The record-union., 1897-01-06
PERKINS THE MAN.
lie Receives the Caucus
Nomination for Senator.
Governors Message Transmitted
to the Legislature.
Many Attaches Appointed With Prospects
Of More to Follow.
Rdundlng, Retenehnent and Bills in The
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
Passes Both Houses

George c. Perkins will succeed him
self as United States Senator from Cal
Eornia- That was the conclusion ar
rived at by joint Republican caucus
o. the two houses of the Legislature
last night
only fifty-nine Senators and Assem-
blymen caucused, it lis true, but that
ahirty-eight votes, according to all
caucus rules, would indicate the will
of the majority, the votes of those fifty
nlne members, together with the proxy
of Sims of Sacramento, cast by his col
league, Ennis, emphasized the fact
that Perkins was the choice of his
party.
WAYMIRE IN LINE.
1t seemed extremely doubtful before
The caucus convened, whether Waymire
of the Assembly and Linder of the Sem
ate would swing into line, but all
doubts were dissolved when their names
were called. They voted Perkins
without a Quaver.
Judge Waymire, it is alleged, has for
some time been trying to procure a
Cabinet position, and as a side issue at
last nights caucus, North of Alameda
offered a resolution fndorsing the nomi-
nation of Waynire for the coveted po-
sition- North stated that he offered
abe resolution in question by request,
and many present We're unkind enough
TO state openly and above board that
the document was originally drawn
by WaynIire in person.
Whether, as was alleged, Waymire
had threatened to make the adoption
of the resolution the price of his vote,
or whether he had nothing whatever to
do with its presentation, its existence
was the very essence of brevity. Sena-
tor Smith of Kern was up in arms in an
drstant. He raised the point that the
caucus had been called to consider
United States Senatorial business and
not to express admiration Of Judge
Waymire, and Senator Gleaves, who
well taken
There was no doubt concerning the
sentiments of those present, and when
the roll call was finished it was found
that ffty-nine members (all present),
Fcgether with the proxy of Sims, had
been cast for Perkins. The tally sheet
showed the following names:
ALL FOR PERKINS.
For Perkins for United States Sem
ator-Senators Androus, Aram, Beard
Boyce, Bulla, Chapman, Denison, Flint
Gillette, Gleaves, Holloway, Jones, Lin
der, Luchsinger, Pedlar. Shine, Shippee
Simpson, Smith, Stratton, Trout, Voor-
hies and Withdngton-23.
Assemblymen Anderson, Austin, Bel
shaw, Breiling, Burnham, Canavan
Chynoweth, Clark, Coombs, Cross, Cut
ter, Damon, Ennis, Fontana, Goff, Good
hue, Guy, Harris, Hill, Hudson, Kenyon
Leayitt, Lindenberger, Melick, North OF
Alameda, North of Yolo, Power oi
Placer, Price, Robinson, Sims (by
proxy, Seward, Stansell, Strain, valen-
tine, Vosburg, Waymire and Wright
81.
One more vote needed to elect, and ac-
cording to those interested, not hard tc
get In fact when the caucus adjourned
scouts We're securing the city for two
delinquent Perkins followers.
Senator Smith of Kern, in speaking
about the matter, said there would be
votes to spare when the time came, and
that a full half-dozen Perkins followers
had failed to connect with the caucus
If necessary, he stated briefly that ht
knew a number of Democrats who would
cast their votes for Perkins for his elec.
ton
JACKSON HAPPY.
Colonel Jackson, who has had charge
of Perkins campaign, was in higi
feather over the results and when ques-