The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1900, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXVII-N 0. 69. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THOMAS ROBERT BARD ELECTED T0 REPRESENT CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE Kindliest Feeling Prevails, the Followers of Burns Legislative Halls Ring With Eloquent Speeches by Senators and Assembly- men Who Tributes to the Venturan. ALL HEADQUARTERS,| SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. The election of Thomas R. Bard as United Srates Senator was offi- both houses to-day. To- vention to- be read cially declared in of the Legislature morrow in joint con day’s proceedings w and approved. After the ap- proval and official announcement of th Bard will briefly vention. Mr. Bard will leave here with Senator Bulla to-morrow after- noon, via Tracy, for the south. He will be received in Los An- geles Thursday evening. He will 1 city for the north Fri- ing on the “owl” and ar- n Thom. Robert iress the con- ad isco Saturday of the Solano ve requested him to vard at Mare be invited by the legation to visit embers Francisco d the Pres reservation and in- s tifications at Lime int and Fort Point. The par- rs and corridors of the Golden agle Hotel were thronged to- ght ladies and gentlemen d to honor the new Sen- transformation scene is especially delightful to those who have a motley crowd of pol- t tering and spying around for Senatorial develop- ] George H. Pippy and > 2 , Surveyor of the I San Francisco, arrived in behalf of the nion League ( » tendered to Senator Bard an inv ion to at tend a reception in his honor. he Senator accepted for Sat- urday night next. row at noon Senator Flint will extend an invitation in joint con- vention for both houses the Legislature to attend the recep- tion on that eveni An undertone of comment is caused to-night by the absence of Governor Gage from Senator 3ard’s reception. State officers, members of the Legislature and leading citizens generally attend- ed Adjutant General Seamans s among the attendants, but he did not express to the Senator for the Governor’s vility to be present. The Union League committee invited Gage to the Saturday night reception to Senator Bard in San Francisco, but the Gover- | To-mor-| of v regrets in- nor did not signify his accept-| ance. | ——— | =R -B-2-2-3-2-F-2-2-3-3-3-3-F-3 - IN THE SENATE [=R=ReR-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-F-3-F. Special Dispatch to The Call. o | o -3 o o td o =2 -3 HEADQUARTERS Feb. 6—The beginning of the end of the | Senato contest was enacted in the Sen- | ate t ¥y when Thomas R. Bard was | formally placed in nomination for the| high office of United States Senator and | received the unanimous vote of the Re- | publican members of the upper house of | the Legislature. Unusual enthusiasm characterized the | event, and a cheerful unanimity of pur- pose which bodes good for the future of the Republican party was plainly mani- fest The gentlemen who placed Mr. Bard in nomination made plain the impression that their words of praise and commen- | dation came from the heart. There was al CALL MENTO, marks the refreshing lack of artificial sentiment manufactured for the occasion. Every speaker meant what he said and took | citizen. Pay QGlowing ASSEMBLYMAN e e SR * L 4 . & * L 4 . + ® + ® * * . L & ASSEMBELY mA .M. shebe v e TS PP T e = T S ST Qs eoe B e e e e S D e L I R T = S SRR PP Sy L.H. VALENTINEGE ~ leasure in saying it. Special stress was | @444+ +4++++ 4+ 44444444440 de of the fact that Mr. Bard's selec- | 4 + fon was a case of the office seeking the | 4+ + man. Attention was also called to the | 4 SENATE VOTE. + action of leading Republican candidates |4 + for the office who had cast aside their |4 e, + ersonal ambitions in order that the fu- | 4 BARD, 26. + of their party in California would | 4 + t be jeopardized. + PHELAN, 10. > In marked contrast to the enthusiasm | 4 Bvery MenaBlioan saealine ot greeted the name of Thomas R. Bard | 4 _ + was the gloom that spread over the Sen- |4 Voted for Bard, > ate like a pall when the minority pre- |4 Of the Democra Ashe, 4 sented James D. Phelan as its candidate. | 4 No applause followed his nomination and | 4 Chapman and Feeney re- I when the roll was called several of the |4 fused to vote for Phelan, and | Democrats retesed 0, 90te. { @1a not answer when their b ¢ +* names were called. + SENATOR ROWELL PLACES |3} % BARD IN NOMINATION | @+++++++ 4444444 +4444449 oY vantage except those which resulted from his 3ard was placed in nomination by | natural capacity and energy, Mr. Bard