The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04

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the newspapers and the utterances
of public men is against an extra
session OF the Legislature. Ihe
plea that the Vrooman act must be re-
vised before street work can be carried
forward is a mere subterfuge to give the
Governor a shadow Of justification for
calling together the members. Every per-
son Of ordinary intelligence comprehends
that the real purpose of the proposed spe-
cial session IS to bring about the election
OF Burns to the United States Senate.
A few weeks after the regular session
adjourned the managers of the political
bureau Of the Southern Pacific began
canvass Of the State to ascertain now
many members of the Legislature would
agree to go into caucus provided the Gov
eruor would call an extra session this fall.
At first the canvass was conducted with
much cunning and sagacity. Many mem
bers supposed that the agent making the
inquiry was q representative or IhlS pa
per. The general tenor of interviews con-
vinced the railroad agents that the mem
bers would be glad TO assemble in Sacra-
mento again and draw down a weekly al
iowance from the State treasury, but they
would not agree to support Burns for Sen
ator and neither would they consent 10
sign a pledge to go into caucus.
The Southern Pacific and the Mexican
were not elated over the result OF the
canvass and the subject was referred TO
Judge Dibble for further consideration
subsequently there was quite a roundup
of Senators and ASSemblymen at DlDDle
office in the Mills building, and the word
was passed out that siXty-one members
would agree TO go into caucus When
the Governor was consulted he refused 10
consider anything but written pledges.
This did not discourage the extra session
advocates, as they insisted that HerTln
and Burns would take the Governor IN
hand and command him TO call the ses-
sion Here the matter rests for the pres
ent Burns and Herrin have not yet
deemed it advisable to force the Cover
nor's hand. They are not convinced that
Burns could win in the caucus.
A well informed member of the Legs a
r1irc who has closely studied the attitude
of legislators on the subject and whose
position enables him to obtain what is
called inside information estimates that
thirty-nine members have agreed to go
into caucus in the event OF d Speclal ses-
sion. There are twenty-SiX Republicans
in the Senate and f1fty-nine in the Assem-
bly,, making total Of eighty-hve- The
number Of votes in the Legislature neces-
sary for a choice, assuming that all the
members attend, is stXty-one. The record
Of a leading ballot on the last day Of the
regular session is thus given:
Burns: Senators-Bettman, Burnett, Hoey,
Laird, Leavitt, Shortridge, Simpson, Wolfe.
Observation-Disclosures, Barry, Beecher, Cobb,
son. Kelley, Kelsey. Kenneally, Lundquist
Marvin McKeen, Miller OF San Francisco. NIL
Ter Of Los Angeles, Pierce, Rickard, Sullivan
Wright. Burns total, 80.
Grant: senators-Boyce, Currier. Cutter,
Jones. Maggard, Mutt, Smith, Trout. Assem-
bymen-Bliss, Blood, Cargill Chynoweth,
Clark, CrOwder. Dale, DeLancie, Greenwell:
Huber Mcdonald Of Alameda, Mcdonald OF
Tuolu1nne, Merrill, Merritt. Milice Radclin,
Raub. Raw, Robinson. Works, lie Baron.
Grants total 2s.
Barnes: Senators-Bulla, Dickinson. Gill
lette, Luchsinger. Morehouse, Stratton, Tay-
lor Assemblymen-Anderson, Atherton. Bel
shaw, Boynton, Brown, Clough, Conrey,
Knights, Lardner, Knowland, Melick, Muent-
ner, Valentine. Barnes total 20.
Scott: Senators-Davis. Flint Rowell AS
sembymen-Dunlap, La Baree. Scott's total. 5.
Estee (Wade), !.
The member alluded to gives the follow
ing statement to indicate the present
standing OF the Republican members of
the Legislature:
Now for caucus: Senators-Bettman Bur
nett, Currier. Cutter, Dickinson. Hoey, Laird
LIeavitt' Morehouse, shortrdge, Simpson
Wofe- ssemblymen-Arnerich Barry, Beecn-
er, Cobb Cosper. Cargill. Devote Dibble
Henry Jison' johnson, Kelley, Kelsey, Huber