Pans, Rice Boilers, Fry Pans, Preserving Kettles, Roast Pans, Tea Kettles. Given away. free with AMERICAN’'S BEST TEAS, COFFEES. SPicEs breatAmerican Import g Tea Co, 861 Market. o). Powell 703 Larkin St. 140 Sixth St. 1419 Polk St. 218 ‘Ihird ~t, 1819 Devisadero St. 808 kearny St. 2008 Fillmore St. 146 Nintn S¢. 521 Montgomery Av. 2510 Missi nSt. 1190 Kentucky~ St. 8006 Sixteenth St. 3285 Misslon St. 833 uayes St. 52 Market St. OAKLAND STORES: 10£3WaskinztonsSt. 131 San Pablo Ave. $17 Brondway, 616 E Twelfth St. 0 Seventh St ALAMEDA—1338 Park St. SAN RAFAEL—S St., near Fourth, We also sell CHiNaA, CROCKERY, (JLASSWARE Cheap:st Price in America 'Write for Oataloguss, AR RO SAN ANDREAS, Dec. 3l.—Assemblyman SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31.—I shall not vote e AR 28 SC8 SCR SORSCR S8 SR SRR - | s | Senator Tom Flint Jr. got in during the | None of them are talking, except to the | @ other fellow, and to the other fellow the word has gone out shat those who are for Burns shall meet in quiet and exclusivg caucus to-morrow night. The friends of El Alcalde, who are here to-night, claim for him -enough | votes to demonstrate their existence | at the caucus of to-morrow evening. but there are other rabbits in the cour: | ing and their backers sav Burns nay 00800000000000 000000000 AR R ace SR R SO R SR SR R =Y -1 BURNS NOT SECURE himself as positively Bulla is my choice. L. H. VALENTINE. 45404 O4O+IHOOIOP4 the early part of the day but. like Uncle Remus’ hare and Sigmund Bett- man, is lying close in the furrow. He will be elected president pro tem. of the Senate without opposition, Senator Smith of Kern, Assemblyman Walter Clarke of Mountain View and | | | | Denison came in yesterday with a bill | concealed about his person that will { provide a board of Harbor Comm sioners for Oakland. To make its ¢ i ation effective he will ask an apprapri- ation of $250,000 to be expended in har- | bor movements. Tho: f the San Francisco delegation who have already invaded the capital | seem to be wondering why they came {80 early. Until some head to direct | them gets here they are apparently | quite at sea as to what they are expect- {ed to do. Leon Dennery came up to- night and is taking as active a hand in coming legislative affairs as though he were already seated. He makes no | secret of the fact that he expects to | occupy the seat in the Senate to which | R. Porter Ashe was elected. Several of the Alameda County dele- gation are here, but féw of them know “‘where they are at,” on the Senatorial fight or any other proposition.- For the banner Republican county. Alameda is exceedingly modest in her demands for legislative patronage. 0000000000000 000000000000C00C000000 f with little or no trouble. J. C. Sorror of Elmhurst wants - a clerkship—any one with an adequate salary will do—and he does not see how i he can fail to land something. Both of these men have the backing of their delegation and as those are about the only places Alameda asks for aside from the speakership, they bid fair to win out. Jim Oliver of Berkeley, who hopes to be the next Deputy Labor Commis- sioner and says he has no reason to be- lieve he will be disappointed, is here in an advisory capacity to the Alamedans. Oliver says his fight is so well fu hand now that there is no necessity for him to hold on to the anxious seat any longer. GREEN OPENS HEADQUARTERS FOR U. S. GRANT CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Dec. 31.—Miiton Green came i FOR THE EGISLATO o RS AT OAKLAND MOLE BOARDING THE TRAIN FDR SACRAMENTO. Bulla Will Have ern California have been unusually active and rous that the balloting should commence. semblyman L. H. Valentine has been here for some days presenting the claims of Los Angeles County’s favorite son with great vigor and earnestness. Mr. Valentine figures that at a minimum calculation Senator Bulla will have twenty-two votes on the first ballot. Another point Assemblyman Valentine urges strongly in favor of Bulla is the character of the members of the Assembly and Senate who are lending their votes to Bulla’s canvass. them have already served one term in the State Legislature absolutely without any reflection upon their character as to measures either fathered or voted for. ious and d As Burns. made no gain thing is very remote. 