has ac: | »r Rowell, whose address, while | cumulated large wealth, by the development of | , awakened all of the pent-up enthu- | hatural resources, through his executive abil- | slasm of the supporters of the gentleman | 1Ly, Untiring industry and sound business Juds- the south, and at the close th in round after round of ¢! Senator -said from burst ing Mr. & they er The A little more than one year of presenting to this suffrage the name of | reside had t mas R y it gives me double pleasure to again present the same rage. Then it was the per: ex ¥ of long friendship and e: ad r r the man, w it is an expre ent of this body and approval of ntaneous senti v ar politics coveted position has the man the position. there is little that need be sald | an whose name [ offer. If gh order of intelligence, a | a comprehensive knowl- of men ‘and affairs and a thcrougn ap- on of and faith in those principles of ment which we believe have been con- of our country sre wual- body has found the man States Senator. But, Mr. Presi- | there is more in this election of a Sena- n merely the selection of a well c servant or the expressicn of ad- | r or g0od will toward an honorable election of Thomas R. Bard will atic expression of a rapidly | t throughout our land that must and shall be co fe's honorab! ified miration mean an e growing sentin politics In this countr: ducted on_higher planes. 1 bespeak for Mr. | Bard, if elected, an honorable standing among the Senators of the nation, and | promise for | him that he will represent Cadifornia and all | her interests at th credit to himself ar benefit of the State. NOMINATION SECONDED BY SENATOR BOYCE national _capital ~ with | to the honor and to the The honor of seconding the nomination fell to Senator Boyce of Ventura, who is | a lifelong friend of the new Senator. Mr. Boyce was extremely earnest in all he said, and his remarks were listened to with the most profound interest. His speech follows: Fellow - Sepators: Representing, as 1 do, in this body, the county of Ventura, 1 feel that there {s imposed Upon me a momentous duty a grateful pleasure, i Ha di: rendering & enjoyed inguished well tribute to an esteemed friend the personal friendship of the gentleman Wwho has been placed in nomination | for the exalted office of United States Sena- tor. for more than a score of yemrs, I am glad to have the opportunity to raise my voice 55 a witness to his worthsand in the name of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, where is name is & household word, I rise to second the noniination of the Hon. Thomas R. Bard. Mr, Bard was born in Chambersburg, Frank- lin County, Pennsylvania, in the month of De- cember, 1841. He is descended from that sturdy | ond virlle race which has furnished to thie country some of her noblest sons; a race which mingles in lts current the blood of two of the peoples which have given energy and force to the British empire—the Scotch-Irish: the stock from which springs our noble President, Willlam McKiniey. ‘Without any inherited fortune, or other ad- | "He has developed, iIn Ventura, and nterested in Los Angeles, in a large duction, controlled by the Union Ol C he s the president and director of bank stitutions in Ventura and Los Angeles, and a large warehouse and shipping busi as well as immense farming and agri- | cultural interests. nees, ame for | He was baptized in the Republican party in | | those years of the war of the rebellion in a ce and at a time when every man pro- | fessing Republicanism required the courage | his convictions. Since his residence in this State he has been prominently identified with that party in his own locality, and has re- ived recognition from the party of the ate, being twice chosen%as a delegate to the tional Convention, and as an elector in the campaign of 1852 he had the distingulshed honor of being the only Republican elector on his ticket to enter the electoral college of | this State. He has ever been forward iIn contributing his means and counsel to the success of his party in every campaign. While these characteristics have made up his public career, his private character is the syb- ject which those who know him best must ever most sincerely admire. His character for probity and honorable dig- nity compel the heartlest admiration of all who know him best. The loyalty of his friend- #hip, and the true nobility of his aims, dis- tinguish him among his fellow men. = Pos. sessed of strong convictions and sound judg- ment, he has always displayed a fearless and intelligent judgment on all public questions. In every struggle with oppression or