The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
THE FIGHT AT SACRAMENTO--On More Round Will Finish Him.

Senatorial contest for this reason: Prom
ises were made right and left that the
supporters of Dan Burns should be re-
warded with the official spoils of the party
to which he claims to belong. There were
not enough offices in sight to meet the
demand of the touts for places at the
public crib; hence attention was turned
to the scheme to reorganize the Harbor
Commission. The bill proposed to oust
200 employees from office and give the
patronage, aggregating $3.50, 900 per annum,
to the touts
The Grant men saw the danger in the
proposition, and did not propose to be
caught mapping or be mised by the cry
that to the victors belong the spoils. They
believed the pretense that places We're to
be filled by loyal and faithful Republicans
independent of Senatorial considerations
was a fraud and a sham.
Diligent inquiry and common-sense in
duced them to believe that Burns was in
a desperate strait for help and that the
success of the bill would give him an op-
portunfty to promise 200 places. Beyond
that the Grant men were convinced that
the passage of the measure would be
regarded as a Burns triumph and the
people Of the State were not in frame of
mind to justify legislation favorable to
the Senatorial aspirations of Burns.
The monotony of the Senatorial situa-
ton was not broken by the joint ballot
one hundred and twelve members Of the
Legislature responded to the rollcall. The
number required for a choice was fifty
seven. Considering that the members are
working without pay, the attendance is
very good. There are no indications that
the number will be diminished next week
In TACT the supporters of General Barnes
and Mr.. Grant are receiving commenda-
tory letters and kilograms from constitu-
ents urging them to remain at their post
of duty to defeat the election of Burns.
To-day one member who is voting for
Barnes was assured that the people of his
district would not allow his pay to stop
because the State had ceased paying the
legislators. The message said: I'm OPP
posing the election of an unworthy man
and advocating the cause of a clean and
able candidate you are working for the
people, who will manifest their apprecia-
tion of your services"
Inquiries at the various Senatorial
camps tonight do not foreshadow i'm
portant changes tomorrow, but 1t is be-
lieved, nevertheless, that accessions to the
Barnes column will soon be recorded. His
supporters are confident and enthusiastic.
The Grant men are displaying fresh signs
of courage, and are naturally elated over
the defeat of the Organization" in the
Senate to-day.
The Burns men, with the aid of the
Democrats, may attempt to force an ad-
Journment sine die at an earlier date than
Saturday of next week, but such an at
tempt will provoke bitter controversy.
There is no caucus talk. tonight. Had
Burns succeeded in his legislative
schemes he might have started In anew
to agitate the calling of a caucus, but the
defeat in the Senate to-day has stunned
the managers of the ..Coloners' fight
Everybody says there will be something
doing next week. but it is the general
opinion that few important movements
will be made in the open before Monday
next.
The surmises pertaining to the events of
next week are varied and conflicting. Men
whose opinions are entitled to respect ex-
press the view that Burns will withdraw
Ia in order that n
Iican Senator may be chosen at this ses-
sion Others entertain the opinion that
Burns is too selfish and bitter to make
any concessions for the sake of the Re-
publican party, and that he will use all
the means within his reach to defeat the
election of anybody but himself. The