Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
PACIFIC COAST.
Scramble for Offices at Sacra-
mentO.
LEGISLATURE CONvENES TODAY.
White Solid for the Speak ership
of the Senate-HOuse
Slate.
PACIFIC COAST.
EGISLATURE CONvENES TODAY.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD |

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
| SACRAMENTO, January 6.-Nearly al
the members Of the Legislature are now
in the city, accompanied by scores o.
aspirants for the minor offices. The
hotels are crowded and present an ami
mated appearance. The Union Hotel
where Buckley's headquarters are, is an
especially busy place. His rooms were
besieged all day with members and
| ofice-seekers. Nothing of importance
has transpired SO far, although there has
been several consultations among the
leaders of both Houses. When Stephen
M. White came down into the corridor
there was scrambling among the
loungers to get to speak to him, but he
had little to say and soon made his
csc ape.
Tomorrow morning the Legislature
will meet at II O'Clock. 1t is generally
conceded that White will be elected
President and Edwin F. Smith Secretary
Members Of the Sacramento Democratic
Central Committee are making fight
against Smith, however, in favor of their
Chairman, Mr.. Burk. 1t is thought that
George Taylor, of San Francisco, will be
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and
Jerry Driscoll, of San Francisco, Sergeant
alarms of the House. Edward Leake,
editor of the Dixon Tribune, has the in
side track for Chief Clerk Of the Assem-
bly,.
Although Senator White, of Los Ange-
les, will no doubt be elected President
OF the Senate, it is understood that he
will not take part in the appointment of
committees. that work, it is said, having
been turned over to committee of three.
The scramble for the Office of State
Librarian is beginning to attract much
attention, and the fight now seems to be
principally with General H. B. David
son, Deputy Secretary of State, James
O'Connor, of the Controllers office,
Dana Perkins, member OF the State Ag-
ricultural Society, and Maddox, depu-
ty in the Office of the Supreme Court
Clerk. There are many other candi-
dates for positions.
HOUSE SLATE FIXED.
At IL 80 tonight the Assemblymen
came out of the Conference. and it was
apparent that the slate had been
amicably adjusted. The conference de-
termined that Shanahan, of Shasta,
will be speaker pro tenn, and
Robert Howe. of Sonoma, will be
permanent Speaker of the House.
Jefe Driscoll will be Sergeant-at-arms
of the House. There are two candidates
for Clerk Of the House, Leake and Fox.
Tho G1orl io pnnonIn1 70 Lo
members and the San Francisco delega-
ton does not want TO interfere i'll the
election. The delegation therefore will
ask ask the the, privilege pI 3. Of, Of voting last
the candidate who develops the
greater strength in the country.
The question of the Clerkship was brought
up in diplomatic manner. The Chair
men of the committees were not named
at the conference, but will be selected in
regular caucus. The Chairman of the
San Francisco delegation is Assembly.
man H. Nj. Black. The Senators re-
manned in conference after the Assem-
blymen went out.
SENATE CAUCUS.
Few of the Legislators found time to
attend church to-day, the absorbing
cares of the contest for the Speakership
of the Assembly and Presidency OF the
Senate confning them to their respec-
tive conferences, where the weighty
plans of the session are being
matured. The yell of Mendocino,
which has had the backing OF the San
Francisco delegation all through, became
very confident this afternoon that they
could beat White for the Presidency OF
the Senate, and his friends whispered
around that the Mendocino man lacked
one vote of winning. Nothing transpired,
however, till to night when it was quietly
given out that the business was settled
and White will be chosen.
MENDoCINo STILL IN THE FIGHT.
A joint meeting of the members OF the
Senate and Assembly from San Fran
cisco closed at IL 40 Monday morning.
1t is stated that the yell Of
Mendocino is still in the fight for Presi-
dent OF the Senate. A caucus will be
held at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
Legislature will convene at noon and
will adjourn early and be followed by an
other caucus in the afternoon. Final
arrangements will be N ade at the afe,-
noon caucus for committees and officers.