The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23


before it was understood that he was not
making nominating speech for T. V.
Gator. but was really seconding the nomi-
nation of Perkins. OF course, Perkins
managers probably knew this, but the Sc
cret had not leaked largely. His speech
was mostly in the nature of man explain
Ing his vote. He gave it out straight that
he belonged to the minority, and that what
he was doing he was doing with the belief
that it was the best thing to do. "The
time has passed" he said, "when grand
old parties may go on being such merely
by right of their traditions The man
whose name I shall second will, 1
believe, vigorously oppose the Reilly
funding bill, and viii advocate the
free coinage of silver at ratio
of Is to 1. He will endeavor to promote
the building of the Nicaragua canal, that
great work so much to be desired by the
Pacific Coast as uniting it with the East,
and the opening of which will do more
toward freeing traffic, liberating the farmer
and manufacturer and destroying the rail
roads in their capacity of ownership OF the
people out here than any other one thing.
1t is because [ believe that he will do what
he can to further these measures that
second the nomination of George G. Per
kins'
The announcement was greeted with
another round of applause. Thomas of
Nevada, another Of the vigorous young
members. nominated Jacob Neff, in
speech built upon old lines, which begins:
81 come from that portion of the State
where, etc, with long series of heroics
which distinguishes Nevada County.
Jacob Hart Ncff of Placer County, he
said, if nominated, could stand in his part
of the State and look down with kindly
feeling upon all the rest of it. He was a
miner, but he could sympathize with the
farmer and the fisher the orange-grower
and the woodchopper, the denizen of the
city, the man removed from the madding
crown. A man big enough for the whole
State, who, had he been named for the
Governorship, would have been elected
by 10000 majority, and Governor Budd
would have remained lawyer of Stockton.
Guy of San Diego seconded Perkins
nomination, because he said he was there
to represent the wishes of his constituents.
Barker of Santa Barbara made little
speech, naming T. Y. Gator, and Powers of
san Francisco nominated John B. Stetson
Of San Francisco, saying: "At this time
when the country is trying to recover from
the chaotic condition of affairs brought
about by Democratic misrule California
is looking around for clear headed
brOad-minded man of the people whose
training in handling the details of private
affairs have fitted him to represent her in
the Senate and join with the master minds
of.the United States in preparing this great
country for the glorious onward stride she
will take when, two years from now, the
Republican party again takes the reins of
Government and reinaugurates its broad
conservative policy of protection.
Il, who have been closely connected
with the commercial world from my in
fancy, naturally turn to the commercial
world for my champion, he went on "and
in doing so 1 find that the managers of the
largest enterprises in San Francisco and
vicinity, when similarly situated, have
with singular Unanimity turned to one
mana man who came to California in a
sailing-vesseI around Cape Horn in 1882
and who landed in San Francisco with
nothing but sterling integrity, unimpeach-
able honesty, bequeathed by an American
early seventeenth century, as a stock in
trade on which to build up a fortune.
With this capital he has built UP one of
the greatest commercial houses in the
West, and I feel that he is peculiarly rep
resentative of the business men of the
State. I name the Hon. James B. Stet-
SON."
Hall seconded the nomination of Neff
and Bettman that of De Young. Cutter of
Yuba made a speech for Perkins that had
Jagged points to it. He said: 'The people
demand the reelection of George c. Per-
kins The making of United States Sena-
tors has too often besmirched the record
OF Legislatures. They have too often
gained their places-I should not say
hOnors in such cases-on a strictly me-
tallic basis. On the escutcheon of Senator
Perkins there can be no stain. There has
been no money spent illegitimately in his
behalf He stands to-day as the legitimate
candidate for the senatorship, strictly on
his own merits. If for no other reason he
should be elected for that. 1 second his
nomination"
Staley of Sonoma also seconded Perkins
nomination and Bachman of Fresno said
some hot things in behalf of Foote the
hottest being that he would fight the devil
straight out of the sulphur of his own home
ii he undertook to combat Democratic
principles. Mr.. Bachman left the j. fer-
ence, however, that there was no staI ng
dispute with the devil about those things
This ended it and the clerk Immediately
began to call the roll, and George C. Per-
kins received AZ of the so votes cast. De
Young got but y of them and the balance
scattered like birdshot from blunderbuss.
Perkins was declared the nominee and the
notice was given in due form that the
Assembly would meet the Senate in Joint
session tomorrow at noon, and the lower
house adjourned.
Eager as were the members to get into
the Senate and see how the fight was NOV
ing there, many were still in the hall when
the news was hurried in by a messenger
that the Senate on its third ballot had also
given majority to Perkins, and that he
was United States Senator-elect.
The vote in detail was as follows:
For Perkins-Ash, Belshaw, Bennett.
Berry, Bledsoe, Brusie, Bulla, Butler, Car
gill, Coleman, Cutter, Davis, Dodge, Dun