The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-22
PERKINS FORCES
READY FOR The
SENATORIAL BATTLE.
The Great Struggle Will
Begin Today.
A Contest of Several Days
Looked For.
SCHEME OF LIQUOR MEN.
A Measure That VIII XIII High L,ssoss.
a State Fair Measure for Los
Anssies-Othsr New
BiIls
A Contest of Several Days
Looked For.
SCHEME OF LIQUOR MEN.
Special to THE HERALD.

SACRAMENTO. Jau, I.--At IL o'clock
tomorrow, in the senate and asse ,nbly,,
the crucial tsst will be applied in the
game of scr atorial politics now in prog
ress. and by this time tomorrow night
The problem will DO 30 far solved that
sn intelligeDt forscasr can be furnished
"a The question OF who will fill the un-
expired tesm of the late Leland STAN
ford.
Perkins uuqusstionably has the beat
position owing to this moral obligation
of the convention pledges and tho en-
dorsement of regular party caucus. In
addition to this advantage he goes into
tie fight with a press support which
covsrs evsry section OF shs state and
represents every shade OF political
belief. His MANAGEMENT, hks tho
man himaelf is admitted to be clean
and above suspicion. II organization
counts for anything it ia generally OF
sd mitted value in politics. lie alons at
all the candidate 30 lar msntiousd ~
possibilities has it on bis eide. Opposed
to him 10 q diioreaniz I'd rainor;ty, reiJ-
forced by lobby OF political hacks,
wirepullers and mauipnia!ors or hires
lings. whose very pfssenoe is re2roaeh
to the candiJstes whoae cause thev are
se eking to adYaacs
M. II. de Young. Psrkins' principal
opponent, is seekiaS non!ratian updsr
manage nsnt of Frank S:oae, whore
political methods in the psst pu. hi;n
and the man whose fight he is now
making into politscsl disrs puts. and
whose only value, If errrsnt rumor Ia to
be relied apon, lies ia ilis ability to pros
cure results throush qussiionabe prHc.
tees. His name is most oftsn manti) ned
as furnishing reast naols excuse for vot.
ing againat De Young. Summed up, the
situation as judged by observers. is as
follows: To win, Perkins must secure the
necessary 81 vosea not later than she
second ballot. His managers admit
tho firet ballot, but are sbsolutsly cer-
tain OF q favorable reeult on tho aecond.
OF the dark horses 30 far mentioned
Bowers is the n,ost formidable, and his
candidacy is ons OF tho peculiar features
of the senatorial situation. kilograms
to Assemblyman Dale put the San Diego
congressman sausrely in the field. while
letter received by Senator Perkins
Yesterday will bear an entirely different
Interpretation.
Under date of January 14th Bowers
wired Perkins: II received your tels.
gram ssyi- q that my name wss being
used as q candidate for senator. an.
swered it mmedistely. l did not re-
ceive it until evening. and went down
town to answer il right away. Ofcourso
l had seer in the newspapers that my
name. with mum bsrs OF others, had been
mentioned in connection with the Office,
but was aasisfied thers was nothing in
it snd paid no attention to it. I feel
lust as you do, and with the exception
of one or two personal friends, my name
was used, I bslieve. without any ex-
psctstion that could be elected sem
ator. / fesl confident that you will b.
| elected. I think that caucus has set
tlsd that, although l understand quite
a narp Der of Republicans refused to en-
ter it. The San Diego delegation, Guy
and Wilmington, will tell you how
stood on the senatorial question. Yours,
w. w. Bowers"
In spite OF this clear-cut statement
under Bowera' hand. Asss mblyman Dale
| insists that Bowers is in the contest to
take advantage oil q possible deadlock
and win out the ssnstorship. Senator
Sey m our, Speaker Lynch and Tom Flint,
president OF the senate, it ie stated to.
night, will c;st their ballots for Ds
Young. How far their inHusnce will 90
toward securing votes for De Young.
heretofore counted safe for Perkins, Il
question that tina alone will determine.
The prevailing opinion now is that the
contest will bs hittsr ono. and that it
| may last six or mora daYs. a. but Que
ballot will be- taken each day. As an in-
dicstion OF the pixad conditions pto-.
vailinx, II nesd only be mentioned that
the following nAmss viii bo voted ior:
! Perkins, De Young, De Haven, BoRefo.
Scott, Mcguire, O. A. Hale. Neff. FootS<
Ds gett and possibly Mils.
! The attempt 70 hold . caucus ct ~