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CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMEN
TO, Jan. 13.— Senator Sanford of Ukiah
will to-morrow morning -present a joint
resolution to the Senate instructing Cali
fornia's Senators in Congress to.voteiand
use all honorable means to secure the pas
sage of the omnibus statehood bill.
This bill is now in the upper house of
Congress. An effort is . being made - to
have Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
Territories admitted into the Union. .There
is a delay due to the fact that an effort is
being made to admit. Oklahoma to- tha
exclusion of the other two. territories. It
is said that- Senator* Perkins favors the
passage of the omnibus. bill; but. Senator
Bard is opposed. By, the : passage of the
joint resolution it Is hoped; that both Sen-'
ators will use all their energies to secure
its passage.,
WILL URGE SENATORS
TO FAVOR ADMISSION
.From the, county, committee; to the Sen
atorial chamber in Washington is a far
cry, bufiti.was none too -far, for ; Dunlap
and * Nelson,; and the daring ; fight they,
made will. be the chief topic on the boule
vard . for many moons' to come. • s
Mr.. Nelson and Editor Phelps were in
terviewed in : Stockton to-night . by a . Call
representative. ' Mr. Nelson said that he
had received a . telegram ' from - Congress
man "Woods stating that he had presented
Mr.; Nelson's name for s the honor. Editor
Phelps was , smiling ; broadly, - a strange
thing for a defeated man to ¦ do, . and he
said that he" was ' sorry that he ; had lost
the fight, but that he was going to be real
good because the . county ; committee had
promised . to look out for him.*i$SBHlBEH
When the history of the postoffice fight
is studied, In all its ramifications the ulti
mate development of the* plot may be.
readily guessed. . Dunlap suddenly lost. his 1
reluctance to the caucus roll, , the
remnants of the opposition to the re-elec
tion' of | Perkins melted away,, and on the
very day that Senator. Perkins was de
clared ' re-elected the announcement ¦} is
made , that .Congressman Woods has rec
ommended' the name of T. A. Nelson for
the coveted postmastership:
That statement by the President ended
the discussion, but the matter was not
allowed to slumber and . very weighty
hydraulic pressure was brought to bear.
Here was Congressman Woods',; who 'also
had done good service to the party, and
who was n Republican, and a gold one
at that. HaoV not Colonel Irish had a
long enough seat on political velvet, and
why should he not bo satisfied to step
down and out r even if reluctantly, to
make way for the gentleman from Sari
Joa4uln?
However those . things, may ; have been,
whatever may have been the. nature of
the pressure brought to bear, It has
come about that Mr. Woods gets the of
fice and pays his debt of gratitude by
appointing his -friend Ph*lps to the dep
utyship and the Republican /'stalwarts are
satisfied because they dou't like the Idea
of? Democrats, even gilded ones, holding
fat positions under Republican adminis
trations. •
A Cabinet meeting was held in Wash
ington recently at which the subject of
the removal of Colonel Irish was broach
ed, but President Roosevelt said that the
Democratic colonel had done splendid ser
vice aa a gold Democrat for President
McKlnley and the Republican party in
the campaign of 1S96, and that-lje had con
tinued to do equally as good service since
then, and that it was no more than prop
er that these services should be appre
ciated by allowing him to occupy the cozy
Custom-house nest, whose duties he had
conducted in a highly satisfactory man
ner, both to the Government and to the
public
Colonel John P. Irish they knew to be a
formidable politician, one who stood In
high favor with the administration, al
though he was a lifelong Democrat and
an appointee of President Cleveland.
they therefore took all the steps they
deemed necessary to accomplish that pur
pose. •
Continued From Page 1, Column 3.
Ppecial Disrilch to The Call
ASSEMBLYMAN C. W. LEININGER
of Weaverville/ Trinity County,
voiced the approval of his con-
stituents In the nomination of Sen
ator Perkins to succeed himself. He was
in good voice and spoke as follows:
California is now entering upon an era of
creat industrial development. Our people and
our products are known In every quarter or
the globe and to the end that we may foster
and perpetuate our present prosperity by wise
and just legislation in the nation's tribunals
It behooves us to re-elect and return to office
those men who have been moet realous In ad
vocating and otherwise advancing measures
which have contributed to largely to our suc
cfss. Our fister States of the East have long
recognized the wisdom of this policy and well
may we profit by their example.
