The morning call., 1893-01-04
STILL IN DOUBT.
The Senatorial Cloud Does
Not Lift.
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZE.
Gould of rIerced Elected Speaker in
the Assembly-Governor nark-
hams Biennial nessage.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 3.-Nothing new has
happened within the pasttwenty-four hours
to change the growing belief that the pres
ent Senatorial tangle is likely to finally bring
about a deadlock. The very shrewdest
politicians are figuring closely on the prob
lem, and after they have analyzed every
phase of it they declare that they don't see
how White can win.
petition is being circulated for sigma
lures for caucus to be held next Thursday
evening Senator Wilson, who has de-
clared all along that lie would not go into
the caucus, IS favorable to one being held
now. provided that 1t is stipulated in the
call that, after balloting In the convention
for the caucus nominee for certain nuni-
ber of times, should he fail to secure a suffi-
cient number of votes to elect, then they
were to be footloose and at liberty to turn
to some other candidate who stood some
chance of winning
Lynch Of San Francisco feels that IL this
feat can be accomplished he has got fight
ing chance to win. Notwithstanding the
discouraging outlook, however, White con-
tinues to say that when the time comes he
will have the requisite number of votes,
and his opponents continue to wonder
WHERE bo Is gong 10 get tnem
The Populists say that they are only
afraid of one man breaking away and going
over TO White, and that is Kerns of Los
Angeles This may be one of the men that
White is counting upon, but whenever he
is spoken to about the matter he throws
his hand toward the clouds and swears that
he is true as steel.
TIE POpnlists met in their rooms at the
Capital Hotel tonight and all of the leading
members of the party from all parts of the
State were present. including Cannon. The
meeting was in the nature of conference,
and after considerable discussion the menu
bers renewed their pledges to remain firm
and vote for Gator for United States Sem
ator.
No one has yet been able to tell just how
Carlson, the independent candidate from
San Diego, stands. lie Is very cautious
about showing his hand and seems TO ex-
tract great deal of quiet enjoyment out Of
the fact that every one is wondering how
he will vote when the time comes.
There has been some wild talk here to-
day about the probability Of Lloyd Tevis
being trotted into the race. There Is no
foundation for such ruInor other than
that some one said that some one else heard
that man in San Francisco had bet s400
that Tevis would be in the fight.
The town is still crowded with place
hunters and every train seems to augment
the throng. Many of them have already
been disappointed and are preparing to re-
turn to their homes. But as the committees
have not yet been appointed there is the
hope of clerkships left.
The i'll feeling against the Senators who
have given fat places to their sons is be-
coming intensified. Six of them have al
ready done so, and the lobby started
Eumof this evening that Senator Simpson OF
Alameda is about TO give his second son a
place.
There was an elderly widow came here
few days ago, and in modest, retiring way
asked for the position of janitIess of the
ladies' waiting-room. Her hus band was
killed in the Confederate service. She
made this fact known to Sam Leek OF the
State Library, ard he told her to tell this
to Mordecai of Fresno. Both he and DR.,
Matthews were soldiers in the Con nfederate
cause. She did mention this to the man
from Fresno during the course of her ap-
peal for the place Mordecai told her to
tell that to DR.. Matthews She did SO, and
the doctor said: MADAM, I'll do what |
can for you. / am glad you told Inc about
your husband"
He and Mordecai talked tue matter over
afterward, aid the more they Thought of it
the more earnest they became until they
finally declared that the woman should have
the place or they would turn the Capitol
over.
Every sort Of influence is being brought to
bear on the members by the needy place.
hunters, and there are fully twenty appli-
eants for every position.
The lobby is gradually enlarging and the
old faces are again seen about the corridors.
Dennis Jordan. who has claim against
prison many years ago, is here and is con-
fident that this time he will succeed in get
ting what he claims is due him.
Phil Crimmins is occasionally seen about.
the lobby, but no one seems to notice him,
ard many of those who were once quick to
do bis bidding now pass him by with
scarcely a nod Of recognition. His power
Is gone indeed, and no one here has any use
for him.
Jake Steppacher. the present secretary OF
the Board of Health in San Francisco, is
here making fight for the secretaryship of
the San Francisco delegation in the Senate.
He will undoubtedly be given the position.
Jake Shaen and John c. Quinn are also
here as interested spectators OF the Sena-
torial fight.
1t is said here tonight that the friends
who were with Foote before his withdrawal.
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