The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-07

and il was very few of the people repre-
sented by the cards who saw him. lie
spent large part of the day in the library
at the capitol, dined with friends In a box
| of a DOWNTOWN restaurant and then went
up in the evening where the throngs nad
gathered in the lobby of the Golden Eagle
and allowed the crowd to jostle him ana
| ask him questions for an hour.
| The number of times that he told peooIe
| that he intended 10 take his seat, that the
| talk of passing new laws at this late day
| to keep him out of the Office 10 which be
| had been elected was mere bluff, and that
there would be nobody bold enough to take
the initiative in such step. would require
| an expert accountant to keep tally upon.
| The new Governor was looking mis- very
| best, and was neatly groomed in full even
| ing dress.
Governor Markham has changed his
stopping-place from the Suffer Club to the
Golden Eagle, where he joined his wife and
daugh ter. who arrived to-day. The Gov
ernOr in an interview to-day said: Il am
ready to retire from office as soon as my
successor is ready to take it. l am not
only ready but eager to. | am through,
have done all | agreed to. and have no re-
grets. No; l know nothing of any move
to cause hitch in the Inauguration of my
successor. but of course | am here until
they release me-.
The Governor then inquired about the
health of Mlllard and his chances of being
absent at the convenlng of the Senate and
said that Lieutenant-G Reddick
would have to serve in his place in such
aYnrasSn6 nv q
visitor on behalf of Willard the Governor
did not reply.
'When l retire from this Office" con-
tinued the Governor, 81 am through with
public life. l have been engaged in it sue
cessively for ten years and l intend to de-
vote my time to my own affairs. l will go
back to my home in Pasadena, where 1
have many interests that will employ me
for some time. Whether l shall engage in
any special calling cannot say.
Il retire from the govern orshiD with
every sense of satisfaction. When en-
tered l said would not be a candidate for
denomination, and have therefore been
perfectly free in the performance OF my
duties and at their finish retire without
any sense of disappointment. The duties
of the office have demanded my constant
attention through ten 10 fourteen hours
every day, and the letters l have received
from Democrats and Republicans alike all
over the State concerning the administra-
ton are most gratifying"
The Legislature will convene at noon to-
morrow and will Immediately adjourn to
caucus aud agree upon officers, and on
Tuesday will elect these, If all the
wrinkles are smoothed out by that time.
Governor Markbam's message will then be
read and on Wednesday the new Governor
will be sworn in and assume his duties,
the first of which will be his inaugural adj
dress.
After that comes the senatorship.
Attorney General Hart arrived here this
evening in response. he says, to kilograms
received from prominent members of
both parties. They want to submit
to him some questions looking to
the advlsabiity OF inaugurating pro-
ceedings TO contest the election Of
Budd. General Hart refused to give the
n ames of the anxious parties and said he
did not know what the nature of the
questions would be, but that he stood ready
to give an opinion upon them before he
goes out of Office at noon.
He says that at the time Swift and
Bartlett were after the GoverDorship a
similar movement toward contest was
made and he looked up the law and has
the notes be then made to refer to. lie
will meet the parties at o'clock tO-mor-
row morning.
On the other hand General Harris Success
sor is on tue ground and claims that he
becomes Acknowledgement at midnight to-
night. So there you are.
A notice was posted in the Golden Eagle
Tonight making call for Republican
caucus al the State House tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.
Nicholas Morris of West Oakland created
tremendous sensation in the lobby Of
tho Golden Eagle Hotel this evening, al
| though he was too drunk 10 realize
it, Morris. early in the evening.
went TO Chief of Police Drew aud
asked the privilege of carrying
concealed weapon, a revolver. AS the
Chief knew the man and thought we'll of
him he granted the right.
Morris got very drunk, and in the midst
of the ihrong in the hotel pulled the re-
voiver and threatened to shoot any one
who iEterfered with him.
Police officers, strangely enough, were
present and picked him up bodily and
hurried him 10 the lookup. He refused
to give his name, but letters found on him
proved his identity. If he had any bloody
purposes 10 securing the privilege of car.
rying the revolver and then getting drunk
he oyerdid it and it got away from him.