The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-03

raIlyIng his own men. He eX-
~ hibited to-day the first outward
evidence of weakening. He called
his supporters together in caucus for
the first time and sought to cheer them
and obtain pledges of further support.
At the beginning of the joint session
to-day Assemblyman Dibble went to
Senators Morehouse and Bulla with a
request that only one ballot should be
taken. Dibble said: Il ask it as per
sOnal favor that you do not hold us up
for more than one ballot to-day. I
know that you can do it if you try
After the ballot was announced DID
Bile made a motion to adjourn, and no
resistance was offered by the BaInes
and Grant forces. Immediately after
the adjournment Burns summoned his
men to meet in the Supreme Court
room, and there he and Major Nc
Laughlin addressed them. Burns made
one of his characteristic speeches, in
which the people and the party were
ignored, and his own personal feeling
introduced as the chief consideration of
the hour. He spoke of the attacks of
the press, remarking that his self-re-
spect and manhood required him to re-
main in the contest until a caucus de-
clared that he was not the choice of
the party. He seemed to be utterly I'M
conscious of the great truth that the
people of California in general and the
voters of the Republican party in par
ticular have a deep and earnest con-
Germ in the Senatorial contest. The fact
that California ought TO have a Senator
to succeed Mr.. White seemed to cut no
figure i'll the calculations of d. NJ
Burns. He thought only of himself and
his desire for Vindication.
He talked of a caucus, when knowl-
edge of party custom should teach him
that he has no right to submit his name
TO party caucus and a caucus, should
one be called, would have no right to
consider his peculiar claims. According
TO his own statements made to his fol-
lowers he did not enter the contest in
good faith TO serve the people, but en-
tered the race to punish the press and
get even on his enemies. Had the an
nouncement been made by himself, be-
fore the members of the Legislature
were voted for by the people, that he
would be a candidate for United States
Senator he might with some degree of
fairness now ask that his name be sub
mitted with those of other candidates
for caucus consideration. But his as
pirations for the office of Senator were
not disclosed until after the election.
In fact his motives in this respect were
hidden from the people. If the people
had believed that the Republican Leg
islature would commit the political folly
of seriously voting for him for Senator
the Republican ticket headed by Henry
T. Gage for Governor down to the last
man on the legislative ticket, would
have been beaten out of sight. And
Burns has the effrontry to demand a
caucus of the peoples representatives
after he had concealed from the people
the fact that he designed to become a
candidate.
Burns to-day has made his one speech
of the Senatorial campaign, and when
the people of California read and con-
slider ii they will comprehend that there
is nothing in his claims for the Sena-
torship beyond a selfish desire to get
even with his assailants. 1t is not the
time in the history of this State and
this nation to send man to the United
States Senate solely because that man
has enemies to punish and friends to
reward. Burns own admissions testify
to the low plane on which his canvass
is conducted He is now shaking his
fist at the people of California and say
ing, "a caucus must be held to con-
slider my claims or no Senator shall
be elected by this legislature
The Burns steering committee ap-
pointed by the cClonel's caucus to-day
Intends to address a manifesto to the
people of the State of California 1t is
to be hoped that every man in the Leg
islature voting for Burns will sign the
document The members of the COM
mittee are Grove L. Johnson, Henry c.
Dibble and Senator Frank Leavitt. As
sem blyman Kenneally, who votes for
Burns in such a loud tone Of voice, was
not placed on the committee.