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THE CAUCUsEs.
Gould for Speaker of the House-senate
Attaches.

Gould for Speaker of the House-Senate
Attaches.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Senate the Republican members eau
cused in the Supreme Court chambers.
Senator VOORHEES, Of Amador was elect
ed to preside, and Everett Of san Fran
cisco was elected Secretary. The Sena-
tors wanted to indulge in little more
button-holing and trading with reference
TO choosing the Senate clerks and other
attaches, and several of them suggested
that the caucus was rather premature
This evidently struck the others in the
right spot, and motion to take a recess
until evening was carried unanimously,
Every Republican Senator with the ex-
ception of Frank McGowan of Hum
hOldt, who has not arrived yet was in
attendance when the caucus was called
together again at 1880 p. NJ. And the cor
ridors were literally alive with place
hunters-men, women and boys. II was
known that the Republican majority in
tended to name all or nearly all Of the
attaches, so that the organization could go
ahead rapidly to-day, and the aspirants
were anxious to know their fates.
The Senators We're in session about two
hours, and adopted a complete list of
those who are TO assist in running the
upper house. They opened the ball bv
choosing Senator Carpenter of Los An
geles President pro tenn.
Frank Brandon was then chosen Secre-
tary of the Senate and Thomas RODGERS
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Then followed voting for the lesser
places, the result being as follows: Chap
lain, Rev. W. :. Hoskinson; Assistant
Secretaries, r. Shaw, a. T. Bowen and
c. Z. Evarts.
Engrossing Clerk, c. y. Ragsdale; AS
4 ~
Minute Clerk, r. q. Falk: Assistant
Minute Clerk, Arthur Wickham and G.
S. McMullen.
Journal Clerk, I. J. Forteuson: Assist
ant Journal Clerks, George y. Leon and
G.. G.. Davis.
Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms, William,
Rice and J. O'COnnOr.
Enrolling Clerk, Harry Campbell. As
sistant Enrolling Clerk, c. a. Fuller.
PostmistreSs, Abbie Atkinson, Assist
ant, Rosie Lee.
Bill Clerk, w. J. Mitchell; Mail Clorll.
T. Simpson; Bookkeeper for the Sergeant
alarms, Ed. j. Niles; Messenger for the
Sergeant-at-Arms, r. SeabeclS; Mail Car
rier, Z. w. Schaetler; Doorkeeper. j 4.
Wadsworth; History Clerk. Andrew
Branch.
Watchmen-William Gaifney. W. w.
Woods, l.. Farrell, n. Coffey, J. tinni-
gan and George dunlap. Porters-C. II.
Jamison, W. b. Price, Richard Redmond
and William Sordenson. Gatekeepers-
y. V. Hill, Jack Tyrrell and Charles
Mills.
Pages-W. \. Reddick, Clarence Pack
ard, w. w. Martin, r. 4. Smith and f.
Smith. Messenger to the State Printer
Clarence kean. Messenger to the Com
mittee on Elections-Charles Ambros.
Jantress-Mrs. Hurr.
The tight for Sergeant-at-Arms was
quite spirited one in the caucus. 1t was
thought right along that Mike Smith
would capture the persimmon, but when
the ballot was taken it was found that
smith dld NOT have the backing he was
given credit for. He only had the votes
of eight Senators, while his opponent.
Rodgers, mustered up thirteen of them,
The names of those selected by the
caucus will be presented to the Senate to-
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State Senator From the Thirteenth
District, Sacramento County.

State Senator From the Thirteenth
District, Sacramento County.
No more popular public man can be
found in this county than Hon. Elijah G.
Hart, the Senator from the Thirteenth
District. His genial social qualities at
tract all with whom he comes in contact
and makes him many warm friends.
Born in an immigrant wagon on the
banks Of the Carson River in 1856. he
came with his parents to Colusa County.
passing the early years of his life there.
At L years Old he began to learn the
typographical art on the Colusa SaR, and
mastered it in that Office. Always a
stanch Republican, in 1873 he was elected
City Clerk Of Colusa, although the county
was a Democratic stronghold. Having
accepted position on the 0rovillve Mer-
cl1'B, however, he refused to qualify for
the position. He shortly afterward made
his appearance in the editorial role, COM
ing out as publisher Of the Willows Jour
nal Country journalism, however, Of
fered too narrow field for Mr.. Hart. and
ne aspired TO legal distinction. Leaving
his journal, therefore. he came to Sacra-
mento in 1884. pursued his legal studies
here and was admitted to the bar in 1885.
He has served two terms as City Attor-
ney, leaving an unfinished term to take
his place in the Senate. In 1889 he was
elected to the Assembly from this city,
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Member or Assembly From Twenty
Second District, Sacramento.

