Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-05 | Page 13 | Re-Election of Perkins Generally Conceded

RE-ELECTION OF PERKINS GENERALLY CONCEDED SACKAMENTU, ' al., Jan. 4. Tho thirty-eighth session of the California legislature opened shortly after noon today. The preliminary work of organization or-ganization occupied but a short tiino, ns tho distribution of patronage whs accomplished by caucus this morning. Out of a total of 120 members, ( arc Democrats and the remainder re-mainder republicans. The principal business to come before be-fore tho body will bo tho election of a United States senator to succeed Senator Sen-ator Perkins; a proposal to prohibit race track gambling, and tho etmctmoiit of a direct primary law. The re-election of Senator George Perkins is generally gen-erally conceded.