The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1903, Page 4

FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14, 1903 OAAT LUKERS PAYS HIS TRIBUTE T0 INCUMBENT "TRINITY GIVES 1 | ITS APPROVAL ‘BY LEININGER b o Him Is Given the Hono of Making Perkins’ Nomination. T r ambitious tc t is known in fact whole has SEB‘\'I&E OF REPUBLICANS. thing in the aw the supported ceedin t ‘and each s dur Out 1 men and t at this time t et that n ce has s that Repubii- ith the growth triumph of &b the dark ickamagua. T the proclamati sident was but susta proving its an party estabiish- able union of men ts large legacy of debt, and brilliant achievements of the is the st f the National e matchless statesmanship that h the American n credit, but TOSperous ahd happy of with Spain are too detail. The tri- ¥ of McKinley benefits of liberty to millions » Cuba and in the isl- Ocean has expanded our ted our personal and public the 7 for which that xnds active and permanent and respected er it floats and where 1t shall float for- in briefest outline, is the course of the strengthened | sade us not | | l | | Eloquent Tribute Is Pa | Perkins’ Man From Weaverville. Call LEININGE h to IMBLYMAN C. W A% Weavervi Count; voiced the appro his con: stituents In the nom »n of Sen- ator Perkins to succeed self. He was in good voice and spoke as follows: people ter of t we may sperity by wise t tribunals turn to office re-elect and have been most us in ad- otherwise advancing measures to our suc- ntributed =o largel ates of the of this P i exa o ong these men. § om_ earlicst manhood, has been ¢ 1 with the grow ment of Prominent always in the political dustrial affairs of the commonwealth, he by his own efforts from cabin boy captain of industry: from the early 50's to a princ rine. Big in heart and bro » a Jong and useful life has Y virtue of his devotion to ¢ people generally. and by vir- g the nation leade: erving of the honor and reward whi at State of California is again about to st have long y and well of the delegatidn of spectally in_behalf dy miners and stalwart lumbermen rst district, who have feit his inter- i influence in their affairs, I take great onding the nomination of the Perkins for United States Sen- R R e ) scope of its achieve- rty and party crowned, who live above the ate thinking," v and in pr m the first devoted its nization has fine aptitudes for honorab =ujt course of his party he might claim for n. He was not rocked and dandled into sman Nitor in um’ is the , for @ man like him I strive against tion.”” The resolute courage of the sailor lad before the mast has matured the man and seasoned him for the duties of a member of the great council of the nation. He is no tyro r of men and He won f his fit or the duties of government. His earlicst triumphs, like his <t were in the legisiative branch of gov- ment, For three sessions he eat in this as a Senator from Butte, Lfssen and QUALITIES OF PERKINS. ge measure df the man was manifest when the government of the Staf anew and the constitution o eftect, he it was O te its provistons and be the f of California under the new ¢ titution, Then, | as always, he appeared foremost in ““The great rch Wherein man runs to man to =t him and buttress an arch Naught can break He retired from the high station of Governor full of horors and with the approbation of the | commonwealth. But it Is not permitted to men of his stamp to move only in the sphere of pri- Vate affairs, however large. About the river of life there 1s a heaveniy sunshine, though a | wintry wind, The iris colors its agitation, the rost fixes upon its repose. The many colors of brilllant success had £o marked his career that when to the troubles of 1893 was added the calamity of the death of one of our Sena- tors in Congress, the finger of selection point- «d to him and he was called from the repose of private life by appointment to the Senate of the United States of America. In that exaited council of the nation he has ripened through | the vears. His acts have received the applause of his State repeatedly until to-day his posi- in that body I in public estimation and of a standard as high as of 1t n the full-orbed glory of the | party and such the rounded success of the man. Little wonder, then, that the alert peo- ple of this State anticipated the action of their Legisiature. As little wonder that the Legis- Jature in the performence of its trust instantly | rexponas to the declared will of the people. Sir. 1 have the honor to name for the office | of Senator in Congress to succeed himself Call- fornia’s tried and most accomplished man of ‘publh: affaire, George Clement Perkins, The and | New Shipping Combine Story Denied. LONDON, Jan. 13.