The herald., 1895-02-10
To- Legislature Pulling for the
National Convention
STILL TRYING FOR A LEXOW
How a New County Of ALEXANDRA Was
to be Made
Abbot kinney's Mission to the Capital Mis-
understood and a Great Division Story
Evolved.
srccial to The II raid.

Special to The raid.
Sacramento, Feb. J.-The Legislature
did little of interest today. Hatfield Of
fered resolution asking the Democratic
and Republican senators to hold the ma
tional conventions on the Pacific coast
and asking Washington, Idaho, Oregon
Montana Nevada and the territories OF
New Mexico and Arizona to join in urg-
ing Pacific Coast conventions.
What may prove very important mat
ter will come up before the committee on
contested elections in the assembly next
week in connection with the inves-
tigation of several contests The
attorney for the three contestants
wanted the ballots opened and counted in
two cases, but not in the third The com
mittec of which Hubert is chairman, how
ever, resolved must open all. stlpula-
ton was drawn up and agreed to by all
parties for procedure in hearing the cases
and the attorney went back to San Fran
cisco pending the day set for hearing.
Suddenly Attorney Gardner appeared and
withdrew all stipulations. That Gre
ated suspicion that all was not as it
should be and a majority of the commit
tee favor opening the ballots and count
ing them.
incidentally that would involve the
counting of these precincts for Governor,
and it is understood that both Governor
Budd and Mr.. Estee will be represented
when the counting is done. Under such
circumstances it is clear that the contest
presents more than ordinary interest, and
will attract general attention. The COM
mittcc will meet on Monday, and the con-
test will begin during the week some
time. A petition from the Union
League of San Francisco was received,
asking that the Legislature appoint Re-
publican committee to investigate the
frauds in San Francisco
That scheme seems veiy little more pop
ular than the non-partis N plan, for it is
urged the findings of partisan committee
would carry no weight. There seems to be
general disinclination to touch the sub
ject at all.
Another imposing story has been started
on the rounds through the presence of Alb
bolt Kinney as delegate here to the Good
Roads Convention. A correspondent Of a
San Francisco paper asked what Kinney
was doing here, and was told he come
to create a new county with Alhambra
for the county seat. AS there is general
idea here that Southern California wants
to divide everything from a State to a
school district the story was. believed and
numerous inquiries made of Los Angeles
people here about the proposed county,
if it would be bitter fight, ETC.
What added to the probability of the
story in the minds of those who knew
nothing of the facts was statement that
the county was to be so divided that San
Pedro and Santa Monica would be in sep
arate counties, and that Los Angeles
wanted county and town government
like San Francisco including Santa Monica
in the new political division with Los An
geles. 1t was said that by this plan Los
Angeles would be converted to the Santa
Monica harbor proposition. Just before the
story was to be sent all over the State,
Kinney's connection with the good roads
convention was discovered and the joke
was clear.
Weyse's substitute for Kenyon's San
Pedro resolution will come up before the
Assembly for debate when it is reached
OH the calendar.
The house adopted a substitute by &C.
cepting the report of :he committee en-
bodying it, but as it was joint resolu-
ton of the two houses it must be passed
again, or rather taken up as resolution
and discussed. Whether it will ever be
reached or not is question, but it is on
the calendar now.