Conspicuous among these men. Senator l er
kins, irom earliest manhood, has been closely
identified with the growth and development of
our State. Prominent always In the political
• nd Industrial affairs of the commonwealth, he
has risen by his own"TBftorts from cabin boy
to be a captain of industry; from a mining
merchant in the early ISO's to a prince of our
merchant marine. Big in heart and broad In
experience, which a lonr and useful life has
given him. he is by virtue of his devotion to
party and to the people generally, and by vir
tue of his rank »mong the nation's leaders,
richly deserving of the honor and reward which
the great State of California is again about to
confer upon him. - ""> v ,'
And therefore. In behalf of the delegatlJn of
Northern California, and especially In behalf
of the sturdy miners and stalwart lumbermen
of the First district, who have felt his inter
est and influence in. their affairs. I take great
pleasure In seconding the nomination of the
Hon. George C. Perkins for United States Sen
ator.
Republican party and the scope of its achieve
ments. To this party of
"Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the
fog
In public duty and in private thinking, 1
Senator Perkins, has from the first devoted
himself anl through Its organization has
Biven effect to his fine aptitudes for honorable
and successful public service. A motto j>ujied
to the cource of his party he might claim for
his own. He was not rocked and dandled into
a statesman "Nitor in -adversum" is the
motto for a man like him: "I strive against
opposition." The resolute courage of the sailor
lad before the mast hat matured the man and
Feasoned htm for the duties of a member of
the great courcll of the nation. He is no tyro
In the affairs of men and of state. He won
early recognition of his fitness for the duties
of government. His earliest triumphs, like his
latest were in the legislative branch of gov
ernment. For three sessions he F2t In this
body as a Senator from Butte, LS3sen and
Plumas counties.
QUALITIES OF PERKINS.
The larsre measure <f the man was manifest.
and when the government of the Stats was
started anew and the constitution of 1871) was
to be put Into effect, he It was they chose to
execute Its provisions and be the first Governor
ot California under the new constitution. Then,
as r.lways, he appeared foremost in
"The great march
Wherein man runs to man to assist him and
buttress an arch
Naught can break."
He retired from the high station of Governor
full of honors and with the approbation of the
commonwealth. But it la not permitted to men"
of his stamp to move only In the sphere of pri
vate affaire, however large. About the river
of life there is a heavenly sunshine, though a
wintry wind. The Iris colors its agitation, the
frost fixes upon its repose. The many colors
of brilliant success had co marked his career
that when to the troubles of 1893 was added
the calamity of the death of one of our Sena
tors in Congress, the finger of selection point
ed to him and he wan called from the repose of
private life by appointment to the Senate of the
United States of America. In that exalted
council of the nation be has* ripened through
the years. His acts have received the applause
of his State repeatedly until torday his posi
tion In that body Is in public estimation and
official recognition of a standard as high as
any other member of It.
Such has been the full-orbed- Klory of the
party and such the rounded success of the
man Little wonder, then, that the alert peo
ple of this State anticipated the action of their
Legislature. As little wonder that the Legis
lature in the performance of Its trust Instantly
responds to the declared will of the people.
Sir, I have the honor to name for the office
of Senator in Congress to succeed himself Cali
fornia's tried and most accomplished man of
public affairs. Georee Clement Perkins.
New Shipping Combine Story Denied.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-J. P. Morgan & Co,
of this city to-day denied .the report cir
culated by the Brussels correspondent of
the London Daily Telegraph that "a new
Morgan trust is projected, to include all
the British, German, French and Italian
shipping companies trading between Eu
rope and South America."
ElKrfal Dispatch to The Call
WHEN Senator R. G. Lukens of
Alameda arose to place in nom
ination Senator George C. Per
kir;s the chamtjer grew quiet. As he pro
ceeded with hi£ eloquent address, aiding
hi& words by all the art.« of oratory, he
was frequently applauded. He eaid:
Mr. President: The announcement you have
lufct made admt.nisr.es me that we have ar
rived at the moment in our deliberations ap
jioir.ttd for choosing a Senator in Con£re«
lroro the State of California. This sovereign
htate U now to signify her full and loyal par*
ticlpation in the Federal I'nion of which she
it an integral j>art by exercising the prirCes"
and rxTformir-S t} >* dut >' which, above ail
others', arid directly, typifies the equality cf
• ¦•- ;: State with tvery other as- a. member of
the F>d«-r&! fnJon. It Is a solemn duty >jl
MupendoUK meaning. We fulfill H at this tin:e
Ly electing again, as twice before, George
«.Vmcnt Perkins. "<
It may be thought I speak in anticipation of
the event. Not so. I speak perhaps not in
the conventional manner of nominating a can
didate, but the circumstances of the election
at thifc bession warrant if they do not require
it. The sovereign people of this State have
I»rc»r>ounct-d him their choice in various of the
ictrlElative diftrict*, and the regular caucus
of the Republican men-<ber» (happily at this
time I roust think, a clear majority of this 1
L^glilaturc) has deliberately recognized the
viM'-Kn of that choice, acquleyced in and con
firmed it.