—J. P. Morgan & Co. of this city to-day denied the report eir- culated by the Brussels correspondent of | the London Daily Telegraph that “a new Morgan trust is projected, to include all | the British, German, French and Italian | shipping companies trading between Eu- | rope and South America.” SORE Miss Black/a well-known THRO AT : 1t gives a word in of “DR. BULL'S me 10 sa; COUGH SYRUP,’ and what it has done for me. I (] e SR, use it almost conztantly, as I find it relieves the severe “ Wy tax to my throat while singing in large halls and under very severe climatic tions. 1t prevents hoarse- stitutes, R\ g, MIS8 NETTIE BLACK, the popular singer, celebrated for herclear, aweet voice, ness and keeps me from taking cold. & congh I find it works like magic. I bave tried sub- henever 1 have They made me ill. DR.BULL’S GOUGH SYRUP is all that could be wished as a preventive and eure for coughs and colds and the relief of throat affections. Sincerely yours, NETTIE BLACK.” Thou: of ts have found DR. BULL'S SYRUP as bene- cial as did Miss Black. Sold by all reliable druggists. Large bottles 25 cents. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES and cheap imitations; they are i1 do nuot cure, See that the ** By Head” is on the oy .a:;dlinfixt on m the uine—rhe one. alvays cures per- barmiess id| an era of | and | 'PLACER STILL STANDS BY HIM, . SAYS LARDNER Has Backed Senator Per- kins From Beginning and Does So Now. Spe. DI ateh to The Call TOR W. B. LARDNER of Au- decided hit when he old” Placer County had Senator Perkins from the beginnirg his political career. He | spoke as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senate: lifornia is happily situated. An inland State surrounded with other States; the surround- ings and people are similar. It is a struggle along level lines, while we have the ed States on the north ai st of us, a friendly republic on the south on the west a placid ocean and the isla d_the burn made a told how by of n) Oriental world anxious to trade with With the new cables now being laid San Francisco will be the distributor of the commercial news of the Ori rather than London. A State the trade bordering sea has a commanding impor- in and commerce over inland Our Atlantic Hiates must compete with iensely crowded populations of Burope for supren y in commerce and with similar ex- while we of California have a diver- de with the diversified people all for our products. With these favor- circumstances before us—acknowledged sified t anxious able e ephould with & broad and gen- | he ran over 30,000 votes ahcad of the ticket, | erous wisdom improve our opportunities rightly. | When the constiution was formed the great compromise was made thut the smalier States should have equal representation in the Senate with the larger ones, and Rhode Island, Dela- ware and other smail States have had a dis- proportionate influence in the nation. Another fact must be borne iy mind—the New England and South Atlantic States have retained their | Senators in Congress in muny Cases a quarter of a century, until they became past masters in Influence and power. Other Sena like Clay, Webster, Calhoun and Benton became all- powérful from ‘their long experience and in- fluence at Washington. The mistake of the West, and especially of California, About has been short terms In Congress. the time & man becomes useful to his or dist: the Legislature or people turn without adequate reason, Maine, Ohio and Towa have learned the secret of power | at Washington, and the latter is to-day one of the strongest States in the councils of the nation. She has a well-trained, long-termed orps of Congressmen and . Senatorsthe Speaker of the House and two Cabinet officer The question Is, gentlemen, will we profit b; the facts before us; will we elect a strong pub- lic servant and become stronger at Washington, or will make a change at the wrong time and | Tose much of cur power? Our duty to our State and ourselves must be to elect a man to the Senate of the United States big and broad enough to meet our new conditions. He should be of mature age, wide experience, industrious and a thorough Califor- nlan—a man of action. A man who believes in beginning the new ntury in material prog- ress in advance of the old one, And if we have such a man, how easy our task. A man who has had the requisite ex- perionce in the halls of Congress, who is al- ready a recognized power, who stands at the head of his committees rather than at the foot, where a new selection, no matter how compe- tent, must stand for a number of years. Gentlemen, we have such a man in our se- nior Senator, the Hon. George C. Perkins. He has served this State in the upper house of Congress since 