Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-07
DEMOCRATS ARE
AGAINST FUSION
CAUCUS TURNS DOWN INDIE
PENDENT REPUBLICANS
ANTI-PERKINS FACTION WILL
NOT GET SUPPORT
State Legislature Puts in Another Day
WranaIing Over Patronage-SeV-
eraI Controversies Are
INDUCED In

oANGAhbIN IL, JAN. o.--Ine Demo-
cratic joint legislative caucus decided
late tonight not to fuse with indie
pendent Republicans is the election of
a United States senator.
The caucus discussed for many hours
the question of a nominee to the United
States senatorship to succeed George
c. Perkins of Oakland. They went into
executive session at $3.50 o'clock and
continued until a late hour.
The principal bone of contention was
the question of fusing with the anti
Perkins Republicans headed by E. ].
Callan of San Francisco.
A resolution proposing such a stand
was voted down after lively con-
troversy.
1t was finally agreed that it was
useless to attempt to defeat Senator
Perkins and that the Democrats should
give the minority vote to a party man.
A resolution binding those present to
vote consistently for the caucus nomi-
nee was carried.
No names were placed in nomination,
the caucus adjourning until Monday
night at s o'clock, when some party
leader will be agreed upon.
Many members had been pledged to
vote for certain men and on this ac-
count declined to enter into any ar
rangement for an independent.
Those Who Were Absent
The only absentees were Senator e.
O. Miller of Visalia and Assemblyman
E. N. Baxter, Yosemite.
Senator J. 3. Sanford of U1iah pre-
sided. Those present at the meeting
besides members of the legislature
were Supervisors Ralph McLeran and
Daniel c. Murphy of San Francisco,
and John f.. Murray, secretary Of the
McLeran and Murphy, who are here
in the interest Of the Hetch Hetchy
water project, were specially invited
by the chairman, Mr. Sanford.
The senatorial election will be held
on Tuesday and Wednesday, separate
ballots being taken in the two houses
on Tuesday and the joint ballot on the
day following.
All but two of the Republicans pres
ent today had signed the call for the
joint caucus to be held tomorrow night
at s o'clock.
The only members of the majority
party present who did not sign were
Assemblyman E. ]. CaIlan of the Thir-
ty-ninth, San Francisco, and c. G.
Young of the Fifty second, Berkeley.
Three assemblymen-Willia KehOe,
Eureka; John J. Wyatt, Salinas City,
and c. j. Wyllis, Dinuba-were absent.
Senator Charles w. Bell, who bolted
the Republican convention in Pasadena
two years ago, was not requested to
sign, leaving a total Of eighty-f1ve Re
publican names on the call.
Bills in Senate
Two bills and a joint resolution were
introduced in the senate, which con-
vened at 1920 this morning.
Senator Price rendered the measure
providing $40 day for legislators in
both branches, the bill being the re-
suit of a joint caucus.
The other bill provides for the pay
ment of presidential electors according
to the opinion recently rendered by the
attorney general.
The Hetch Hetchy joint resolution in
troduced yesterday by Wolfe of San
Francisco was the subject of discus
sion when its adoption was moved
after it had been faVOrably reported
by the San Francisco delegation
Anthony read a, telegram from Mayor
Taylor of San Francisco urging the
adoption of the resolution.
Senator Curtin Of Tuolumne, in
whose district is the water supply that
the metropolis seeks to tap, declared
he was in favor of giving San Francis
co all the water it wants, but he did
not favor the resolutions While the
matter was pending in congress.
Senator Sanford Dem) will intro
duce a joint resolution tomorrow re-
queSting the interstate commerce COM
mission to consider the protests made
against the advances in freight rates
at as early a day as possible and re-
quest congress to give consideration
at once to the report of Joseph Bris-
tow, special Panama railroad commits
sioner, recommending the establish
ment of a steamship line at once.
Denounces Arrangement
The resolution also denounces 1.-THE
arrangement made by the Pacific Mail
Steamship company with the trans
continental lines, whereby they never
have solicited any of this through
business and asks for increased pow
ers of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The Hetch Hetchy resolution was
adopted by a vote of SO, Curtin voting
for it. The latter, however, stated that
he would move for a reconsideration
tomorrow.
After declaring that the recent adj
vance in freight rates between Cali
fOrnia points and the east will place
d burden upon manufacturers, mer-
chants and producers to the extent Of
$10,000,000 a year." Senator Sanford s
resolution concludes:
'Be it resolved by the senate of the
state of California and the assembly,
JOluIly, IudL we request the interstate
commerce commission to consider the
protests made against the advances in
freight rates at as early a date as pos
sible and thus relieve the manufactur-
ers, merchants and producers of our
state from the increased burden placed
upon them; and,
BE it further resolved that we re-
quest the congress Of the United States
to speedily give consideration to the
report of the Hon. Joseph L. Bristow
special Panama railroad commissioner
as submitted by him to President-eIect
Taft, and that we recommend the
speedy establishment of the line at as
early a date as possible, in order that
relief may be afforded to the manufac-
turers, merchants and producers of this
state, and,
Have Sighted Business
Resolved, That we denounce the ar
rangement made by the Pacific Mail
Steamship company with the transcon-
tinental lines whereby they have never
solicited any of this through business.
and urge our representatives in con-
gress and in the United States senate
to give this matter their immediate
time and attention, and
BE 1t further resolved, That we urge
our representatives in congress to use
every effort for the furthering of the
measures granting increased powers to
the interstate commerce commission,
and particularly those measures relat-
ing to giving it the power to pass upon
the reasonableness of rates prior to the
taking effect of any proposed advance"
Three bills will be introduced in the
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