The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

Alameda County, Cal. The electoral vote of
California was at the election last Novemb Der
divided. BY the ma ajority rule McKinley's
electors carried the State.
TANeLEFoor e. G. s, Livermore, Cal.
"Tanglefoot' is an Amer1canism OF Western
origin applied to a vile kind of whisky, one
drink OF which has the effect to tangle the
drinkers feet to such an extent that he can
not walk straight. The author of this word is
not known 10 writer's OF slang history.
HALEY AS COUNTY CLERK. L. H., CITY.
During the twenty-four months NJ. c. Haley
was County Clerk, the expenses of the office
were: Salaries, S6679 66 per month, total
of $160,312: sta ionery, etc., per month,
$113 %, or $2717 28 for the term. The aggre.
gate was $6792 SS per month, a grand total of
$l63,029 % for the term.
THE POPULAR VoTE-B. F. W., CITY. The
popular vote for President of the United States
Is obtained from the official returns of each
State in the Union. As TO the puolica tions Won
name in your communication, it is only neces-
sary to say that the compilers take the returns
as published in the leading Iapers of each
State and use the figures. Sometimes sncb
publications are correct TO figure and some
times they are not. The only way to get exact
figures is to obtain them from the Secretary of
State OF each State.
POLITICAL NAMEs-E. G. 6 Iivarroo-o Col
"PopocraJ,' "Demopop" and "Middle of the
Road" are political terms which were brought
into use during the campaign of 1896. 1t is
impossible to trace the authorship of these
terms, but the first two were used TO desig-
nate the double headed ticket, Democratic
and Popullst, for Bryan, and the last term was
no doubt suggested by the picture "The Ross
OF the Road representing an old farmer
driving his team in the miudle of the high
way anu refusing to turn either way to ac-
commooate Two stylish rigs that were advanc-
ing toward him. 1t was applied to the Ponu
lists, who were represented as moving between
the two great political parties and not wish
Ing TO give way to either.
A CoRPoRATIoN-M. V. S, Haywards. Ala.
media County, Cal. In your communication
you 40 not state what kind of a corporation
you oeslre information about, but presuming
tnat II is private corporation will say that
private corporations may be formed in the
etate OF Oalalornla by the voluntary associa-
Ion Oh any hve or more persons in the man
her prescribed in the Civil Code. A majority
OF sucn persons must be residents of the State
OF Calliornla. The articles of incorporation
must SET iorth the name of the corporation its
purpose, principal place of business. the
term OF years for which it is to be esta blished
mot 10 exceed fifty years), number of directors
VI .rustees (not less than five and not more
'Aan eleVen), ana the amount OF capital stock.
LEGISLATURE IN SAN FRANcIsco-M W., City.
IL was the thirteenth session of the Legisla.
ture OF the State of California that was held in
San Francisco. The session was opened in
sacramento on the 9Th OF January, 1862. The
city mad been overtaken by disastrous flood
on the 9Th December, 1861, aud the situa.
tion was not particularly inviting to the leg
1slatols when they assembled there On the
iotn oi January, when Leland Stanford was
lnaugurated as Governor, another flood visited
the city and on the next day the Senate hy a
vote OF 70 to 13 adop ted q concurrent resolu-
uon TO adjourn the meeting of the Legislature
" oan FRANCISCO. The Assembly refused to con-