0000000 in on the 10 o'clock train this evening and has opened headquarters at the Golden Eagle for the disseminating of Grant information. Grant himself has not arrived, but his personal headquar- Lou Martin of Oakland is making an | ters are established at the Golden active canvass for sergeant -at arms| jagle. He is to occupy the same of the Senate and expects to win out apartments in which Senator Per- kins did successful politics during the last big fight. Jake Steppacher has opened the State Central Committee headquarters at the Golden Eagle and Major McLaughlin will put in an appearance at the same place some time to-morrow. FORECAST OF SOME COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Dec. 31.—There will be no con- test for Speaker of the Assembly, as Howard E. Wright of Alameda is the universal favorite, but it develops to- night that there may be a sharp fight for the position of Speaker pro tem. There are two candidates in the field. One is H. W. Chenoweth of Anaheim, and the other Alden Anderson of Sui- sun. Both candidates have had ample service In the Assembly and have the Twenty-Two Votes on First Ballot and the Support of _the Strongest Men in- Both Houses. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Dét. 31—The Bulla men from South- c’anfident to-dayand are apparently really anx- Senator Cutrier will, itis understood, arrive from Los Angeles to-morrow and add the strength of his personality to the already strong column Senator Bulla has in the field here. Senator Currier is an old and experienced politician, having figured in Los Angeles County politics for years and having served a term thereas Sheriff. Heis very enthusiastic in his sup- port of Bulla and will be able to do a great deal before the final ballot is taken. Before the Bulla men left Los Angeles it was agreed among them that they shofild re- main firm and true to their favorite to the very last. Upon this subject they are agreed as a unit, and-all talk or gossip to the contrary is idle. In Southern Californiathe Grant men, under the able manipulation of “Weeping” James Kelley, have endeavored to create the impressioh that the Bulla men were largely in the Senatorial struggle in the interest and for the advancement of the candidacy of D. M. “Weeping” James and his coadjutors certainly distributed stories to this effect with great skill, and they were assisted by Brigadier General H. G. Otis’ newspaper, the Los An- geles Times, which journal is strongly urging the Grant claims. ‘ But these statements are folly. Senator Bulla is a candidate in good faith, and his sup- porters announce unqualifiedly that they will remain firm and true to him to the last. As far as Grant’s legislative vote south of Tehachapi is concerned, he has, as first choice, San Diego County he has solid, and possibly three more scattering votes in Orange and Riverside counties. All that the prestige of a great name, strong political press- ure and the assistance of a number of prominent men from the outside could effect has been done in the interest of Grant in Southern California. There are two dark hqrses in the Senatorial field from the south, who as yet have following and who may never have any. They are in the hands of their friends, and further than a few newspaper notices the world may never know that in this year of our Lord 1898 they longed for the honors of the United States Senatorship. The two men referred to are ex-Governor H. H. Markham of Pasadena and Thomas R. Bard of Ventura. It has heen hinted that in the event of a Legislative deadlock both of these gentlemen might become full-fledged candidates, butas yet the probability of such a knowledge of rules and parliamentary procedure requisite in a presiding offi- cer and each has a strong following of personal friends. Howard E. Wright arrived /to-night on the overland and went to his apart- ments on Tenth street, opposite the Capitol. When asked if the committee chairmanships had been selected, he declined to be interviewed on the sub- Ject, saying that the composition of many of the important committees was still a subject of consideration. From general conversation with