1893, and by bis industry and abllity has reached a proud eminenge in the national capital. He it was who saved the transport-carrying trade to this State and San Frapcisco, even after the Massachusetts and Northwestern Senators and James J. Hill, one of [the greatest railrad magnates in the United Htates, were already boasting that fhey had in their grasp. Could a new, inexperienced man have saved that vast busifiess to Callfornia as Sen- ator Perkins aia? Gentlemen, George C. Perkins has been tried in various officlal positions, and the State has always found him equal to tha highest de- mands made on his abilities. As State Sena- tor, as Governor, as United States Senator, he has always been a faithful servant of the people. He is a practical man; he worked as a miner. He laid the foundation of his/ pros- perity as a merchant. He is thoroughly in- formed as to our merchant and naval marine: no man in California is better informed an more thoroughly in earnest as to our succes with foreign commerce.. With rival railroads and rival steamship lines grasping for our trade: with our chief commercial city, still dreaming of the golden days of '49, hardly awake to the glorious com- raercial future that will soon be here, whether she strives for it or not; with a matchless land-locked harbor, s0o.. to be whitened with the sails of half the commerce of the world— with all these matters fresh in our hopes and memories, we cannot afford to experiment; we cannot afford to make a change at this par- ticular time. T believe it to be our plain duty not to be diverted from our true course, and that is to re‘urn to the United States Senate, as his own_successor, the Hon. George C. Perkins, 0ld” Placer County has always stood by him. She gave him the final casting vote in 1895, when Dr. Noble Martin, a Demcerat from the old Fifth District, arose—one vote being needed—and announced that his county, “0ld” Placer, was Republican; that the Ra. publicans demanded the election of Georga . Perkins; that his own party was in a hoprless minority, and that he, therefore, gave the cast- ing: vote' for his county’s choice, Placer County is etill for George C. Per- kins, and instead of one Democrat! . as eight years ago, her Representatives are now instructed to give him two Republican votes, and they propose to do it, believing they are serving the best interests of this great State. Mr. President and gentlemen of the Senate, T have the distinguished privilege and pleasure of seconding the nomination of the Hon, George C. Perkins as Senator for the State of g:.l:(orn(l in the Congress of the United es. WILL URGE SENATORS TO FAVOR ADMISSION CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMEN- TO, Jan. 13.—Senator Sanford of Ukiah will to-morrow morning -present a joint resolution to the Senate instructing Cali- fornia’s Senators in Congress to vote and use all honorable means to secure the pas- sage of the omnibus statenood bill. This bill is now in the upper house of Congress. An effort is being made to have Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma Territories admitted into the Union. Thers is a delay due to the fact that an effort is being made to admit. Oklahoma to the exclusion of the other two territories. It is said that Senator' Perkins favors the passage of the omnibus bill, but Senator Bard is opposed. By the passage of the joint resolution it is hoped that both Sen- ators will use all their energies to secure |its passage. | | beneath the classic shades of Berkel RS IN THE LEGISLATURE SPEAK: IN PRASE OF ASPIRANTS FOR GENATORSHIP MINORITY GETS SOME COMFORT FROM SANFORD Democratic Orator Offers Franklin K. Lane as Party’s Choice. e Union Labor Legislators Express Preferences for Schmitz. ENATOR SANFORD of Ukiah, the skillful pleader for a lost cause, brought balm to the hearts of the minority by his optimistic word-painting and pleasure to all by his eloquent ad- dress. He said: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senal As chairman of the Democratic caucus, I have been delegated the honor of presenting the name of the Democracy's choice for United States Senator. T do not intend to make a political speech and do not expect my candidete to win; still, we belleve in perfecting and maintaining the organization of th ldest and grandest party this nation has ever known—the party that was founded by Jefferson. sustained by son and so ably defended by William J I any one has deluded himself with the idea that the spirit of Democracy Is dead he doesn't understand the grest heartthrobs and impulses of the people. And if the Republicans keep up their trust ridden policies and refuse to come to the relief of the people of the East, who are being