The morning call., 1895-01-10

lH6 signatures 10 lu6 cduCuS ChiA HoiO
those of men who are known not to be for
Perkins. There is Dinkelspiel for in-
stance. who is for De Young and who
signed the call because he understood 1t
was for general eau US of Republicans.
In fact that was the original intention of
the call, but when the Perkins men found
that so many Republicans would not sign
1t they changed its name and called II
conference of Perkins friends. They
claimed fifty-eight votes. but they have
only forty-ive signatures, add of these at
least three or four signers are not for
Perkins"
The De Young men do not believe that
Perkins will have votes enough TO elect
him even il he could get all that he can
possibly claim. They are confident that
Perkins will not be elected unless it is on
the fret ballot, aud if they can prevent
his getting sixty-one votes on joint ballot
for the first day or two they are satisfied
that they have him beaten. They claim
to have assurances that many of the Per-
kins men will leave him after the first few
ballots and JOIN the De Young par V. A
prominent Senator estimates De Young's
strength a about forty votes, which gives
him all but two of the votes not claimed
by Perkins. II any of Perkins men de-
sert to De Young the latter will be in the
lead.
The managers of Senator Perkins cam
paign last night completed the canvas of
the Republican members with their call
for caucus, aud all day l0ug, therefore,
the single topic OF interest lay in that one
word. 1t was called for this evening at 8
o'clock, but the oldest hesiiancy was ap-
parent concerning it and uncertainty as to
just what was to be done prevailed every
where, indicating a lack of out aud out
enthusiasm everywhere. This can best be
illustrated by an effort by Weyse of Los
Angeles to explain. He says in plain
words that be has been Instructed for
Perkins and will vote for him. and had
signed the call for caucus.
But that was a misapprehension," be
adds. 81 will not go into any caucus of
Republicans because that caucus may
decide to name some one else for Senator.
and being pledged l could not vote for any
one else"
"3ut is it not the Perkins people who
want the caucus, and has it not been the
one play of the opposition to prevent
caucus?" was asked.
YES" said Mr.. Weyse, "but as a
pledged man l cannot take any chances.
l will assemble with any gathering of
Perkins friends, but will not 90 into a
Republican caucus. 1 signed the call, but
have since told them to take my name of
unless these terms are respected"
Now the strangest part of it is that with
their desires consented to. forty-five out OF
the 81 Republicans of the two houses hav-
| ing signed this call and several others
having agreed to be present in friendly
humor without signing, the Perkins man.
ayers so far respec ed Mr.. WevSe's position
that they consented to it, The call was
remodeled, and what was to have been a
Republican caucus was a meeting of Per-
kIns' friends. All this time the Perkins
managers say they do not see any clearly
defined opposition at all and have no fear.
Mr. Weyse is either so Jealous in Mr..
Perkins behalf ss to give lin an uneanny
look in that candidates eyes, or else he
gives respectful voice to an element in this
camuaign that the managers will not
recognizs for publication. At any rate the
idea of asking Speaker Lynch to announce
at this mornings session that caucus OF
| Republicans would be held this evening
was not carried out.
| Chairman Powers of the San Francisco
delegation was late this afternoon and was
| talking about going to the theater, when
some one asked him if be was not going to
the caucus, at which he inquired. "What
caucus?" He professed TO have heard
nothing about it before. Certainly be had
not been invited. The Perkins people con-
slider the San Francisco delegation as their
| special anupathy, and only one OF them
has been asked to sign the call. That one
was Ewing, tbs ndependent-People
! Party Repu 0lican, and he signed it. The
| Perkins canvass stands this way: In the
Assembly thrrty-two. and in the SEN
ate thirteen, Republicans signed tue call,
and they count upon nine others who pro-
| feSs friendship, Out do not like To speak
out. Those who have signed are these
In the Senate. Gleaves of Lassen, Ford OF
Nevada, Shippee of Butte. Hoyt of Sola-
| no, Holloway of Sonoms, Shine of Mari.
posa. Pedlar of Fresno. Denison of Ala.
media, Earl of Alameda, Beard of Aiame-
da, Smith of San Luis Obispo. Simp,on OF
Los Angeles, Wilmington. of San Diego.
L
| as supporters: Johnson OF Humboldt.
Spencer of Lassen, Stansell OF Butte, Cut
| ter Of Sutter, Ash Of Colusa. Swishler OF
Eldorado. Price of Sonoma, Staley of So
noma, BrGsie OF Sacramento, Butler OF
Sacramento, Belshaw of Contra Costa,
Jones and Nelson of San Joaquin, Ewing
| of San Francisco. Waymre. North. Dodge
| and Fassett of Alameda, Osborne of Santa
Cruz, Berry of Santa Clara. Hudson oi
Monterey. Rowsll of Fresno. Bennett OF
Ventura. Weyse, Huber. Kenyon and
Bulla OF Los Angeles, McKelvey OF
Orange. Freeman of Riverside. Gray and
Kern of San Diego.
These Senators have pronounced them
selves as against Perkins, and therefore
they were not at the caucus: Hart of
| Sacramento, Voorhies of Alpine. Bert and