injus- tice he will be found on the side of the right. Fearless In the performance of duty, he is a true friend of the people. Of a retiring dis- Position, and averse to dispiay, his charitl { and benevolence are never ostentatiously di; | losed, but his friends and admirers are well nigh co-extensive with the acquaintances with whom he has come in contact. He is every inch a Semator. And when he represents this golden empire in that exaltea body. which has been called “An Assembly of Kings,” at-the capital of our nation every true Californian will have reason to be proud the selection this day made by the Republi- can party of this State. He will exemplify the Words of that wisest of men: * “Seest thou 2 '‘man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings: he shall not stand before mean men.” Southern California, the land of the orange and the vine, plights her troth in a cup of her tairest sunlight, and pledges to the mountains of the north and the bay and valleys of the center that our State shall never have cause | to resret that on this day vou have chosen to | represent her in the United States Senate the Hon, Thomas R, Bard of Ventura. BARD WARMLY PRAISED BY SENATOR D@Avis Following the remarks of Mr. Boyce, Senator Davis paid a tribute to the worth and integrity of Mr. Bard. He sald: Senators: To-day we send a_message to the commonwealth that the Republican party united. That is to be the keynote of our actl ASSEMBLYMAN LR, DUNLARP... to-day. Feuds and diseensions had rent and torn i asunder, crimination and recrimination had depressed ‘the hopes of its friends and aroused the enthusiasm of its enemies. Al- ASSEMBLYMAN WS MELIcs. P LAWMAKERS WHO E£POKE FOx BARD YE_T:=KDAY. Beieioissoesedeie® ready it had begun to be whispered abroad that there was not enough patriotism in the party to meet the crisis and so to meet it that we would all be together in the end. And yet, despite the detraction of its motives, despite the misrepresertations of its acts, despite the fact that the organs of the oppositiom had levied notice on the State that this extra ses- sion would be a saturnalia of fraud and cor- ruption, out of the storm and stress of con- tending political ambitions the Republican forces have concentrated on a man whose can- didacy is ideal, whose private and public life have been upon a plane so high that ‘scandal standing on tiptoe cannot reach the soles of his shoes.”” We called this extra session called together with general public misgivings. We read the history of former extra sessions and found no comfort in their story. When the session was once called, however, we hesitated no longer. Men must dare to achleve results. The mind that ever fears to err, And yet is never nobly right, It_never leaps to grand results, But in some corner out of sight Detects a spot of hidden blight, And o'er the imvatient infinite Still haggles, bargains and consults. The Legislature became more and more in- spired with a profound conviction that it had & trust to perform—that California must have at Washington the constitutional representation to which she is entitled, and that the faithful performance of that trust was superior to any ecandidate and to all candidates. For the first time in the history of the State we have seen the office seck the man—an unparalleled lesson in clean politics that has brought us all closer together and closer to the people of California. We have seen the candidates themselves catch something of the spirit of the Legislature. We have seen Irving M. Scott tell his friends not to copsider his personality or candidacy as against the supreme interests of the Republican party: we have seen U. S. Grant instruct his Llose ‘triends not to let his name stand in the way of united and rapid action; we have seen D. M. Burns tell his loyal supporters not to ob- struct the will of the majority: we have seen members of this Senate put their ambitions be- neath their feet and all unite in such action as will give 20,000 additional votes to the Re- publican ticket in the coming campaign. Tn the spirit of absolute independence that has characterized the action of this Legiflature thus far, In the renewed sense of patriotism D e R e RO SRR SCER S e ] B R R L L R R R e e = | that inspires its members, in the spirit of har- mony that will heal all heartburnings, let us proceed to nominate a Senator—one In touch Nith our people and their institutions, one Alive to the best interests of Californians, one that 1n all essentials will uphold the hands of {he greatest President save Lincoln this nation has ever seen. Knowing his ability and his patriotism, be- lieving in him as a Californian and as a Re- ublican, relying upon his character as a man, second the nomination for United States Sen- ator of Thomas R. Bard. SUPPORTERS OF BURNS JOIN IN THE PRAISES Senators Wolfe, Gillette, Bullaand Short- | me now as he was when he was a_ candi 1 | ; ! ; : § i ; ; } | ; } ; i i § ASSEMBLYMAN W e e e e e R S S SR Y LARDNER. S+ 44444444444 44440 changed his vote to Hard. Assemblyman Crowly (D.) refused to vote for Phelan nd voted for White. { ASSEMBLY VOTE. } + i + 1 barp, so. 1 : PHELAN, 20. t + STEPHEN M. WHITE, 1. 