The San Francisco call., 1897-01-02
Members of the Legislature
). Are Not Tied Up With
: Pledges.
Gossip at the Hotels About the
= Organization, the Patronage
and the Caucus.
Numerous Senator's and Assemblymen
in. the City En- Route to
S cramento.


in San Francisco yesterday. Some went
to Sacramento last evening and others will
depart'fo the capital to-day.
e Samuel NJ. Shortridge and some of his
friends were at the Palace Hotel yester-
day. His many tours throughout Calitor-
MIA in behalf of the Republican party
have gained hMn wide acquaintance and
many Senators and Assent mblymen paid
him a friendly call on their way to Sacra-
meuto.
The coming election of United States
Senator was ore of the topics discussed at
the Palace and Grand hotels and Union
League Club. On ali sides it was acknowl-
edged that Perkins had lost rather than
gained strength during the past week 1t
is positively known that the chief ad-
Visers OF the Senator have wired him to
come at once to California and brace up
his supposed supporters. Surprise was
expressed at the. activity and growing
. strength of the Perkins opposition.
. Several Of the champions of the Senator
were busy explaining that the rumor of
detection in the Alameda delegation was
all moonshine, but the friends of Judge
Waymire who aspires TO a seat in the
Presidents Cabinet, are becoming more
indignant and attribute the recent action
ofthe CALIFORNIA: delegation to the active
hostility of Senator Perkins, who was SUD;
posed to be the friend and champion of
= Judge Waymire..
:: Incoming. Senator's and AssembIymen
from the. south exchanged views, and
when: NOTES were compared it was found
that the number instructed for Perkins
was far: below the estimate given in the
-. Democratic press and claimed by the
Senator's supporters.
. BEFORE the election takes place at sacra-
mento there may be general showing of
:, promises in the distribution of Federal
:; patronage. Everything in San Francisco
is 10 be .gtven out <on behalf of Senator
Perkins, so it is. said, by Colonel J. P.
Jackson: ::
:; The Assem- bly,; which may not organize
until Tuesday or Wednesday next; contains
some good takers. T. w. H. Shanahan
-will~reappear from Shasta in the garb of a
Populis*. 1t will be rememb bered that he
talked loud as a Democrat years ago. Now
it is reasonably expected that he will talk
'loud!and long as Populist.
Judge Henry C. Dibbe is a good talker
and superb organizer. In the field OF
leadership he is hard to excel. A. Camine netti,
with his Congressional experience. ought
to be heard from often. When it comes
down TO merit IN public speaking Cutter
Of Yuba, who was IN town yesterday, is
able to- hold his own against all corners.
North of Alameda is said to have sweet,
persuasive style of eloquence, which may
place him in the'class of ''speIl- binders -
Assemblyman Guy of San Diego is q
clever speaker. He is strong man, and
had experience in the last Legislature.
Judge Wavmire may not talk often, but
. as he is to bold the highest place on the
Judiciary Committee of the Assembly, he
is sure to be listened to as he is an able
man of wide experience in public affairs.
Leon Dennery of San Francisco is not
without oratorical training.
There will be pretty fight for the chief
clerkship at the Assembly. The excite
ment attending this contest between T. L.
Atkinson of San Francisco and ex-Assem-
blyman Duckworth from Monterey has
been transferred to Sacramento.
For the position of sergeant-at-arms in
the Assembly an interesting struggle is
in progress. The candidates are George
IdIAAhSVH 'ouu SA-Oeh9boA DaAAs VI LHlS
City. ."
County Clerk G. F. Curry has gone to
e Sacramento to help Mike Smith win the
prize of sergeant-at-arms of the Senate
Mr.. Smith is an active Re republican, a
speedy politician and has any mum Der of
friends. but his opponent, Leslie C. Black
burn, has many of the hold-over Sena-
tors pledged to him. Mr.. Blackburn was
the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate at the
last session of the Legislature.
Senator S. n. Androus of Los Angeles
Is in'town. He went to the races yester-
day afternoon and picked winner.