members of the Legislature on the ground, and taking into consideration locality and previous service in public life, The Call makes the following forecast lections for important chairmanships: Judiciary committee—Judge G. G. Clough of Plumas. Ways and means—L. H. Valentine of Los Angeles. : Mileage—James H. Beecher of Shas- a. Claims—C. M. Belshaw of Contra Costa. State hospitals and asylums—Owen ‘Wade of Napa. 2 Rules—Henry Dibble of San Fran- cisco. Public buildings—A. 8. Crowder of San Diego. Printing—George G. Radcliff of Santa Cruz or Joseph M, Kelly of Alameda. Education—N. P. Conrey of Los An- geles, » of se-| 6600060&000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000 DETERMINED FIGHT FOR LOS ANGELES’ FAVORITE SON A majority of no 0000000000000 000000000000000020000000000C0000000C000CO000000C00000 00000000000OO00OOOOOOO000000000000000000(’90000g Election laws—Alden Anderson of So- lano. Mining—W. County. There is an active contest for the chairmanship of the committee on mines; every mining county presents a candidate. It is a point in Mr. Rob- inson’s favor that he has had legisla- tive experience and is fully able to per- form the duties of the place. Judge Clou~h of Plumas, who is slat- ed for the judiciary committee, is rated as one of the ablest lawyers in North- ern California. GAGE LEAVES SACRAMENTO CLANDESTINELY CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Dec. 31.—Governor-elect Gage went to San Francisco last evening to hold a conference with Danjel M. Burns. It was given out here that Gage would proceed to Los Angeles, there to take a holiday dinner with his family and, returning with them, be in Sacramento Monday morning. It is claimed here by a relative of the Governor-elect that this information S. Robinson of Nevada Continued on Eighth Page. SENATORIAL TOGA SNAG TO LEGISLATION ALREADY IN SIGHT Legislators Apprehensive Over the Lack of Printing Facilities, Which Will Certainly Cause Serious Delay. Even if Funds Are Available the Day After Organization the Blockade Will Be So Great That the Calling of an unable organiz| None can be day of CALL HEADQUARTERS, State Printing Office. the belief that the Legislature will be has been inaugurated. printing has been done, office having been closed since the ginning of the last fiscal year on a count of lack of funds. ture makes an appropriation to meet the expense: bill were rushed through on the first Extra Session May Be Necessary. SACRA- | It was argued that Governor Budd. MENTO, Dec. 31.—Some of the more | having taken it upon himself to veto experienced legislators who a the .printing office appropriation ma(ile here to-day are much troubled on ac ‘u]-ufxlxygf‘rxé:‘.. l(lf,',',\(:ll:“m now h;: count of the situation as regards the R o E il up befor They incline to | to transact any business after ing until Governor-clect Gage State institutions must b fore they can be given legislative con- sideration. There is such a quantity of th kind of work that the Printing Office will be so choked for a month ter funds are provided for its main- tenance that it will be impossi | print the bills introduced in the Legis- lature with the degree of expedition necessary to allow for completing the work of the session within sixty days. { The printing of the report of the Code permanent organization it is| Commission alone will require the labor L e e | = of the preliminary legislative the printing No printing nt Legisla- done until the pr If such an appropriation The Call received the following tele- gram last night from E. R. Vincent, chair- man of the Republican County Cenfral Commiittee of Madera County: Resolved by the Madera Repub- lican Central Committee assembled in Madera this 3ist day of Decem- ber, 1898, that we, as members of the Republican party of the State of California, are opposed in every way to the selection of D. M. Burns as United States Senator from this State to succeed Hon. Stephen M. & White. \ ‘l— —B—-5-5-0-EE-0ERE e considered extremely doubtful whether % or not it would be signed by Governor | Office for Budd. 7 | “.15 ¢ Early in December an effort was | reason fo made to reopen the State printing office | 0lder membe BE-N-5-5-0-8-8-8-8Eau it e alarm shown by on the two years ago. About