It is n<jt permitted me. therefore, to try v.hat
I coula in nominating a candidate for the
Senate. There is no ileld here lor him who
if keen for a contest and ambitious to over
<-ome opposition. The event i» known in fact
before jt is jjcccmiilished in law. The whole
body of the doTiinant party in this State has
acclaimed him, 'and their legislative represen
tatives have united to give eject to the will
of the people.
SERVICE OF REPUBLICANS.
It i» Cuing, however, on this occasion to
say something of the great political party to
which Senator Perkins gives his allegiance,
and also something of the large capacity and
character winch have made him a leader high
In the councils of that i»arty. As Repubiicans.
¦we are fortunate in the fact that there is noth
ing in the record of our party, nothing in the
principles we advocate to embarrass us in
gathering to choote a Senator in Congress who
u-lll share the responsibilities of the majority
of that body and be an actor in the control
of ft.
Comparatively Freaking, it Is a young party
through which we act. Though I cannot my
**lf claim the proud distinction, there are
m«n in this Senate Chamber who saw the
r>frth of the Republican party and supported
v.'lth enthusiasm Fremont and each succeeding
llf'publscan candidate offered to their suf
lrafecs. As a party, we cannot match ages with
the Democratic j>arty: but they cannot match
achievements with up. They have endured
longer; we have accomplished mere. Out ot
the hardship ar;d adversity the picked men
*±o first formed the Republican party have
brought at to th<> strength in number and
«ead!ne*s in principje that unite it at this time
¦nd make it supreme. Thf" flr^t trumpet that
nounded in the Republican camp called men to
Kacrifice, not to Fjioils. The party was welded
together and fctrengthpr.oil under the fhock of
battle, and the highest place In its service has
o:tcn kd to a martyrdom.
Consioer then briefly the problems that
have confronted thi» nation Rlnce the Republi
can party has existed and the solutions of
them which it has worked out Its first re-
Fponsibillty in office was the conduct of a
fierce civil war.
"'In the Intestine sheck
And furious close of civil butchery."
The dauntless leaders of the party strengthened
with the strength and grew with the growth
of their county and its liberty-ordaining con-
Ftit'Jtion. Th«ir faith in the linal triumph of
Appomattox sustained them through the dark
mietf: of Bull Run and of Chickamagua. Tha
emancipation of a race under the proclamation
cf the first Republican President was but an
incident of the war that vurtalned the con
ducive logic of Daniel Webster In his debate
•"-Ca'n^t th<» right of »eces!"ion by proving Its
Impossibility. The Republican party cstabllsh
•hI at h Ftroke an Imperishable union of men
forever free.
TRIUMPHS OF THE PARTY.
Th« war ]«•« itK large Ujracy of debt and
amon* the most brilliant achievements of the
republican r»«y is the rtcry of the National
Treasury and the matchless statesmanship that
na« marked the management of it so that to
day a sound financial policy, coupled with the
Republican principle of protection to American
industry and American labor, has made us not
only the strongest of the nations In credit, but
tlw rnoet universally prosperous and happy of
the peoples of the earth •
Th» in. id. lit s of the war with Spain are too
r*-c*nt to require mention In detail. The tri
umph of the Republican policy of McKlnley
¦ nd of Roosevelt extpmling the benefits of
American rt-.ll and religious liberty to millions
of fellow creature* in Tuba and out in the Isl
and* of th= Pacific Ocean has expanded our
"M»mer«. «xalted our iwponal and public
Ideals and made the principles for which that
flag stands active and permanent and respected
wlirrevcr it floats and where it shall float for
rver.
Such. In briefest outline. Is the course of the
Special Dispatch to The Call,
W.H. WASTE of Berkeley, son of
' a pioneer and from boyhood
an admirer of Senator Perkins,
seconded the nomination in the Assembly
in a speech short but impressive and full
of happy allusions. He said:
Mr. Speaker and Members of the Assemblj :
It a'fords me nioro than passing pleasure tu
second the nomination of Senator Perkins. Few,
if any, "el even the older members of the As
oombly have known hhn longer than I have.
Nearly thirty years atco when I was but a
echoolboy of Butte County, then Senator Per
kins' home, I first met and became acquainted
with him. My father and Senator Perkins
were among, the pioneer Republicans of that
county and- at a time when to be a Republican
In that ' locality meant almost ' political ob
livion, and together with their Joyal associates
they planned and worked until political honor
fame to both.
The sassage of thirty y«ars has wrought
many chances. My father long since passed
to the pioneer's reward and Senator Perkins
has climbed the • heights of a State's and a
nation's fame. These same changes 'have once
more brouzht me to be a resident of Senator
Perkins* home county and I am afforded great
pleasure to be able to second his nomination
on behalf of the united people of Alameda
County.
