The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1899, Page 1

The all VOLUME L2 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GAGE APPLIES THE LASH TO LAW Brazen and Unseemly Assumption of Autocratic Power MAKERS OF CALIFORNIA TO HELP BURNS LEGISLATORS INSULTED BY THE IMPERIAL GOVERNOR Considers All Who Vote for Grant as His Particular Personal Enemies. by the Executive, Who Turns His Office Into a Burns Senatorial Machine. n the election United States ronounced to be 1 ed and it is now whether the m are will hold out the shackles with ical patronage. | vote for Grant a | aration made by Gov- 1 this in face of the fact a score of members of already openly de- to vote for Grant nator. The can- must indeed be when it becom end, the Governor, sition to at- 2nder their | that is citl- | ¥s in effect: “I will not permit you tc cast your vote for Grant for Senmator. If you irisist on doing so against my or- ders I will consider you my enemy and:will punish you.” { i Mr. ( 1id not talk this way dur- {ng the campaign. Then he said that if the p el n he would | ¢ - the servant of the rve their inte to and to These men are als of the people, but Governo: es not so consider them. He believes they are his serv- | s belief being firmly fixed in | crowded cranium he has | rry out his own per- | 10t the wishes of the 1 them. | condition of affairs might not inj to the people’s inter- other man than Mr. Gage Governor's chair, though the would be as great. But Gover- , within the past two himself to be the willing M. Burns and a gang of co*- who are paid to carry hes of the Southern Pacific and kindred corporations. He the wishes of Dan Burns date of his inauguration 4, thus enabling him to 2 Gunst, Burns' gambling in office as member of the San 0 Board of Police Commis- desires to be elected United tor and his desires are sec- Southern Pacific Com- uthority of no less a per- Herrin, the corpora- nager. Since his can- unced it has become that a majority of the mem- will refuse to tain un- legis- rnor Gage was ing and the plan ed is worthy of the man. who will violate the solemn : by him to the people of order to take orders from Herrin would not hesitate | © honor and intelligence of s and to use the power that have given him to prostitute of men and to further his vate and selfish interests. > at hand, and plenty of it, to prove that Governor Gage Is using the -patronage of his office and the power that is his by virtue of his po- | sition to assist the Senatorial candidacy of D. M. Bur He is not only oppos- irig Grant, but he is opposing other can. idates, many of whom are so far su. perior to him in intellect, uprightness | and al] that goes to make up a model | citizen that comparison is unnecessary. | Governor Gage is seeking to elect Burns | and he is using such means as have | made the political manipulations of Colonel Burns a stench in the nostrils of all self-respecting people. The Call has opposed the Senatorial | candidacy of Mr. Grant and will con- tinue to oppose it for reasons that have been plainly stated on numerous oc- Sl 1 ma E | acts | which he h; in connection with the present natorial contest is made in the in- terest of every member of the Legisla- ture who is entitled to remain unmo- lested in his right to cast his vote for Senator according to his convictions and as his conscience dictates. sgel THREATS CAUSE NO FEAR.| Assemblymen Will Not Be Driven by Gage's Whip. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.—Governor Gage has thrown down the gauntlet to the sup- porters of Grant’s Senatorial candidacy and It has been taken up. The new Gov- ernor has declared war on all who refuse assist in electing his frlend, D. United States Senator, and ho: have followed close upon the heels f the declaration. Neither side will ask or receive quarter. The situati en viewed from a point, looks some exceedingly lively times in the near future, and all because the chief executive imagines the office to 0 lately succeeded inv him with the power of life and death over hi: trembling subjects. of h that bids insight in reign he has started a rebellion r to give non-combatants the mental machinery of an a | criminal lawyer turned politician. Having declared that a vote for Grant will be considered as a personal affront, Governor Gage naturally expects instant obedience or he will visit upon the luck- At the very out- | stitutional provision to suggestion trans- mitted to the Legislature in the form of messages. This sort of information will probably be transmitted to the Governor through speeches made on the floor of one or both houses of the Legislature. Many | at the connec members are_violently incensed expressions of the Governor in )n_with the Senatorial situation, ey declare a determination to give n to their opinion at an_early Some idea of what is being said the matter may be gained by a | perusal of brief interviews which are ap- | t ence legislative action is limited by con- | | | | pended. Assembiyman Melick of Orange had this to say: | _“I am not sorry that I supported Gage for Governor, for I think he will give the State a good administration, but I will not allow him or anybody else to dictate to me in that manner. His threat to use the power of his office to crush Grant's