The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
Most Desperate Measures Failed to Force
Bulla Into the Caucus Scheme.
While the Weak Have Succumbed to the W1eS OF
the Mexican, lie Finds Discomagenent at the
Hands OF the Men OF Principle.

shamefully betrayed his friend Bulls
and violated the solemn pledges made
to the Los Angeles convention one Of
the leading touts in the Legislature
avowed that all of Bulla's men save
one were at heart Burns men and would
ultimately vote for the Colonel. Now
the fact is plain that Burns has not
one man in the Bulla camp.
The touts resorted to desperate meas
ures to force Mr.. Bulla to indorse the
caucus scheme. 1t was reported to
Herrin that Bulla would be forced into
line When the ordinary arguments of
persuasion failed threats were made.
The intimation was thrown out that
Bulla desired to retain his position as
code commissioner. and his friends
were given to understand that reten-
tion of the place depended upon his
attitude to the caucus scheme. The
threat of removal from office did not
swerve Mr.. Bulla from his purpose to
fight to the finish in the cause of the
people. He resolved to stand for prin
ciple at the cost of surrendering an Of
fee worth $4,000 a year.
Burns has gathered in the weak and
faItering. He is beginning to encount-
er the men or character and moral
strength in the Legislature, and is
therefore discouraged at the lack of
progress in his scheme to organize a
secret caucus.
Thomas r. Bard of Ventura arrived
here 1o-night He went TO quarters at
Gil K street, which were reserved for
him by Assemblyman GreenweI. In
response to a message wired to Mr..
Bard at San Francisco by Senator
tho fouorifa Son Of Ventura
came to the capital. He was welcomed
at the depot by Mr.. Greenwell and es-
corted to the reserved rooms. Mr.. Bard
in speaking of his visit, said to The Call
that he was not candidate in the COM
monty accepted meaning. He came
here at the suggestion of his friends to
look over the field and study the sit
uation After consultation with them
he would decide as to his future course
in the premises. Shortly after 10
o'clock General Barnes called and paid
his respects to his old-time friend from
Ventura The meeting was extremely
cordial. Mr.. Bard has a slight ac-
uuaintance with u. S. Grant. but is not
acquainted with r. n. Bulla and Colo
mel Burns. AS he expressed it. he has
not had the pleasure of meeting either.
Assemblyman Henry w. Brown. who
had been voting for Charles N. FELTON,
since the beginning of the Senatorial
contest, to-day joined the Barnes
forces and cast his first vote for the
general. A round of applause greeted
the change. If Mr.. Brown had given
in advance notice of his intention to
Join the cause of General Barnes there
would have been great demonstration
in the Joint convention, but the Assem-
blyman's distaste for anything like an
ovation constrained him to keep his
own counsel and thus avoid a display
of popular approval. Immediately af
ter the adjournment of the joint As
sembly he was surrounded by men,
bers of the Legislature, who extended
their congratulations.
All day long General Barnes has been
receiving the most gratifying assur-
ances of coming support Among the
messages received by wire was the fol-
lowing from ex-United States Senator
A. P. Williams:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. 81, 1893.
General W. H. L. Barnes, Golden Eagle
Hotel, Sacramento, Cal: Your splendid
services rendered the Republican party
for many years deserve recognition. |
hope and believe that you will be elected
Senator A. P. WILLIAMS.
There was another change to-day in
the JOINT convention which was not re-
garded as significant by the average
spectator, but to those who are familiar
with the undercurrent of affairs here
and understand what is going on be-
hind the scenes the change signifies
something of Importance to be devel-
oped later on. The incident referred to
is the vote cast for John Rosenfeld by
Assemblyman NJ. Brooke of Sacra-
mento, representing the Twenty-second
Assembly District. Mr.. Brooke is a
Democrat or Populist, and at the be-
ginning of the session was threatened
by contest for his seat, the contem-
plated contestant being William john
ston. A promise was made to Brooke
by parties representing the Southern
Pacific Company that if he would get
into line for Dan Burns for Senator the
contest would be withdrawn, but if he
did not so line up he would be unseated.
The Call promptly exposed the scheme
to corral a Burns vote in this fashion
and subsequently the contest was with
drawn. About the same time The Can
sounded note of warning that Demo-
cratic votes for Dan Burns were being
staked out under the cover of Rosen-
field, and that when Sam Rainey gave
the signal the men voting for RosenfeId
would change to Colonel Burns. Tne
cunning play will bear close watching
The toutS continue to work on the
caucus scheme but are making no
progress. Efforts now are mainly di-
rected to securing Endorsements OF the
scheme from county committees. Inc
resolutions are prepared in Dan Burns'