We are proud of him on account of those
sterling aualltles which have been extolled by
the previous speakers. We are proud to have
him. such a distinguished man. a - resident
within cur borders. We Justly take pride In his
rplendld record as a great statesman and ap
preciate the influence of his excellent citizen
ship. - ' * '
The Republicans of this county In conven
tion assembled sent-<ev«n- men . to this body
and said to us, "Do not return until you send
us the word that you have returned Senator
George C. Perkins to the United States Sen
ate." In memory of those ' pioneers of early
days who wrought so well that we might en
joy the ripened fullness of their lust laborn,
as the son of a pioneer, in the name of the
united peoole of Alameda County and on be
half of the delegation of that county In this
house, I now second the nomination of Senator
George C. Perkins.
LEGISLATURE ACCORDS PERKINS
Continued From Page 1, Column 4.
I believe It to be our plain duty not to be
diverted from our true course, and' that i« to
re*urn to the United States Senate, as his
own successor, the Hon. George C: Perkins - 4
"Old" Placer County has always Blood by
him. She gave him the final casting vote in
189?. . when Dr. Noble Martin, a Democrat
from the old Fifth District, arose — one vote
being needed — and announced that his county
"old" Placer, was Republican; that the Re
publicans demanded the election of George c
Perkins; that his own x party was In a-hopVless
minority, and that he, therefore, gave the cast
ing-vote for his county's choice.
Placer County is still - for George C. Per
kins, and instead of one. Democratic vot" as
eight years ago, her Representatives are now
instructed to give him two Republican votes
and they propose to do it, believing' the? are
serving the best Interests of this great t=tate
Mr. President and gentlemen of the Senate'
T have the distinguished privilege and pleasure
of seconding the nomination of the Hon
George C. Perkins as Senator for the State of
California In the Congress of : the United
~i in n ii'Mijiiintiiiirtif nrf*i>>'i>iwilh'iiw
Gentlemen, George C. Perkins has been tried
in various official positions, and the State has
always found him equal to the highest de
mands made on his abilities. As State Sena
tor, as Governor, as United States Senator, he
has always been a faithful servant of the
people. He Is a practical man; he workid hb
a miner. He laid the foundation of huTpros
perity as a merchant. He is thoroughly in
formed as to our merchant and naval marine
no man In California Is better Informed and
more thoroughly In earnest as to our success
with foreign commerce.. % ?
With rival railroads and rival steamship
lines grasping for our trade; with our chief
commercial city, still dreaming of the golden
days of '49. hardly awake to the glorious com
mercial future that will soon be here, whether
she strives for It or not; with a matchless
land-locked harbor, boo:., to be whitened with
the sails of half the. commerce of the world
with all these matters fresh in our hopes and
memories, we cannot afford to experiment; we
cannot afford to make a change at this par
ticular time.
Gentlemen, we have such a man in our se
nior Senator, the Hon. Oeorge C. Perkins. He
has served this State in the upper house of
Congress since lsua, and by his industry and
ability has reached a proud eminence In the
national capital. \
He it was who saved the transport -carrying
trade >to this State and San Francisco, even
after the Massachusetts and >*>rth western
Senators and James J. Hill, one of (the greatest
railroad magnates in the United mates, were
already boasting that fhey had it In. their
grasp. Could a new. Inexperienced man have
saved that vast business to California aa Sen
ator Perkins' did?
Our duty to our State~and ourselves must
be to elect a man to the Senate of the United
States big and broad enough to meet our new
conditions. He should be of mature age. wide
experience. Industrious and a thorough Califor
nlan — a man of action. . A man who believes
In beginning the new ce ntury in material prog
ress in advance of the old one.
And if we have such a man, how easy, our
task. A man who has hud the requisite ex
perience in the halls of Congress, who is al
ready a* recognized power, who stands' at the
head of his committees rather than at the foot,
where a new selection, no matter how compe
tent, must stand for a number of years.
The question Is, gentlemen, will we profit by
the facts before us; will we elect a strong pub
lic servant and become stronger at Washington,
or will make a change at the wrong time and
lose much of our sower?
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senate:
California is happily situated. An Inland State
Is surrounded with other States; the'surround
ings and people are similar. It Is a struggle
ad rivalry along: level lines, while w* ha,ve the
whole United States on the north and east of
us. a friendly republic on- the south anV on the
west a placid ocean and the islands sod the
Oriental world anxious to trade with us. With
the new cables now being laid San Francisco
will be the distributor of the commercial news
of the Orient, rather than London. A State
bordering the sea has a commanding Impor
tance in trade and commerce over Inland
States. Our Atlantic Elates must compete with
the densely crowded populations of Europe for
Euprcmacy in commerce and with similar ex
porlations. while we of California have a diver
sified trade with the diversified peoples, all
anxious for our products. "With these favor
able circumstances before us— acknowledged
advantages — we should with a broad ano> gen
erous wisdom Improve our opportunities rightly.
