The herald., 1893-01-20

without distinct understanding that
the recipient and ''his sisters and MS
cousins and his aunts" we're all to sup
port Low for the senstorship. The two
representatives in congress at that time
were the late Anson A. Sargent and
Cornelius Cole, who now resides here.
There were 27 Democratic votes in the
120 and OF the remaining 90 Low had 30,
Sargent Is and Cornelius Cole IL.
John B. FELTON, had 7 and the rest
were scattering. In question OF fitness
FELTON, lowered above them all, but bis
fight had been handled badly and he
seemed unable to gain any strength.
They locked horns for one or two ballots
and then it became evident that a
''sack" was in town, in charge OF a fed
eral office holder who wrote M. d."
after his name. got hold OF this on a
Saturday night at 8 80 and by noon the
next day it became evident that the
Pacific Mail company were furnishing
the money. Cole had gone to San Fran
cisco on Friday. l could have warned
Lows friends about it, but | was too
sore at the way they had beaten me for
the clerkship aforesaid. By Sunday at
D. m. knew that no less than seven
men had been got away from Low with
in the past 20 hours and three from Sar-
gent. At 8 20 on Sunday. night tele-
graphed my belief that Cole would be
nominated in caucus on the first ballot.
TheAlta and Times pooh-poohed the idea,
but Cole was nominated on the first bal
lot, Low having withdrawn in his favor
in preference to Sargent. whom he did
not like. Cole was shrewd man and
did not sit in the senate from any eani-
tary considerations. But candidly l
must say that our state, as exemplified
by him and Conness, could not have
impressed eastern statesmen very favor
ably.
was deputy engrossing clerk the
winter OF 1S67-S, when Casserly was
elected. Who that has survived that
fight will ever forget it! My man was
the late Judge j P. Hoge, whom some
OF the Democrats affected to dislike be-
cause he was the only Democrat that
voted "aye" on the Wilmot proviso.
The truth was that Hoge was born
leader and invariably far in advance of
his party. Old Sol Sharpe, who was
Reuben H. Lloyd's preceptor in the law,
was another candidate; and so was Mr..
Rose of Amador, with Vince Hayward's
millions at his back. Los Angeles fur
nished a candidate in the person of
Volney E. Howard. had the satisfac-
tion of seeing nine subsidized scoun-
drels who had come up into Hoge's
room 90 off ont of our camp and turn up
in Casserly's camp two days later. And
in the following week had the pleasure
of identifying one of them on check
for $4,000 signed by railroad man who
never belonged to the Central or South
ern outfits. Hoge said to me: "Boy,
can't do it. l will make promises to
catch votes--that consider legitimate;
but this thing OF buying men like sheep
don't go. don't think the game worth
the candle"
Casserly was elected, and it was the
worst thing that ever befell any man in
this state. 1t took him awav from a law
practice worth at least $25, 900 year
and put him down in the senate at $4,000
In the six years that followed his prac-
tice ran down to nothing, for his part
ner was interested in the harem COM
monty called the California stheater
Casserly was very bright and scholarly
man, but he fretted himself to fl nders
over the loss of his law practice. If his
death as not caused by paresis, it was
not very far from it.
That was the last senatorial scrape
that l was ever mixed up with in this
state. was go disgusted with the de
feat of Hoge that l never again went
around legislature. | congratulate Mr..
White, as my fellow citizen, on havipgs at
tanned the summit of bis ambition. 1t
is wonderful attitude for man of 40
years to attain, who was not "born with
silver spoon in his mouth" He has
great opportunities and can make great
name for himself if he takes advantage
of his opportunities. He has every
thing on bis side, youth, health and all
the money that he requires for any or
dinary need of life. That he may live
to serve his term and be elected to an
other is the fond wish of
THE OLD 'UN.