The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March Forty eight Repub-
lican legislators out of seventy-seven
to-day declared that they would have
nothing more to do with Dan Burns and
his scheme for a secret caucus, and
with the declaration, went glimmering
the last hope Burns had of being elect
ed United States Senator against the
wishes of. the people of the State.
The vote by which the Republican
legislators put the seal of their disap-
prevail on the political pretensions of
the Candelaria candidate was fruitful
of another result. 1t put final and
. lasting end to the Senatorial conference
by which Burns hoped to hold the law
makers together so that he could effec-
lively WELD the lash put in his hands
by the Southern Pacific Company and
the State administration to whip re-
fractory legislators into a dark lantern
caucus. The conference was adjourned
sine die and Mr.. Herrins candidate is
now. looking around for a soft spot on
which to fall.
=: Yesterday Assemblyman Johnson
81 said that Burns had offered to with
draw from the contest, but it devel-
oped that he spoke without authority.
To-day Assemblyman Dibble spoke for
Burns and what he had to say may be
considered indicative of the course
Burns will pursue when he comes to a
full realization of his defeat-a fact
which has been apparent to others for
weeks past.
i have just had a long talk with
Colonel Burns" said Dibble, and what
1 have to say here now comes from
Colonel Burns himself. am authorized
to say for him that, if we cannot agree
here and It is shown by caucus that
he cannot win and that the people do
not want him for United States Sena-
tor, then he viii withdraw from the
contest"
. The vote that was taken to adjourn
the conference is a certain indication
OF Burns strength, or rather lack of
strength, in the Legislature. Every
vote that he could muster was cast in
opposition TO the proposition made-by
Senator Stratton of Alameda, TO ad-
jOuTn the conference sine die. All of
those opposed to Burns and his caucus
scheme voted for adjournment The
following voted for adjournment.
Senators BOyce, Bulla, Cutter, Davis,
Dickinson, Flint, Gillette, Jones, Luch-
singer, .MOrehOuse, Mutt, Rowell, Smith,
'Stratton, Taylor, Trout. Assemblymen
.. BelShaW, BOyntOn, Bliss, Blood, Chy-
noweth, Brown, Cargin, Clark, Clough,
Crowder, COnrey, Dale, De Lancie, Dun
lap, Huber, Knowland, Knights, Lard
ner, LIE Baron, Marvin, Melick, McDOn-
aid (TuOlumne), Melee, Merritt Rad
cliff, Raub, Raw, Robinson, Valentine,
Wade, Works.
Against adjournment: Senators Bett-
man, Burnett, Hoey, Laird, Leavitt,
Shortridge, Simpson, Wolfe. Assem-
blymen Arnerich, Barry, Beecher, Cobb,
'Cosper, Devote, Dibble, JiIson, Henry,
kelsey, Johnson, Kelly, Kenneally
Lundquist, McKeen, Merrill, Miller
Clos Angeles, Miller (San Francisco),
Pierce. Sullivan, Wright.
Absent: Senators Currier, Maggard.
.:Assemblymen Anderson, Greenwell, La
Baree, Mcdonald (AIameda), Muenter,
Richard.
:. Total in favor of adjourning sine die,
As; against, %; absent, 8.
In the list of those who voted with
Burns against adjournment there are
the names of three legislators who have
not cast their votes for the railroad
candidate on the open floor of the joint
Assembly. They are Assemblyman
Cosper of Tulare, who was exonerated