The San Francisco call., 1899-03-09

triumph. AS soon as the votes were
counted the railroad cast aside all OF
its pledges of non-interference ana
brought forward a candidate whose as
pirations were never suggested 10 the
people.
Night and day since the result of the
election was announced the agents OF
the railroad, assisted by the political
bosses of the party, have been working
to force the members of the Leglsld-
ture TO indorse the candidate OF the
corporation. In many way nine -tenths
of the people of the State have pro-
tested against the preparation of this
great political and moral outrage. SO
vigorous has been the protestation that
all the influences working to compass
the success of Burns have not been
able to muster more than twenty
seven supporters of his cause in the
Legislature.
But while the people in their homes
and places of business, in their offices
and shops, on their vineyards and
farms, are protesting by LETTERS and
telegrams against the election of Burns
to the Senate, the political
bosses, the agents of the railroad and
the touts of the race course are as
sembling at the capital of the State to
overthrow and set aside the plain will
of the honest people.
Fifty-eight Republican members of
the Legislature, who have been man
fully and steadfastly upholding the
honor of California in this remarkable
struggle, are apparently as firm and
resolute tonight as ever, but the time
has come when the force and power of
public judgment should be enlisted in
their support.
A voice of commendation should
come from every fearless pulpit and
every independent newspaper in the
State. These men are here, serving
without pay and without the hope of
reward other than that which the
conscience bestows for duty well per-
formed.
AS Republicans they are battling to
preserve the Republican party. Men
familiar with the history of political af-
fairs in California know that the cleo
ton of D. M. Burns at this time would
disrupt the Republican party in this
State.
In the Assembly mix up to-day over
the Milton Green contempt proceedings
the Burns men by the employment Of
notorious and desperate measures de-
feated the Grant forces, but the con-
troversy introduced an element of bit
terness between the two camps that
cannot be reconciled. There was a
forces We're weakening and listening to
the dulcet overtures of Lindley. There
is no such report tonight. Every Grant
man has d tomahawk aloft for the
Colonel" Charges of bad faith as be-
tween camps are made by the Grant
men, who insist that there was a tacit
agreement with Burns that Green,
whose wife was sick nigh unto death,
should not be forced to come to Sacra-
mento. Assertion is made that this
agreement was violated. The wrath of
the Grant men tonight is boundless
Every sign of caucus has vanished and
every chance for an alliance of the
Burns and Grant men has gone glim-
mering.
where do we get Off" That is an
inquiry occasionally heard in the San
Francisco delegation Of Republicans.
There is suspicion that the patron
age to be bestowed as a reward for up
holding the standard of Burns is to be
distributed to the interior members of
the Legislature. The time is coming
for a definite statement as to what the
San Francisco members are to receive
There is still talk of an extra session
to elect a Senator. but that gives no
assurance to the San Franciscans that
to ioin the Burns column will not re-
ceive the rewards while the San Fran
cisco members receive the praise and
promises for future recognition.
The defeat tonight of Dickinson's bill
in the Senate to enlarge the State Board
of Harbor Commissioners and redistl ib-
ute the patronage may have an impor-
tant bearing on the Senatorial contest