The record-union., 1897-01-07


something no one could lightly turn
away, but I have no desire to enter
into hopeless contest, and I am wait
ng for some satisfactory evidence that
the contest would be successful.
IF I determine to be a candidate /
will make the announcement in due
time. l am advised by my friends that
Senator Perkins conduct toward me
has absolved me from all obligation to
him, and they contend that the inter
ests of the party require that he should
be defeated.
my attention has been called to a re-
pert of au interview with Colonel Jack
SON in which he is quoted as saying
| that 'Waymire wanted to make a
dicker that the caucus should indorse
him for Cabinet position but Jack
son says that he declined to have any
thing to do with an arrangement of
that kind
Il am surprised that Colonel Jackson
should make such statement as this.
Ii is wholly untrue that 1 had anything
to do with the resolutions indorsing
me- He showed me document before
| left San Francisco containing an in
dorsement of me for a Cabinet position,
saying he intended to ask members of
| the Legislature to sign it. Yesterday,
some hours before the caucus met, he
| showed me the resolutions subsequently
| offered to the caucus. They We're not
suggested by me and were in his own
handwriting, and l expressed serious
doubts as to the propriety of the step,
! but subsequently l left the entire mat
ter to Colonel Jackson and Mr. Older.
/ by whose direction they were presented
| othe caucus.
THE caucus declined to act on them
| for the reason that it had not been
called for that purpose 1 am informed
that the objection was raised by one of
my own friends, and 1 think the caucus
| acted wisely in declining to act upon
them. All along 1 have entertained the
opinion that it is indelicate and i'm
| proper for either a congressional or leg
| islative caucus to advise the President
elect upon such a subject. Any citizen,
| of course, has right to express his own
preference by letter or otherwise, but
action by caucus seems too much like
forcing things. and I doubt if it would
have any effect on the appointing pow
er. For my part I do not desire it, but
! l should not attempt to dictate what
course my friends should pursue. The
subject of legislative Endorsement was
suggested by Senator Perkins himself
in telegram to Colonel Jackson. /
would not mention this but for state
ment made by Colonel Jackson.
Il notice a report of statement by
Colonel Jackson that he gave me two
minutes to go back into the caucus on
pain of losing my self-respect. My
recollection of the interview is this: L
stepped out of the caucus to confer with
| friends moment, and while talking with
them Colonel Jackson rushed up with
disheveled hair and made some demand
that I should go into the caucus. re-
piled that I would act upon my own
| judgment independently. and without
taking instructions from him. When
I had finished the interview went back
| to the caucus.
| Colonel Jackson and are old friends,
and all along he has claimed to be very
| az IA nP
Perkins, and has declared that he would
not defend him because his conduct is
indefensible. Colonel Jackson's conduct,
added to that Of Senator Perkins, has
litical obligations Henceforth / shall
do as I please"
| The representative of the Record
| Union" said to Judge Waynire that it
had been stated that he voted for SEN
ator Perkins in the caucus.
yes" said Judge Waymire; 'T did,
STRUGGLING FOR SALMON.
| Two bills have been introduced re-
lating to the close season for salmon.
one by Belshaw of Contra Costa and
the other by Hill Of Humboldt 1t will
be seen that they represent the oppo-
site extremes of the salmon fishing
| grounds of the State and there bids
fair to be something of fight in COM
mittee
| The close season according to the
| present law extends from August 31st
| to November 1st all over the State
| Mr.. Belshaw wishes his constituents
to have few days longer fishing, and
| his bill provides for close season from
| September 10th to November 10th.
/ This is all right in the mild waters Of
San Francisco and Monterey Bays and
vicinity where the taking of salmon is
| a magnificent sport. though it has not
attained great Importance as a COM
mercial industry.
| Put with Mr.. HilPs constituents of
| Humboldt, Mendocino, and the north
where the Eel, Klamath and Mad Riv-
ers TEEN with a finny harvest which
yields a large and important revenue.
! it is different. During October the fish
| fairly swarm in those waters, and it is
| then the fishermen might reap an ada-
Guate reward for their labors This
year Humboldt County alone suffered
a loss of not less than $4,000 by being
shut off from October fishing. The un-
rrecedented early fall of rain raised the
rivers, the fish disappeared up stream