The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-13

Opecldl 10 IHE HEhALD
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12-Ths capital city
10 deserted OF Statesmen and lobbyists
today, as the majority oil senators, as
semblymen and others have gone to San
Francisco to spend Sunday. The demand
Of Orange county Republicans for an
explanation from Representative Mo-
Kelvey regarding his detection from the
Perkins caucus caused some little COM
ment among the Southern California
delegation.
M'KELvEY EXP LAINs.
In an interview with THE HERALD osr-
respondent MoKslvsy made the follow.
ing statement in regard to his attitude on
the senatorial question:
"The convention that nominated me
refused to instruct me 90 to choice OF
senator, and left mo free on that ques-
tion. But saw that Mr.. Perkinu was
the choice OF nay district. and as had to
make fight for election against the
combined vote OF the Democrats, Pepu-
lists and Prohibitionists, l voluntarily
stated that I was in favor Of Perkins for
United States senator. l have always
understood caucus to be q meeting of
all the members of anyone politi-
cal party in legislative body,
and the eotion of the cau-
Gus would bind all the members
OF that party, but the so-called caucus
was not such a mossing. A bare major
ity of the Repn blicans in the legislature
met and endsavored to bind 40 Repub.
licane who were not in the caucus.
DO not wish to bind myself while 40 OF
the party are not bound. Another rea-
son why atayed cut OF the oaucus is
that few days before left Santa Ana
quite q number of Senator Perkins
friends requested me to stay out Of any
caucus. and as that agreed with my own
ideas concluded to stay out.
81 will further say that never at any
time pledged my vote to any oaucus,
but did tell nay constituents that
would vote In joint session for Senator
Perkins, and 1 intend to vote for him
when the time comes for such vote"
wEYsE's STATEMENT.
Henry @. Weyse, of the Sevontieth
Los Angeles district. in response to o
request, stated his pousion on the usn-
atorial question "a follows: 81 was re-.
qucstsd to aign the call for caucus.
| did 90 with the understanding that it
was simply to be caucus OF Senator
Oh a. fria sv, ~
ference to consider hia interests, and that
the other members from Loa Angeles
county would also attend. insisted
thatifit was to be the regular party can
Gus l would consider myself bound by
ts decision, and az, such decision
might conflict with the instruc-
tions OF our convention and my
pledge to my constituents to vote
for Perkins would be forced into an.
inconsistent position. 10 my fellow,
members from Los Angeles present de.
clarsd L would not go into the caucus
unless requested to do go by Mr.. Per-
kins himsslf, and they agreed with me.
On Thursday morning met Mr.. Perkins
at the Golden Eagle and stated the case
to him plainly and he told me that he
would send letter to the caucus in
which he would request our attendance,
and would give his reasons therefor, and
that he sincerely believed that our
constituents would approve OF our
course. This letter has been written
and / feel that conld not have acted in
a manner different from what did.
The result reached issatnfactory to me,
and my vote will bs cast, for Senator
Perkins, in accordance with the in
etrnctions OF our convention and the re-
salt of the caucuo."
Weyse's statement in endorsed by
Asssmblymen Bulla, Huber, Kenyon
and Llwellyn, OF the Los Aneslss deloga-
ton. and by Senators Androua and
Simpson.
OTHER MATTERS.
Next week the active work Of the leg
inlaturs will begin in earnest. Senator
Androus has a bin which will occasion
considerable discussion, and if he cue.
succeeds in securing its passage it will
materially benefit Southern California.
1t provides for the location of state
prison in Southern California. Il is
generally conceded that San Quentin
and Folsom will be complicated.
Colonel Hchrieber, OF the Seventh reg.
iment. National guard OF California,
arrived in tho city this afternoon to
confer with Adjntant Gsnsral G. O..
Allen on matters pertaining to the
National guard. He fsturns to Loo
Angeles in few days.
Lieutenant Governor Millard's oath
of Office has been fled with Secretary Of
State Brown, and the gensrsl opinion is