The morning call., 1893-01-06
THE CAUCUS HELD.
Stepen Nj. White of Los
Angeles Nominated.
HE GOT FORTY-sIX VOTES
Fifty-Nine Members Were Present
and the Nomination Was After
ward Made Unanimous.

White of Los Angeles received the nomina-
tion for United States Senator. On the
first ballot he received 46 votes. Lynch re-
ceived and Wilson of Tehama7. There
were 80 men present.
Before the caucus assembled the question
was raised as to whether members of the
press should be permitted to be present.
As there was no especial fight to be made it
was not thought that the members of it
would hold to the time honored custom of
making the meeting secret.
When the members began to assemble
they were spoken to about the matter, and
majority agreed to vote for a motion to
permit the correspondents to be present.
Sbanahan was chosen to make the motion.
The caucus was held In the Assembly
chamber and was called to order by Sena-
tor Ostrom at 7:45 O'clock this evening.
Shanahan was the first man on the floor TO
put The motion referred To.
The gentleman from Shasta made an elo-
quent appeal for the press. but Senator
Seawell insisted upon the caucus being
strictly secret That was the old way and
he believed in ii.
Senator Goucher felt that it WAS his duty to
stand by the old system. He said: ut
would be strange proceeding to have re-
porters present at Democratic caucus.
which Is sort Of family gathering. OF
course they will learn all that we do
anyhow, and we will read 1t correctly re-
ported tomorrow morning. / am just as
much in love with reporters as Mr.. Shana-
han Is. and l am just as anxious to have
them hurl bouquets and kisses at my head
and face as Mr.. Shanahan is. But l also
believe in the old Democratic policy of
throwing everybody out except those who
have got vote"
PuescEel said that he believed in having
the transactions properly reported, and
they would not be If the newspaper men
were compelled to get the news on the out
side.
Seawell said that he never heard Of such a
proposition. 1t was not the way their Dem
ocratic fathers had done and he didn't ap-
prove of any such innovation.
Assemblyman Kennedy said that the
Democratic party should not be afraid of an
innovation If it was good one. He was in
favor of allowing the reporters TO remain.
Shanahan finally amended his motion to
permit The public TO be present. The
amendment was overwhelmingly defeated.
Then the roll was called on the motion to
permit the reporters to remain. 1t was lost
by the following vote: Ayes-Senators
Arms. Biggy, Dunn, Gesford. McAllister.
Martin, Ostrom, Wilson; Assemblymen
Boyce, Brownie, Curtis, Emeric, Gately,
johnson of Santa Clara, Kennedy. Luttrin-
ger. McCauley, Mack. Marston. Matthews
of San Bento, Puesehel, Sargent, Shana-
han. Noes-Senators Berry. Burke. Fay,
Goucher. Harp, Langford. Matthews.
Mitchell, Seawell, Whtehurst: Assembly
men LaRue. MeElroy, Marks, Mathews of
Tehama, O'Neill. Price. Schlesinger,
Schrosbel. Sims. Tindall. Gould.
Wien EI. naTtsn voted be asked to be
allowed to explain his vote, and in doing so
said: 'If this was church meeting |
would say let only the deacons be present.
But if it is the Salvation Army, in which the
Democratic party is 10 tell the wicked Re-
publicans Of their sins. then say let every
one come in"
The room was then cleared of those who
were not members of the caucus
When the members were left entirely by
themselves they elected Senator Gesford as
chairman and Cusiek as secretary. When
Gesford had taken his seat nominations for
United States Senator were called for.
Senator Mathews of Los Angeles rose to
place stephen NJ. White In nomination and
McElroy OF Alameda seconded the nonlina-
tion.
Langford then nominated Senator Wilson
OF Tehama, and 0strom seconded it.
Arms nominated Jeremiah Lynch and
Schlesinger seconded II. saying as he did so
that he would ultimately record his vote
for White. AS member OF the San Fran
cisco delegation he deemed it to be his duty
to give the complimentary vote TO the only
San Francisco candidate. The roll was
then called with the following result:
For White Senators Biggy, Burke of
Santa Cruz, Dunn, Fay. Gesford. Goucher.
McAllstsr, Martin, Matthews of Los An
geles. Mitchell, Seawel Wilson, Assembly
men Afford. Buckley, Conway. Curtis,
Drees, Duffy, Emeric, Finlayson, Gately,
Godchaux Hamilton. Hendrlekson. Hutson.
JACOBS, johnson of Santa Clara. Kennedy,
Luttringer. McCauley. McElroy. Mack,
Marks. Marston, Mathews of Tehama,
Matthews of San Bento, Mordecai. UNeill,
Price. Pueschel, Sargent, SchroeDel, Shan
ahan. Tindall. Gould-46.
For Wilson Senators Berry, Harp, Lang
ford. Ostrom, Whitehurst. Assembymen
Hurley and LaRue-7
For Lynch - Senator Arms, Assembly.
men Boyce, Brownie. Cusick, Gallagher,
Schlesinger-6.
Scblesinger then moved that the vote for
White be made unanimous and IL was so
done.
1t had been arranged beforehand between
Lynch and White that the former was to
have few complimentary votes, and ii was
deemed expedieut to treat Senator Wilson
the same way. There were ffty-nine men
in caucus. and the votes OF Burke of San
Francisco, Non-PartisaD. and Carlson of
San Diego. Independent. will elect White
in joint convention. They did not go into
caucus, but are relied on to vote for White
when the time comes.
Before the caucus adjourned the follow
ing committee was appointed to select
speaker to present Whites name to the
joint convention: Langford. Goucher, Mat
thews. Gould, Martin. Gesford and Dunn.
After the affair was all over wine flowed
freely in the rooms of White at the Golden
Eagle Hotel. There was great Democratic
rejoicing and a spirit of harmony prevailed.