supporters will only have the effect of sf ing their allegiance. Governor Gage has said many hard things about [ | | | | | WATT WITH HIS ELONGATED COEES 15 RUSTLING less head of the disobedient the weight of his majestic wrath. Before his election Mr. Gage bore the reputation of being as quiet as a lamb—several lambs, in fact— but now that he is Governor of the | he is terrible in his ange at nlls'%l'aiit: cross his mighty will. As a hoy he was as other boys; as a youth he was not to be distinguished from other youths: as a stock raiser he achieved syccess and | momentary notoriety joyed the confidence and associates; as a Governor of two days’ experience he has insulted the 120 mem- bers of the California Legislature, vio- lated the moral obligations imposed upon him by his oath of office and the consti- tution of the State, and has publicly al- lled himself with the agents of the great corporations that have had their hands at the throat of the State for twenty years. But the members of the Legislature do not propose to submit without a word of protest. They propose to explain to the Governor calmly but forcibly that he i head of the executive branch of the Go: ernment and that they compose the leg- islative branch. The two branches are | separate and distinct, and Governor Gage has no more right, - moral or otherwise, to dictate or attempt to dictate to the Legis- lature than the Legislature has to dictate his appointments or question hisright and power of veto or to grant pardons. It is to be pointed out to him that his sole meth- casions. Criticism of Governor Gage's as a lawyer he en- | friendship of | GEORGE MORSE 15 ON THE LoorouT FOR NOTED FOR. GRANT o & Grant and made some onen charges. His attack upon Grant in the Palace Hotel was entirely unwarranted and reflected little credit upon himself. | “As for his declaration that he will re- gard it as a_personal affront for anybody to vote for Grant, it is an outrage. I am entitled to my opinions the same as Gov- | ernor Gage or any other man is and no threatening or_bullying can make me | change them. T intend to vote for Grant as long as he remains in the fight, and I | do not think the Governor will dare to | punish me for it. If he does, all well and | good. I will not be the sufferer.” Assemblyman Charles B. Greenwell of | Ventura County was much incensed at | Governor Gage's unwarranted attempt to influence the Senatorial vote and concern- ing it had this to say: *It seems to me that |it is nnthlnF more or less than a bald at- tempt at political intimidation, but it has had no apparent effect. 1 have spoken dur- ing the day to a number of my colleagues of the matter, but most of them had not even read the interview. I do not think that Mr. Gage's political play will have much if any effect.’” Senator Nutt of San Diego was fully as strong in the expression of his opinion as was Assemblyman Greenwell, and. like him, he_beliéved that Governor Gage's likes or dislikes would in no wise influence the Senatorial vote. ‘It was a most re- | markable thing for the Governor of the | State to say,” sald he. “I can scarcely | believe that he said it. I have not heard any great discussion of the matter during the day and do not think that it has made any great impression, surely not enough to influence probable resuits at lall. As to my personal feeling, I cannot | say that I have given it sufficient thought to have any feeling about it.” Assemblyman arnerich of Santa Clara said that Gage's first specimen of Burns politics had evidently not created any per- ceptible stir. He had heard none of his | fellow-Assemblymen speak of it, and had od of Influencing or attempting to influ- | not himself read the interview nor heard 4 of it until told of it by a representative of The Call. “I guess,” said he, “that nothing of that sort will make any difference in the pres- | ent fight, and I really cannot say what | 1 think of it, as I have not read what the Governor had to say. It is rather a re- markable statement for the Governor to make just at this period in the Senatorial fight, but 1 guess it will make no differ- | ence.” WHY SENATOR SMITH DID NOT GET CHAIRMANSHIP CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 6.—State Senator S. C. Smith of Bakersfield has paid the first installment of the price demanded by Governor Henry T. Gage for his alle- glance to Grant. Lieutenant the list of standing committees of the Senate this morning and when Secretary Brandon read the name of General Dick- inson as chairman of the Finance Com- mittee Senator Smith fervently remarked: “Turned down by the grace of God and Gage.” Senator Smith has been given every assurance long ago that he was to have the chairmanship of the Finance Committee and it had been published broadcast throughout the State. Later in the day, however, an emissary from the Governor hunted up Smith and asked him to call upon Gage, saying it was the lat- ter’s request. After that Smith had less SENATOR SIMPSON to say about his ‘‘turning down,” and at the conclusion of the interview he d clined to discuss the matter at all, sa ing he did not care to embarrass the Gov- ernor in any wa that he had been “turned down nd that was all there was to it; by whom he did not know, He did say, though, that a month