The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-07
Very Quiet Struggle for the
SenatOrShip.
COUNTRY MEMBERS FoRPERKINs
There is the Usual Scramble for
Soft Places in the
Legislature.


Rainey packed in adjoining rooms in a
thoroughly crowded hotel? Should you
| see nothing strange in it. then you will be
surprised to learn that Democratic State
Chairman Gould, Gavin McNab and 9TH
| ers of that coterie rebelled so against it
that there is now something like half
mile of winding Railways between the
| Govern or's room and that of Mr.. Ralney.
The Governor is all uncons cous of the
trouble, and so is Rainey, for that matter.
| The half-mile of winding Railways lay be-
| tween the rooms of the Governor and
Gavin McNab in the first place, and he
sought Landlord Land of the Western,
where they are all stopping, to see if he
could not get closer to the chief. The in
terView developed the tact That Rainey
had wired for room some time
ago and had been assigned the one
| next to the Governors suite. Rainey
had not arrived yet. the room was held
vacant while McNab was quartered in the
southwestern wing Of the floor above. 1t
would not be nice 10 repeat what Mr. Nc
Nab and Mr.. Gould said about it, but
Landlord Land was convinced that his
ideas of personal values in Democratic
politics was all wrong, and Mr.. McNab
was allowed to take the room which had
been reserved for Rainey. and Rainey,
when he arrived by this evenings train,
was sent away to McNab's unconscious of
the trouble he had caused.
To-nights train filed all the gaps in the
membership of the Senate and Assembly,
laggards are on the ground and the Legis-
lature is ready to meet at the noon-hour to-
hn 81 he
will be to elect a United States Senator,
ana yet the members seem more interested
in the state of the weather than in that
very important duty Whether it is be-
cause the result is already so fully deter
mined upon that it has passed the inter-
esting stage, no one has the assurance to
say, but certain it is that no two mem bers
can be found talking together about the
matter, and to get an expression about it
the question must be raised by an on tsider
Country members generally speak conf
IDENTIFY on behalf of Perkins, but they won-
der at the inactivity of the champions of
De Young, and seem to be waiting for
some expected demonstrations on their
part. On the other hand. there is an ele-
ment that expresses quiet con fidence of the
the election of De Young, and keep the
general expectancy alive by saying
"Wait," when you ask them.
After the arrival of the late train, there
was a caucus of certain up-country dis
tricts of the Assem- bymen, with mem bers
from Los Angeles and other southern dis
trcts, with the hope of making mbins-
ton. but it was not well attended, and
nothing was accomplished. The city is
crowded to the limit, the large hotels
having been compelled to turn late-comers
away whose rooms had not been reserved
and the overflow sought private lodging
houses and were thankful for very meager
accommodations. The great army of those
seeking the small offices forming so big a
part of the machinery of the law-making
body fairly outnum Der the mem ers, and the
latter have been under siege all DAY at
their hands. and the entire interest has GEN.
tered in the organization. Tonight the
trades were about all completed and the
loaves and fishes apportoned.
The illness of Lieutenant. Governor ct
Willard has left the question open as to
who shall take his place as presiding of
heer of the Senate, but Governor Mark
ham in an interview to-day said that there
could be no doubt as to the law requiring
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Reddick to hold over
unit! his successor has not only been
elected, but qualified.
ut would be so in the case of the Cover
nor" he said. "and why not in this case?"
The committees, however, have been
made up by Willard and forwarded, and
his suggestions will be carried out if he
is himself unable to come.
Frank Brandon of San Jose and NJ. d.
Boruck of San Francisco have been en-
gagged in lively hattie for the secretary
ship, and tonight the place is virtually.
given to Brandon. There were only these
two contestants and Boruck Is still fight
ing. For the Office of sergeant-at-arms
Leslie Black burn of Alameda has pro-
nounced lead with two com titors, Thomas
Rogers of Alameda and George Smith of
San Francisco. Ray Falk Of San Fran
cisco will probably be minute clerk, with
L. F. Mitchell of Fresno and c. S. McMul-
Ian of Oakland as his assistants. The latter
two were in the fight originally as comDeti-
tors with Falk. Charles Newman of Solano
and A. F. Jewett of Hanford are scram-
bling for the Office of assistant sergeant-at-
arms. John G. Lynch of San Bernardino
will be Speaker OF the Assent bly,. Ex-
Assem- blyman George Peckham of San
Jose will be chief clerk. and for the place
of first assistant Andrew Branch and
Clark Alberti are making a fgh. with the
chances in favor of the former. w. ].
Randall will be second assistant and r. o.
Wickham will be minute clerk, Randall.
who was dividing chances with him. hay.
ing gone over to the other job that seemed
easier TO get. Arthur w. North will also
have nm assistant clerkship.
Five men are in pursuit of the Office of
Sergeant-at-Arm 10 the Assembly. with
w. Ii. Fl. Hussey Of Alameda showing
strong lead as against ex-senator ParkIn-
son of San Francisco. j. f Calderwood of
Sacramento, Fl. 7. Smith of Oakland and
ex-Assemblyman Alexander of MERGED.
These men and their friends and the other
army of enrolling clerks and pages and
what not have done an honest DAYS work
this day.
But Senator Ell S. Denison of Oakland
is the one man in all the city that every
body enyies. He has been met at every
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