The record-union., 1899-02-18
Elect a Republican Senator.

(From the Humboldt Standard)
But sixteen days of the sixty, for
which the present Legislature can
draw pay, remain, and the session will
close very shortly after, as the legis-
lators, though patriotic. do not care to
stay ait Sacramento many days after
their pay ceases A Senator should
have been chosen long ago, and but for
the stubbornness of the two candidates
having the largest number of votes in
holding on when no chance of securing
more votes could be seen, the Senator
would have been elected weeks ago and
the Legislature settled down to the or
dinary work of legislation. This dead
lock is serious menace to the Repub-
lican party of this State, and, if none
of the candidates will retire, it is the
duty of the Republican members of the
Legislature to get together and formu-
late some plan that will compel some
of them to get out of the race. In In
diana the three leading candidates
caused a deadlock for some days, but
it was broken by the man who had the
second largest vote, who retired and
the man having the smallest vote of the
three was elected When it comes to a
deadlock neither of the leading candi-
dates, as rule, succeeds. The matter
is settled by taking up compromise
candidate and dropping the leading
men, If this were done now, the dead
lock could be broken and a Senator
elected within three days.
But, as the leading candidates and
their friends seem to be stubborn, the
only way to select Republican is to
get into COMMITTEE of the whole"
that is, council or caucus of the Re-
publicans, which shall stand together
and devise some way of settling the
question. We must have a Republican
Senator elected before the present ses-
sion Closes and the man chosen should
be man Of ability and integrity. There
are plenty of such Republicans; one of
them should be selected. How will we
face the Democrats and ask our voters
again to support Republicans for the
Legislature If, with a two-thirds ma
jority Of the Legislature, we cannot Sc
lect a Senator? 1t is not the purpose of
the standard" to. dictate, or attempt
to dictate, to the Humboldt delegation
at Sacramento as to whom they shall
support, but they should get together
elected A council of the party to settle
this Senatorial question seems impera-
lively necessary Not a secret caucus,
but an open council where every mans
vote shall be registered, where the
broad light of day shall shine upon ev-
cry members conduct, should be held,
and it's decision should provide us a
Republican United States Senator. But
the newspapers which have been cen
tering their fire on Burns with an occa-
sional pot shot" at Grant, say: The
caucus will result in the election Of
Burns" 1t cannot result that way un-
less Burns has q majority of the eau
Gus and his opponents can form coali-
tion and defeat him in an open caucus
If the selfishness of other candidates do
not prevent it. The people have waited
patiently through six weeks of ballot
ing with practically no change in the
result; they now have a right to de-
mand that some action, looking to
harmony and the future success of the
party be taken, and the only way out
of the wilderness is by council, and
a compromise by the Republican mem
bers We desire. then to emphasize what
the Standard" said on Monday: Cen
tlemen of the Legislature, elected as
Republicans, get together and choose
an honest, clean and able member of
your party to the United States Senate,
while you have the power to do so, and
your constituents will say to you,
well done, good and faithful servants
If you fail to do this you may expect
some serious adverse criticism, and
cold frost at the next election"