The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March 15.-The sentiment in
favor of an early adjournment is grow
Ing stronger every hour. If the dead
lock on the Senatorship can be broken
at all it can be broken this week. 1t
is obvious that the break will not come
If 1t comes at all until the Legislature
fixes a time for adjournment sine die.
The business of the session so far as
law-making is concerned can be fin
ished without rushing matters by mid
night next Saturday.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn
on next Saturday which the Assembly
has adopted will come UP on the ques-
tion Of concurrence in the Senate to-
morrow. If the Senate concurs the
heavy work to break the deadlock will
Immediately begin. The candidate
other than Dan Burns who comes with
IN a few votes of the number necessary
for a choice will get the support of
members who believe that great sacri-
fees of. individual preferences should
be made to bring about the election
of a Republican Senator.
Burns is omitted from the possibili-
ties because public judgment is pro-
nounced against him and for the
of the Southern Pacific Railroad. At
least fifty of the Republican members
of the Legislature believe that his cleo
ton would be discreditable to the State
and many Of them are firm in the belief
that the success of Burns would dis
Tupt the Republican party in Califor-
MIA. 1t is the profound and deliberate
judgment of the Republican majority
in the Legislature that no Senator
would be better than Burns as Senator.
That judgment formed early in the ses-
sion grew stronger as the contest pro-
gressed. When members were in doubt
they consulted their constituents and
the response of the people was an earn
est TemOnstrance against the election
of Burns.
The Grant men have not yet made up
their minds whether they viii oppose or
support the proposition to adjourn this
week. They will be governed, 1t is said,
by the outcome of the balloting to-mor
row. Tonight they are claiming
gain of ten votes. Close inquiry leads
TO the belief that the claim IS shadowy
nothing more than a bluft, borrowed
from the corral of Dan Burns. The
touts assert that they will not lose a
Aman tomorrow and il is known that
the supporters of General Barnes held
a conference at noon to-day and re-
newed their determination to stand by
their eloquent leader until the finish of
the campaign. 1t is believed that the
Barnes forces are firmer than ever.
One of the stories circulated tonight
by the boomers of the San Diego can
didate is that the people Of Nevada
County have requested Assemblyman
Robinson TO transfer his allegiance
from General Barnes to Grant. Refer
ence is made to petition signed by
the Mayor and leading citizens Of Grass
Valley urging the ASSemblyman TO get
an for Grant Assem- blyman Robinson
4 sob+ V
truth in the report that he intended to
vote for Grant. He replied:
'I am anxious to see a Senator elect
ed and will cast my vote to bring about
that end Present conditions do not
1ustify me in believing that my vote
would enhance the chances of any one
of the Senatorial candidates. There
fore I have no present intention of
withdrawing my allegiance from Cen
eraI Barnes. I have before stated and
will state now that l will never vote
for Burns for Senator
Another story going the rounds to-
dav is one to the effect that Assembly
man Valentine will cast his vote for
nan Burns. Mr.. Valentine was asked
for information on this topic and he
gave it as follows:
whoever says that 1 intend to vote
for Burns tells a deliberate falsehood.
am voting for General Barnes and
will continue voting for him. While
have nothing to say derogatory to the
candidacy of Burns, 1 will say en-
rhatically that 1 will not vote for him
now or at any future time.
General Rarnes' column has with
s+ood furious assaults during the past
forty-eight hours from the forces OF
Grant and Dan Burns. Grants men
are moved by a desire to gain strength
JTnmediately in order to turn the tide
their way Burns is playing deep
oaYne In his effort to demoralize the
Rarnes men. He is convinced that
BuIIa, Valentine and others from the
south will never go to Grant. He cal