Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-07
PRESCOTT STAND
MEETS CRITICISM
HEARS FROM CONSTITUENTS
IN SUPPORT OF FLINT
LAWMAKERS TAKE VACATION
Senatorial Aspirants and Most Of the
Legislators Go to San Franz
cisco to Remain over
Sunday

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.--Its all UP 20
Boss" Herrin, and until he speaks no
one will know the probable successor
to Senator Thomas Bard. Today near
ly all the senatorial aspirants, politi-
clans and legislators went to San Fran
cisco to be absent until Sunday night
or Monday morning. It is understood
that a number of them will hold 81
conference with Herrin, with view
of settling upon some one candidate
for the senate. 1t is no secret that the
so-caled organization" is influencing
legislation, especially so in the matter
of electing a United States senator.
This is evident from the fact that
clared their intention of voting for
Flint because he has secured them de-
sired positions on certain committees.
"If an assmblyman wants anything
he must go to Flint for it," said a
prominent legislator today.
With the scene of the struggle for
the toga shifted to San Francisco
there is but very little of interest in
the local headquarters of the candi-
dates.
The general impression prevails that
none of the aspirants for the senator
ial plum left with enough votes to
guarantee an election.
In Senator Bard's headquarters it
was stated that in all probability he
would be in Sacramento before the vot-
ing of the senatorship was fairly un-
der way.
General Frank C. Prescott. the
speaker of the assembly, is still at
work on his committee list which he
expects to be able to present to the
legislature next Monday morning.
Speaker Prescott, by his declara
ton that he will support Flint for
senator, has engendered much criti-
cism and it was reported today that
numerous of his constituents have
wired him expressions of their views
in no uncertain manner. But Flint is
not the only Organization" candi-
date. There are others, among whom
are classed George Knight, Henry Z.
OXnard and Arthur Fisk. 1t is also
said that Abe Ruef will come under
TIE head of an organization" man
should he enter the senatorial fight.
Senator Edward I. Wolfe, president
pro TEN. of the senate, takes a pc
culiar view of the situation. He says
h. q.
OXnard and Fisk. He thinks Oxnard
is the only southern candidate upon
whom the Bard and Flint men can
agree, in the event of a deadlock
of chance so that if the contest
SINNERS down to a question of north
and south, OXnard and Fisk will be
the only two logical candidates. The
stock in Senator Wolfe's calculations
They are each confident that they
will be successful after the first few
ballots, and say If the senatorship is
not won by either Flint or Bard it
will go to dark horse candidate
whose name is not now considered
seriously.
Assemblyman E. r. Amerige of
Fullerton, who was staunch sup
porter of Senator Bard, announced
tonight that he will endeavor to call
a caucus of the Southern California
legislators if it is found that the sem
ator cannot be named on the first
few ballots.
81 am for a southern senator first,
last and all the time" said Mr. Amer
ige, land unless we succeed in electing
one of our candidates in the first few
ballots it is very probable that there
will be strong pressure brought to bear
to elect northern candidate We leg
islators from the south must stand to-
gether and elect a southern man."
This is the first intimation of a eau
Gus call from the Bard camp and is ta-
ken to mean that the senator is stead
lily gaining strength.
Some say, however, it is an indication
that the Bard people realize they are
up against it and are willing to center
on Flint or OXnard rather than lose the |
to the south.
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