The San Francisco call., 1899-04-01
Will Ask Governor to
Appoint Burns.
DIBBLE DELvING IN LAW
THE COLONEL PLAYING CLOSE
TO THE EXECUTIVE.
Politicians Refer to the Mexican's
Management of Markham-Will
the Present Occupant of
the Chair Kickp

d. Governor Gage has distinctly announced
that all the talk about the calling of an
extra session of the Legislature is nom
sense, yet many. Of the machine politicians
fancy that he will change his mind after
he has had several prolonged interviews
with Colonel Burns. The touts receive
the news that Burns has gone south with
the Governor as an item of cheering in
telligence. They smile at the suggestion
that the colonel has gone to some south
ern canyon to examine a mine and report
the actual facts to Gage. They surmise
that the mine investigation story is only
a ruse to throw Senatorial aspirants other
than the colonel off their guard.
1t is known that Dibble and others who
were active in the Burns campaign for
the Senatorship have been closely study
ing the law and precedents regarding the
appointment of a United States Senator
by the Governor and that Gage is TO
have the benefit of. this wide research.
No little significance is attached to the
recent failure of the Legislature Of Penn
SylVania to convene a quorum The re-
port comes that the Governor of the Key
stone State will appoint Quay United
States Senator if the Legislature adjournS
sine die without reaching an agreement:
There has been general sounding OF
Senators to ascertain the sentiment of
the Senate regarding admission of Sena-
tors on gubernatorial appointment. The
ernor Gage that the Senate would admit
Senator from California appointed by
the chief executive of the State. The fact
may be cited that the Legislature did not
take a ballot after the Governor in a
special message urged that personal diff
ferences should be laid aside and a Sena-
tor chosen. On the last day of the ses-
sion, twenty minutes before the time fixed
by the Federal statute for taking a ballot
for United States Senator, the Legislature
adjourned sine die. No doubt all these
Incidents will be cited in the long argu-
ment to convince the Governor that some
one should be appointed to fill the va
cancy- caused by the expiration of the
term of Stephen NJ. White.
The departure of Burns for the south
in company with the Governor causes a
and political circles. The fact is. recalled
that Burns played very close to Markham
so close that no one could get near the
Pasadena statesman without passing the
colonel on duty as a sentinel. Markham
was nodded to suit the fancy of Burns,
but he did kick against the rough hand
ling of the clay when Nose" was put
at length to Dams treatment of the case,
but retired to private life under cloud:
= One of the few leading Republicans of
California who advocated the election of
Burns to- the Senate. was in the city yes
.terday,: and commented on: the apparent
intimacy of Gage and Burns. In the
course of the comment he remarked: ::
Markham. Gage will stand for good
many things, but IL ] size him up correct-
ly. he will fix "a limit and will stand for
nothing more. If Burns. tries to force him
as he forced Markham there will be a
row, and big one"