The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-16
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Congressman Morrow Discusses
His Nomination.
No AppOTtOnment Likely 10 Be Made for
Some Time to Come.
California Will Not Gain Increased Repre-
sentation In the Next Congress.
Friendly Jokes.
Special Dispatche, to THE MORNING CALL.

mornings Associated Press dispatches
from Sacramento. announcing that Mr..
Campbell and yourself had been nomi-
mated Congressmen-at-large, was mistake.
I presume, and should have read Com
mitteemen-at-large?
mo, it meant just what it said. They
have nominated me for Congressman-at-
large"
al suppose, then, thgt they have antici-
pated the apportionment law?"
THAT is what they have done, and it
seems to me very absurd proceeding, and
one for which there is no law. 1t seems
remarkable that not one out of five or
six hundred delegates should have
known better than to anticipate an act of
Congress In this manner. Ifmy nomination
af Congressman-at-large should be allowed
to stand, aud should receive majority of
votes cast at the election next November.
l would have no more right to seat in
Congress than you have, and were 1t not
for the fact that ex-members are privileged
persons, would not even be allowed the
courtesy of the floor. Take the case
elected as Congressman-a at-large, he
would not only be ruled out as member of
Congress, but could not have the privilege Of
the floor, except while he might have con-
test on hand Contestants for Congressional
seats, you know, are given the privilege
of the floor pending decision by the House
on the contest. No, sir, the apportionment
act must be first passed by Congress and ap-
portionment made by the Legislature before
any legal election can occur"
Perhaps the convention thought Con-
gress would pass the appOrtionment law be-
fore election" suggested your correspond
ent.
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT.
swell, | know and you know and that
convention should have known that this
could not possibly be done before adjourn
ment 1t is not even probable that it Will
have passed Congress by next March when
this Congress adjOuTns. If it should then
be passed by the Fifty-second Congress.
California's additional Congressman would
not be entitled to seats until the Fifty-third
Congress"
perhaps the convention had this in
mind when 1t nominated you," said the
correspondent, who detected something
like irony in Mr.. Morrow's answer.
"Well, / am extremely obliged to them
for taking time by the forelOck and nomi-
mating me three or four years ahead of
time"
Mr.. Morrow did not appear to be dis
gruntled or piqued in the least He only
laughed as he said: 1.-The affair is very ab-
surd and ridiculous. 1t has Occasioned
many joke in the House to-day. Speaker
Reed asked me when California found out
she ought to have better representation in
Congress; another fellow suggested some
thing about premature BIRTH while
third bawled out that was a man without
country
NOT COMPLIMENT.
II consider the affair more of an affront
than a compliment. l have said time and
again that | did not desire to return to
own district awaits me-"
The correspondent gave it as his opin-
ion that the convention did not intend
any affrOnt in extending TO him unasked
nomination for California Congressman-at-
large; that in fact it should be considered
CALL and other newspapers had favored
Markham only because Mr.. Morrow was
pre-eminehtly qualified to look after Pacific
Coast matters in Congress by reason OF his
influence and position upon important
committees. Indeed. they esteemed him
only the Fourth District representative, but
one who by his long experience
was so we'll qualified to represent
all of California and the Pacific Coast inter-
ests in Congress. Therefore the Sacramento
convention rendered him the nomination as
Congressman sat large" very appr0pri-
ate compliment. But Mr.. Morrow could
not see it in this light.
He was inclined to consider it as an awk-
ward and ill-timed action, and one which
embarrassed him not little, if it did not
offer him personal indignity.
IF ELECTED.
"What reason have you to suppose that if
not be seated?" asked the correspondent.
'Why, in the first place the ordinary
comprehension of law should tell man as
much" said he; besides, there are
precedents to guide us. In 1880 man
named Major was nominated aud elected
found out that according to the census of
1880 Nebraska was entitled to additional
representation, of course he was
not seated. The only exception to
this rule that l know was when
California discovered that she was
representation, and had been for several
years, Congressman-elect Lowe went down
to Washington and represented that Cali
fornia had for several years back been
entitled to another member of Congress.
and he was seated. not by any law but
the one cited from Nebraska, that of Ma
jor."
TAKE DOWN MORROW.
Mr. Morrow stated to the correspondent
that Chairman Belden of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee to-
day telegraphed to the Republican
leaders in California to take down
Morrow's and CampbelPs nominations
law for such procedure. "Mr. Morrow was
asked what reason the convention could
have had to nominate him Congressman-at-
large. He answered; II will not attempt
to reason the matter out" ~
"And do you think it could have been a
plan inspired by your oppOnentsY
Il don't know; it may be s0." he an
swered.
Mr.. McKenna was seen. He was OF the
same opinion rs Mr.. Morrow regarding the
legality of such proceedings. Besides, said
Mr.. McKenna, under the new apportion-
ment of Ia, 600 to each Congressional district
allow California one additional representa-
tive. However, McKenna differed with Mr..
Morrow in this: He considered the con-
ventlOn only meant 10 pay MIR. Morrow
a compliment, at any rate he (McKcnna),
would have so considered, and would have
felt very much gratified at such action. The
California Associated Press correspondent
called upon Chairman RowelI Of House
Elections Committee. Mr.. Rowell, the
joint author of the so-called Lodge Elec-
tion Bill" and he is thoroughly posted on
all congressional election matters, all OF
which come under notice of his COMMITTEES.
He said Mr.. Morrow was quite. right In
the opinion that such nomination would
not hold good. He remembered the case OF
Major which Mr.. Morrow had cited, but
could not remember the case Of Lowe Of
California.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
However he was of opinion that the
Apportionnent Bill would pass at next
winters session, and consequently those
States entitled to additional representation
would secure it in the Fifty-second
Congress. There had been great pressure
brought to bear to have Congress pass the
bill before adjournment, so that additional
representatives could be elected next No
vember, but this would be next to impossi-
bic. Besides Legislatures of various
States must meet and apportion the