Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-04
GATHERING Of THE CLANS.
Preparing for the Opening of the Legi
lature Next Monday.

Preparing for the Opening of the Legis-
lature Next Monday.
The twenty-eighth session of the Cali
fornia Legislature, which opens on Mon
day next, will undoubtedly prove most
interesting one, as many matters of utmost
importance to the State will be considered
and disposed of. In each House there are
many members who have had previous
legislative experience and will tend to ex-
pedite the opening work of the session, so
that before the first week has passed the
machinery will all be in working order
and the Legislature will have commenced
the real work of the session. AS the time
OF the session is limited by the Constitution
to sixty days the friends of the various
measures which are to be pushed will en-
deavor to present them early and get them
through the first stages as soon as possible.
1t is anticipated that the organization
will be completed by Wednesday and that
the Governors message will be received on
that day. 1t is said to be very volumi-
nous document, touching upon almost
every subject which is likely to come be-
fore the Legislature, and making numerous
suggestions az to needed legislation.
The city is rapidly filling up with men,
bers of the Legislature, and the army of
place-hunters which is always on hand at
the opening of the session. The latter are
probably no more numerous than in previ-
Gus years, but it is safe to say that by Sat-
urday night there will be on hand an aver
age of ten aspirants for every Office or place
within the gift of the two houses. 1t is
rumored that states have already been
made out which are to be put through with
n r,,ub buf On tho ofhor hord &c &C oopG
IDENTIFY asserted that any slate which
may have been made out will be broken
before the Legislature assemblies on Mon
day. If the latter assertion is correct there
will be lively times around the principal
hotels for the next few days, for no political
aspirant ever gives up fight as long as
there is the slightest hope of success. When
the places are all filled the members will
be called upon to contribute towards en-
aiding the defeated candidates from their
several localities to get out of town.
The contest for Speaker of the Assembly
is very warm, the candidates being Robert
Howe. of Sonoma; 7. W. II. Shannahan,
of Shasta; G. A. Stork, of Santa Barbara;
w. P. Mathews, of Tehama, and E. G..
Tully, of San Benito. Knowing ones say
that Robert Howe will be the Speaker He
was formerly a Senator from San Fran
E. E. Leake, of Solano county, seems to
be in the lead for the position of Chief
Clerk of the Assembly, and his friends are
confident that he will win the fight.
Edwin F. Smith, of Sacramento, is the
most prominent candidate for Secretary of
the Senate, though he has several compel
itors, among them George Peckham and
Jerry Mccarthy, of San Francisco. The
latter is an ex-member of the Assembly,
and has been an Assistant Secretary of the
Senate. Mr.. Smith has occupied the posi-
ton of Secretary of the Senate several times
and his great experience makes him a
formidable candidate.
Ex-Assemblyman Wright of Stanislaus
has been in the city few days and went
to San Francisco yesterday. He will be
here during the session looking after the
interests of the irrigationists. V. E. Bangs
member from Stanislaus, desires to be the
Chairman of the Committee on Irrigation.
Among the members now in the city are
John McVay of Del Norte, Lewis Burwell
of Butte, j. c. Campbell of Colusa, NJ. D..
Hyde of Alameda, L. R. Tulloch of Tuol-
umne, Y. E. Bangs of Stanislaus, E. H.
Tucker of Fresno and G. W. Wear of Kern.
Chris. Buckley, the San Francisco Demo-
cratic boss, and several of his lieutenants
came up on the Oregon express last night.
They have made their headquarters at the
Union Hotel on Second street.