The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31

open caucus means that a members
choice for Senator shall be openly pro-
claimed. l am in favor OF voting as one
votes In a convention. when the roll of
membership is called. Each member as
his name is announced must arise and
speak the name OF his candidate. The
secret ballot is contrary TO Republican
usage and principle and ! would walk out
OF caucus that prescribed secret meth
eds Of voting"
Judging from the expression Of leading
Republican members of the Legislature
II is doubtful whether Gage can obtain
the united pledge of siXty-one members
10 adjourn when he desires adjournment
For example, Senator Morehouse and As
sembiymen Belshaw. Clough and others
hold that the members Of the LEGISLATURE
must judge for themselves when il is
proper 10 adjourn. They will not take
adjournment orders from the executive.
In the ranks of the fifty-five Republican
senators and Assemblymen who stood up
manfully In resisting the railroad pro-
gramme throughout the long struggle last
winter there is very little opposition TO the
proposed extra session. These stalwart
independent Republicans are against a
secret caucus They are so earnestly op-
posed 10 secret and indirect methods Of
electing a Senator that they will not
countenance the extra session proposi-
ton until absolute assurance is given that
a secret caucus scheme shall not be toll
Grated.
Governor Gage arrived in the city from
hotel he saw ID. NJ. Burns and other Doli-
ucians. Burns is not elated over the in
formation that comes to him from his fol-
lowers. IL is not certain that he has
gained single vote since the regular
session adjourned. The claim that AS
semblyman Huber stands ready 10 enter
The Mexican corral is not regarded as
sound by Huber's intimate friends
strong pressure has been exerted to
bring Assemblyman Merritt into the
burns fold, but the Santa Barbara As
Semblgm shows no disposition to dis
regard the will OF his constituents
Assemblyman G. @. Clough. represent
ing sierra, Lassen and Piumas counties,
- IN the city AT the regular session of
tle Legislature he voted for General
Barnes. Since the adjournment he has
travelled extensively throughout his dis
Irlct u He says that Republicans and
he pursued. He does not find anywhere
IN his district a sentiment favorable 10
the election OF ID. VI. Burns. The belief
rs dalIy growing stronger that the fifty
hve members OF the Legislature who re-
sisted the Burns programme al the feeu
lar session will be able to concentrate
their scattered forces when the extra ses-
sion convenes.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. '30-That an extra
session of the Legislature Will be called
Is regarded as certain by the politicians
in this section. They profess to read limos
of fate between the words OF Governor
Cages latest utterances. The Legislators
Of this immediate vicinity are preparing
LOT the expected can shortly 10 report I'm
Sacramento. Those who have been con-
servative are to-day freely expressing the
opinion that the date is known TO a few
and that the middle Of January will find
tho Capitol swarming with practical poll
ticians.
When former Senator r. B. Carpenter
arrived to-day In Los Angeles he was
asked II he had changed his mind about
the expected extra session. The Senator
has always been regarded as a modest
boomer OF the extra session movement, in
,sisting that he knew positively that the
Governor would take no affirmative ac-
ton. Carpenters friends say that his
close relationship to Gage give his words
great weight. To-day he said:
81 have always maintained that there
would be no extra session this year. am
still convinced that was right in my pre-
diction. Next year? Oh. that is an en-
urely different matter. ! believe now that