or more ago he received a letter from a friend who is a close friend of Gage, in which the writer stated authoritatively that Smith was to have the chairmanship of the Finance Committee and that it was Gage’s desire to have a certain gentleman appointed chief clerk of the committee because of his famillarity with the details. Smith replied that he would be happy to make the appointment, and the matter ‘was settled until last Wednesday, when a friend of Smith learned that Senator Dickinson was to have the chairmanship. After adjournment to-day, and before Smith had called on Gage at the latter's request, the Senator went to Lieutenant Governor Neff and asked why he had not been made chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, as he had been assured he would be. Mr. Neff explained that he intended to give Smith the place, as the matter had all been arranged, but that influences he could not ignore had demanded Smith's turning down and Dickinson’s substitution. Mr. Neff did not state to Smith what these Influences were, but that Gage, Burns and Frank McLaughlin caused the substitution there can be no possible doubt. Although Smith would not discuss the details of his iInterview with Gage, he admitted that the chairmanship of the Finance Committee was touched on, and when pressed to state what explanation Gage gave of his action he refused point blank to say. But although he takes his disciplining philosophically, Senator Smith has no intention of yielding to Gage's de- mand that he desert Grant. On the con- trary, he is more open in his fealty to the San’ Diegan than ever. GENERAL BARNES MAKES A CLEAN CAMPAIGN CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 6.—Senator H. V. More- house is an exceedingly wrathy man to- day. The Examiner this morning stated that Senator Morehouse was to nominate Dan Burns for Senator, thus implying that he had gone into the Mexican's camp. Senator Morehouse requests The Call to state in his behalf that he is not a hench- man of Burns; that he never has been and never will be. Senator Morehouse will have the honor of presenting the name of General W. H. L. Barnes before the Senate for United States Senator, acting in accordance with the expressed wish of an overwhelming majority of his constituents, as well as his own desives. Moreover, he will vote for the general to the last ballot. Barnes is exceedingly fortunate In the selection of men who will speak in his behalf in both houses, for Morehouse is Governor Neff announced ! 'BURKHARDT one of the best orators in the upper | house, while Luchsinger of Solano, who | will make the seconding speech, is an- | other gifted speaker. | In the Assembly Lardner of Placer will | place the general in nomination, while Judge Clough of Plumas will cond him. | * Barnes’ managers are preparing to bring their *‘push” ug to Sacramento, and by | | Sunday night there will be a large force on hand to boom the gemeral. But they will be as different from the Burns push as day from night. Theodore Reichert | has received a letter from J. B. Stetson | stating that it will give him great pleas- ure to come up and do what he can for his old friend, while M. H. Hecht has tele- graphed that he will aiso come. And there | are others—men of the highest standing | throughout the State. Their method of | THE CALE"O “‘doing’” politics will be vastly dlflel‘ent! from that pursued by Dan Burns and his | heelers, and it will be interesting to note | which will prove the most effective. | THERE WAS NO DEAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 6.—The man whom Gover- nor Gage believes consummated the al- leged trade in San Diego County whereby he thinks the Republican State ticket lost | votes in that county and the Republican- | Grant legislative ticket gained votes is | Charles Hardy, one of the Republican | leaders of the county. Mr. Hardy is now ih Sacramento helping fight. The charge is made that Mr. Hardy made an arrangement with J. Harvey Mc- Carthy, editor of the San Diego Videtts, the Democratic organ, whereby the Dem- ocrats in San Diego County were to sup- port the Republican legislative ticket in the interest of Grant's Senatorial candi- dacy, in return for which Hardy and such Republicans as he could influence were to vote for Maguire for Governor. Mr. Hardy most emphatically dentes | that he ever made any deal with Mec- Carthy of any kind or with any other Democrat. He cites the fact that Gage carried S8an Diego County by 271 major- ity; that two Democratic’ Supervisors were elected in the county, as well as a Democratic County Clerk by 1200 major- ity. He claims that Gage received as large a vote in San Diego County pro- | ortionately as he did In any, other county | Pn the State. He also adds that there | was no necessity for any trading to elect the Republican legislative ticket in San San Diego, as both Assembly districts out the Grant and. the Senatorial district were safely Republican WRIGHT MAKES AN ADMISSION THAT IS SIGNIFICANT Attempt Was Made to Tamper With the Vote of Morris Brooke. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 6.