The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15


States Senator. On the contrary As
! semblyman Knights kept right on vot-
ing for General w. H. L. Barnes, and
for his constancy he was rewarded with
as mighty and hearty shout of COM
mendation as ever went UP in the As
sembly chamber.
All through the morning the Burns
forces had advertised it in every cor
ner of the hall that Knights had been
won over. Not won but forced. Shame
lessly they boasted that the weight of
Herrin's influence invoked in their
cause yesterday and the made to- order
instructions Of the Sacramento County
Republican Central Committee had
availed and that the first ballot would
see Knights sign his name to the black
list. Every member on the floor was
made aware of their supposed success
nor was the Senate neglected, and
everything was done that could be to
use the fact as a lever and moral
weight on other contrary votes.
But Knights rendered their boasting
of no effect. He was seated at his desk
with Mrs. Knights and a party OF
friends when the ballot began and at
tracted no more attention than any of
the Burns crowd. That is Mr. Knights
did not until his name was reached in
the roll call. Then he became for longer
than Speaker Wright cared to rap with
his gavel the man of the house, and
no one of his friends looked so pleased
as did Mrs. Knights when he answered
Barnes" to the roll call in voice that
said he meant it. Cheers went up from
all over the hall and the man who did
not go to the Mexican was so much
embarrassed that his wife was COM
PEELED to bow his Acknowledgements.
Assemblyman Marvin of Humboldt
also precipitated applause. After shin
ing for two days as Charles N. Felton's
other vote DR.. Marvin returned to the
camp of Grant, there TO remain for an
indefinite period. DR.. Marvin has gained
a reputation as natural born Switcher
since this joint ballot began. He opened
it by putting George A. knight in
nomination for the Senate. He was sec
onded in his nomination by Boynton of
Humboldt and for the day represented
the Knight strength on the floor DR..
Marvin went over to FELTON, next day
and there remained until to-day, when
he decided to represent Grants gain
of one.
Although the San Diegan rolled up
only twenty-seven votes to-day he is
actually entitled to one more; that of
sent through the day because of the
serious illness of his mother. Mr.. Che
noweth has been a persistent Grant
voter from the start and has announced
his intention of remaining as such so
the southronS were not worried to-day
when he failed TO transpire. Senator
Stra1ton was another of the absentees
and General Barnes total was not as
large by one because Of it, but Stratton
will be on hand Monday and his vote
will be cast as formerly.
There was good bit of wrangling
after the second ballot and only roll
call would settle whether the voting
would continue or adjournment be
taken. The vote decided for the ballot
and things progressed evenly until the
fourth had ueen taken and no change
resulted, when another fight was pre-
cipitated and an opportunity created
for the Garfield of Santa Clara to come
to the front with grandstand play
for his Mexican master. He was in one
of those close communions with himself
that have been since the session opened
the one relaxation of q hard-worked
Senator. The Shortridge communion
was in active operation throughout the
roll call until the name broke the
Shortridge trance, and instead of giving
off a commonplace aye" or No the
pride of the valley, one hand on his
bosom, shouted Justify, Dan NJ.
Burns He was jeered to the echo,
but that's naught TO a Shortridge, and
satisfied with having relieved the ten
sion of more serious matters the trance
was resumed.
Pursuant to the decision had in eau
Gus yesterday the Democratic minority
stayed with it's politics and voted an
other list of party favorites. On the
first ballot Judge Coffey of San Fran
cisco was honored; on the second
Judge William NJ. Conley OF MADEIRA;
on the third General Hamilton of
Placer, and the fourth Charles D. Lane
The first ballot resulted as follows:
For DEMONSTRATORS Dickinson, Luch-
singer Morehouse; AssemDlymen Ather-
ton, Clough, Knights, Knowlton, Lard
ner, Muenter-9
Assemblymen Belshaw, Conrey, Cosper,
Mellick, Miller of Los Angeles, Robin
son, Valentines.
For Burns - Senator'S Bettman,
Burnett, Hoey, Laird, Leavitt, Short
ridge, Wolfe; Assemblymen Arne-
rich, Barry, Beecher, Cobb, Devote,
Dibble, Henry, JILSoN, Johnson,
Kelsey, Kelley, Kenneally, Lund-
quist, McKeen, Pierce, Richard, Eu-
gene Sullivan, WRIGHT-25.
For Grant-Senators Boyce, Cutter,
Jones. Maggard, Mutt. Smith, Trout;
Assemblymen Bliss. Blood, Cargill, Clark,
Crowder, Dole, De Lancie. Greenwich,
LIE Barron. McDonald, of Alameda, Nc
Donald of Tuolumne, Merrill, Merritt, Mil
ice, Radcliff, Raub, Raw, Works, Huber
-27
For Knight-Senator Gillette, Assembly
man Boynton-2.
For on-Assemblyman Brown-1.
For Scott-Senator Davis, Assemblyman
For osenfeld-Senators Feeney, Hall
q
For Bard-Senators Flint, Rowell-2.
For Paterson-Senator Taylor, Assem-
blyman La Baree-2.
For Estee = Assemblymen Anderson,
Wade-2.
The second was the same as the first
with the exception of the name of the
minority candidate. The third and
fourth ballots brought no change and
adjournment of the joint convention
was taken to Tuesday at noon, when
the fight will be resumed.