The record-union., 1899-01-13
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Three Ballots Taken Yesterday
Without q Choice.

Little time was wasted in prelimin-
aries when the Legislature met In Joint
session at noon yesterday for the pur-
pose OF making another effort towards
electing United States Senator to
succeed Stephen M. White.
me crowd was not nearly so dense
as at Wednesdays session, though the
galleries and the lobby were well filed
There was no speechifying oppor-
tunity for 1t. All the encomfums had
been expended on Tuesday and repeat
ed on Wednesday, and if there were
effervescing members they failed to
make known the fact, and managed to
worry along without exploding.
Among the Republican members of
the Upper House there was no waver-
ing. They plodded stolidly along on the
lines marked out by them at the pre-
liminary ballot on Tuesday, and staid
with their first loves. The solemn
Senators were stayers, and left the
impression with some of the spectators
(probably only few that nothing
short Of cyclone could cause them to
break away from the alleged semi
delfied candidates according to nomin-
ating speeches) of their choice.
"A FEW FLOPS.
But there was something wrong with
the Old Guard Of the Assembly. There
was wavering in the ranks OF the
faithful. 1.-THE Old Guard dies but
never surrenders,'' one of the great
Napoleon's Colonies is accredited with
having said, but he was careful to say
nothing about assertions.
As matter of fact, the line stood
firm during the first roll call, the mem
bers voting for the same candidates
who received their support on Wednes-
day, but the Fates and the votes of a
majority OF the members willed It that
three ballots should be taken before an
adjournment
And on the second ballot the change
OF front took place. Huber, who had
been in the Bulla ranks, switched over
TO the Grant column, and was received
with mild applause; Marvin, who start
ed out as supporter Of George A.
Knight, and who had switched to the
Grant line. made another change of
base and got behind Charles N. FELTON,.
and down at the very end Of the roll
CALL Speaker Wright swung from the
DNAAe> POI ~ otC1 ~ oQII15 anu received
an ovation at the hands of the follow
ers of the Colonel
The third and last ballot, however.
showed no change from the second
and an adjournment was taken until IL
o'clock, noon, to-day.
DEMOCRATIC COMPLIMENTARY
All along the Democrats had been
holding g. little sideshow of their own.
M. F. Tarpey received most of the
votes cast on the first ballot, while the
scattering ones went to Ex-State SEN
ator ]. H. Seawell of Mendocino and
two to Frank H. Wehe of Nevada
County. On the second ballot the I'M
terrified swung into line for W. H. AL
ford of Fresno, and on the third and
last, cast their compliment for Sea-
well, the ''Mendocino giant"
An effort was made to adjourn after
the second ballot had been taken, but
without success, but a good, round
majority were willing to quit after the
third round had drawn its weary
lengths to a conclusion. The vote on
the third and last ballot stood al fol-
lows:
Senate:
Dickinson, Luchsinger, More
house, Stratton-4.
Bulla-C urrier. Simpson,
Burns-Bettman Burnett, Hoey.
Laird, Leavitt Shortridge. Wolfe-7.
Scott-Davis-1
Grant-Boyce, Cutter, Jones, Mag
gard, Mutt. Smith. Trout.
Gillette.
osenfeld-Feeney-1.
Bard-Flint, RoweIl-2.
Seawell-Ashe. Boggs, Braunhart,
chatham, Curtin, Doty, Dwyer, Hall,
LaRue, Pace, Prisk, Sims-12
Paterson-Taylor-1.
Total vote cast-38. Bulla not voting.
Langford absent.
Assembly:
Barnes-Atherton. Clough, Knights.
Knowland, Lardner. Muenter-6.
Bulla-Belshaw, Conrey. Cosper, Mel
lick, Miller CLOS -Angeles). Robinson,
valentine-7.
Burns-Arnerich, Barry, Beecher.
Cobb, Devote. Dibble. Henry, Jilson,
johnson, Kelley, Kelsey, Kennealey,
Lunquist, McKeen, Miller (San Fran
CISCO, Pierce, Richard, e. Sullivan.
Wright-19.
Felton-Brown. Marvin-2.
Grant-Bliss, Blood, Cargiel, Chyno-
Weth, Clark, Crowder.' Dale, DeLancie,