The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
STORY OF THE DAYS
BALLOT FOR SENATOR
Detection Of Speaker Wright Did
Not Create the Stampede
Expected.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO. Cal, Jan. 12-The detection of
Howard Wright, Speaker of the Assem-
bly,. is the story of the joint Senatorial
ballot of to-day. The fight itself was
just as bitter, just as long and just the
same as yesterday. There were not the
long-winded speeches, with their paucity
of ideas, but there were three ballots and
a wrangle of small dimensions over the
taking of a second ballot to take their
place. The interest of the session CEN
tered in the Speaker from the end of the
first vote when, pale-faced and with
bowed head, he forsook Bulla and, in a
voice that could scarce be heard by the
clerk, answered Burns" to the call of
his name
What the force that tossed him by the
heels into the corrupt camp Of the al
calde, what the consideration that was
sufficient to drag him from his decency
and the high esteem that his constituents
have rushed into print to express, became
from the moment the question of para
mount interest. But Wright vouch-
safed no explanation. Pale and
worried, with a restless eye wander
ing over the chamber for some answering
CLEAN of sympathy, he continued at his
desk through the session. His own re-
ward was the CONSERVATION and pity of
those who had looked to him as leader
and the claquing and beer-laden cheers
of the hired mob of Burns adherents
with whom he had chosen to cast his lot.
With Wright Bulla was the only other
sufferer by the days vote. Wright left
him on the first ballot and Huber of Los
Angeles followed on the second, though
he cast his lot with Grant rather than
Burns. General Barnes gained a vote IN
Muenter of San joaquin, who, since the
fight began, has been persistently casting
his vote for Van r. Paterson. Muenter
went over to General Barnes on the first
1Iot h rrfxr roIn 1a1 t1yir N
hearty round of applause from the gen
erals friends on the floor.
AS on yesterday; ballotng began shortly
after noon; There was not near the
before, though the Burns clique was
more than ever in evidence. The gang
had little to cheer at The last ballot left
them just one vote behind Grant. They
tailed 26 on the first and 26 it remained
UP to adjournment. Grant was even up
with them on the first, but pulled up to
u when Huber came over in the second
and maintained his lead of one to the end.
Neither the gain of Grant nor the gain
Of Burns is significant of further acces-
sion of strength The strength of both
figured that the sudden swing of Speaker
Wright would begin the stampede that
they have bent their greatest effort to-
ward creating. But it was prolific of
nothing but pity for their victim 1t was
a sorry. downcast looking lot of heelers
that trooped out of the Capitol at the end
of this third day, winch was to have been
the day of days for them. Victory, swift
and sure, was promised them; their work
was not to be so hard as profitable, and
with the end of the unsuccessful third
day hard work is staring them in the face
and with no other prospect than lots of
II. 1t is not work that they came here
for. There is nothing personal in their
connection with Dan Burns. Friendship
does not enter into 1t. 1t is nothing but
the hope of quick money that holds them
to him. with possibly a job as janitor or
with the Fire Department when they get
back to town. With absolute defeat and
the consequent Ill temper of their master
as their probable fortune, they are ready
to make use of their return slips which
Herrin was kind enough to attach to his
transportation and get back to their old
haunts and old CRAFTS in town.
The first ballot was taken at 1890
o'clock and resulted as follows:
For DEMONSTRATORS Dickinson, Luch-
singer, Morehouse, Stratton; Assembly
men Anterior, Clough Knights, Know
land. Lardner, Muenter-10.
For Bulla-Senators Currier, Simpson;
Assemblymen Belshaw, Conrey, Cosper
Huber, Melick Miller of Los Angeles
Robinson, Valentine-10.
For Burns: Senators Bettman,