The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-23
SENATOR PERKINS
IS THE CHOICE
Both Legislative Houses
Give Him a Majority.
Formal Ballot to be Taken In
Joint Session.
DE YOUNG'S FORCES WEAK.
With Tive Exceptions the % uthsrn
California Delegatton Stand By
the Man from AIamsds.
Detail Of the voss.

6ACRAMHNTo, Jan. 2Z.-It happene4
this morning and George @. Perkins re-
ceived q majority in both senate snd
assembly on the frat ballot. While his
election wac looked upon as reasonably
certain. his most asnguins partisans sx-
pectsd that fight wss in prospect. Last
night B. Hamilton. 70 whom the credit
OF the management Of the Perkins fight
belongs, admitted to The HERALD corre-
epondent that he did not expect to reach
q final before the second ballot. That =
result was reached today is entirely dus
to the fact that BY consent second and
third ballot were taken In the senate,
which afforded Frank McGowan and
Noble Martin An opportunity 10 change
their votes to Perkins aud the contest
will 90 down in history - the most
peculiar political fight ever Witnessed
for 20 important an Office. Perkins and
his friends Al one period Of the contest
were unquestionably ratified by the SUR
face work which was being done by rail.
road lobbyists and the presence of SO
many practical politicians in De Young's
interest The only thing that prevented
break from Perkins was the over~
whelming sentiment Of the people Of
tho state In favor Of their representaa
tivss to the Legislature living up to their
moral obligations, ~ expressed In county
convention pledges.
SYMPATHY FOR DHsyoUNa.
Among politicians and representa-
tive Republicans here tonight the feel
ing is one Of regret that De Young
should have besn 90 misled by Frank
Stone, for whom no one has . good
work. His action In holding the IL
votes in the assembly and four in the
senate to the programme. when IL was
generally known before tho 6rst ballot
was called this morning, that De Young
WAS gone and had no possible chance OF
election, 10 generally condemned, and
this action relegstes Stone to the politi-
GAL burial ground Of incompetent Lead
ers.
Assemblymsn Sig Bsttmsn. the
humorist Of the San Francisco dslsga.
CATION. aud a warm personal friend and
supporter OF De Young. hit the situation
off with the remark that I'VE are sorry
that we have came" and I'VE will be
glad whom we have went" The com-
bination on which Stone placed his main
reliance failed to connect early In the
morning. and failing in his efforts 70
form q new one, his critics contend that
1t was his duty TO release his votes and
nffa u khav oh 20 har a.
LONELY SEYMOUR AND LYNCH.
Senator Ssymou and Speaker Lynch
were the only members from Southern
California who fell down on Perkins.
The rest lived up to their pledges and
in consequences have not impaired their
influence in the assembly aud senate.
As was feared, Senator Androus WAS nm.
able to be present on account OF Illness
He paired his vote with McAllister OF
Contra Costa for the day. and arrange.
ments had been completed to Garry him
to the senate chamber tomorrow II his
vote was needed.
Ths nominating spssohes were mono
of them above mediocrity from an oras
torical point of view, and NO enthu siasm
was manifested until the final result was
reached, when moderate applause was
40 corded Perkins.
Shrswd politicians predict iar-rssoh.
ing effects a. a rssult Of the contest,
which may effect the complexion Of the
legislature two years henoe.
Tonight Senator Perkins 10 entertain.
ing friends at the Golden Eagle. and the
expressions of satisfaction 1T the speedy
termination of what at one time was
thought might be a protracted fight
which would prolong the session OF the
legislature in general. Nothing now
stands in the way of the rapid disposal
OF the regular business in the two
houses the active work Of which will
begin at once.
SEYMOUR AND STONE.
After the second and third ballots had
been taken in the senate today, Frank
Stone hunted up Seymour and desired
him to enter protest on the tech~
nioal ground that the reading
of the law required that "a bal-
lot shall be taken, etc.," that by
taking three ballots the spirit Of ths
law had been violated, which would be
to invalidats the vote and afford Stono
chance to gain another day in which
to make the fight for De Young. ssv.
mour in very plain language gave stons
to undsrstand that he would have noth-