The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
LOCAL SOLONS FOR
PERKINS ELECTION
Phil Stanton of Los Angeles as
Good as Elected Speaker
of Assembly
Dick" Welch Has Taken
Charge of Bill for Islais
Creek Project

Among the local men who viii orna-
ment the approaching legislature there
is hardly a breath of hostility TO the
program, in so far as the United States
senatorial situation and the speaker
ship contest are concerned. So far as
the local legislators are concerned,
with too few exceptions to change the
general result, Perkins is already re-
turned to the senate and Phil Stanton
of Los Angeles is already welding the
gavel of the assembly.
Nate Coghlan, the Demosthenes Of
the local delegation, is free to confess
that if George Knight were a candi-
date for the senate he would fight for
him, even if he fought alone But he
admits that there is nothing to it but
Perkins. So does Eddie Wolfe, who
has never been for Perkins before, but
who will cast his vote for the Alameda
man this session.
Bob" Beardslee of Stockton has
stanch friends among the local assem-
blymen elect, but they do not see where
his chance comes in, so they are not
going to put their legislative lances
IN rest against any windmills. The
Indian information spells Stanton, so
it is Stanton for them.
MANY BILLS IN SIGHT
When the local delegation meets in
this city December % several of the
members will be to the fore with bills
which they have been drafting during
the last few weeks. Coghlan is going
to try once more to have the legisla-
ture fix the limit of hours during which
a jury may deliberate on a verdict.
Coghlan thinks that the time allowed
the jury should not be left to the dis
cretion of the judge. but that ii should
be fixed by law at not more than II
hours in ordinary felony cases and not
more than "a hours where the penalty
is life imprisonment or the death SEN
tence. Coghlan tried TO pass such a
bill during the last two sessions, but
without success. He will return undis-
mayed to the attempt in January.
Dick" Welch will bob up smilingly
with another Islais creek bill drawn
up by Attorney Matt Sullivan. The
proponents of the IsIais creek project
think that the state understands the
proposition better now than when it
voted it down and are confident of
passing it through both houses with
out much opposition.
LONG BONDS PROPOSED
The bill will provide for bond issue
of 100000 twice as much as before;
s1.000,000 for the acquisition of the
Islais creek lands and the remainder
for improvements. Instead of provid-
ing for 19 year bonds the bill will take
advantage of the recently enacted con-
stitutional amendment and will make
the life of the bonds 75 years.
Senator Wolfe will center his atten-
tion upon a bill providing for the es-
tabhshment in this city of a state
trades and polytechnic school for boys
and girls and will ask for an appro-
priation of 100000 for this purpose.
Wolfe points out that the publicly en-
dowed polytechnic school and the pri-
vately endowed Lick and Cogswell
schools have many pupils on the wait
ing lists and thinks that the need OF
another similar institution is impera-
tive. His idea is that this new poly
technic should offer to boys instruc-
ton in all the trades and sciences and
should have classes in cooking and
house keeping for girls.