—The bold atteript on the part of railroad agents to bribe and intimidate Assemblyman Morris Brooke created surprise in the Legislature. The Call’'s exposure of the scheme came at the proper time. The members were prepared to hear that base influences were employed to advance th: political fortunes of Dan Burns, but they did not O'BRIEN 15 ATTACKED WITH HOME ~ SICKNESS < | | he knew he could not deliver. | imagine that threats to unseat a mems. ber would follow the failure of efforts to bribe him. All day long the touts hav. been working to break the force of The Call's disclosures, but their en- deavors in this direction bring out con- firmatory facts. | Colonel J. B. Wright, division super- | intendent of the raiiroad, saia in an in- terview to-day: “About one month ago | a prominent merchant of this city came to me in the interest of Morris Brooke, saying that if I would interest myself in Brooke's behalf, his (Brooke's) vote could be controlled for United States Senator. I said at once that I had no choice at that time for Senator, and, furthermore, that I did not believe Brooke’s vote could be controlled in that way. Then I dismissed the matter and never heard any more about Brooke until a few days ago, when the same merchant called me up by tele- phone to assure me that ‘That vote is all right.’ I said that it made no dif- ference to me.” The confession that a prominenu merchant was engaged in fixing the vote of Assemblyman Brooke is sig- nificant. The telephone message to the effect that the vote was all right surely intended to convey to Mr. Wright the | knowledge that the vote was all right for somebody known to the receiver as well as to the sender of the bricf mes- sage. There is not the slightest doubt in the world that the sender of the message in telephoning to Mr. Wright meant to convey the glad news that the vote was all right for Dan Burns. The “prominent merchant” is doubtless the man who had the two interviews with Assemblyman Brooke at the Gol- den Eagle Hotel. In the first interview the proposition was made to Brooke that the contest would be dismissed if he would pledge himself to vote for some candidate to be named at a future time. The Assemblyman did not take kindly to the suggestion of promising to vote for an unknown and therefore withheld his reply. When the secona interview took place the “prominent merchant” mentioned the name of Dan Burns as the candidate whose identity had been concealed at the first meet- ing. At the second interview the prom- ise of reward to support Burns was coupled with the threat that the As- semblyman would be unseated if he did not get into line for Burns. This circumstance corroborates The Call’s original story that Brooke was in | a distress tion and hesitated to give a straight answer. The presump- tion is clear that the “prominent mer- chant” construed the hesitation upon the part of the Assemblyman as a sure indication that the coveted vote for Burns had been obtained. The message was, therefore, telephoned to Colonel ‘Wright: “That vote is all right.” | There are some hidden facts in the story of attempted bribery and intimi- dation. If The Call had the authority | vested In the Assembly to administer oaths, summon witnesses and compel the production of papers, it would very | soon ascertain the name of the “sromi- nent merchant” who promised to re- | ward Assemblyman Brooke, provided the Assemblyman would vote for Dan Burns, and then threatened that if Brooke did not line up for Burns, Wil- liam Johnston would be seated in the Assembly to represented the Twenty- second District. This is a good time to expose by name the paid agentg of tha railroad who offer bribes and utter threats to influence the votes of mem- bers of the Legislature. | The Assembly has the power to com- | pel witnesses to attend and answer questions. The “prominent merchant” who of- fered Mr. Brooke a four years’ position | in the County Clerk’s office of Sacra- | mento, asserting that William B. Ham- ilton had promised a place to J. B. | Wright, had no authority for making | such an offer. He offered goods that County | Clerk Hamilton asserts no promise of a | position was made to Colonel Wright, but on the contrary a position was re- | served for Assemblyman Brooke, who was on the People’s ticket along with | the County Clerk. The Call’s investi- gation of the facts in the case shows | that Mr. Hamilton was in no sense | connected with the negotiations. Cer- tainly Colonel Wright had no claimg for recognition, as he opposed the eclec- tion of Hamilton, GLOOM IN THE GRANT CAMP, The Call’s Exposure of the Clough Scandal Creates Con- sternation. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- mento, Jan. 6.—The Grant managers ara sullen and silent in the gloom of their headquarters. A cloud of scandal hangs over their camp. Dan T. Cole's blundering attempt to bribe the honest and noble Judge Clough of Plumas is the talk of the | lobby. It was a sorry day for ®rant when Cole left his nice fat berth in the Mint to do a little practical politics for the San Diego statesman. Milt Green and Jim Brown ascertained last night that The Call had the true story of Cole’s letter to Judge Clough, { and so, to break the force of the disclos- { ure, decided to do something to justify { the publication of a contradictory state- ment. They reasoned that the trouble was caused by Cole sending one letter, and as a remedy decided that he should