The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-11
BULLA MEN ELATED
OVER THE OUTLOOK

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 10.-The friends of Senator
Robert n. Bulla feel that the result of the
first ballot for United States Senator
taken to-day makes their candidate not
only a positive factor in the contest but
they are elated at the prospect that opens
up for their favorite to step in and carry
off the much sought for honor.
After the ballot taken in the Senate and
Assembly and both houses had adjourned
Senator Bulla came at once to the AS
sembly chamber, and was there surround
ed by happy company of his supporters
including Assemblymen Belshaw, Mellick
Valentine and Miller, and Councilman c.
H. Toll, E. A. Meserve and George H
Stewart of Los Angeles. All seemed
to be very happy over the result
of the first round up, and after
a brief consultation they all moved
to Senator Bulla's headquarters at the
Golden Eagle. Here, in the course of the
next two hours, the Bulla men congre-
gated and held consultation with the man
whom they are seeking to elevate.
The eleven votes Bulla received are ali
the Senator himself expected to have on
the first ballot. 1t is true that his sup
porters claimed more. They figured on
sixteen or seventeen, but Bulla himself
had never placed the figure that high
Assemblyman Cosper, who voted for
Bulla, has all along been placed in the
Grant column. The managers for the San
Diego man counted confidently on getting
his vote, and were very much surprised
when they failed to obtain II and it was
cast for the Los Angeles man. But It
seems, according to Assemblyman Cosper
himself, that the Grant people never had
any reason to figure so confidently that
his vote would go to their candidate He
had never at any time made them any
pledge or promise, nor had he even init
mated that he intended to vote for Grant
So, under these circumstances Assembly
man Cosper states that the Grant man
ayers had no reason to be surprised that
he should have voted for Bulla
The Bulla leaders were gratifed when
they received the vote of Speaker Wright
He had never pledged himself to vote for
Bulla, but had at all times stated that
he thought highly of the Los Angeles
man. The substantial manifestation he
gave of his esteem on the ballot to-day
was most satisfactory to Senator BuUa
The Los Angeles delegation held a con-
ference with the Bulla leaders in the
afternoon and it was decided to make a
most aggressive campaign along these
lines. No attempt will be made to break
into the vote of either Burns or Grant
but an energetic canvass will be made
to secure the promise OF Senators and
Assemblymen to vote for Bulla as their
second choice.
Senator Bulla, in speaking of the stu
alton this evening, said:
Il feel deeply grateful to the eleven
friends who honored me with their votes
on the first ballot to-day. 1t was all the
votes l expected. Some of my friends
have been making statements that
would poll more votes, but / myself have
never given out any figures at all. I
wish to say that the vote l have received
is proof of the truth of the assertion that
/ have heretofore made that a man can
be candidate for the Senate of the
United States before the California Leg
islature simply for what he Is as an hon
orable citizen, and that his candidacy will
receive respectful consideration at the
hands of enough members of the Sena Q
and Assembly to make him a substantial
factor in the fight without the expendi-
ture of a single dollar on his part.
Yes, sir; / am in this contest to the