When the constiutlon was formed the great
compromise was made that the smaller States
should have equal representation in the Senate
with the larger ones, and Rhode Island, Dela
ware and other small States have had a dis
proportionate Influence In the nation. Another
fact must be borne. In mind— the\New Kngland
and South Atlantic States have retained their
Senators In Congress in many Caiea a quarter
of a century, until they became past masters in
Influence and power. Other Senators like
Clay. Webster. Calhoun and Benton became all
powerful from 'their lone experience and .'In
fluence at Washington.
The mistake ol the West, and especially of
California, has been short terms in Congress.
About the time a man becomes useful to his
State or district the L>eglfllature or people turn
him out without adequate reason. Maine,
Ohio and Iowa have learned the secret of power
at Washington, and the latter Is to-day one
of the strongest States In the councils of the
nation. She has a well-trained, long-termed
corps of Congressmen and Senators — the
Speaker of the House and two Cabinet officers.
stood by Senator Perkins from the
beginning of his political career. He
spoke as follows:
Special Dispatch to The Call. -' S>, f
SENATOR W. B. LARDNER of Au
burn made a decided hit when he
told how "old" Placer County had
Alameda Assemblyman
Says His Election Is
Duty to State.
To Him Is Given the Honor
of Making Perkins^
Nomination.
Has Backed Senator Per
kins From Beginning
and Does So Now.
Eloquent Tribute Is Paid
Perkins 1 Man From
Weaverville.
SECRETS OF MYSTERIOUS COMBINE
He belongs to no class, but is distinctly of
the whole people, and as United States Sena
tor would be able and broad enough to legis
late for all alike. He knows the needs of
California — of all her varied Interests, and In
the performance of his duty would honor him
self and the people who elected him. lie is a
tower of strength and looms far above all.
When hl3 name Is mentioned all others 'sink
Into insignificance. • His name haa been writ
ten high up- in the scroll of fame, where It will
remain undlmmed by. the eating rust of
oblivion and the sittings of Father* Time. I
present the name of Democracy's • choice, the
honest, fearless and straight Franklin K. Lane.
At the conclusion of Senator Sanford's
address Senator Bunkers, referring to
the rapid rise of the Labor party in poli
tics, nominated as the candidate of the
Union Labor party Mayor Eugene E.
Schmitz of San Francisco. As there were
no other Labor representatives In the
Senate he received no second.
In the House Assemblyman Siskron of
San Francisco nominated Mayor Schmitz
for Senator in a few well' chosen words,
which was seconded by Murphy of San
Francisco.
This young hero, to fortune and fame un
known, soon came from out of the shadows of
the tall redwoods of Santa Cruz and located
beneath the classic shades of Berkeley, where,
by tolling upward in the night while others
slept, he soon made for himseir a way and by
his own effort gained an education and fitted
himself for, the higher duties of life. As edi
tor, lawyer,: orator and statesman he stands in
the fore front.
He has been able, honest and fearless as
City Attorney of San Francisco and has given
the people a splendid administration.. Last
fall he was the standard bearer of the Democ
racy for Governor, and, although not elected,
he ran over 30.000 votes ahead of the ticket,
making out of defeat, not I a disgrace, but an
honor.
The gentleman we have chosen to honor is
one who stands not only In the front ranks of
IiIh party, but one who takes second place to
none In the great State of California. He Is a
man that the people of the entire State, re
gardless of party, honor and respect and are
glad to claim eg a citizen.
Coming to the State In early youth with
nothing to recommend him save only his In
domitable courage, strong character and hon
esty of purpose, we first find him working in
the sawmills of Santa Cruz County, He Is
one I of nature's young- noblemen, one of the
common people. If you please, whom Abraham
Lincoln said God Almighty muBt have dearly
loved or he would not have made so many of
them.
I do not • intend to make a political speech
and do not expect my candidate to win; still,
we believe in perfecting and maintaining the
organisation of the oldest and' grandest party
this nation has ever known — the party that
ivas founded by Jefferson, sustained by Jack
son and so ably defended by Wl|liam J. Bryan.
If any one has deluded himself with the idea
that the spirit oi Democracy is dead he doesn t
understand tha great heartthrobs and Impulses
of the people. And if the Republicans keep up
their trust ridden policies and refuse to come
to the relief of the people of the East, who
• re being frozen to death on account of the
coal trust, we will give their spinal colurem
such a chill two years hence that they will
never get over it. Democracy i« not deai
and the majority will find us the liveliest
corpse in existence in 1904.
SENATOR SANFORD of Ukiah. the
skillful pleader for a lost cause,
brought balm to the hearts of • the
minority by his optimistic .word-palntiny
and pleasure to all, by his eloquent ad
dress. He said: , " .
