The morning call., 1891-03-20
FELTON, CHOSEN.
Unexpected Turn Of the Sena-
tOriaI Fight.
1 Majority OF EStse'S Followers Leave
Him In the LurGh.
The Election Decided Before the COnGlu-
sion Of the Doodle Investigation.
Bills Signed.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

White.................2S Johnston. 1
Estee., ,.,,,.,....lO OIPerkins''''''''''''''''
SACRAMENTO, March 19-California sends
another millionaire to the house of Million
aires. Charles n. FELTON, was to-day elected
United States Senator at the close Of con-
test that will pass into history under the
shadow of great scandal that may never
be cleared away. The Democrats caucussed
this morning, but failed to come to unani-
nous agreement Felton's men labored with
them during the night, and convinced them
that If they RETAINED from voting Estee
would be elected, and they would be held
responsible by their constituents for the
election of a Republican. So the members
went into the joint convention unpledged
and unbound.
When the Investigating Committee met
this morning they found in the packages of
torn paper that had been found in the waste
basket telegram which Estee had re-
ceiyed. Felton's men made the most of it.
They used it rs proof that the papers found
In the library had been deposited there by
Estee's workers to injure Feltcn's cause.
They Of course omitted to say why Estee's
followers should have placed this dispatch
In the basket if they placed the other pa
pers there to be used at the proper time.
and although they yesterday protessed the
most intense longing to have the election
postponed until the close of the inYestiga-
tion they changed their minds when Estee's
telegram had been found and waving it
NJ int Ia WI bila bn
wires we're bearing to Fresno a subpoena to
the cashier of the Fresno Savings Bank,
ordering him to appear before the InveSi-
eating Committee and tell to whom the
money Of which the wrappers had been
found in the waste basket had been sent.
There is no doubt now that Mike de Young
succeeded iu delivering his goods to FELTON,.
DESERVING EsTEE.
When the convention was called 10 order
Cram moved that the vote for Senator be
considered informal until the report of the
investigating Committee should be made.
The President ruled him out of order, and
the clerks began to cali the roll. Several
Democrats voted for HeacOcE, and ripple
of excitement went over the convention.
Then Senator Ragsdsle deserted EStee and
followed the Democrats To HeacOck. His
desertlOn gave the signal for revolt.
Assemblymeu Barnard, Hunewill and john
son followed him as their names were
called, and the applause that followed
Ragsdale's change grew louder and was
followed up by the crowds in the libby and
gallery. When the clerks had finished,
Estee's vote had fallen from II to a, and
Felton's had grown trom 80 to 38.
The result was not announced, for Estee's
followers one after another changed their
vote to FELTON,. They arose in groups Of
three or four, believing iranticaly for rec
ignition in their haste to get in on the win
ming side.
One who had been foremost among Estee's
supporters wanted the vote made unani-
nous, but he was ruled out OF order. The
Democrats who had voted for Heacock,
seeing u e turn the tide had taken, went
back to White. one of them remarking as he
did so that in voting for Heacock he voted
for the purest Republican in the Legis "a
ture. But fifteen of Estee's followers re-
NAMED faithful to him in his hour Of de-
feat. When the great political novel, Hunt
Ing the Sack" IS written they will not ap-
pear as characters.
At 1890 o'clock the last tuTncoat had been
recorded and the roll stood:
IN THE UPPER HOUSE.