The San Francisco call., 1899-01-27
BULLA MEN WORK
TO GET A BREAK

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The Bulla people are
Of the opinion that Grants solid
twenty EIGHT have made a mistake in
agreeing to stand by their favorite to
the end of the session, to consider no
second choice, and thereby to insure the
defeat of Daniel NJ. Burns.
Bulla's men figure that Colonel Burns
could get about ten more votes if Grant
were to withdraw. They also figure that
If Grant were to declare himself out of
the race there would still be enough
Republican members who would stay
out of a caucus to wipe out all posi-
sbility of Burns winning the toga by
dictate of King Caucus. The Buila men
| figure that If Grant is out of the fight
and his men free to do as they see fit,
ten of them. but not any more at the
outside, might sign a call for a caucus.
This would bring the total up to only
thirty seven, counting all of Burns
twenty seven votes, which are unuues-
tionably unitedIy in favor of a caucus.
Then the Bulla folks figure that out
of the remaining thirty Republican
votes left there are only five that would
possibly find their way to u caucus call.
Assemblyman outside of the Burns
column who says that he favors a
caucus and will boldly come out in the
open and declare himself to that effect.
1t will be a sorry day for the eight Re-
publican legislators for Los Angeles
County if at the dictates of King
Caucus they should ever be compelled
to vote for Burns for Senator. 1t would
them who, on any account or for any
reason, public or private. financial or
promise Of future political advance
ment, was to go over to Burns. The
members from Los Angeles County are
we'll aware of this feeling that exists
against Burns in Los Angeles County,
and in all Southern California this
statement applies with equal force.
Some of the Los Angeles members-one
Senator and one meblyman-would
like to land in the Burns camp. but
they dare not do so in the open. On the
quiet they are urging the caucus all
they can, but not openly.
Mr.. Bulla has tried to persuade Gem
eral Barnes to retire and throw his
votes to him. General Barnes treated
the proposal with great lack of cor
diality and suggested the possibility Of
Bulla withdrawing and throwing his
thirteen votes to him, which would
then give the general a total of twenty
four votes and make him an important
factor in a race in which he might cut
a considera BILE figure. But neither
Barnes nor Bulla could agree as to who
was the proper man to pack his things
and retire from the Golden Eagle Ho-
tel and the Senatorial race. Their in
terview came to naught.
James Brown, Grants leading man,
when asked as to whether or not the
Colonel Burns dropping out of the con-
test, go into a caucus, replied: THE
twenty-eight supporters of Mr.. Grant
a written agreement signed by forty
three Republican members unquali-
fiedly pledging themselves to vote for
Grant. Then we will go into a caucus,
but not till then" This is the pro-
nunciamento of the Grant forces.
Walter T. Parker departed for the
south to-day to do some hustling in
Southern California for Burns. He will
endeavor TO secure the Endorsement Of
Burns by some of the county Repub-
lican committees in that part Of the
State.
F. A. Meserve, who is leading Bulla's
fight, went down to watch Mr. Parker
Both viii be back Monday
Ex-Attorney General w F. Fitzger-
aid arrived to-day from San Francisco.
He says that he has no desire to inter-
fere, nor will he mix up in the Sena-
torial fight.
Major NJ. T. Owens arrived from Los
Angeles and is listed at the BulIa head
ma