The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-02
HOCHHEIMER ANXIOUS
FOR A new ELECTION
One of Burns Touts, Wants to
Succeed Senator BOggs
at Once.

| MENTO, Feb IA. Hochhefmer or VIII
lows, who was defeated for the state
Senate at the last general election by
John Boggs, is in this city endeavoring to
get Governor Gage to issue proclama-
ton at once calling for a special election
in his Senatorial district to fill the Boggs
vacancy. Mr.. Hochheimer is Well-knoWn
Burns tout, and has been here for sew
eral days advocating the cause OF the
Colonel
Hochheimer is the man who roared to
the State Central Committee that Henry
T. Cages refusal to address the multitude
at Willows cost the party great num-
Der of votes in. Glenn County. He wanted
! the candidate for Governor to address a
bowling mob in order to help the legisla-
tive ticket Now he wants the Governor
to get in at once with proclamation
calling for special election.
The calling of an election in the Eighth
Senatorial District might be the best
thing that could happen at this time. The
people of Mendocino, Colusa ard Glenn
counties will know at the outset that
Hochheimer is a Burns man, that ne will
vote for Burns for Senator and take his
orders on all other matters from the
organization" The people of the district
may say Let the proclamation issue tEat
we may have an opportunity to express
our sentiments onthe Senatorial contest -
To-day Senator Dickinson, prompted
py Jake Steppacher, introduced d reSolu-
Ilon directing. that the Governor be Of
n4cially informed of the death of Senator
Boggs. The inference is clear that the
fill the Boggs vacancy.
IN IN speaking o. OF the matter Mr.. Hoch,
nelmer said I will not make a hard
night for the office, as | did in my en-
qeaVor for election against Mr.. Boggs;
PVT | have made, canvass among my
cess. II find that my election will be
easy, why am candidate for the Of
nee, but as far as making hard fight
IS concerned, will not try. Mr.. Boggs
defeated me by but small majority and
In all the counties in the district 1 ran
considerably ahead of my ticket, and as
on party principles, l can depend upon
them to assist me in this endeavor.
know Of no other candidate in the field
opposition, though If 1 find there is much
opposition shall be tempted to drop
out en5ed As hstt this session will be PRACTICALLY
there will be no other United States Sena
tor to elect, | expect my Democratic
r fri psStJ to g0ts for me- there will be
In this connection some doubt is ex-
pressed whether or not, under the pro-
of the successful candidate taking part
In the proceedings of the present session.
If the election could not be held in time
to permit of the Senator elected taking
his seat before the. end of this session, It
is probable that the expense and trouble
of holding a special election will be dis
pensed with and no election will be held
until the general election in 1900.
Section 1853 of the Political Code pro-
fiji vacancies in the office of State Senator
the Governor shall issue a proclamation
at least ten days before such election is
Board Of Supervisors of the county or
counties included in the Senatorial dis
trict. who shall publish the same for a
period of not less than five days. This
tenn and the practice was to hold such
special election forthwith; but under the
placed upon the ballot used at an election
must be those of candidates nominated
either by regularly organized conven-
ton or by Retit,on which cf non nominatIon
tors, to the County Clerk of the county
in which the district IS located, or,
Senatorial district. then to the Clerk. of
the county in which the candidate resides.
This certificate of nomination shall be
filed not more than fifty days nor less
than thirty days before the day of cleo
ton, where the nomination is made by a
convention, and not more than fifty days
of election where the nomination is made
by petition, and under section 1896 ballots
prepared in any other manner shall not
be used or counted at any ELECTION:
In this case. then. should the most ex-
peditious method be adopted and the can
didates nominated by petition, the proc
lamation calling for the election would
ficiently late day to give the candidates
time to prepare their petitions and file
them twe nty days before the GATE fixed.
Assuming tuat it would take at least
ten DAYS to have the proclamation issued
and prepare such petitions and certit-
Gates of nomination. the twenty days ad-
ditional required to elapse after the
1inp IF certificate the date
of election at least thirty days from now,
which would be at the end of this session.