The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-14
THE SENATORIAL DEADLOCK


Demand That q Republican Sena-
tor he Elected.
The interior Republican press of the
State is still insistent that the present
Legislature shall elect a Republican
United States Senator. Following are
further expressions:
(From the Santa Monica Outlook.)
The Senatorial situation continues to
be the leading topic Of conversation IN
and out of the legislative. chambers III
the Capital City, and no doubt Will con-
tinue to occupy that enviable position
till final adjournment and perhaps long
thereafter
1t is generally understood that the
majority of the members are in favor
of adjourning on the 18th inst, but II a
Senator is not chosen by that date IL
| is doubtful if an adjournment will take
place by that time.
| With eighty-five members out of one
hundred and twenty it does not seem as
| if the Republicans dare adjourn with
out naming a Senator in Congress. 1t
certinly would be- a hard old blow to the
party to have such an unfortunate cir
| it is confidently believed that the Re
publican members will yet get together
and perform the greatest and gravest
duty expected of them. Neither the
State nor Nation can afford to lose this
opportunity of securing good Republic
can Senator, and the party demands
and expects choice I'd be made before
the Legislature adjourns.
(From the Oakland Tribune.)
The Republican party of California
expects that every one of it's legislative
representatives will do his duty. Ad-
| journment must not be taken without
/ the election of United States Senator,
and as every other method but one has
been resorted to in vain. the last re-
course left available should be tried. 1t
is ridiculous for the members to- shy at
a caucus as if it were something de-
grading and unworthy of consideration
for it is the time-honored method OF
settling disputes of this kind, and is in
fact the most logical plan of all
| CONSIDER THE PEOPLE.
(From the Rio Vista News.)
The same sad story comes from Sac
ramento: No Senator yet" That
|
participated therein will be remem
bered for some time to come. It's a
case of eff you don't do it my way
won't play" and SO the children con-
tinue to congratulate one another on a
victory which is every day won by some
force or other Give the people their
rights and this babying will soon be
dispensed with.
LEST WE FORGET"
F'rom the Marysville AppeaL)
Lest we forget" it is we'll to sound
the alarm-for the Republican party's
cinch on power and the control of the
future political destiny of California is
not copper-bound and double riveted
The failure of the present Legislature
to elect a Senator will set the Republi-
can party back a decade; as will also
the selection of a man unfit for the
position 1t is a grave responsibility
for any man or set of men to assume
and the day of reckoning will come
when the proper punishment will be
meted out to those who are willing to
sacrifice party for self.
THE EXAMPLE OF UTAH.
(From the Stockton independently
| 1l6DuDIcdnS
Utah at the adjournment of a Demo-
cratic Legislature without electing a
United States Senator, should be an
object lesson to the Republican mem
bers of the California Legislature. AS
the Utah failure is hailed by the Re-
publicans there, the failure of our
Legislature to elect will be greeted by
democrats here The Republicans in
the California Legislature, if there are
any, should lose no time in getting to-
gether for the single purpose for which
they were elected. If they don't get
together to elect a Senator then it is
not a Republican Legislature and the
people have been deceived and defraud-
| ed. What do the thousands who voted
for Republican candidates care about
the distribution Of the petty offices in
the hands of the Legislature? Nothing,
whatever That is a mere incident of
| the situation And yet it is the only
question on which party lines have
been drawn at Sacramento. A failure
of the Legislature to elect will result
| in the permanent retirement from pub
! lie positions Of some whose political
| future appears now bright, but who
will be held responsible by their party
for thus depriving the State of full
representation in the Senate Remem-
| Der Utah.
| IT IS TRAITOROUS.
| (From the Chico Enterprise.)
| There remains but a few days in
which a United States Senator can be
| selected to succeed Stephen M. White,
yet it seems that very many of the Re
publican legislators are unwilling 10
caucus and by an open vote decide who
shall receive their united support for
this position. D. M. Burns and his sup
porters have time and again offered to
hold a caucus where every Republican
legislator would be equal, where every
vote would be openly cast and no
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