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senate:
As chairman of the Democratic caucus, I have
been delegated the honor of presenting the
;name of the Democracy's choice for United
States Senator.
Union, Labor Legislators
Express Preferences
for Schmitz.
Democratic Orator Offers
Franklin K. Lane as
Party's Cfidice.
MINORITY GETS
SOME COMFORT
FROM SANFORD
TRINITY GIVES
ITS APPROVAL
BY LEININGER
PLACER STILL
STANDS BY HIM,
SAYS LARDNER
LUKENS PAYS
HIS TRIBUTE
TO INCUMBENT
WALSH SPEAKS
FOR ALAMEDA
IN THE HOUSE
CARTER SPEAKS
FOR THE SOUTH
IN APPROBATION
ORATORS IN THE LEGISLATURE SPEAK IN PRAISE OF ASPIRANTS FOR SENATORSHIP
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14.1903.
: Bunkers of San Francisco. caught the
president's eye at this point 1 and lost no
time;, in placing the name of ' Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco as the prefer
ence "of • the Union Labor - party for . Sen
atorial
V {Bunkers, being the only memberjof the
party in the Senate,' ther^ was no second
to- the "nomination, but. Ralston, Luchsin
scr and Bauer did an extra turn in behalf
RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
The next . on the programme was a
bouquet of verbal flowers by . Senator
Sanford as a mark of his high esteem for
Franklin ¦ K. Lane, whom he announced
as the choice of the Democratic min
ority for the empty honor of their com
plimentary vote. At the mention of his
defeated rival's name Governor Pardee
gallantly started, the first really spontan
eous applause of the day.
Then Emmons of Bakersfleld ' sprang
Into the breach with a prompt second and
came near creating a sensation with the
following impromptu remarks:
"It gave me great pleasure to second the
nomination of Franklin K. Lane be
cause the people of California at the gub
ernatorial election had cast a sufficient
number of votes so that If all votes should
have been counted as cast it would have
resulted in a' declaration of Lane's elec
tion. I am not caviling with the result, as
the interests of this State are safe' In the
hands of the Governor-elect, but " when
time ; rolls on and the people have recov
ered from their insanity caused by the
mad rush for power, place and money,
the doctrine enunciated by that great
est Democrat of them all, Thomas Jef
ferson, .will again animate thet minds of
the people and Democrats and Democracy
will be triumphant with our motto, now as
then, 'equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none.' Therefore, I take < great
pleasure In seconding the nomination of
Franklin K. Lane for Senator of the
United States, as the leading. exponent of
Democratic ideas to-day in the ; State of
California."
ORATORS TO THE FORE.
candidates. There was praise to-day and
plenty for Perkins and the also-rans, and
while it bristled with superlatives to the
last echo it was many chips shy in elo
quence. It must be said in Justice, how
ever, that some of the speeches were
maiden efforts and badly handicapped by
an epidemic of stage fright. Even the
veteran Lukens in the Senate was com
pelled, to take furtive glances at a bunch
of typewritten manuscript " on his desk,
while his delivery was one long drawn-out
monologue, destitute of inflection and
spirit.
The secret of it all was the absolute
lack of inspiration.- There was nothing
in the :cut-and-drled affair' to stimulate
them. And after the roll had been called
and the result announced the only sign
of enthusiasm was a desultory clapping
of hands among the Senate manufactur
ers themselves..
The looms that finally spun out the
Perkins toga first began to whir in the
Senate chamber. Governor Pardee and.
his Interesting family were among the
first guests to arrive and occupied seats
of the chosen within the forbidden rail.
A resolution calling for the election of
a United States Senator to succeed George
C. Perkins was offered by Leavitt of Ala
meda and adopted perfunctorily. Senator
Lukens fell Into line and nominated Per
kins as the choice of Alameda and Lard
ncr of Auourn seconded the nomination.
It was a Ions speech, with many a hunch
for the man of toil, but it was Murphy's
first opportunity of the session and it
was hard to let go. This was the only
second to Schmitz's nomination and al
together was a credit to Murphy. Tha
result of the roll carl v.as; Perkins OS,
Lane 12. Schmitz 6.
Perkins having been elected by both ,1
houses, no balloting will . be nec
essary at the joint sessiofi to
morrow. That function will be limited to
a formal announcement of the vote and
the declaration that George C. Terklns
has been re-elected Unued States Sena
tor from California.
There was considerable pood nature.1
chaffing Indulged In by loungers in the
lobbies of both houses during the calling
of the roll. Internal Revenue Collector
John C. Lynch and several friends wera
interested listeners in the Senate lobby,
and when Senator Jack Tyrrell voted for
George C. Perkins in a very weak tone
they laughed at the,Senator's change of
heart and remarked that "Jack" had to
toe the mark at last.