Member OF Assembly From Twenty
Second District, Sacramento.
The Twenty second District, compris-
ing that portion Of the county lying out
side of the city limits, has made a new
departure i'll the election Of an Assembly
man. For many years the custom has
been to elect some farmer of mature
years, whose age and experience should
enable him to judge correctly what was
best for the interests of his constituency
and the State at large.
During the late campaign, however, the
Republican Convention saw in the person
of Hon. Eben b. owen q rising young
man whose natural abilities, aided by a
good education, would Offset the lack of
years and experience, and confident of
obtaining good results, they nominated
and elected him TO the responsible posi-
ton of law-maker for them.
Pitted in the contest against Hon. ellis
Doty, veteran legislator and the strong
est candidate the Democratic party could
have put forward, and who had carried
the district the preceding campaign, the
young candidate had hard fight before
him, and may well feel proud of his plu-
rality of ninety-nine votes. Mr.. Owen
was born i'll Sacramento, October Is, 1861
and passed the first years Of his life here,
going dG y cars VI dS6 10 i've On the ldfll
on the Costumes, eight miles south of
Elk Grove, where his father was at that
time engaged in sheep-raising. Coming
back to Sacramento he continued his
education in the city schools, after his
graduation attending the normal school
Of Professor Howe for two years, and
shortly aiterward entering and gradual
ing from the Sacramento Business Col
| lege about 1881.
His fathers il-health preclGding his
active management Of MS large landed
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GATORS FOLLOWERS.
How He Proposes to Hold Them to t
Last


Last.
Gator with his eight faithful followers
is between the devil and the deep sea.
His movements are as dark as those of
an Oriental mystic, and his path as devil
GUS as that which lured Chelcina to her
death. No one knows just what he is
going to do next, and il is whispered
about among those who claim TO be on
the inside, that he does not know himself.
how he intends to vote his people is one
OF the enignas of the hour, but unlike the
riddle OF the Sphinx, one may fail to
solve 1t and still live to work on other
puzzles of less complicated design.
Despite the earnest protestatiOns of
Marion Cannon TO the contrary, there is
a strong belief that the Populists will tie
the Senatorial contest and throw the APP
polntment to the Governor. This they
can do If Gator commands, and he seems
10 be at once their priest and deity. Gator
got his political training i'll the ranks of
Inc republican party, and is justly cred
tied with great deal of shreWdness,
which he Will probably display to good
advantage in working out his present in
teresting combination. Hehas tried hard
to convince the Republics leaders of the
soundness of his claim TO the United
States Senatorship, and claimed their
support as the only possible means of de-
1eatlng the Democrats. The Republicans,
on the other hand, desire the assistance of
the solid eight Then again, a split is
possible, giving each man an opportunity
OF following his personal preference, but
Doth Gator and Cannon have confidence
that the force may be held i'll line to the
end
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non. HENRY F. EMERIC,
AssembIyman From the Twenty-fourth
District, Contra Costa County.