frozen to death on account of the coal trust, we will give their spinal column such a chill two years hence that they will never get over it. Democracy s not dead and the majority will find us the liveliest corpse in existence fn 1904, The gentleman we have chosen to honor is cne who stands not only In the front ranks of his party, but one who takes second place to none in the great State of California. He is a man that the people of the entire State, re- gardless of party, honor and respect and aré glad to claim as a citizen. Coming to the State in early nothing to recommend him save only his fu- domitable courage, strong character and hon- esty of purpose, we first find him working in the sawmills of Santa Cruz County. He fis one of nature’s young noblemen. one of the common people, If you please, whom Abraham Lincoln said God Almighty must have dearly toved or he would not have made so many of them, This young hero, to fortune and fame un- known, soon came from out of the shadows of the tall redwoods of Santa Cruz and located v, where, by tolling upward in the night while others slept, he soon made for himself a way and by his own effort gained an education and fitted | himself for the higher duties of life. As edi- tor, lawyer, orator and statesman he stands in the fore front. 2 He has been able, honest dnd fearless as City Attorney of San Francisco and has given the people a )!pl!nrlxd administration. Last fall he was the standard bearer of the Democ- racy for Governor, and, although not elected, making out of defeat, not a disgrace, but an honor. He belongs to no class, but is distinctly of the whole people, and as United States Sena- tor would be able and broad enough to legis- late for all allke. He knows the needs of Cabifornia—of all her varied Interests, and in the performance of his duty would honor him- self and the people who elected him. He is & tower of strength and looms far above all. When his name is mentioned all others sink into insignificance. His name has been writ- ten high up in the scroll of fame, where it will remain undimmed by the eating rust of oblivion and the siftings of Father*Time. I present the name of Democracy’s choice, the honest, fearless und straight Franklin K. Lane. At the conclusion of Senator Sanford’s address Senator Bunkers, referring to the rapid rise of the Labor party in poli- tics, nominated as the candidate of the Union Labor party Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz of San Francisco. As there were no other Labor representatives in the Senate he received no second. In the House Agsemblyman Siskron of San Francisco nominated Mayor Schmitz for Senator in a few well chosen words, which was seconded by Murphy of San Francisco. SECRETS OF MYSTERIOUS COMBINE Continued From Page 1, Column 3. they therefore took all the steps they deemed necessary to accomplish that pur- pose. . Colanel John P. Irish they knew to be a formidable politician, one who stood in high favor with the administration, al- though he was a lifelong Democrat and an appointee of President Cleveland. A Cabinet meeting was held in Wash- ington recently at which the subject of the removal of Colonel Irish was broach- ed, but President Roosevelt said that the Democratic colonel had done splendid ser- vice as a gold Democrat for President McKinley and the Republican party in the campaign of 189, and that-he had con- tinued to do equally as good service since then, and that it was no more than prop- er that these services should be appre- ciated by allowing him to occupy the cozy Custom-house nest, whose duties he had conducted in a highly satisfactory man- ner, both to the Government and to the public. That statement by the President ended the discussion, but the matter was not allowed to slumber and very welghty hydraulle pressure was brought to bear. Here was Congressman Woods, who also had done good service to the party, and who was a Republican, and a gold one at that. Had not Colonel Irish had a long enouzh seat on political velvet, and why should he not be catisfled to step down and out, even if reluctantly, to make way for the gentleman from San Joaquin? However those things may have been, whatever may have been the nature of the pressure brought to bear, it has come about that Mr. Woods gets the of- fice and pays his debt of gratitude by appointing his friend Phelps to the dep- utyship and the Republican stalwarts are satisfied because they dor’t like the idea of Democrats, even gilded ones, holding fat positions under Republican adminis- trations. ‘When the history of the postoffice fight is studied in all its ramifications the ulti- mate development of the plot may readily guessed. Dunlap suddenly lost his