WASHINGTON*. .Tan. IS.— The House Com
mutes on Invalid Tensions has favorably rt
ported a bill granting a pension of $ 100 a moatli
tu thtt wiOow of Genenl Frans SLzei.
Mil Mill
For the high office of Senator of the United
States Alameda County — Alameda County,
strong in its Republicanism — presents that
typical, American, that broadmlnded statesman,
George 'C Perkins.
"He hath so planted Ms honor* in their
ereg and his actions In their hearts that for
their tongues to be silent and not confess
so much were a kind of ingrateful Injury."
California has recently, through, the uncer
tainties of politics, lost several of her oldest
and beat Republican representatives In the
national Congress. She cannot afford at thla
time to be deprived of the services of her
foremost statesman in the upper branch of
that body. You. gentlemen, are here a* the
trusted representatives of the people. Th«
great majority demand the re-election of
George C. Perkins, and to do otherwise than
obey their mandate would prove you false lo
your trust. Of the people's regard for him
it might be said, as it was of a Reman of.
old:
It is this knowledge of the man that baa
endeared him to all classes in this State. He
who labors in the shop, in the mine or on
the farm realizes that In Qeorge C. Perkins*
there la one who has also labored at the
same tasks, painfully, sturdily, honestly, a:.fl
knew ins; this the hearts of the people go out
to kirn.
In th* rreat problems now confronting th<»
American people; the solution of the labor
question, the curbing of the gigantic com
binations of capital, who can better defend
the Interests of the commonwealth than this
men. wnys* experience and training has quali
fied him to view matters of great moment with,
unprejudiced gaze? How faithfully he has
represented the Stats of California la the
national Senate you all know. And that his
untiring zeal has been fittingly recognized in
the Senate his membership on the most Im
portant committees of that body sufficiently
attest. It was his commanding influence
which thwarted the recent attempts on tn»
part of the powerful Northwest to divert the
trreat volume of governmental business from
San Francisco.
Hts position on the Committees on Appro
priation and Xaval Affairs is pregnant wttti
meaning for this State. It Is through thes»
committees that' the disbursements for govern
mental purposes are made, that navy yards
are maintained, lightships and coallnx sta
tions secured, and the great carrying trails
between this coast and Hawaii and the Philip
pines developed.
\ NEED OF A STATESMAN.
Beginning his career with but one advant
age, the advantage of poverty, the poverty
that incites the workings of amblttrn, that
broadens th» mind and instills in the breast
a sympathy embracing In its scope the hop*s
and yearnings of human kind. George C.
Perkins has passed from a sailor bsfore tha
mast to a seat in the greatest Consrcjs of
the world.
Throughout his lite he has been true to
his great guiding motto — never shir!: duty.
The nleht might be dark, the waves roll high,
the lightning flash from the skies, but the
sailor was ever found dauntless and true be
fore the blast. And in after life, when placed
In high position by the men among whom ha
had lived and labored in the strife- and strug
gle of partisan politics, amid the. temptations
and allurements of political action, his heart
and his mind have never veered from the prin
ciples of right and Justice.
MERIT OF THE SENATOR.
Perkins for United States Senator
from California, and he performed that
office In a most acceptable manner. He
said: ¦
Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the Assembly:
This day, in the Senate of the United States.
stanch and true to the people of California
and to the nation, stands their rreat par*
liamentary representative. Georga O. Perkin*.
As in the past, so he Is to-day, the skilled
debater, the tireless worker, the gallant cham
pion of the rights of the people. No man In
public view at this hour more truly represents
the grand possibilities of American lite than
does California's senior Senator.
TO Assemblyman P. M. "Walsh of
Alameda ( was given the high honor
of placing in nomination George C.
gpecial Dispatch to Tha Call.
Siskron of San Francisco, as a member
of the Union Labor pur :y, proposed the
name *of Mayor Schmitz. Then Murphy
of :- San Francisco saw his chance and
nailed It. His preliminary "thinks" bore
ripe: fruit and if he had been working by
the day' he would be entitled to overtime.
NO SIGN OF CONTEST.
In the Assembly the same listless, tune
less song was sung, with never a note of
blatant force. to smite the ear and awaken
the mind to. interest. Young Walsh of
Alameda claimed first honors and placed
the name of Perkins In the field with a
more or less dramatic speech. There was
some applause at the- mention of the can
didate's name, but It was spasmodic and
short lived. Leininger of Weaverville~was
slated to second Perkins* nomination and
h« did so. Then came Carter of Los An
geles with another boost for Perkins.
Waste of Berkeley had the next number
on the bill and acquitted himself to the
satisfaction of , his friends.'