AssemDlyman From the Twenty-fOurth
District. Contra Costa County.
Hon. Henry F. Emeric represents the
Twenty fourth District Contra Costa
County, i'll the present Assembly. He
was born in New York in 1919 and came
10 California when only years of age.
lie is the son Of the late Joseph Emeric,
who came TO California in 1919, and who
was one Of the earliest settlers and farm
ers Of Contra Costa County, serving rs a
member OF the Board of Supervisors for
many years, and introducing methods
ana reforms that greatly benefited the
county: Coming into possession of pOr-
tlon OF the San Pablo ranch IN 1900 he
| added to his possessions until he finally
| owned 1900 acres in the grant. Young
| Emerlc was here placed at I years of age
to milk the cows and deliver milk, and
Kept there until 10 years old. when he
was sent to school. After receiving q fair
! education he was taken into his father
! ONCE IN san Francisco as book-keeper.
| Inc elder Emeric being OF an giraffe
/ nervous temperament, his son could not
/ tamely submit 10 his unreasonable
Whlms, and they parted company, and
/ uenry secured employment rs exchange
clerk and teller in DOuahue, Kelly 4
| 20. bank, shortly afterWard removing
to France and living with his uncle, while
/ studying medicine. Returning in 1873,
at his fathers request, he took charge of
the ranch for several years. The old
trouble cropping up again, he left in dis
! gust, and started a collection agency in
San Francisco marrying relative OF the
late j. ". Tucker, the jeweler. The mar
riage, although a fitting one, excited the
ire of his father, and the arrangement
| became complete. Young 1meric turned
MS back on his father and his wealth, and
independently proceeded to carve out his
! own fortune, declining all assistance from
the elder The enlargement was only
ended when the father, on his death bed,
sent for his son. Meantime we find
Henry not afraid or ashamed to do any
thing to make an honorable living, and
he turns up at various times as business
manager of the Wasp, check clerk Of the
Sonora Railroad Of Guaymas, manager Of
a lumber yard mining in Lower Califor-
MA, agent OF Wells, Fargo ~ Co., with a
gas company, and back to Wells, Fargo a
Go. at the time Of his fathers death
lnheriing his fathers wealth has not
changed him from what he was, a man of
the people and for the people, and hence
we find the Democrats OF Contra Costa,
with faith in the rugged honesty and
pluck that marks his career and in the
man whose trials and temptations have
made him sympathetic with those Of the
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active duties of life in the everyday

active duties of life in the everyday
world.
Identifying himself with the mining
interests, and bonding all his energies
and his acquired knowledge in that direc-
ton, he soon became prominent in min
ing circles. Naturally he became q mem
Der Of the Nevada County Miners Asso-
citation. Naturally, also, he became an
active and prominent member of the as
ISOLATION.
If we have up to this time omitted to
state that Mr.. Thomas is member of the
Republican party it is because his school
and college duties had heretofore mon
opoliZed his time and attention, and had
left him little or no time to think of poll
tics. The man who succeeds in this
world is the man who believes in doing
one thing at a time and doing it well.
To Mr.. Thomas the time had now ar
rived when with his first vote came new
responsibilities andFaspirations. A new
vista opened out before his ewes. leading
from the sequestered mountain city down
to the Capital fthe State. Receiving nom
ination for the Assembly from the hands
of his party, he threw himself into the
contest with his usual ardor and his ex-
ertlons were rewarded by plurality over
his opponent Of 60 and this too in dis
trict not very strongly Republican, and
in which Harrison received on the cleo
toral vote plurality of only III.
Mr.. Thomas, therefore. can not find
cause Of complaint against his constitu-
ency or doubt his popularity among those
with whom he passed his boyhood, and
that it is irrespective of party lines, and
based upon their knowledge ofhis ability
and fitness for the honor bestowed upon
him, is evident.
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NOTED 10 The position of book-keaper i'm
the same establishment. -
Contracting 4 liking for the bnsinaes
in 1881 he formed a conartnersbir1 VIII
Samuel ROsenburg in the General ner-
chandise business. which continno5 far
two years when the firm was dissoIvad
but Mr.. Tindall found the venture So
profitable thar ON the retiran'ent Of NJ
Rosenburp from the frm he continnoj
the business alone until 1851 nrosnar;tv
steadily ATTENDING him durino tbe intar-
val. In 1884 he AGAIN took naTtnars ana
the present firm If TindaIi Ein1h@II i
Wells was organized. which carries on n
general 1nerr6andise and tirnLd. b M
ness at Point Arano ba,-int, ntIi,o' a. .,
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party throughout the First Congressional
District, attracting large and enthusiastic
audiences wherever he addressed meet
ing.
Mr.. MCGOWAN was born at Steilacoom.
/ WASH, in the year 1859. He came to this
State in 1850 with his family, who took
! up their residence in San Francisco
I There he attended the schools until IS
! years of age, receiving a common school
| education. Removing, in 1873, to Arcata.
humboldt County. he attended school for
| two years more.
Having finished his school course. he
went to work in a hotel, but, considering
that mans education was not bv any
means finished in the schOOlroom, he
improved all his leisure moments in
broadening his mind and cultivating his
intellectual faculties, especially in liter
airy work. Upon the attainment of his
majority he removed to Eureka, begin
ming the study Of law in the office Of j
! ID. ii. Chamberlain, and prosecuted it
with such diligence that he was called to
the bar in 1883, being admitted to the Su-
preme Court and beginning to practice in
that year. 1t took him but a short time
to demonstrate his ability and fitness for
his chosen profession. and it received
recognition by his fellow-citizens Of Del
Norte ana Humboldt Counties in 1888.
when they elected him as their State Sen
atOr, giving him not only a majority. but
400 votes ahead of his ticket, a compli-
ment of which he may well feel proud.
Senator McGOWan possesses Il high de-
gree of personal magnetism, both in the
forum and in social intercourse. A
natural orator, terse, logical and convinc-
| ing III debate, his party recognizes him as
4 one OF its leaders, as evidenced by the
fact that since 1882. when only % years of
! age, he has been called on by to stump the
State in its interests, and any young man
may take pride in such success as has
crowned his efforts in such service. In
! the convention which nominated Gov
ernor Markham he was a prominent
| figure, and was chosen to place Judge
/ DeHaven in nomination for the Supreme
/ Court at that time.
! In the twenty ninth session of the
/ Legislature he was made Chairman of the
/ Senate Committee on Elections, being
| also a member OF the Committees on State
| Library, Judiciary, and Capital and
| Labor.
| He is married and his social qualities
make him a great tavorite at his home.
| He is the possessor Of very large and
! lucrative practice, which is constantly in
/ creasing. His energy, persistence, for
/ sight and brilliancy indicate him as
/ one of the coming men who will in no
! distant future be called upon to sustain
| the burden and responsibility Of great
and important trusts, al upon whose
/ faithful discharge OF them much Of the
welfare OF the State depends.
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BRIEF NOTES.

