The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11

meet the occasion, which is full of uncer-
tainties for them, but while there is life
there is hope, and they are untiring and
active. The fact that Goebel was the
president pro tenn of the Democratic SEN
ate, chairman of the Democratic judiciary
Committee of that body, and chairman of
the Democratic steering committee, was
made the most of by him with the Repub-
lican members for time, but that don't
go any longer. While the Senatorial fight
is on the members refuse to put this repeal
bill on the same plane.
II. NJ. Jones, chairman of the Republican
caucus, Judge Landes and other leaders
the very best men on that side of the
House-are in favor of the repeal bill, and
they will command good following. So
anything that is done in the way of trad
ing must be done inside each party's coun.
ellis. This was foreshadowed last week.
and when the dropping of Blackburn or
Hunter comes, you may be assured that
General Duke or st. John Boyle have
already advised Echols that things are go
ing along. That they have given up the
hope of preventing the passage of the bill
in the Senate is conceded, but the plan will
be to delay it until they are ready for it to
go to the House, and 10 one can tell when
they will be ready.
1t will be some time yet before the regu-
lar order will call it up in the Senate, and
to call it up would be useless, as the oppo-
sition has an objection ready from each
end and the center of the room.
Mr.. Huntington's efforts to create an
opposition to the bill are not confined TO
his Frankfort lobby. Men in different Sec
tions of the State on whom he has greater
or less hold have been sending personal
letters to their own representatives and
others OF their acquaintance urging them
to defeat the bill.
John ]. McHenry, the son of one of the
incorporators named in the charter of the
Southern Pacific Company and the brother
OF another, who is interested in bank and
also the extensive coal mines at McHenry,
In Ohio County, about 116 miles from
Louisville, is interesting himself in the
matter in this way: Huntington has told
him to do it and he obeys, because his
mining interests are at the mercy of the
railroad company. He has been through
the fire before and knows the price
of disobedience, and if he can help it is
not going to subject himself to the tender
mercies of General Echols, who, people
say, is cruel when he has been offended.
1t is good thing for the bill that all the
members of the Legislature don't live on
Huntington's lines, nor on the Louisville
and Nashville, either, for that matter, as
there is no question about that mighty
corporation standing with the Southern
Pacific Company in this light. The pres
ence of its salaried officers and regular at
torney here lobbying against the bill
proves this. But with all their influence
and all their lobbying, they will not be
able to stop the bill if things go on as they
are, unless some great scheme is concocted
and put into execution.
Goebel started the ball of sentiment for
repeal rolling, and as it goes along it
gathers and grows each day. General
Duke stopped many a stampede among
his men during the late unpleasantness,
and that right in the face OF the enemy,
but he has his hands full now. The Gen
eral looks little worn to-day, and if it
lasts much longer. will have TO take a rest