three weeks ago Governor Budd, Secretary of State Brown and Attorney General Fitzgerald signed an authorization directing State Printer Johnston to J nses as were necess: the work of soon as their pay ceases, & ing of an extra session would y means of keeping them capitol. While the persons responsible for present deplor at th S k c tainty @ miscarriage of 1 the work, Johnston took cou he cer y of party leaders and the door islation that is State printing office remained closed. | the State. of HAPPY NEW YEA May health and prosperity and patrons. sed to-day, To all our friends rity which protectio: individual effort an try collectively. We have waited long for the pr X 1 bring Now with pr and continued peace al ’ it careful management of expenses, let all look forw: comfort which is the reward of patient toil. 1800 PRICES! | 1899 PRICES! BOYS' KNIVES. - ... .10c | PICNIC HAMS stores; 3 or 4 kinds to select want 4 man's knife to last tf the century and into mext, get our §12 Wostenholm. LADIES' CAPES. .- ... - -§3.00 Real $10 capes at many places; som t colors in heavy welghts; cannot be for §8 anywhere; a few breaks In not many. We have about 20 dark ¢ fur on collar, will close at §1 each. SILK HANDKEE[}HIEFS- ......5¢| BORAX, Refined. . .. his is begin to b useful for sc ts for same t red people and the bought 1 1aled . but CITRON, | It canno drums to urpassed r quality appreciated an ings; do not These are Japanese silk; popular; : mostly with initial; not sold below 10 cents at other stol also motto handkerchiefs; | . BROKEN CRACKERS, 25 Ibs, 1, Ladies’ Winter Dress Shoes, $2.00 These are as stylish as any fine kid shoe; | great wear and comfort; made especlally | 3 for our sales; not sold below $3 1f to be had JAM’ | (s} are; cakes single pound to try elsewhere. HEAVY WOOL BLANKETS..$5.00 lieve but real wool ade in a Califor- d are decidedly other n make W verybody to try this me packed. jams. These are not mak from California sheep nia mill; weight 7 poun the best value we ever sold; gray; blankets 76 cents pair up. | We always share our bargains with out | trons, We buy cheap for cash and sell ch. wide, dark figured percale... good muslin for family us unbleached Canton flanne of nice dark calico.... 16 yards light or dark tennis flanne 25 yards good cotton crash ... 12 cans of cholce Eastern strawberrie 50 cakes toilet ©nd laundry soap. 11 pounds of good sugar cured ham.. 16 yards 20 yards 20 yards 2% yards " MADERA COUNTY AGAINST BURNS & the round to-day. and the purpose would have been ac- It is not impossible that the Legislature complished had it not 1 for the ob- | Will be s¢ crippled by the condition of jection made by certain legislators who | affairs in the State Printing Office that opposed Governor Budd at th me he | the calling \.‘ an }l )x sé smlx will ]ln» v - printing office appropriation | Necessary. Many of the members d Tooed the £ clare they will return to their hom the the ble conditicn of affairs 0] e printing n i for the open- | are “doing” petty politics for the pur- fllgrngat)!: «zil 'I]\(' Legislature the inten- | pose of S up personal differences, tion being to pay for the same from | the dear ta of the State are fac- the funds of the State und prob 2 of having to foot a of 1893. Instead of going & ¢ bill of as, to nothing of eg- f vital importance to be your por- of course, and also to-morrow (Monday, tion for 1899. We are . « January 2) as it i t as a legal holiday. On 7 e B v Sk “our sales for the which we have reason to believe will be the most prosperous we have experienced since 1892—no! o et pe R the mercantile trade generally, but for the who of the whole coun- n d d with confidence to that Tc S You all know he 1 these are and These are a strong 004 1E JRIIe how low th e ma em; a little about like boys pay 25 cents at credit reduction in 50-1b lots to trade. it you SANTA CLAUS SOAP, 6 for. . .25¢ is the most for and ive wrap- , Finest. ... ....I12% e at this price. R d 1s pay 00 cu know what these are and how cheap v ong them sometimes; iniBlasss.- oo i, 108 of fruit jam 10 cents and 15 who No' equal on sale to pa- eap. Make things come out ahead by trading with SMITHS CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., S.F. A 5