The Bookbinders' Union had n party at
Federation Hall on Saturday night.
An L-street habitue named James
Kelly is under arrest Tor beating a woman
OF that quarter.
j. Charles Jones yesterday succeeded
Police Judge-elect Buckley as Assistant
District Attorney.
There are rumblings OF another high
binder battle. The Chinese are said to be
buying up all the big pistols in the city.
Two insane men were arrested by the
police yesterday. One is a Chinaman
named All Dock and the other a white
man named Fred Quirrir.
Hazlet, the Pilgrim" tramp printer
who is known all over the coast. has
struck the town on one Of his pilgrims
ages. He never stays long in one place.
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sHANAHAN's DEFEAT.
how the Gould and Matthews Sun
porters Pooled Issues.

How the Gould and Matthews Sum-
porters Pooled Issues.
Assemblyman Shanahan, ''the tall syc-
amore from Shasta" feels his defeat for
the Speakership of the House keenly. vet
he said last night that there was no sense
in crying over spilled milk, and he pro-
posed now to devote his energies to other
matters.
Shanahan's overthrow was not accom-
plished until a short time before the Dem
ocratlc caucus, and even then the fact
was not permitted to get out among the
crowd. The cohorts Of Gould and Mat
thewS did some clever juggling and this
is how they did it: They called for a eau
Gus very quietly to take place at the
Golden Eagle Hotel at P. NJ. ONLY
Matthews and Gould men were admitted.
and the fact that they were meeting was
kept dark. They had had a little meet
ing at midnight the night previous and
had declared themselves against Shana-
han first, last and all the time. but
reached no agreement as to which of their
favoriteS should get the Speakership.
1t was to reach an understanding in
this regard that last evenings quiet eau
Gus was held.
A nose-count showed that twenty-four
! Assemblymen were there who wanted
Gould or Matthews. Twenty-one were
al that were needed to carry either one
and Shanahau was clearly ''out of it's
So, after a talk, it was decided that
| there should be three ballots at the biz
| caucus, and that the aspirant Gould or
Matthews who showed the least strength
should drop out on the second ballot and
throw his votes to the other, thus giving
Shanahan no chance to break in upon
! them.
Every one of the twenty-four present
pledged himself not to vote for Shanahan,
no matter what else took place.
The programme was carried out to a
nicely. Gould showed that he had two
more votes out OF the twenty-four than
Matthews had, and the latter retired
gracefully.
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people, have nominated and elected him
to represent the county. That his sub
stantial, practical education and his in
telHgence and keen, quick wit will en-
able him to cope with his associates and
Worthily represent his constituents, they
are fully assured, and they feel that he
pie who, without regard to party, elected
him, or the wider interests OF the State at
large.
Mr.. Emerio is an enthusiast on the
subject of charging the variety as well
as the quantity Of game in this State. lie
has expended large sums in importing
many varieties Of pheasants, quail and
other game birds, turning them loose to
propagate, but has had the modification
Of seeing them killed off by pot-hunters
The State owes him debt which it can
only pay by enacting stringent laws for
their protection. He is just the man for
Chairman Of the Committee on Fish and
Game, as his enthusiasm would make
him power Tor good in securing an Elf
cient law for their protection.
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The Democrats being in the minority in
the Senate, at their caucus they simply
made nominations for the offices men
toned. Senator Dan Ostrom Of Yuba
presided, and Elliott McAllister of Marin
acted as Secretary. The following nom
nations were made: For President pro
tenn, Senator Wilson of Tehama; for
Secretary of the Senate J. J. Mccarthy;
FIRST Assistant Secretary, f. T. Bernard;
Sergeant-at-Arms,T I. J. Weldon: Assist,
ant Sergeant-at- Arms, J. Cremins; Min
ute Clerk, Charles Thompson; General
Clerk, j. ODonnell; Enrolling Clerk.
Isaac Norton; Engrossing Clerk, J. H.
Melville; Copying Clerks, Frank Smith
ann John Foley.
No further business to transact the
caucus adjourned.
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And this is not the only honor conferred
was sent as Q delegate to both the stock
ton and Sacramento Conventions OF 1882,
and the ability there displayed by him
resulted in his later advancement. For
the past two years he has been associated
with Judge J. NJ. Walling, the we'll
known attorney, and the people of the
county will soon become better aG-
quainted with him in that field Of useful
ness. He is spoken of at home as pos
sessing finely modulated voice and as
an embryo orator Of no mean ability. and
his voice will probably be heard on the
moor very often III the interest of his con-
stituentS
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MoALLIsrER,s POSITION.
He Denies That There Was Treacherv
on His Part.

