The San Francisco call., 1907-01-03
POLITICAL BOQUET
FOR C0CHLAN
Local Delegation Resolves
to Do Nothing Desperate
in Speakership Contest
PORTER FOR SENATOR

call for a caucus brought seven
teen San Francisco Assemblymen to the
office of Nathan c. Coghlan yesterday
afternoon. John McKeon, Democratic
member from the Thirtyfourth Dis
trict, wandered in and wandered out;
and John Wessling of the Thirty sixth,
the only Hearstling elected to the As
sembly in the whole State of California.
failed to show up at all, but the six
teen Republicans stuck it out. After
organizing by electing Louis Stroll
chairman of the delegeti and DOM
mick Beban. they wove a large and
beautiful floral wreath for one of their
members.
TT is the sense of this delegation -
ran the resolution. that every honor
able means be used to further the can
didacy of Nathan c. Coghlan for the
speakership of the Assembly"
AS the organization has passed
around the word that r. L. Beardslee
of Stockton is to be speaker the testi-
monial given Coghlan is looked upon
as no more than personal compliment.
A few fancy steps, even minuet. may
be danced by way of diversion, but
when the music strikes up for the
grand march the San Francisco delega-
ton is expected to be in line.
The caucus discussed the prospect of
the Legislative sessions being held in a
sardine-box- 1t was the general opinion
that Red Mems Hail. the only place
that sacramento can set apart for the
use of the Legislature, would prove al
together too small, but no definite ac-
ton was taken. Some members thought
the sessions could be held in another
city; others feared the constitution
would stand in the way. Although
nothing was done it was made plain
that any well-supported movement to
provide more elbow room for busy
statesmen could count on picking UP
more than a few votes in the San
Francisco delegation.
The next senatorial election is still
two years in the future. but the editor
of the Pajaronian of Watsonville feels
certain he has the name of man who
will succeed United States Senator
George c. Perkins. His prediction,
printed in last evenings issue of his
are mentioned and everybody has at
least one guess coming. One is all
that is necessary. He says:
"A great many of the wise politicians
have been making wild guesses for
months as to the organizations (Her-
rms machine) candidate for United
States Senator two years hence to sue
ceed George c. Perkins. The latter
gentleman is both shrewd and lucky
politician, and while the machine has
in the past made several cellar fights
against the gentleman. still when the
final roll was called, both sides would
be in the same bandwagon. But for
the next fight against Perkins for
United States Senator the wise political
writers have not yet located the real
choice of the Herrin machine His
home is In Watsonville, gentlemen. The
Hartman system wants middle-aged
men IN the National Senate from this
state. 1t has one already there and
Herrin's private slate has the name
of another to succeed Perkins
Down in Watsonville the politicians
all say that the editor of the Pajaronian
has in mind Warren r. Porter, Lieu
tenant Govefnor-elect The editor
doesn't like Porter Not even the fact
that they are follow townsmen would
induce him to recommend Porter for
anything: and the Pajaronian, although
a Republican organ for thirty-nine
years, refused to support the party can
didate for Lieutenant Governor in the
last campaign. 1t will be noticed that
the editorial prediction contains no
words of Endorsement.
Senator Perkins now has two sue
cessors coaling up IN the vicinity of the
George A. Knight is the
other one. And still William f. Herrin
hasn't whispered anything likely to
give the Alameda statesman insomnia
or increase his frigidity,