4 t Henry (R.) voted for : 4 George A. Knight, but 4 + + + + - + : : $ b P BHI+ I+ 144444444440 satisfaction at the selection made by the Republican members of the Legislature. The remarks of Senator Wolfe, who had been a consistent supporter of Colonel Burns, were recelved with great enthus- | fasm. He sald that as a representati from the metropolis of the State he took pleasure in indorsing all expressions praise that had been bestowed npon the name of Thomas R. Bard. “It is true,” he sald, “‘that from the begin- ning of the’ Senatorial contest I champloned the cause of a friend who is just as dear to for the Senatorship. But the battle is over and from to-day Thomas R. Bard is my candi- date just as he is yours. I believe that he will fittingly and honorably represent California in the halls 'of Congress at Washington and will stand shoulder to shoulder with the good Ri publicans who are upholding the hands President William McKinley PHELAN NOMINATED BY SENATOR SIMS of James D. Phelan was placed in nomina- tion by Senator Sims, with Senator Doty as second. The rollcall resulted in 26 votes for Bard | and 10 for Phelan. Three of the Democratic Senators— Ashe, Chapman and Feeney—refused to vote. When Lieutenant Governor Neff an- nounced the result and declared Mr. Bard the choice of the Senate for the office of United States Senator there was a scene of enthusiasm the equal of which is seldom witnessed In legislative halls. The ladies who filled the galleries waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their hands, while the crowd that had assem- bled on the floor joined in the demonstra- tion. The Senate and Assembly will meet in joint session at noon to-morrow to ratify their work of to-day. flfifififlflflfifififlfififlnfig % IN THE ASSEMBLY & E=3 o peg-R-F-F-ReR-R=F-FoR-F=R=F-F-F- 31 Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 6.—If it had been left to the Assembly this noon’ Thomas R. Bard would have been the Senator with no votes against him save those of the Demo- crats. Assemblyman Henry named George A. Knight when his name came along in the rollcall, but before the result was an- nounced changed to the popular candi- date, making 59 votes for Bard. Although the lobby and galleries were crowded and nearly all of the members ridge also expressed their pleasure and | had friends on the floor, there was little Joining Wit h the Others in Honoring the Suc- cessful Candidate. R o ok o ol o ol e e I R e g B R e R I e e e 2 & 0—0-0—0-0—0—0—0—0+0+0—0—M—0+0;-‘-9—0—0—0—0+M+@-.—%H. of incident. The nomination and second- ing speeches were all that there was of interest, but they were Interesting enough to hold the crowd until the ballot had been cast and the result announced. Just before noon Johnson of Sacra- mento moved that a recess be taken until 1 minute of 12 o'clock. It was ordered, and Dibble took advantage of the oppor- tunity to prepare the resolution necessary to open the proceedings. It read as fol- lows: Whereas, The term of the Hon. Stephen M White, United States Senator in Congress from the State of California, elected on the 15th day of January, A. D. 1883, for the full term of six years from the 4th day of March, A. D. 1883, a1d expire on the ith day of March, A. D. 1399; and ‘Whereas, His successor, whose term did com- mence on the sald 4th day of March, A. D. 1899, must now be chosen, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Assembly do now proceed | to name, by viva voce vote, a person for Sen- | ator in Congress from the State of California | | for the term of six years commencing March of | 4, 1899, pursuant to an act of Congress, entitled “An t to regulate the time and manner of holding elections of Senators in Congress, approved July 25, A. D. 1866, and pursuant to the provisions of sections 14 and 15 of the Re- | vised Statutes. The resolution was adopted, and then followed the nominating speeches. Every | camp that pitched its tents in the capital during the late fight was represented. Valentine, for the southern delegation, placed