The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25

Burns will get a caucus by next Mon
day evening and secure his election as
United States Senator by Wednesday
of next week. The touts of high and
low degree tell the same story. 1t is
evident that the word has gone out
from the Organization" that Burns
stock must be doomed. No doubt the
orders are passed out from the coloneTs
headquarters that his followers must
assume that victory is in sight and
make predictions that the achievement
VIII be recorded on a certain day. The
colonel is not springing a new game. 1t
Is the old deal under a new form.
AT one stage of the campaign word
went out that Burns would gain five
votes on the next days balloting. The
gain did not appear. Later on it was
denied that the colonel had made any
prediction of gain that week, but that
he had fifteen votes staked out among
other candidates and that at a given
signal they would rally around the
candidate of the Organization" The
signal was given, but they did not rally
around Dams standard. Every art and
trick known to the adroit in the man
agement of political affairs was en-
ployed to increase the voting strength
of the colonel" but it did not increase.
The talk tonight is a sample of the
same old bluff.
1t is acknowledged tonight in the
camps of other candidates that Burns
might win out in the dark should
sufficient number of Republican mem
bers to elect Senator agree to go into
secret caucus to settle the contest.
There is no indication at this time that
such an agreement can be obtained. On
the contrary, the determination to re-
slst caucus overtures seems to be firmer
than ever.
The members of the Legislature who
are voting for General Barnes met this
afternoon and exchanged views. The
meeting was enthusiastic and pro-
longed. 1t was unanimously resolved to
stand by General Barnes to the finish
and to endeavor to bring accesSiOns to
his cause. The supporters of the gen.
eral have not sought to increase his
strength by asking their fellow mem
bers to vote for him, but it was de-
cided at the conference to-day that ac-
tive work in his behalf should begin.
The subject of a caucus was discussed
and 1t was the unanimous expression
or all the supporters of General Barnes
that they would not, While present con-
ditions existed, consent to go into eau
Gus on the Senatorship. The Senators
and Assemblymen without hesitation
expressed a determination to stand as
firm as rock in support of the general
The conference was the happiest and
most enthusiastic session since the
campaign opened.
Irving M. Scott arrived here shortly
after o'clock this evening He was
at once escorted to his headquarters in
room IL of the Golden Ea ~le Hotel by
Senator Davis Of Amador and ex-
Mayor Ellert of San francisco. Scott's
arriv-.l created some commotion among
the Burns touts, but no alarm was
manifested. Inquiries were made re-
garding the financial resources of the
new aspirant and whether he would
open out in generous style. Mr.. Scott
said that he was in the field as can
didate for the Senate. While he had
been placed in nomination and had been
voted for on every ballot since the be-
ginning of the contest, he had not
deemed it advisable to establish head
quarters in Sacramento until the busi-
ness men of San Francisco had urged
him to adopt such course.
II am here" said Mr.. Scott. "to look
over the field and form my own con-
clusions of the struggle. 1t has been
suggested to me that my active par
ticipation in the contest might break
the deadlock and enable the Legis-
lature to elect a Senator