The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-20
DEPARTING SOLONS
HAVE NO REGRETS
FOR THE CAPITAL
The Exodus of Politicians Of
High and Low Degree From
Sacramento.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, March 19.-And to-day the ex-
odus.
out of the Capitol. out Of the Golden
Eagle and out from the places tucked
away behind the beer at V the glass"
signs that everywhere decorate this river
ridden city, every train cityward has
taken it's quota of legislators and loooy-
lists. every one of them glad it's over and
all of them afraid of a call for an extra
session.
Not every one is gone. Jake Steppacher
and Charlie Kenneally are still In town
and may be for a day or so to come, but
the rest have departed. The Los Angeles
delegation got away tonight on the D
o'clock southern, and the five-ten car
ried most of the San Francisco crowd.
The hegira began as early as D O'Clock
this morning. Belshaw OF contra costa
and Atherton of -4arin led a croWo OF
those who have been voting for General
Barnes down to the depot at that tlne'
and since then the depot has been the
1iveliest spot in town. There is nothing
on the streets but rain tonight, ana
there is so little of that that the COW
county representatives kicked all the way
Major Mclaughlin and Hervey Lindley
went aboard the o CLOCK tram Inls eEene en- .
!Is .hssa a4U Who have stayeu with Mr.. Burns
ali through this wearisome fight, ana not
one in the party but looked as StuIiIdS q e
though nothing serious had happeheo'
Mr. Burns himself remains IN town
The candidates, those OF them VINO .aNe at..
GONE caught the 2 o'clock train TINS aIteT-
SSoon General Barnes and IrVlng ";
Scott were aboard, and 1t was expected
that Mr.. Burns would be with theIn, puC ~,
he did not turn up nor dld ne ieaNe ~ On d Il1r
train this evening. Mr.. Grant stays oyer
q dav or so. although most of the Los An
geIes and San Diego delegation pulled ous
On the southern this evening; WORKS OF
-xrrifQhpd Oakland. WQ6TS
Mrs. Works has been seriously II LOT
some weeks past. Crowder ana (haThe
Huber. who have stayed so Loyalty by the
Southron since his candidacy Degdn; II,,es,5 su1
Radcliff of Santa Cruz, another OF Mr.:
Grants leaders, pulled out for ms nome at
It has has not been a happy leave taking. for
every one. however. The San FRANCISCO
DELEGATION was not altogether mirth-
stricken Mike Barry and Fred Lund-
ouist. Lon Henry and the rest made sue
cessive attempts to get away on every
train that pulled out, but they d1dn
make it until the last on the scnedule:
Charlie Kenneally got as far as the depot
h1t took the next car back. dis is no
treatment for legislator, said Mr.. Ken
neatly in explanation. i've voted 1or
Friendly TO de railroad and don't care who
knows it, and den just look how far apart
dem ties is. OATS not de way fer Herrin
to do. I wait till tomorrow and mean
lake Steppacher has stayed behind to
settle up the little account OF the State
Central Committee and see that its
erstwhfle headquarters are left in pre-
sentable shape.
Judge Dibble will not leave until he has
straightened out the crooks and crankS
that the hurry of the last few days has
left Assembly business in. and Valentine
of Los Angeles will be on hand for the
same purpose Mead of Los Angeles,
who shares with Caminetu the leadership