Thomas R. Bard in nomination. W- E. Cobb and Grove Johnson seconded | i\ Burns camp, Works of San Diego annouficed the good will of Grant, Dunlap of Stockton spoke for Scott; Belshaw, Clough and Lardner for Barges. Melick | represented the Bulla forces, and after | every one else had had a say Plerce of | Yolo closed for Burns in an eloquent | eulogy of the ex-candidate and a graceful tribute to Bard. for th - VALENTINE ELOQUENTLY NOMINATES BARD | cannot_be elected Valentine, in placing the Venturan in nomination, sal Mr. Speaker arid Gentlemen of the Assembly: | During the whole of the last session of the | Legislature several distinguished gentlemen, citizens of the State of California, were sup- | ported loyally throughout the whole session by | their supporters in joint convention, voting for them as candidates for the United States Sen- ate. That they were entitled to the confidence | not only of their supporters, but of the peopie of the State of California manifest, | and it is fortunate for this great nation of | ours, magnificent as she is with all her Tre- | sources, to have so many who can so well and ably represent her in the higher branch of the legisiative halls in Washington. The | Governor of the State, seeing the necessity | of full representation in the Congressional halls, has placed as foremost In his proclama- tion calling us together In this extraordinary session the election of a United States Senator, | and 1 think none of you will deny that that is the question paramount in the State of Call- fornia to-day. Situated on this western coast of the coun- try we will be first to receive the advantage of the Oriental trade, where we will be the first to receive the advantage of the expansion taking in, thus, as we have the islands of Orient and over which Old Glory will e forever, taking In as we have the isiands midway in the Pacific—the Hawallan Islands— all of these benefits will first come to the door of California. We will first receive th advantage of these acquisitions, and it is proper and right that we shouid have full representation in both branches of Coi 5o that California may derive the full benefit of_these advantages. When we come to the question of who shall | be the Senator to represent us and act as the colleague of the Hon. George C. Perkins We have been deifberating over that question for some time. We have a man, coming not particalarly from the south, not from the | north, not from the east or the west, but from the whole State of California; one who is broad enough, who s great enough in every capacity to fully represent the great State of | | elsco was at o | necessarily be an { vacant California from one extreme to the other: & map whose interests have been identified with the rising Interests and progress of the State of California for the last twenty or twenty- five years; a man who enjoys the full respect, confidence and esteem of all those who have the good fortune to be acqual with him, to you, gentl that if_you to- v honor ‘the Hon. Thomas R. Bard with your selec as successor of the Hon. Stephen M. White, this great State of " s she is in h 1iza- at as she is 1 o >ming empire f by honoring e its ves me R. Bard —_——— SECONDING SPEECH BY ASSEMBLYMAN COBB Speaker. it g Hon. Thomas Assemblyman W. H. Cobb of San Fran- recognized by the ¢ and followed Valentine in an elo onding speech. He spoke as sentative of those who had so | by Colonel Burns, and his peror him round after round of applause. Cobb bad to say: Many grave measures are pressing forward for Congressional consideration at this time The reciprocity storage of flood waters, reclamation of desert lands, the Nicaragua all require earn before have so great questions interest to the Pacific Coast arisen at time, and California is more espec| ested i all these issues than any reign countries, and the trrigation the Pacific e nal and the Philippine Isi tention at ever ¢ vital the same ily inter- »ther State Our commercial and industrial interests are rapidiy forcing us into broader flelds of activity and we cannot afford to sit supinely by and see the rich treasures slip from our & sefure them to afake to the e and commerce »per_legislation can Our enemies are us forever. pportunity and will checkmate us If they Public as well as party in- terest now demand that our personal prefer- ences give way to the voice that & Senator may be e We have therefore assem work we left undone at our regular session and to elect a United States Senator. The Impertance of his duties requives that he be a man of distingufshed abllity. He need not orator, but