reluctance to 4ign the caucus roll, the remnants of the opposition to the re-elec- tion of Perkins melted away, and on the very day that Senator Perkins was de- clared re-elected the announcement is made that Ce ssman Woods has rec- ommended the name of T. A. Nelson for the coveted postmastership. Mr. Nelson and Editor Phelps were in- terviewed in Stockton to-night by a Call representative. Mr. Nelson said that he had received a telegram from Congress- man Woods stating that he had presented Mr. Nelson's name for the honor. Editor Phelps was smiling broadly, a strange thing for a defeated man to do, and he said that he was sorry that he had lost the fight, but that he was going to be real good because the county committee had promised to look out for him. From the county committee to the Sen- atorial chamber in Washington is a far ery, but it was none too far for Dunlap and Nelson, and the daring fight they made will be the chief topic on the boule- vard for many moons to come. youth with | ONLY PERKINS FOR HIS PEOPLE, STATES "WASTE CARTER SPEAKS FOR THE SOUTH WALSH SPEAKS ' FOR ALAMEDA T THE HOUSE IN APPROBATIQN LSEPBLY AN o oAy A WA LT BELLL O i + . | | . 48 Alameda Assemblyman Says His Election Is Duty to State. e Special Dispatch to The Call. H. WASTE of Berkeley, son of a ploneer and from boyhood an admirer of Senator Perkins, seconded the nomination in the Assembly in a speech short but impressive and full of happy allusions. He said: Mr. Speaker and Members of the Assembly: It afords me mors than passing leasure to secord the nomination of Senator Perkins., Few, if any, ‘of even the older members of the As- sembly have known him longer than I have. Nearly thirty years ago when I_was but a schoolboy of Butte County, then Senator Per- kine' home, I first met and became acquainted with him. My father and Senator Perkins were ‘among , the pioncer Republicans of county and at a time when to be a Republ in that locality meant almost political Tivi ob- and together with their loyal associates they Hlanned and worked until bolitical honor came to both The passage of thirty years has wrought many changes. My father long since passed to the ploneer's reward and Senator Perkins has climbed the heights of a State's and a nation’s fame. These same changes have once more brought me to be a resident of Senator Perking' home county and I am afforded great pleasure to be able to second his nomination on behalf of the united people of Alameda County. We are proud of him on account of those sterling qualities which have been extolled by the orevions speakers. We are proud to have him, such a distinguished man, a resident witEin cur borders. We justly take pride in his eplendid record as a great statesman and ap- preciate the influence of his excellent citizen- ship. Tne Republicans of this county in conven- tion assembled sens seven men to this body and sald to us, “'Do not return until you send us the word that you have returned Semator George C. Perkins to the United States Sen- ate’” In memory of those ploneers of early days who wrought so well that we might en- joy the ripened fullness of their ust labors, as the son of a ploncer, In the name of the united peovle of Alameda County and on be. half of the delegation of that county in this house, I now second the nomination of Senator George C. Perkins. @ it @ LEGISLATURE ACCORDS PERKINS Continued From Page 1, Column 4. candidates. There was praise to-day and plenty for Perkins and the also-rans, and while it bristled with superlatives to the last echo if was many chips shy in elo- quence. It must be said in justice, how- ever, that some of the speeches were maiden efforts and badly handicapped by an epidemic of stage fright. Even the veteran Lukens in the Senate was com- pelled to take furtive glances at a bunch of typewritten manuscript on his desk, while his delivery was one long drawn-out monologue, destitute of inflection and spirit. The secret of it all was the absolute lack of inspiration.. There was nothing in the cut-and-dried affair to stimulate them. And after the roil had been called and the result announced the only sign of enthusiasm was a desultory clapping of hands among the Senate manufactur- ers themselves. . The loom# that finally spun out the Perkins toga first began to whir in the Senate chamber. Governor Pardee and his interesting family were among the first guests to arrive and occupled seats of the chosen within the forbidden rail. A resolution calling for the election of a United States Senator to succeed George C. Perkins was offered by Leavitt of Aja- meda and adopted perfunctorily. Senator Lukens fell into line and nominated Per- kins as the choice of Alameda and Lard- ner of