The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02
Fortnight Republican Legislators
Will Have None Of Him.
FULL SHOWING OF HIS STRENGTH
After All His Boasts and BuSter the Mexican Could
Muster but Twenty Nine Votes When the Crisis
in His Affairs Was Reached.

by the Assembly Investigating Commit
tee of having, through an agent. solic-
tied a bride of $4,000 from a Senatorial
candidate; Assemblyman Merrill of San
Francisco, who, through Dan Burns, re-
ceived two railroad tickets from San
Francisco to New York from w. F.
Herrin, and Assemblyman Miller of Los
Angeles.
When the conference was called to
order at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon AS
semblyman Johnson wanted to know
whether or not any shorthand report
erS were present. He said that the re-
ports Of the proceedings of the confer
ence made in the papers were suspi-
clously correct and he would like to find
out how it was done. AS no one vol
unteered any information the Sacra-
mento statesman subsidized and was not
heard from again during the session.
Assemblyman Dibble wanted a eau
Gus, and said so. He said he was will
ing to go into a caucus and abide by
its decision regardless of who the eau
Gus nominee might be. He then an
nounced that he had had conference
with Burns and that his utterances
were the utterances of Burns, he was
delegated with authority to say that
if the Republican majority declared
that Burns was not the choice of the
people he would withdraw from the
contest.
Colonel Burns is willing to go into
a caucus he said, "and after rea-
sOnable number of ballots he will con-
sent to withdraw and l will withdraw
his name myself. He has not attempt
ed to influence a single vote by i'm
proper means, and challenge any one
to prove that he has. This is a gov
eminent by majorities, and 1 submit
that we should go into caucus and sub
nit this matter to majority of the
Republican members of this Legisla-
ture."
Dibble's speech had the same effect
on Assemblyman Clough as the touch
ing of a match to gunpowder AS Dib-
bic bObbed down he Dobbed up and
shouted: I see what use you are seek
ing to turn this conference to. You are
trying to use it to bring about eau
Gus. l will have no hand in it and 1
will withdraw
Suiting the action to the word, the
elderly legislator started to leave the
chamber, but was taken in hand by
friends and persuaded to remain until
the final vote should be taken.
Poor old Senator Simpson had a word
to say, but it had small bearing on the
situation. He declared that he had been
vilitied, lampOoned and cartooned, but
was more convinced than ever that he
had done right in voting for Burns. st
cannot help but talk" he concluded.
because 1 have been abused and
maligned."
1T has been asserted here" said
Senator Davis, that the only way to
break this deadlock is to have a eau
Gus. 1t appears to me that to-day's
vote in joint assembly should convince
any one that there is no need of a eau
Gus. The vote to-day demonstrated
that men can transfer their allegiance
from one acceptable candidate to an
other q hla o hi
was demonstrated to-day and 1 say
again that there is no need Tor a eau
Gus"
At this point Senator Stratton moved
to adjourn the conference sine die
This provoked wrangle as to whether
the motion was debatable. Chairman
Flint ruled that it was and this gave
Senator Shortridge his opportunity to
burst into oratory. But it was not the
Shcrtridge of yesterday. He was as
calm and placid as a mudpuddle in a
country lane and where before We're
threats and denunciationS was now a
love tale of Wondrous sweetness. he
was willing to do anything, vote for
anybody in any way if the kind gentle
men would only be good boys and go
into caucus just for a minute. 1t was
nice, but ineffective, and then came the
vote and the adjournment which dealt
a death blow to Dan Burns hope of a
Senatorial tOga-
OF the absentees there is but one,
Assemblyman Richard, that is now vot-
ing or will vote for Burns.