. Klllingsworth of Vacaville then stepped
to the front and nominated Lane for the
Democrats. Dougherty of San Juan-re
sponded with a second and was followed
by Snyder of Nevada City and Bangs of
Modesto. J3BSS8B
of Perkins and so saved the programme.
At last the calling of the roll began and
while some, were loud and self-confident In
their response of "George C. Perkins"
there were a few who bleated the name In
a husky whisper as though it stuck in
their throat. The result was Perkins 33,
Lane 5. Sc-hmiiz 1 and one absent.
Through his untiring efforts and influence
the Government a few years ago constructed
on Gcat Island In the bay of San Francisco
a naval training station, where thousands of
men now recejye their training for the United
States navy.
i He occupies aiyJmaortant position on ttv:
Appropriations (yommittee of the Senate, th«
importance of which cannot be overestimated
by the people of California, for every appro
priation must come throuch that committee,
and their report is usually final.
He now is chairman of the Civil Service
Committee. Moved by these considerations and
having at heart the Interests, not only of the
people ct the great commonwealth of Califor
nia but of the nation at large. I asseverate
that I believe it would be unwise and detri
mental to the interests of California not to
return Senator Perkins to tha United States
Senate, and in casting my vote for him I am
carrying out the - wishes of the Republican
party of Los Angeles County. • X- . "„
He has been for years, and is, an ardent ad
vocate and worker for the Isthmian canal. He
lent his influence and gave his vote for the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands. He Is the
only seafaring mjui in the United States .Sen
ate to-day, and by, reason thereof occupies a
ranking position on the Committee on Xaval
Affairs in the Senate and will in a short time
by priority become chairman of that important
committee of the Senate.
In the nine years that Senator Perkins ha;»
been in the Senate of the United States as a
representative of California he has been faith
ful to his trust, right upon erery question
affecting California and consistent with the
policies of th« great party he represents. He
has given a helping hand to sustain the great
beet sugar industry in this State-; h • has stood
steadfast against the reciprocal treaty with
Cuba, the adoption of which would be ruinous
•to the horticultural Interests of the State.
ABDENT JOB HEB INTERESTS.
It is necessary that the aid of the Govern
ment of the United States be invoked, not only
for the development of the natural resources,
but to secure and maintain markets for the
products of her soil, and the protection of her
industries. It Is necessary therefore, in view
of the many conditions which now face the
State of California, and in view of the further
fact that large manufacturing industries are
but In their infancy, to have a representative
in the Senate of the United States thoroughly
acquainted with the industrial conditions of
the State, alive to her needs, experienced in
legislation, and who will lend a strong arm to
the President of the United States In carrying
out the policy of government that has secured
to our peoplB an era of unbounded prosperity
and plenty. A representative of such charac
ter is invaluable to the people of the State of
California, for upon wise legislation this State
must depend for its futtire prosperity and
greatness.
Such a man is the Honorable George C. Per
kins, whose nomination for United States Sen
ator I now have the. honor and pleasure to sec
ond on behalf of the people of the southern
portion of the State, representing as they do
the varied industries of that splendid section
of California, and in seconding his nomination
and castng my vote for hm, I believe I am
acting for the public good of the whole people
of the State of California.
STATE'S IMPOBTANT EPOCH.
' Geographically situated as she Is. she should
command a large portion of the trade cf our
newly acquired possessions, as well as cf the
Orient itself. With 750 miles of coast line on
the Western border of the continent, indented
v.-ith the finest harbors en the Pacific Coast,
she is in a position. to command a large coast
wise trade, as well aa to increase our com
merce with the South American republics. Her
soil and climatic conditions make It possible
to furnish fruits and -foodstuffs to fill the mar
kets of our own and other countries, while her
mineral products place her among the first of
the wealth producing States of the Union, but
these natural and political advantages are not
alone sufficient to maintain and to acquire th»
position which she is entitled to occupy.
Since her birth as a State she has held an
important place on the Western coast and by
the trend of events of the past few years Is
destined to become more prominent in the sis
terhood of States.
EpeeUl Dispatch to Th« Call.
HE. CARTER, Assemblyman from
Los Angeles, made an eloquent
plea in support of Senator Per
i kins' candidacy for ' re-election,
asking It on behalf of the section he
represents. He spoke as follows:
Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the Assem
bly: We are here to-day to execute a trust
placed In our hands by the people of the State
of California in the election of a United States
Senator to succeed the honorable George C.
Perkins, whose term expires in March of this
year.
To fully realize the importance of the duties
devolving upon us. It is necessary that we stop
a moment to consider the position of the State
of California with relation to her interests as
a part of the nation, and the internal improve
ment and development of her resources.
Gives Perkins His Own and
His County's Hearty
Indorsement.
Declares Re-election of
Incumbent Necessary
; for State, h
ONLY PERKINS
FOR HIS PEOPLE,
STATES WASTE
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