Awburn seconded the nomination, ORATORS TO THE FORE. The next on the programme was a boujquet of verbal flowers by Senator Sanford as a mark of his high esteem for Franklin K. Lare, whom he announced as the choice of the Democratic min- ority for the empty honor of their com- plimentary vote. At the mention of his defeated rival's name Governor Pardee gallantly started the first really spontan- eous applause of the day. Then Emmons of Bakersfield sprang into the breach with a prompt second and came near creating a sensation with the following impromptu remarks: *“It gave me great pleasure to second the nomination of Franklin K. Lane be- cause the people of California at the gub- ernatorial election had cast a sufficlent number of votes so that if all votes should have been counted as cast it would have resulted in a declargtion of Lane's elec- tion. Iam not caviling with the result, as the interests of this State are safe in the hands of the Governor-elect, but when time rolls on and the people have recov- ered from their insanity caused by the mad rush for power, place and money, the doctrine enunciated by that great- est Democrat of them all, Thomas Jef- ferson, will again animate the minds of the people and Democrats and Democracy will be triumphant with our motto now as then, ‘equal rights to all and special priv- ileges to none.’ Therefore, I take great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Franklin K. Lane for Senator of the United States, as the leading exponent of Democratic ideas to-day in the State of California.” RESULT OF THE BALLOT. Bunkers of San Francisco caught the president’s eye at this point and lost no time in placing the name of Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco as the prefer- ence of the Union Labor party for Sen- atorial honors, Bunkers, being the only member of the party in the Senate, there was no second to the nomination, but Ralston, Luchsin- ger and Bauer did an extra turn in behalf | been in the Senate of the United States as a Dec'ares Re-election of Incumbent Necessary for State. —_— Epecial Dispatch to The Call. E. CARTER, AsSemblyman from Los Angeles, made an eloquent plea in support of Senator Per- kins' candidacy for re-election, asking it on behalf of the section he represents. He spoke as follows: Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the bly: We are here to-day to e e a trust placed in our hands by the people of the State of California In the election of a United Senator to succeed the Homorable George C. Perkins, whose term expires in March of this vear. To tully realize the importance of the duties devolving upon us, it is necessary that we stop a momeat to consider the position of the State of California with relation to her interests as a part of the nation, and the internal improve- ment and development of her resources. Since her birth as a Stace she has important place on the Western coast and by the trend of events of the past few years is destined to become more prominent in the sis- terhood of States. Geographically situated as she is, she should command a large portion of the trade of our newly acquired possessions, as well as of the | Orlent itself. With 750 miles of coast line on | the Western border of the continent. indented with the finest harbors on the Pacific Coast, she is in a position to command a large coast- wise trade, as weil as to iIncrease our com- merce with the South American republics. Her soil and climatic conditions make it possible to furnish fruits and foodstuffs to Al the mar- kets of oyr own and other countries, while her mineral products place her among the first of the wealth producing States of the Union, but these natural and political advantages are not alone sufficient to maiatain and to acquire the position which she is entitied to OCCUDY. STATE'S IMPORTANT EPOCH. It is necessary that the aid of the Govern- ment of the United States be invoked, not only for the development of the natural resources, but to secure and maintain markets for the products of her soil, and the protection of her industries. It Is necessary therefore, in view of the many conditions which now face the State of California, and In view of the further fact that large manufacturing industries are but in their infancy, to have a representative in the Senate of the United States thoroughly acquainted with the industrial conditions of the State, alive to her needs, experienced in legislation, and who will lend ‘a strong arm to the President of the United States in carrying out the policy of government that has secured to our people an era of unbounded prosperity and plenty. 