The San Francisco call., 1899-08-15
Gage Wants Pledges
in Black and White.
IS AFRAID OF A DEADLOCK
DIBBLE INTERVIEWED MANY
LEGISLATORS.
He Is Confident That Sixty-one Re
publicans Are Ready to Enter
Caucus on the Sen
atorship.

Il am convinced that if the members of
the Legislature were convened in ext a
session tomorrow siNty-one Republicans
without party pressure or manipulation,
would so into caucus to settle tn. Senat r
ship"
Judge Dibble made the foregoing asser-
tOn yesterday, and remarked that he was
willing to be quoted.
Il have no authority" he resumed, Ito
speak for any ether person, and do not
know what views Governor Gage enter
tainS regarding the topic. l have not dis
cussed the question with him, but have
CanNassed it with many members of the
Legislature who have visited the city dur
ing the past month. l have not seen one
who does not believe that an extra ses-
sion should be called. 1 DO not know
where The Call gets its information re
SpecunB the lmpedlments il the way or
the proposed extra session, but II the
Taper IS guessing some good guess work is
being done.
II IS my judgment" continued Judge
DibDle, THAT The question Of the senator
snap shou4d be settled this year, IN Octo-
Der or November The dispute should not
he projected into the next pOutlcaI cam
gaisu. NEeD the members OF the LeSls-
Ialure went home &tJer failing to I'LL the
Vacancy III the United States senate thelr
constituents assaied them with TINS IN
qLITy: w ny in -- did you not elect
senator" The members We're not asked
my they did not elect Barnes, S~oit
Grant OF burns but why they did not
1t ls iIue mat l have seen many MEM
lurs OF the Assembly and Senate recently.
Several Of them called Al my office. For
example, Senator Smith Of Kern remarked
JLaj Le was ready TO go into caucus. L
s-SO understand that Assenblyman Me
Donald OF IuoluInne IS wiling 10 er.ter
Judge Dibble was asked if he had ad-
Vised Frank Brandon, secretary OF the
Senate, TO prepare foc an extra session.
ItDlElng
Your impression that l so advised Sec
rttary Brandon is not correct, Perhaps
he obtained TINS advice or suggestion from
some other member.
1t is my opinion based on interviews
with members OF the LegIslature Tepeat I
ed Judge Dibble that stXty-one RepE9-
NCans are ready, in the event of an extra
session. to enter caucus. Other Rcpuh-
Gcans would go in TO protect their inter-
Csrs, and therefore eightY-nine members
would participate. l cannot say when the
extra session Will be convened, or whether
the Governor Will call ii. l can only eX-
press my judgment that there should be
an extra session and the quicker the
question OF the Senatorship is settled the
better it will be for the Republican party
and the State
Governor Gage arrived in the city Sun
day morning. ard there is no doubt that
he was advised Of the progress made by
Burns in extra session solicitation. 1t is
not To be presumed that Judge Dibble will
tell The Call Of political deals and in
trigues behind the scenes. 1t is known
that Gage protests against being made
the laughing stock of the State. He knows
quite we'll that he would be held UP to
Tidicule, derision and hatred if an extra
session called by him should become dead
locked on the Senatorship. He demands
therefore that members shall declare in
black and white that they mean business
and not nonsense.
The caucus talk is as plainly in the in
terest of the Mexican now as II was dur
ing the regular session Of the Legislature.
Since L. S Grant and General Barnes
have renOunced Senatorial aspirations
and since Irving N. Scott has turned his
thoughts to the Mayoralty under the ne "
charter, the followers Of Burns are con-
1ldent Of controlling the caucus.
Apart from all political considerations.
the members of the Legislature, without
regard to party. are extremely anxious to
get on the pay roll of the State and be in
position 10 place dependent relatives and
friends on the same beautiful roll.
Once enrolled the whole delectabie crew
would smile at the gullible Governor and
point with pride TO the superior genius
OF the Mexican. Judge Carpenter and
Stephen NJ White have told Gage 70
look out"