The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-14

anN. caucus proposition.
ASSEMBiTMAN IA Nj Lis sARoN
- cannot say l am agaiist The eau
cNS-that is an open caucus on The
floor Of the House without any air OF
secrecy to It. 1T is the old.fashfaAeA
way OF settling things. and il the ma
9orstS decide that caucus is the best
thing for the party viii agree to It.
ASSEMBLyMAN: w. 8. MELICK-
l. think the matter could be settled by
caucus III the open House, bat L: be-
lteve only in a: caucus Of the minority
members, those who are not voting for
either Grant or Burns, Let them come
together first and come. to some de-
ciSfon.. Let them, decide for one man
among them, and. then with the thirty
votes they viii muster they will be able
to cope With the bigger fellows when
il comes TO g. general cancus on the
floor. - viii not agree to any secret
caucus, and I do not believe. it would
be advisable TO go into a general. eau
Gus until. the weaker ones in the fight
have come TO some agreement to fight
solid for some one candidate.
ASSEMBLYMAN OWEN WADE
If q majority think a caucus is the
best thing, l do not know but what /
would agree to ii for my part. An
open caucus here in the Assembly
chamber could do no harm that 1 can
see. It's the old way the party has
had of settling these and other things,
and ii has always been considered q
good way.
ASSEMBLYMANs c. G. RAUB-My
position on the caucus proposition is
too well known to need retelling. l
have stood out against it with the
Grant people and l shall contine to do
so.
SENATOR ROBERT N BULLA-
From the first l have been against this
caucus proposition and l am strongly
opposed to ii to-day as on the first day
1t was preached. We have fought this
say let US fight it out to the end and
in the same manner Under the pecu-
liar existing conditions, l do not think
a caucus either the proper solution or
an advisable move from standpoint
of good politics. | am unalterably op-
posed to it, but mark me. l do not
speak for my supporters. They have
stood by me bravely and thus far l
know have been as much opposed to
a caucus as 1 have myself, but their
present feeling / do not know nor will
l seek to discover. / want them free
and untrammeled by any expressed
wish of mine, / do not care TO nor
will I, seek TO know the position they
will take with regard to this latest
L
my own feeling and opinion and 1 do
not wish TO have them Influenced by
it.
SENATOR F. S. STRATTON-Un
der the present condition of affairs and
the situation of the various candidates
will not go into caucus.
SENATOR: H. V, MOREHOUSE-I
will never consent to go into caucus,
secret or open. If there is demand
that this deadlock be broken / am will
ing TO abide by the decision of ma
jority of the members of the Republic
can party in the State. Let a Republi-
can primary. be called in every county
in the State, and let the names of can
didates now before the Legislature be
submitted TO the people. I will abide
by the decision of the people. If the
Republican party demands the break
ing of the deadlock let the party eN-
press its preference from among the
Senatorial candidates AS for a eau
Gus, I will never consent TO go into one
and run the risk Of being forced by it
to cast my vote in joint assembly for
a man who is not wanted by me or by
my constituents or majority of the
people of the State. will not go into
a caucus
SENATOR c. C. sMITH-As long as
remain as they are. will
never go into a caucus. I am opposed
to the proposition so long as certain
candidates are in the field, and will
continue in opposition to it as long as
they remain candidates.
!. AsSEMBLYMAN G. G. CLOUGH-I