'A representative of such charac- ter is invaluable to the people of the State of California, for upon wise legislation this State must depend for its futlre prosperity and greatness. Such a man is the Honorable George C. Per- kins, whose nomination for United States Sen- ator I now have the honor and pleasure to sec- ond on bebalt of the people of the southern portion of the State, representing as they do the varied industries of that splendid section of California, and in seconding his ndmination and castng my vote for hm, I believe I am acting for the public good of the whofe people of the State of California. In th Assem- held an e nine years that Senator Perkins has representative of California he has been faith- ful to his trust, right upon every question effecting California and consistent with the policies of the great party he represents. He has given a helping hand to sustain the great beet sugar Industry in this State; h» has stood steadfast against the reciprocal treaty with Cuba, the adoption of which would be ruinous to the horticultural interests of the State. ARDENT FOR HER INTERESTS. He has been for years, and is, an ardent ad- vocate and worker for the isthmian canal. He Jent his influence and gave his vote for the an- nexation of the Fawailan Islands. He is the only seafaring man in the United States Sen- ate to-day, and by reason thereof occupies a ranking position on the Committee on Nava Affairs In the Senate and will in a short time by priority become chairman of that important committee of the Semate. Through his untiring efforts and Influence the Government a few years ago constructed on t Island in the bay of San Franeiseo a naval training station. where thousands of men now recelye their training for the United States navy. He occunies important position on th Appropriations Cémmittee of the Senate, the importance of which cannot be overestimated by the people of California. for every appro- priation must come through that committes, and their report is usually final. He now ja chairman of the Civil Service Committee. Moved by these considerations and having at heart the interests, not only of the people of the great commonwealth of Callfor- nia but of the nation at large. I asseveraie that T believe it would be unwise and delpi- mental to the Interests of California not to return Senetor Perkins to the United States Senate, and in casting my vote for him I am carrying out the- wishes of the Republica: party of Los Angeles unt; © it B of Perkins and so saved the programme. At last the calling of the roll began and while some were loud and self-confident in their response of “George C. Perkins” there were a few who bleated the name in a husky whisper as though it stuck in their throat. The result was Perkins 33, Lane 5, Schmitz 1 and one absent, In the Assembly the same listless, tune- less song was sung, with never a note of blatant force to smite the ear and awaken the mind to interest. Young Walsh of Alameda claimed first honors and placed the name of Pérkins in the field with a more or less dramatic speech. There was some applause at the-mention of the can- didate’s name, but it was spasmodic and short lived. Leininger of Weaverville was slated to second Perkins’ nomination and he did so. Then came Carter of Los An- Gives Perkins His Own and His County’s Hearty Indorsement. Special Dispatch to The Call. O Assemblyman P. M. Walsh of Alameda gvas given the high honor of placing in_nomination George C. Perkins for United States Senator from California, and he performed that office in a most acceptable manner. He said: Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the Assembly: This day, in the Senate of the United States, stanch and true to the people of California and to the nation, stands their great par- liamentary representative, George G. Perkins, As in past, so he is to-day, the skilled Gebater, the tireless worker, the gallant cham pion of the rights of the people. No man In public view at this hour more truly represents the grand possibilities of American life than does Californk: senior Senator. Beginning s career with but ome advant- ge, the advantage of poverty, the poverty incites the workings ambiticn, that a at broadens the mind and instills in the breast a sympathy embracing in its scopé the hopes and vearnings of human kind, George C. Perkins has passed from a sailor before the mast to a seat in the greatest Congress of the world Toroughout his life he has been true to his great guiding motto—never duty The night might be dark, the waves roll high the lightning flash from the skies, but the sailor was ever found dauntless and true be fore the blast. And in after life, when placed in high position by the men among whom he had lived and labored in the strife and strug- gle of