The herald., 1897-01-07
REASONS GIVEN.
The Public Good Demands That Per
kins' Scalp Be Taken.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 6.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press.) Another candidate for
United States senator appeared on the
political horizon today in the person of
ex-Judge Waymire of Alameda. The
Shortridge forces claim that Waymire's
desertion from the Perkins ranks has
strengthened their fight, inasmuch, they
claim, as it has broken the caucus and
left the members to vote as they choose
Senator Perkins friends say that those
who voted for him in the caucus can
not go back on their promise to support
him and that others will be foundto take
Waymire's place.
Waymire's friends want the assembly
man to go into the fight, but the Alamo
da man wants to see his way clear to
victory before declaring himself. He
has a grievance against Perkins. who.
his friends say, has played fast and
loose with him and deliberately turned
Rim down while protesting to be his
friend. Judge Waymire said tonight re-
earding his candidacy
The facts are these A great many
people are urging me to be a candidate
on the ground that Senator Perkins
ought to be beaten. I have not yet said
that would be candidate. A seat in
the Onited States senate of course is
something no one could lightly turn
away, but have no desire to enter into
hopeless contest. and am waiting for
some satisfactory evidence that the con-
TEST would be successful. If 1 determine
10 pc a candidate l will make the an
nouncement in due time. / am advised
oy my friends that Senator Perkins
conduct toward me has absolyed me
from all obligations to him, and they
contend that the interests of the party
require that he should be defeated.
MY attention has been called to a.
report of an Interview with Colonel
JacKson, IN which he is quoted as saying
that Waymire wanted to make a dlcker
that the caucus should indorse him for
a CABINET position, but jackson says he
declined to have anything to do with an
ARRANGEMENT of that kind. l am sur
prised that Colonel Jackson should
make such a statement as this. 1t is
wholly untrue that L had anything to do
with the resolutions indorsing me. He
showed me document before I left San
francisco containing an Endorsement of
me for cabinet position, saving that
he intended to ask the members of the
legislature to sign it. Yesterday some
nours before the caucus met he showed
me the resolutions subsequently offered
to the caucus. They were not suggested
by me. They We're In his own handwrit-
iEg, and l expressed serious doubts as
to the propriety of the step. but subse-
iqueEtly left the entire matter to Colonel
Jackson and Mr.. Older, by whose direc-
ton they were presented to the caucus
The caucus declined to act on them foy
the reason that it had not been called
for that purpose.
II am Informed that the objection was
raised by one of my own friends. and
think the caucus acted wisely in de-
clining to act upon them. All along I
have entertained the opinion that it is
mdeiicate FOR either congressional or
legislative caucus to inform the nresi-
denr-elect on such subject. Any citi
zen. of course, has right to express his
own preference by letter or otherwise
but action by caucus seems too much
like forcing things. and / doubt If II
would effect the appointing power.
For my part do not desire It. but /