The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02
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Speaker Anderson. Assemblyman Dun
lap presided for the Assembly.
The report that the BuIla men had
joined the forces of General Barnes was
soon verified after the call of the roll
began.
When Senator Bulla's name was pro-
nounced by the secretary of the Sem
ate, the Senator responded "W H. L.
Barnes in a clear, distinct tone that
was heard throughout the Assembly
chamber. The prolonged applause
which followed was manifested by the
clapping of hands. The next change
to the Barnes column ~-1s signaled
when the name of Senator Gillette was
called. Again the members and spec
tators applauded. When the name of
Senator Taylor was called his little girl.
aged years. pronounced in
sweet, childish voice, the name
Of "W. H. l.. Barnes" The ap-
plause and merriment which fol-
lowed this vote put the convention in
a happy frame of mind.
Senator Flint. who had been voting
for Thomas R. Bard since the begin
ming of the session, voted for Irving NJ.
Scott. Senator Rowell, another Bard
man, also voted for Mr. Scott.
On the calling of the Assembly roll
Mr.. Belshaw was the first of the Bulla
men to vote for General Barnes and the
change was the signal for sincere and
prolonged applause, which extended
from the floor to the galleries. The
subsequent changes from Bulla to
Barnes were in this order: Boynton,
Conrey, Melick, Miller of Los Angeles.
Robinson and Valentine. Assembly
man Cosper voted for Irving NJ. Scott.
AS announced in The Call this morn
ing Assemblyman Greenwell, who left
the Grant fold a few days ago and
voted for Thomas r. Bard at the in
stance of the Ventura County Republi-
can Committee, returned to his former
allegiance and received a round of ap-
plause from the Grant men in the con-
vention.
The transfer of ten votes from Sena-
tor Bulla's camp to the column Of Cen
eral Barnes gives the latter twenty-five
votes. Two of the Barnes men were
absent from the convention to-day,
Speaker Anderson was confined to his
room on account Of sickness and As
semblyman Muenter was away attend
ing the wedding of his sister.
Senator Bulla's example in voting for
General Barnes and opening the way
for his supporters to transfer their
strength to the cause of the general is
highly commended. Senator Bulla has
demonstrated to his associates and to
the public that he is animated by q
spirit of devotion to the Republican
Party and the State. He has put aside,
for the present session at least, a noble
and cherished ambition to represent the
State of California in the United States
Senate in order to open the way for the
adjustment of party differences. His
manly and patriotic course gains for
him legion of friends. His intelli-
gence and sense of right enable him
to see that neither Grant nor Burns
can creditably represent California i'm
the Senate, and hence gives his own
support and by example the support OF
his followers to a clean, honorable and
able man.
Tonight Senator Bulla is receiving
messages from the south commencing
him for his noble course In this COM
mendation representative Republicans
from every section of the State will
join. The report given out by the
Burns touts that the Bulia supporters
have only been loaned to Barnes is one
of the silly falsehoods of the campaign
These men from the north and south
who so gallantly sustained the cause
of Senator Bulla in sixty-six ballots
are in the Barnes column to stay and
will give the general support as sim
cere and enthusiastic as they gave Mr..
Bulla. Assurance of this character has