The San Francisco call., 1905-01-12

caucus last night, Flint's managers
were active early this morning and by
9 o'clock had secured Seventy-f1ve
names for the call. The roll-call was
responded to by sixty-six members Of
both houses, and there was not a dis
senting vote against the successful
candidate.
Early this morning Arthur Fisk's
supporters held a caucus and decided
to go over to Flint. They signed the
call and went into the Flint caucus.
The call also drew several supporters
from Bard and knight.
The caucus at which the candidate
of the Republican majority was select
ed was presided over by Assemblyman
John A. Bliss of Alameda, Assembly
, man F. II. Houser Of Los Angeles act
ing as secretary.
There was not the slightest hitch in
the caucus proceedings.
AS soon as the roll had been called
Senator B. w. Hahn of Los Angeles
made a motion that Flint be declared
the caucus nominee, and a dozen sec
onds were made.
SIGNERS OF CAUCUS ROLL.
The Senators who signed the caucus
call were:
Bauer, Bunkers, Carter Cogsins, French.
| Hahn, Haskins. Keane. Lukens. Lynch, Mar
key. Muenter. Nelson. Pendleton, Rambo,
Rush. Savage, Ward, Wech, Woodward,
Wright
The AssembIymen who signed the
caucus roll were:
Barnes, Bates, Beardslee Beckett Bliss. Boyle,
Burge, Burke, Busck. Cleveland, Cooper. Coyle.
| Cullen, Devlin Drew Duryea, Espey, Cans,
Gates. Goodrich. Hartman. Held. Houser, Jar
Wis, johnson, Jones of San Francisco, JtiE5,
Lucey, Lynch. Mccartney. Mckenney. McNa-
| OInstead, Pfaeffie Pyle Severance, sIavin.
/ Stanton, Stroll Thompson, Transus Trpp.
| Vogel. Waste, whiting. Wickersham and
Those who signed the caucus roll
but who were not present to vote were
Senator's Bunkers, Rush and Weich,
and Assembl blynen Barnes, Burge, Bu-
sick, Johnson and Jones of San Frap
cisco.
Speaker Prescott had the roll of the
Assembly called and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Anderson called for a like SER
vice from Secretary Of the Senate Hill
born. Anderson retained the gavel.
conducting the remainder of the pro-
ceedings.
When the nominations were called
for Senator Frank Leavitt rose and
said:
1T was my intention to take the
floor to-day and nominate George A.
Knight. But he has asked me to with
draw his name as a candidate and re-
quests you to make the election OF
Frank P. Flint unanimous
BARD'S NAME WITHDRAWN.
Senator Charles Belshaw next took
the floor and said: Il had hoped that
the mantle of the Senatorship might
again fall on the shoulders of Senator,
Bard. But as victory is to rest on
Frank P. Flint, it is the request of
Senator Bard's friends that you make
Mr.. Flint's election unanimous.
Senator Edward /. Wolfe spoke in
similar strain on behalf of Arthur G.
Fisk.
Senator Hahn moved that ballot be
cast for United States Senator and that
formality was proceeded with.
When the Senate roll was called
Flint received thirty-six of the forty
votes. the Democratic minority voting
for Theodore A. Bell.
The calling of the Assembly roll re-
suited in 70 votes for Flint and for
Bell.
Flint received III votes of the total of
119 cast. Bell receiving votes.
Senators Hahn, Rowell, Selvage and
Wolfe and Assemblymen Rolley, Per-
kins, Jones of San Francisco and Hous-
er were appointed a committee to con-
duct Flint to the Assembly chamber
Tumultuous applause greeted the an
nouncement by Lieutenant Governor
Alden Anderson that Flint had been
elected The m>mbers of the Legisla-
ture who had been leaders in the Flint
camp rose to their feet and shouted in
ecstacy.
FLINT RETURNS THANKS.
Three cheers that reverberated
throughout the entire Capitol wee
given as Frank Flint entered the
Assembly chamber, accompanied by
Governor Pardee and the escort of
Senators and Assemblymen. He was
al once presented with a huge floral
piece.
1t was some minutes. before Flint
could rise to speak so great was the
applause. He said:
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker and
Members of the Joint Assembly, am
! deeply grateful to you, the representa-
tiyes of the people, for electing me
United States Senator. am grateful to
people who have opposed me in this
campaign or in this contest for the
honorable way in which they have
made this fight. California may we'll
be proud that we have men like George
A. Knight, Senator Thomas r. Bard,
Henry T. Oxnard and Arthur Fisk
They have elevated politics in Cali
fornia to higher plane. They have
said to the world that man may be
elected United States Senator in this
State with clean, honorable politics, no
scandal, no bitterness, and the applause
that now receive shows me that you
feel that in this contest now closed we
may go back to our homes and our
people satisfied with the result that has
taken place here to-day, and I desire
to thank you. 1 represented in this
contest the sentiment that a Senator
should come from the south. Now,
that l am elected a United States
Senator, 1 represent no section 1 rep
resent this entire State and the people
Of the State and rhall deem it my