The morning call., 1893-07-23
closeted with his private secretary and
late in the afternoon he sent the following


dispatch:
"Gorernor George C. Perkins, care
GoOdol, Perkins q Co.. San Francisco
have given the most careful copsidera-
ton to the appointment of a United
States Senator, to succeed the late Sena-
tor Leland Stanford. So many of my
personal acquairtances. yourself included.
have been urged upon me by mutual
friends that the situation is very embar.
RAISING to me. From first to last it has
been my sole aim to select a man. all
things considered, that would best repro
sent the State, the nation and the party.
believing that your very successful
business career and your long experience
in public life in various capacities, in all
of which you have served the people faith
fully, have fitted you we'll for performing
the important duties devolving upon one
occupying this high position, l have con.
c!uded to tender the appointment to you
and request your acceptance of the same.
III. II. MARKHAM. Governor"
Immediately after statement was given
out by Mark ham as follows:
From tho beginning OF my administra-
ton to the present time some unexpected
or extraordinary events have occurred
from time to time which demanded delib-
crate consideration and care in making a
decision. But l believe that have never
been called upon to perform an official act
that has caused me the anxiety that this
has.
I'm addition to the names that have been
publicly discussed l have been urged by
the friends of several gentlemen to ap-
point them, which made my task so much h
more difficult as they did not care to be
known as applicants unless they had some
favorable assurance.
1T has been a most serious subject to
mo. and I think that no candidate has
given 1t one thought to my hundreds.
have listened to every one who desired to
express an opinion. and have received
letters, petitions and communications
by the hundreds, expressing private opjn-
ions from all over the State. and yet 1 can
say to you truthfully that up to noon to-
day no man knew what intended doing,
for didn't fu lily determine it until after
that hour.
II have tried to divest myself of all per-
sonal feeling in the matter and to select
man who. from experience in public life
and from business training. could accom-
plish, if possible, some of the many things
that Senator will be expected to accom-
plish for this State and at the same time
reconcile differences. if any. within the
party.
"Among those prominently mentioned
there was no one who was pre-eminently
qualified above all the others. but all were.
in my opinion. almost on an equality so
far as ability is concerned.
I'm the case of Governor Perkins, how
ever, l desire to say that he has for thirty
years been prominent in the counssls OF
the Republican party. has been connected
in an official capacity with many public
institutions, has served two terms as State
Senator, one term as Governor OF this
State, and has brought to each and every
position in public as we'll as private life
a spirit and determination to succeed
equaled by few men. and believe that in
this position he will reflect great credit on
his State and bis party.
ut has been thought by great many
that the time taken in giving consolidation
to this subject was wasted, but It was my
desire to hear every citizen who cared to
express his opinion. and to have time after
ward to weigh carefully what was said to