The San Francisco call., 1899-08-30
EXTRA SESSION
MAY BRING A
NEW CANDIDATE {
Major Mclaughlin to
Enter the Field.
A SIGNIFICANT DECLARATION
"IF THEY WANT ME FOR SENA-
TOR, I AM READY"
An Early Beginning of the Contest
for Congressional Nomination
in the Third Dis
trict.
A SIGNIFICANT DECLARATION
"IF THEY WANT ME FOR SENA
TOR, I AM READY"

Advocates of the extra session seem
to be confident that the members of the
Legislature will be called together early
in November. There is talk that the
Governor will not issue the proclama-
ton until Dibble presents a document
containing the pledge of sixty-one leg
iSlators that the Mexican will receive
their support. The members who are
clamoring to get themselves and their
friends on the State pay roll desire that
a pledge to abide by the decision of the
caucus shall be deemed sufficient for
the calling of the special session, but
right here comes the apprehension at
executive headquarters that a majority
Of the caucus may vote for a candidate
other than Burns. The Governor wants
the plain declaration in black and white
that siXty-one members will vote for
the Mexican and sixty-one members
will not sign any such pledge. AS far
as can be aScertained Burns has gained
only one vote since the regular session
adjourned. Huber of Pomona is so
persistently claimed as a Burns recruit
that there is disposition to concede to
the Mexican the gain.
have the support of the chairman of
the Republican State Central Commit
tee. The other night at a table where
liquid refreshment abounded the Major
spoke as the wine sparkled. This sig
nificant remark is attributed to him:
IF they want me now to enter the con-
test for the United States Senatorship.
1 am ready to get in" The utterance
implied that he was once solicited to
enter the struggle, but for reasons
known only to himself and few of his
associates, declined then to participate
in the contest as principal. When the
remark made by the Major was re-
peated to others the question was asked
if he really meant that he would en-
ter the Senatorial contest as a rival
Of Burns. The insiders aver that the
Major meant to declare himself a can
didate if the members of the Legisla-
ture wanted to vote for him at the
proposed extra session. The story is
going the rounds uncontradicted that
the Major and Dan have parted COM
pany in the field of politics. The cool
ness began at Sacramento when Hervey
Lindley was called in to patch up a
DdQly IlldIdSeu SeildlOIIdl CdIlDdlSH.
The election for Representative in
Congress will not take place until No
vember of next year, yet the Congress
men in office are already looking after
their fences and the outside aspirants
are planning to break in. In the Third
Congressional District the fight is al
ready on. Henry P. Dalton is prepar-
ing to contest for the nomination with
Victor Metcalf and has rallied to his
support a considerable number of fol-
lowers.
There are many aspirants for Con-
gressional honors in the Fifth District.
All of them note that Speaker Reed,
who so often braced up Mr.. Loud. has
retired from politics for the present,
and fancy that the time is near at
hand for considering the claims of Re
publicans other than the present repre-
sentative of the Fifth District.
In local circles, Sheldon G. Kellogg.
chairman of the Republican nominat-
ing convention, and Jasper Mcdonald,
the presiding officer of the Democratic
body of delegates, are engaged in the
work of selecting committees which
they were authorized by their respect
i've conventions to appoint. The Re-
publicans are not eXultlng over the pro-
spects of finding an acceptable can
didate for Mayor and the Democrats
are not boasting of success in finding
the best of material for the Board of
GnneryiSOrS