he must be a thinker. able to think with the shrewdest me: of the nation. Incompetency would be a dangerous as the basest treachery. Better a chair than to flll it w either a blunderer or a traitor. and honorable, of known and nation, ai 't the majority d without delay. o compiete the h He must be upright he S Adelity to ess the w and enmergy of Hercules accompl work exvected of him at this time. The time has come for us to unite and place the toxa upon the shoulders of an_honest., abie. - getic and courageous man. who will make an aggressive fight on behalf of the i peculiar to this coast and assist us to win a victory in our struggle for commercial and in- dustrial supremacy The gentieman wh name has just been placed before you ai While ne has s which education ady eye shows in schools fitted and « sition with ¢ State and n selection at thls me is peculiarly appropriate. In the bitter arty strife just ended no wound is attr to his hand. Time with its soothing touch i s ¥ not needed to smooth down feelings ruffled b; his success. The State and party will welcome his e h unanimous approval Al of us can nout disloyalty to our part still assert my abiyty. or the egrity you and fitness of ¢ onel Burns ffic bave denled him, but on beha am au zed to say that we as the most satisfactory subst; have chosen for us. While he is your candi- date he will be our Semator. California is in its infancy. Its resources are unideveloped and unknown. Its marvelous {n- crease in public and private wealth in the fore the start- past sinks into insignifica: Nature has ling possibilities of the scattered her treasures with a lavish hand along the shores of the mighty Pacific, and we have faith to belleve that our hardy pioneers planted here the seeds of a migthy empire. which in the fullness of time will develop & grander civilization than any the world has ever known. The man with the hoe, the man with the pen and the man with the sword have already started the wheels of progress turaing, and whether the future shall bring new biess- ings to our State or shall scatter the treasures gathered with so much tofl and suffering de- pends upon the men who shape our future in- dustrial, educational and political policies. Mr Speaker, and members of the Assembly, | with a full appreciation of the duties and re- sponsibilities of the office, and with full con- fdence in the character and ability of the man, I take pleasure in seconding the nomination as a candidate for United States Senator the Hon. Thomas R. Bard. Assemblyman Works of San Diego claimed the floor next and spoke well and emphatically for the ex-Grant faction. “We failed to_elect a Senator at the last ses- sion,” said he, “and since that time the upper- ost question has been how to retrieve that error. The people have wanted & Senator, the administration has demanded one, and now we are come here to choose one. So long as he was ‘in_the fight 1. like many others, stayed {th o didate, but knowing now . o0 Cencted. we Bow 1o the, will of ¢ o and speaking for my candidate 1 now o v pleasure to second the nomination of the Hon. Thomas R. Bard.” | SPEECH BY BELSHAW WINS HIM APPLAUSE Belshaw of Marin followed Mr. Lardner in_ another seconding speech, which brought him much applause. He spoke as tollows: Mr. Speaker: It is with great pleasure that 1 rise to second the nomination of Thomas R. Bard The people of the State of California are to be congratulated on the happy termination of the Senatorial question. After a spirited con- test which continued through the last session | of this Legisiature we have been convened in extra session and are about to fulfill our duty to the pegple of this State as well as to the people of the United Statss. When the ballot shall be taken to-day the result will show that we have accomplished the primary object for which we were called together. In the seleetion of Mr. Bard we shail choose a man whose honesty, integrity and ability assure us a most competent representation in the national Congress. While Mr. Hard is a resident of the southern portion of our St nevertheless he will be &s much the Senator for the north as for the south, and I feel assured that he will not be influenced by any sectional feeling, but will taka it upon him- self to look after the interests of California: therefore I esteem it an honored privilege to second the nomination of Thomas R. Bard. Assemblyman Clough backed Lardner with a characteristic talk for Barnes. He sald that he had voted all along for the best man, and bowing to the will of the majority he was prepared to vote now Continued on Second Page.