Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
THE CALIFORNIA DEADLOCK.
Reasons Advanced in Behalf of the
Candidacy of U. 8. Grant, Jr

SuhuIudcy OF u. >. Grant, JF.
There is more than the usual amount of
local interest in the California senatorial
contest this year, on account of the fact
that the leading candidate at present is a
son of former President Grant and is
therefore. in a certain sense an ex-Wash-
lhstonlan. The fact that Mrs. U. S. Grant
Is no" resident OF the capital, too, adds
to the interest which Neutrality-suspicious. feel
i'll the deadlock which Is proving so stub
born DR.. John T. Mclean, at present in
this city, Californian whose residence in
the state dates from the early military and
territorial rLle, gave to a Star reporter
some particulars concerning this interest
ing fight. He said:
Our state is 40 miles long from its
northern Oregon boundary to its Mexican
boundary on the south. In superficial area
II contains 15S,36O square miles Texas be-
ing the only state of our Union of larger
area 1t had population in 1890 of 2(lS
13o persons. and it's present population as
estlmated by our state librarian, is 1 400. 900.
mountain ranges and other physical condi-
lons naturally make two great divisions
northern and southern of our state Sena
tor Perkins lives and is engaged in busi
ness in the northern and middle division of
the state, while Senator White has his
nome IN Los Angeles, the principal city in
the southern division, and practices his
profession there. So that Californians have
come to believe that our two United States
senators. while each representing the state
at large, may properly be taken the one
from the northern and the other from the
southern part If our state
NOW. in this present contest for a sue
cessor to Senator White three of the candi-
dates, L. 5. Grant, jr., of San Diego R. NJ
Bulla of Los angeles and T r Rard of
Ventura county are from southern calf
fornia, and each of them well qualified by
education and character. One of these
three men should be chosen l. who live
in the central part of our state would he
content with any one of them but T think
Mr.. Grant is, all things considered, the best
entitled to be senator for several reasons
He is graduate of Harvard University.
when mas graduated more ilustrious men
than any college of our country. and I a
graduate of another New England college
am free to say this of Harvard. He is a
graduate, also, Of Columbia Law School of
New York city, and, subsequent to his
graduation in law, was assistant district
attorney of the city of New York He was
also private secretary to President Grant
during part of his official term He has
Travelled and studied abroad especially in
Europe, and has that broadened intellectual
horizon which comes from these advan-
taSes and experiences. He is wealthy and
above any danger of having venal PROPOSE
lions made to him in his sphere as a United
States senator. He is a resident. for nine
years past, of the southern part of our
state, and is large property holder and
taxpayer there. In his character and alb
us, moral and social, he is above reproach
He has been a republican from the time Of
his majority till today, and is thoroughly
grounded in the principles of that great
party which has done so much for our ma
ton and the world. He has an ambition
to devote himself to craftsmanship, and
very properly, seeks the best and highest
sphere of action for such a life our Ameri-
can Congress. Mr.. Grant, furthermore. has
the highest vote, now and through all the
ballotings in this contest, of any of re re-
publican aspirants for the United States
senatorship.
Now, why should not Mr.. Grant COM
handing the highest VOTE representing as
he does the southern part of our state and
supported as he is by legislators from all
parts of California, maintain his candidacy
and why should not the republican egisla-
tors supporting other republican senatorial
candidates who command less support than
Mr.. Grant break the deadlock and vote for
ana elect Mr.. Grant, especially now that our
assembly senatorial investigating commit
tee has repor1e that Mr.. Grant had spent
no money to improperly influence the votes
of our legislators? He has done what re-
publican aspirants for the United States
senatorship in our state, and / suppose
elsewhere, have heretofore done, and that
without improper motive-spent money in
doubtful Legislative districts to secure re-
publican ascendancy in our legislature and
as result the election of a republican
senator, in the honest and proper hope that
he might be lne successful aspirant for
that exalted position from California Mr.
Grant bears an honored name. His father,
who was resident of California in his
earlier army life, was one of our most ilius
tr1ouS Americans, both in military and in
civil life, and a soldier has had no SUI
perior in the military annals of the world"