The record-union., 1892-12-31

Among the San Francisco Senators
their standing on the Senatorial contest
is as follows:
Seventeenth District-Dunn is for
White.
Nineteenth District-A1itchelI remains
unpledged.
.Twenty-first District-Biggy is I'M
pledged, but his friends say that he favors
White.
IWenty-third District-Arms is known
as the Lynch boomer.
Twenty-fifth District-Fav is unuues-
uonably strong for White
we have returns from various sec
llons OF the State" said one of Whites
managers to-day, ito show that White
cannot be beaten unless something I'M
qsual and entirely unexpected happens.
IN TINS case, however, we do not think
the unexpected will happen"
Senator Seymour and Assemblvman
Lynch, both Republicans, from San Ber-
nartuno County, created a mild sensation
to-day by walking into Whites head
quarters at the Palace and declaring that
they would no longer support the candi-
date from the southern citrus belt. Up to
mat Tune they had been regarded as firm
| supporters Of White. They refuse to
state what had brought about the change
or how they propose to vote.
Inc senatorial contest has been Waged
TO the exclusion OF a great deal of bust
ness That is usually transacted on the eve
OF the legislative session, and as. a result
there IS little to say concerning the re-
specuYe offices, committees, and bills to
be introduced. These matters seem to
have been pushed into the background
1or the time being, and discussion is al
most entirely devoted to the one absorb
ing question OF United States Senator
ship.
I. w. H. Shanahan is being talked of
! as Speaker of the Assembly, and seems
to have larger following than "Doc''
Matthews or L. II. Gould of MERGED. who
are both exceedingly anxious to preside
over the deliberations Of the lower house.
On this proposition the San Francisco
/ delegation viii vote as unit, and while
1t IS difficult to get anything definite from
the inside, 1t is a safe prediction that the
Shasta man will be chosen.
For Secretary of the Senate there are
only two names Observation-Disclosures ID.
Boruck and Frank Brandon, with the
former in the lead. Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Reddlck has not made a single selec-
ton for the Senatorial committees vet
| though he has met a number of the hold
! over Senators and informally discussed
| committee organizations, He states that
there has been a rather remarkable fall
| lng-Oh in applications for craftsmanship
l
far as can be learned only three candi-
dates are in the field for Sergeant-at-
Arms OF the Assembly; these are 7. Z.
Healey OF San Francisco, Sydney Lacey
of Los Angeles and ex-senator Mead. 1t
is pretty generally conceded that the APP
| p0intment will go to the San Francisco
aspirant.
| Thomas Rogers of Tulare and NJ. G..
Smith of San Francisco are looking hard
at the position of ergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate, and rumor places the southern
candidate far in the lead.
Considerable speculation is rife con-
corning the appointment of Supreme
Judge to the place made vacant by the
death of Judge Sharpstein. A large num-
Der of able jurists are mentioned for the
place and their respective claims are be-
ing warmly urged by personal friends
and political supporters.
Ex-Judge James Waymire, Judges
Slack and Hunt of San Francisco, to-
gether with Judge Van Fleet of Sacra-
mento, are mentioned from the north,
while Judges Van Dyke and Clark are
being pushed to the front by gossip from
! the southern portion of the State. AT the
present time the south has no representa-
tive on the Supreme Bench, and for this
reason it is supposed that in filling the
position the Governor will choose be-
tween Van Dyke and Clark.
Iryina Graham and Timothy Sullivan
are working hard to secure the appoint
ment of Harbor Commissioner IN place of
c. 0. Alexander, whose term of Office ex-
pires with the present year.