partisan politics, amid the temptations and allurements of political action, bis heart and his mind have never veered from the prin- ciples of right and fustice. MERIT OF THE SENATOR. It is this knowledge of the man that has endeared him to ail classes in this State. He who labors in the shop, the mine or on the farm realizes that in George C. Perkins there is one who has also labored at the same tasks, palnfully, sturdily, homestly, aud kncwing this the hearts of the people go out to kim. In the great problems now confronting the American people; the solution of the laboe question, the curbing of the gigantic com binations of capital, who can better defend the intercsts of the commonwealth than this man_ wngse experience and training has quali- fled him to view matters of great moment with unprejudiced gaze? How faithfully he has repfesented the State of California in the national Senate you all know. And that his untiring zeal has been fittingly recognized In the Senate his membership on the most im- portant committees of that body sufficiently attest. It was his commanding influen which thwarted the recent attempts om tl part of the powerful Northwest to divert the great_volume of governmental business from San_ Francisco, His position on the Committees om Appro- priation and Naval Affairs is pregnant witn meaning for this State. It is through these committees that the disbursements for govern- mental purposes are made, that navy yards are maintained, lightships and coaling sta- tions secured, and the great carrying. trade o s coast and Hawall and the Philip- pines developed, '\ NEED OF A STATESMAN. through the uncer- t California_has recently, tainties of politics, lost several and best Republican representatives in t national Congress. She cannot afford at this time to be deprived of the services of her foremost statesman in the upper branch of that body. You. gentlemen, are here as the trusted representatives of the people. The great majority demand the re-election of George C. Perkins, and to do otherw obey their mandate would prove your trust. Of the people’s re; it might be said. &s it was of & Roman of old: “He hath so planted his honors in their eves and his actions in their hearts that for their tongues to be silent and not confess so_much were a kind of ingrateful injury. For the high office of Senator of the United States Alameda County—Alameda County, strot in its Republicanism—presents that typical American, that broadminded statesman, George'C. Perkins, @ ittt O It was a long speech, with many a hunch for the man of toil, but it was Murphy's first opportunity of the session and it was hard to let go. This was the only second to Schmitz's nomination and al- together was a credit to Murphy. The result of the roll calt was: Perkins I8, Lane 12, Schmitz 6. of her old Perkins having been elected by both houses, no balloting Wwill be nec- essary at the joint sessiod to- That function will be limited to announcement of the vote and declaration that George C. Perkins the has been re-elected Uniied States Sena- tor from California. There was considerable good natured chafing indulged in by loungers in lobbies of both houses during the of the roil. Internal Revenue Collector John C. Lynch and several friends were interested listeners in the Senate lobby, and when Senator Jack Tyrrell voted for George C. Perkins in a very weak tone they laughed at the,Senator's change of heart and remarked that “Jack” had to toe the mark at last. + e - Oscar Holliday Banghart's work is warmly admired by Phil May, the famous English artist who succeeded George Du Maurier on London geles with another boost for Perkins. Waste of Berkeley had the next number on the bill and acquitted himself to the satisfaction of his friends. Killingsworth of Vacaville then stepped to the front and nominated Lane for the Democrats. Dougherty of San Juan.re- sponded with a second and was followed by Snyder of Nevada City and Bangs of Modesto. NO SIGN OF CONTEST. Siskron of Sen Francisco, as a member of the Union Labor pzriy, proposed the name of Mayor Schmitz. Then Murphy “Punch.” Mr. May has many of Banghart's originals, and values them very highly. This opinion by the way is shared by the thousands who have been fortunate enough to pos- sess the series which The San Francisco Call is giving its readers. They are all taken from Mr. Banghart's famous sketches. of San Francisco saw his chance and nailed it. His preliminary “thinks” bore ripe fruit and if he had been working by the day he would be entitled to overtime, aa an. 13.—The House Com- ensicns has favorably re pension of $100 & month Slael. - WASHINGTO! mittee on Inv ported a bill granting /h the widow of General Frang