on His Part.
Elliott McAllister. representing the
Eleventh Senatorial District, denies point
blank the rumors charging him with de-
serting the Foote battalion, and saws the
story of his snubbing at the hands OF
Emeric was made out of whole cloth.
Concerning his alleged treachery, Mr..
McAllister said in an interview last even
ing:
81 did not promise Foote my vote, nor
did l assure any of his people that he
would get my support. on the contrarvs
they understood from the very first that
| was for White, and should have under
stood that no amount of persuasion would
change my views on the subject. Early
in the contest was approached by one
Of Foote'S workers and asked for n
pledge in his favor. This / refused. Civ
ing my reasons clearly and firmly.
shortly after this another man came TO
me on the same errand, and from that
time up to the present they have been
coming in swarms. To all l reiterated
my decision OF the early part of the cam
paign, to the effect that | was for White.
first, last and all the time. on several oc-
casions l heard from friends that leading
men in the contest had agreed to deliver
me to the Foote faction, because | was a
y
when they discovered that the task
was hopeless. and that l was not to be
swayed according to expectations, they
| tried abuse and a rather complicated sys-
TEN of tactics, not in general use in fair
political contests. Then the end came.
and Foote withdrew from contest in
which no one really expected to see him
succeed. As l happened TO be the vounp-
est member of the opposition. was Sc
lected for the subject of their false
charges and clumsy ridicule
Regarding the Emeric interview. it
contains not a single word of truth T
have not talked with Mr.. Emeric on the
matter at issue since Mr.. Foote's with
drawal. Emeric understands my no
sition in the matter, and l am conf
dent that the story did not originate with
him. Neither do / believe Mr.. Foote
considers my position in the light Of a
treacherous action, for ne understood
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FEDERATED TRADES.
The Council Elects Officers for the
Ensuing Term.

The Council Elects Officers for the
Ensuing Term.
The Council of Federated Trades held
and election last night at which the fol-
lowing officers were chosen for the en-
suing term: w. f. Gormley, President:
NJ. NJ. Glenn, ice-President: H. n.
Baumann, Secretary; J. d. Jost. Treas
urer; Geo. A. Pleasance, Geo. A. Stuart.
William King, Trustees; William Hardy,
Conductor; W. L. Smith, Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Arbitration Committee. L. Pope. II.
Herman, William Plat, George A.
Pleasance and J. a. Nelson.
Legislative Committee - George A.
Pleasance, William Hardy, w. L. CORN
ley, q. L. Shafer and NJ. N. Glenn,
The names of the Executive Com
mittee elected We're withheld from publi-
cation, and the election of one or two
other committees was deferred until next
week.
The meeting was addressed by num-
Der of speakers on labor topics.