The San Francisco call., 1899-01-09


MENTO, Jan. S-The trains this evening
brought back to Sacramento not only the
members of the Legislature who leTt FIJI
day and Saturday, either for san fran
cisco or for their homes, but also quite
a consignment of statesmen and would
be statesmen, who figure in the thlrd
house Politicians of more or less repute
and notoriety; people looking Tor Jops'
either in the Legislature or at the hands
of the State administration; society folk
who are here to attend the inaugural
ball. and a miscellaneous collection OF
humanity who are visiting the capital Tor
various causes and reasons
The Senatorial push" returned almost
to a man, for the battle is growing warm,
and the prospect for the vultures TO real
ize on the various sacks which 1t is
thought will be loosened within the next
few days, is about to become realiza-
tion. At least that is the way many of
the crowd feel and they are of course
gathering to be in at the time of the di-
vide.
OF course there are others who expect
to figure in the Senatorial contest to q
more or less extent, not directly for coin
in hand, but for future advantage OF a
political character
Milton Green, Grants chief adviser, ar
rived at 10 o'clock and proceeded at once
to the Grant headquarters, where he was
closeted with James Brown, Walter Ba-
con and their candidate. Mr.. Green wore
a more confident air than he did when ne
departed. His two days in San Fran.
cisco seemed to have impaired an air of
confidence to him. Mr.. Green, however,
refused to specifically state upon what he
based his assertion that Grant would win.
He contented himself with making it and
looking mysterious.
II. Z. Osborne, United States Marshal
for the district of Southern California,
came in and was enrolled among the Fed
off
Burns, but ostensibly supporting Bulla.
Morris NJ. Estee arrived on an early
train and mingled with the throng at the
Golden Eagle. saying all Of the kind words
he could for Burns, thereby maniteSting
his appreciation of past political and other
favors extended to him by the man from
Mexico.
Sam Rainey, Phil Crimmins and Martin
Kelly made up an interesting trio that
came in on the evening trains. They all
held court at the Golden Eagle for a
while and received the homage of their
subjects who are gathered here in the
interest of the candidacy of Mexican Dan.
Jack Terrill, the gray eagle of the Burns
push came with Kelly and Crimmins.
Thomas V. Gator got in on the o'clock
train and put in the evening looking on
but refrained from any tears. Later the
situation may be such as to cause Mr..
Gator to weep, but existing conditions
will not warrant him in so doing.
r. S. Torrance, Superior Judge of San
Diego County. arrived from the south
erS of Mr.. Grant until the fight is over
Ex-senator W. e. Dargie came in from
Oakland, but he says that he will take
no part in the Senatorial fight.
A. B. Hotchkiss, attorney for the
Southern Pacific al Los Angeles, came in
at Z o'clock, and at once entered the
arena for Burns.
Jabez swan, so soon as the train ar
rived, made directly for Burns head
quarters. and was closeted with the
colonel for quite time.
Tltl1r19nU of ha
Legislature were Senator E. l. Wolfe,
Senator Sig Bettman and Senator Short
ridge. The first thing they did was to
post themselves on what transpired while
they were away.
Paris Kiibourne was in the throng of
arriving statesmen, as was also Jim
Rea of San Jose and Smiling Billy"
After the 10 o'clock train arrived the
office and corridors of the Golden Eagle
Hotel presented the liveliest scene that
of the Legislature opened. Everybody
that had been away wanted to know
what had transpired in their absence and
those who had not been here before
wanted to be placed next" to the situa-
ton
Among those who arrived to attend the
Miss Mills of San Francisco and Major
and Mrs. J. w A. Off of Los Angeles
Mrs. Off is a near friend of Mrs. Governor
Gage and spent the afternoon as her
Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin and Miss Nc
Laughlin, of Santa Cruz, were among the
arrivals this evening to attend the ball.
County Clerk William A. Deane of San
Francisco arrived at II o'clock, and was
soon thereafter in conference with the
Burns leaders.
the south tonight to try to help out
Grant.
The midnight train brought the last
consignment of Senatorial workers for