The San Francisco call., 1909-01-07
Democrats in Caucus Refuse ia
Enter Republican Sena-
tOriaI Row
MoNab Faction Expected Il
Abandon Flannery and
Vote for Phelan
Bell Party Works All Day
Framing Plan TO Put a
Quietus on Coalition
b. George Van Smith
Z [Spsoial Dseasob &c The Cali


CALL EEAD0UARTERS. CHAMBER
or COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
EENTO. Jan s.-The hopes OF Harry
F-sn1ery 20 put & OF James D Phelsn
in ths natter of IRE democratic CON
pls1e-tsrv vote Tor United States sen
sto- ana the shadow o. the Impossible
coalition between the democrats and
ere -ecslcic-znt republicans for an anti
machinery republican went glimmering
toaiEht 81 = democratic Joint caucus.
which vas The scene ot Characteristic
democratic harmony maintained for
something ike three hours
When the smoke of democratic bat
e "a cfspe led next Monday night IFS
q three 10 Gre bet James = Phelsn
VIII be re recipient OF the democratic
-onplinenrsry vote. and that TIE Nc
Nsb democrats from California VIII
cone through Tor Phelan with the votes
f5sy have pledged 70 EIsnnery OF be
sn-rte1 out OF the democratic caucus
MAJORITY VOTE TO BIND
They have permitted themselves 70
he parties 20 an agreement 70 be bound
~ the majority decision q the sd
-oUrne6 meeting q the jOiut caucus
tut they may ind Il impossible 20
swallow Phelsn and the sn-i-machine
democrats are 6evoutly hoping that
rrey VII baIk ar me san Francisco
.ex-nsTOr when the showdown comes
80 thar they may Be excluded from FUR
tne- caucus and last swipe taken
e. the McNsb organization
The caucus tonight was Wsr from Jhe
drop @ rhe gaveL Not al % the anti
bout coalition with me machine re-
p-blfcsns. who might be induced 10 bolt
se{r oT1 caucus Coalition was good
--ilE 20 talk about. bIr with no hope o.
ut-sizE ID vas also perfectly safe
ming % ts x about until the tine For =
showdown arrived
BELL PARTY FRAMES PLANS
Conservative Bel democrats had been
II work quietly al cay framing Up =
esucus plan which would put the
cietus on coalition tax and a. the
same tine pu1 one over On McNab-
TIE ruu1r-s started tonight when
Senator Campbell who took the meas
IRE % Henry Lynch IN the san Luis
ebispo district offered As ths first or
rer O. business resolution setting
ror-h the lupossi biiity of elscting =
deuorrar 10 -he United States senate
ana rledgi-E ire democratic minority
10 cooperate with those republicans
- 10 might desire 10 elect honest ca
rahle and etscient" public servants re-
-s-6iess - rheir partisan sHlisttOns-
Honest John Curtin, be-stt of =
institutional objection. Denounced the
resolution IS rfIe Lincoln Roosevelt
league 7lo- 70 sUirch the far fame OF
6emocrscy-
CURTIN FOR DEMOCRAT
Honest John Curtin was fo- =
democrat snc the preservation Of Al
lsuLieo democratic honor
- vas Wheelsn. who csucused with
. uself and OXEN and ColiUm early
ir rhe week and decided 70 give the
~orp- luentary vote TO Flznnerx.
ETheelsr who was elected BY the Re-
publican machine in san Francisco. said
ne would vote fcr q republican sor
T0un drussteT. buI thar was the limit
only s democrat or Standing could get
MS slrusge Tor the United states
senate
O.1 1er democrats. notably stucksn-
hrlk were nonc0mmittsl IS % the
ro-rd master but strong on demo
-rs- for the United States senate. al
~ which failed 10 dismsy Campbell
WHO had another resolution Up his
= ssFe and produced II al the psyche
soEicsl moment That resolution bound
rle members q The minority 10 the
majority wiI % the caucus
DRAGGED BN COAT TAILS
Lawrence Wilson o. Winters started
for -re door and IS he was dragged
back. by rhe coat tails both he and
Preston of TkiEh emphEtically denied
rlat -ley would BE- bound by any Ole
majority and the resolution went
-arough z5 no
Tie uuterrifed VIII s,eet again Non
wil submit Ire name % his choice
tcr United states senator This viii
-nsEre thar al are asplrsnts VIII get
comp I-leu-arE vote of one or more
sucus TIE ma 5oritr. unless
The cUr - switched meanwhile viii
re-e for Phelan. and the gentlemen
u-h0 decline 20 stand bv the ex-msyor.
always excepting Wilson and Preston.
- Trey remain obourats. VIII get the
stony stare from the BeIl democrats for
re rest ~ The session
TOR PHELAS AFTER LANGDoS
senator Tom Kennedy VIII give his
frst vote 10 District Attorney LsnEdon
and thereafter VIII be quite ready 10
stand FOR Phelsu- Llghtner OF the for
rv-1rth district is pledged 20 Be-. put
sen Goes not want his name presented
BLACK and Hopkins are unpledged- but
are expected 10 bury their union labor
objections 10 Phelsn under the stress
- rhe majority binding rule
Wfth six recoEuized brethren q the
faith md Senator Charles " Bell Of
seaside who has not been invited. the
repualfcsns 81 rhe senate and assembly
FvIl meet tomorrow night IN Joint eau
rus 70 20 through the form or nomins-
ring George C. Perkins 10 succeed him
sef in the United States senate
REPUBLTCANs Refuse TO SIGN
six republican members of the as
sembiv refused today 10 sign the call
for the republican 5oint senatorial eau
Or we're conVerientlv absent when
George Hans. q Alameda county cir
rulsred the formal document which Is
necessary preliminary 20 the caucus
which VIII probs bly, give Perkins about
s. votes out q & total Or rs 70 be