The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-11
He Is Chosen by a Bare
Majority.
C9NFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Yet Lacking Sixteen Of
Enough to Elect.
MIR. DE- YOUNG ~ THE FIGHT.
Says the Situation Has Not Been
Materially Changed.
ALL READY 10 INACCURATE BUDD.
The New Governor Will Treat The Good
People Of Sacramento 70 the
Regular Show.
Says the Situation Has Not Been
Materially Changed.
LII READY TO INACCURATE BUDD.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10-It Is George c.
Perkins. At 10:3O o'clock tonight tumul-
tuous cheering in the Supreme Court
chambers at the Capitol announced that
the supporters of the man from Oakland
had won their victory. The doors were
thrown open and it was stated that the
vote of the caucus stood 45 for George c..
Perkins to succeed himself for United
States Senator. At midnight Wednesday
De Young won the first open skirmish and
the Perkins forces admitted that they
were somewhat disheartened, but all the
morning and all the afternoon things were
preparing for the last grand rally of
strength which should make for victory or
for defeat.
The members who attended the caucus
and pledged themselves to vote for Per-
kins were:
Senators-Beard. Denison, Earl, Ford.
GleaVes. Holloway. Pedlar. Shine. Shippee,
Simpson. Smith, Withington-12.
Assemblymsn-Ash. Bassford. Belshaw,
Bennett, Berry, Bruse, Bulla. Cutter,
Dodge. Ewing, Fassett, Freeman. Glass,
Guy, Huber, Hudson, johnson, Jones,
Keen. Kenyon. BIeweilyu, Nelson, North,
Osborn, Price, Rowell, Spencer, Staley,
Stansell, Swisler. Wade, Waymire, Weyse
-33.
Owen Wade. Assemblyman from Napa
County, made the forty-ffth vote, which
gave Perkins the caucus nomination.
When Wade came into caucus and an
nounced his purpose to abide by its de-
cision the cheering from the chambers
announced that something In the way of a
victory had been scored for Perkins. A
few minutes later came the yells of
PERKINS" ''Three Cheers fer Perkins" >"
Tiger" and Senatorial battle was won
aDd lost.
Forty-seven legislators went into the
caucus. which convened shortly after 8
o'clock. Prior to this there had been
Republican Senatorial caucus in room 16
of the Capitol building, at which more
than twenty Senators were 10 attendance.
and where it was voted that no additional
attaches should be saddled upon the Sen-
ate during this session. Then the Senators
walked out, half into the corridor and
the other half into the Supreme Court
chamber, where the joint caucus was to
begin.
Senator Earl Of Alameda, one of the
stanehest supporters of Perkins, created
quite little amusement by taking the
arm of Senator Hart Of Sacramento and
chatting him about coming into The caucus.
Gleaves, the temporary chairman of the
caucus held on the preceding evening. and
Belshaw, its temporary secretary, were
made the permanent officers. Senator
Gleaves stated the object of the caucus.
which was TO agree upon a choice for
United States Senator. They were iust
ready to call the roll when Pendleton Of
Los Angeles went over to LleweIlyn, an
Assemblyman from the same county. and
began to urge some action on his part.
Llewellyn motioned him away with his
arms, and Pendleton. saying something
abou: going out to find some body whom
he would bring into the caucus. walked
out Sc natoT Best opened the door, looked
in moment and then went into the cor
ridor OF the Capitol, remarklng as he did
SO. "That's - funny proceeding"
The rolIcall must have been the funny
proceeding, for 1t was just about to begin.
''They started 10 call the roll as left"
said Assemblyman Pendleton. "All Of