The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-09
PHELPS RESOLUTION.


row, at least.
PHELPS REVOLUTION.
Scheme of y Republican Fails in
Caaous.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8.-There is every
probability that before tomorrow night
the Republican members OF tho legis-
lature will have declared their inten-
tions and that Govsrnor-elect Budd
will know just what opposition he will
| have to combat in order to become the
chief magistrate of the state. When
the Repu blicans of the assembly met
in caucus this morning there was a
decided inclination to settle the conten-
ton then and there.
Timothy Guy Phelps was on hand
with O concurrent resolution providing
for the appointment of a non-pRrtisan
committee of five mem bers from each
house to investigate the recent gu berns.
tolial election and providing also that
Budd be prevented from taking the oath
of Office pending such investigation.
The adoption of this resolution, accord
ing to the programme OF the Republican
state central committee, was to be the
! preliminary stsp in gubernatorial
contest, but Assemblyman Phelps en-
eountered decided opposition. The
sentiment Of the caucus seemed to be
against contest. An effort WAS made
to commit the mem bers present on the
Phelps resolution. but the attempt
failed.
The somewhat stormy meeting ended
abruptly py the members in opposition
to the resolution forcing an adj ourn-
| not oh of al
vote was As to 9. The nine votes are
said to about represent the following of
Phelps. The caucus adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman. Assembly
man Wade.
Soon afterward Mr.. Phelps stated thnt
his resolution would not be- brought up
again, and it was talked about the corr
ridors OF the capital that the contest
had been abandoned. Budd'a frleuds
were quite jubilant for time. They
were coon made anxious again, how
ever, when the Republicans in the sen-
ate voted down Seawell's resolution for
meeting Of the legislature in joint
session tomorrow to can vass and publish
the returns OF the vote for governor and
> Acknowledgements. Ths delay enforced
| by the Republican senators was clearly
| against Budd. 1t was suspected that
the Republicans were brewing some new
trouble, and there was no surprise when
the Repu blicans of the assembly were
! called into caucus again at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Phelps resolution was again
brought up and there was another
stormy meeting. Bruaie OF Sacramento,
Phelps and q few others urged the
| caucus to take favorable action on the
resolution.
| The opposition was even more pros
nounced than at the morning caucus.
The opponents of Phelps went 30 fer as
to prepare resolution declaring it the
sense Of the caucua that the senate and
assembly should meet in joint session at
! noon tomorrow to canvass the vote for
governor and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This
was voted down. Thomas OF Nevada
did not favor the Phelps resolution. He
urged that there be no more delay and
that the authors OF the resolution, if
they still desired to press it, should in
troduce il in the assembly and let it
pass or be defeated. His plan was also
voted down.
Powers, chairman of the San Fran.
cieco delegation, seemed to express the
sentiment Of the majority. He ooun-
eelled that the caucus should await
some action on the part OF the Republi-
cans OF the senate. This plan was
finally adopted and committee con-
sisting of Powers, Thomas and Phelps
was appointed to confer with the eenate
caucus, which had been previously
called for o'clock, and urge the Repub.
llcan senators to enter joint caucus to
be held at noon tomorrow for the pur-
pose OF taking final action on the gubsr-
material question.
The Republican senators were in caus
Gus tonight from s O'Clock until 10.
They were waited upon by Powers,
Thomas and Phelps. the committee from
the assembly caucus. The consultation
lasted over half an hour. When the
three members from the assembly with
drew, George G. Ross OF Redwood City
and Edward K. Taylor of Alameda,
members of ths SD b.com mittee appoint.
ed by the Republican state central com.
mlttee to iIaugurate q contest, were
called before the caucue. They were in
the caucus room an hour and explained
in detail the method by which they
propose to contest Budd's election. They
presented their proposed bill, under
which the vote of San Francisco could
be thrown out in the event of q hurried
legislative investigation, as proposed in
| tuo IoeUlublUu huu I6pUIb bDat
q fraud had been pc rpetrated, and asked
that the proposed law be enacted. Soon
after the withdrawal of Ross and Taylor
the caucus adjourned. The participants
we're pledged to secrecy.
| 1t became known soon afterward,
however, that tho plan Of the Repub-
lican asssmblynen for joint caucus at
noon tomorrow was not accepted. The
| senators argued that at the time pro-
| posed the senate would probably be
listening to the reading of Governor
| Markham's message.
! 1t was suggested. however, that the
senators would coneidsr request for
| joint caucus sometime on Thursday.
1t cannot be learned to night that any
action beyond this was actually taken,
bat thu Budd men are feeling better.
They declare that the plan OF contest
has besn abandoned. and that tho re-
fusal of the senate caueua to take action
! was q practical surren der. Gavin Me-
Nab of San Francisco, who is
close friend of Budd and was
with the governor -elect tonight,
declared at q lste hour that
the Republicans had agreed to permit
the vote for governor and lieutenant
governor to be cknvassed and published
at joint nession of the house and GEN.
ate to be held st 2 O'clock on Thursday
| and that this ogreemeu Would he made