The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13

had enough votes and TO spare to elect
him United states Senator Now, after
FIVE ballots have been taken, he can
only show a miserable total OF twenty
six votes, and to retain these he has
had to resort to every artifice known
to political tricksters.
The Senatorial situation, as it exists
to-day, is in one sense more corrupt
than any that has ever disgraced the
legislative history of the State. Every
wirepuller, Federal official and politi-
cal pap-sucker in the State has been
brought to Sacramento to assist in pro-
noting Burns candidacy. Besides other
influence it required the efforts of four
Justices of the Supreme Court to pull
Howard E. Wright from a path of
rectitude and honor and force him to
say the words that seal the sentence of
his own political ruin. So much is ac-
knoWledged by Wright himself.
One of these eminent jurists is Su-
preme Justice Mcfarland. He has tenn
porarily deserted the bench where the
cause of the people is so neglected that
1t requires months and sometimes years
to secure hearing, to come to Sacra-
mento to do the bidding of the railroad
company, whose servant he is. and of
Dan Burns, who is his master. The
Call opposed the nomination Of this
man and did nothing TO secure his
election for reasons stated at the time
Of the meeting of the convention. and
the truth of which is now made ap-
parent.
OF Assemblyman o. H. Huber there
is much to say, and none of it is to his
credit. He came to Sacramento under
| instructions from his county conven-
ton to support Bulla. Last night he
attended a caucus of the Bulla forces
and positively and specifically agreed
TO remain true to Bulla until major
ity OF the caucus subscribed to the same
| agreement To-day Huber voted once
Tor Bulla and then, without notifica-
ton of his intentions, deserted the
Bulla camp and went over to Grant.
The breach of faith was so fragrant
as to lay Mr.. Huber liable to the i'm
putation that he has accepted of the
goQd things that the San Diegan is
credited with handing out to those who
promise TO support his candidacy. Such
charges are being made openly here
tonight, and when Mr.. Huber goes
nome TO his constituents he will have
to make some explanations that may
prove embarrassing.
Three ballots taken to-day in Joint
convention demonstrated the utter
hopelessness of the Burns cause in the
Senatorial struggle. After all the
boaStings and VauntingS of strength in
reserve 10 De ulSplayeQ as the voting
progressed the Candelaria colonel could
not muster on the third ballot to-day
more than twenty-six votes Even the
touts were chagrined when the motion
to adjourn came from the Burns camp
and was resisted by the Grant men in
the convention.
Poor Howard z. Wright, the man in
whom the people of Alameda once re-
posed confidence, could hardly utter the
words which signified his disgrace.
In the State library Immediately pre-
ceding the session of the convention
Bulla and Wright had high words.
When the Speaker asserted that he had
not solemnly promised to stand by
Bulla from the first to the last Senator
Bulla replied: You lie" The Speaker
said in a tone of resignation: 1T can
not be helped" In some circles con-
tempt is expressed for Wright, but the
general expression is one of profound
sympathy. 1t is clear to all that he
knew the path of honor and duty. but
did not have the courage and manli-
ness to follow it. The pressure of the
politicians was too great for his weak
character to resist. The applause of
the touts which proclaimed to the au-
dience assembled In the Capitol the
news that his public career, once so
promising and bright, had ended in
shame and degradation, was not music
to the ears of the Speaker.
The SoulleSs railroad corporation, in
the pulling down Of Howard E. Wright.