The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
DAN BURNS IS NOT 4 POSSIBILITY
Majority Of Republican Legislators Believe That No Sen
atOr Is Better Than to Have the State DSgraCed
by the Selection Of the Mexican.

| culates, therefore, that the disruption
of the Barnes camp will bring to the
Candelarian corral the southern men
who never can go to Grant.
The Senatorial campaign is not
/ wholly devoid of humorous features
| Judge Waymire was here for several
days endeaYoring to devise some plan
of breaking the lock and electtng
| Senator. He fancied that concessions
could be brought about if the members
of the Legislature could be assembled
not in joint convention or caucus. hut
! at the banquet board. 1t was suggest
ed that the candidates, after dinner.
might be invited to say a few words to
the legislators that would promote
good feeling. The plan was unfolded
to General Barnes, who was not at all
enthusiastic over the suggestion, but
was willing to invite his supporters to
attend if the other aSpirants. were
ready to join. Thus encouraged, Judge
Waymire went down the hall to
Grants apartments and unfOlded his
scheme. The idea of meeting General
Barnes in an after-dinner talking. con-
test so surprised and bewildered Grant
that he lost his proverbial self-posses-
sion and shouted: mo" The Judge
was dumfounded at the abruptness of
the refusal. and at once declared the
dinner off
Advices received from Colusa tonight
] u
who was chosen at the recent special
election in the Eighth Senatorial Dis
/ trict to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of John Boggs, will leave Colusa
for Sacramento to be sworn in as soon
as official returns are received from
Mendocino County. The new Senator
may take his seat before the present
session adjourns. Mr.. Goad is a Demo-
crat, but his party does not gain a
vote by his election, as Senator Boggs
was a Democrat.
There was a deal of comment at the
Barnes conference to-day over state
ments published in a San Francisco
paper and attributed TO Senator STRAIT
ton. It seems that the Senator was
misquOted and made to say that he had
given up hopes of General Barnes sue
cess. This Interpretation of the inter-
view caused considerable Indignation
among the supporters of General
camps Of Dan Burns and L. S. Grant.
Tonight Senator .Stratton gave The
Call the following signed statement:
My position with regard to General
Barnes candidacy for the position of
United States Senator has caused some
misapprehension. I am as loyal to him
as ever and sincerely desirous of seeing
him elected. l have, however, been in
confidential communication with many
of the leaders of all of the different fac
tions other than those of Colonel Burns,
and after numerous conferences it has
been practically demonstrated to me
that there is no method or manner
whereby the opposing forces can be
consolidated for the election of a United
States Senator. l believe that the dead
lock will continue, although it is likely
that a considerable number of votes
may change around, but if the candi-
dates adhere to their determination not
to suffer any material movement in
their forces then, of course, there can
be no election. The continuous voting
for nearly three months by legislators
for their respective candidates has so
committed them that it seems impos-
sible to have a compromise. [ there
fore have merely stated that it looks,
Just at the present time, impossible to
have any United States Senator. This
would apply not only to General Barnes,
but to all others. It does not mean in
the slightest General Barnes with
| drawal from the contest. He is, in my
opinion, a magnificent man, and 1t is
with sincere regret that 1 perceive the
continuous determination on the part
Of both Senators and Assemblymen to
make no compromise when such an
/ available candidate as General Barnes
is in the field. This is the situation as
1 view it, but it may materially change
in the last days of the week
"F. S. STRATTON."
False rumors are now flying around.
Among them is one TO the effect that
Senator Bulla will ultimately vote for
Dan Burns. The Senator said tonight
that he had no desire to rush into print,
but authorized The Call to quote him as
saying: II will never vote for Burns.
I have told Burns so, and he fully un-
derstands it,