The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1899, Page 1

Call LXXXV+NO, 46. VOLUM SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, lSE_)9—TIIIRTY-T“'O PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALAMEDA'S REPUDIATED ASSEMBLYMAN ADMITS THAT HE GOT GRANT®S MONEY HOWARD E. WRIGHT S0LD HIMSELF AND WOULDN'T STAY BOUGHT Speaker of the Assembly Admits Receiving, Money From Grant. CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF HIS VENALITY. Played Triple Traitor, First to His Honesty, Second to His ~ (onstitnents and Then to the Man Who Had Relieved His Financial Distress. ERS, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 14— keley, Speaker of the Assembly, re- . Grant Jr. through his political mana- Green, in return for the promise that he would vote for Grant for United States Senator. Mr. Wright has faiied to keep his promise and carry out his bargain and sale. Instead of voting for Grant he >d to cast his Senatorial ballot for D. M. Burns, in de- of the wishes of the people who elected him. He would not stay bought. The nature and amount of the obligation ac- kuowledged by Mr. Wright when he cast his vote for Burns are partially known. Precise knowledge on this point is un- 3 the rules of trade are sufficiently familiar to the le of this State to enable them to form a reasonably correct ment in the matter, the amount paid by Grant being own. Mr. Green acknowledged having paid Mr. Wright the money, and also that he paid it for the purpose mentioned. Mx. right admits having received the money from Mr. Green, and t it was paid to him under the distinct understanding that he should vote for U. S. Grant for Senator. There can be no mistake. Aside from Mr. Wright’s admission and Mr. Green’s owledgment, there are letters and receipts in existence f prove the facts as they are here stated. are two other matters upon which Mr. Wright in his admission which should be mentioned at this One is the statement, the truth of which cannot be ed for at this time by The Call, that Wright went to W. Herrin, manager of the Southern Pacific Company political wreau, and asked for $1200 with which to defray his electiony Mr. Herrin, according to the statement, declined to pay over so large an amount of money at one time, but com pro- 1t g Mr. Wright $8o0. Mr. Wright's sworn statement of the amount iey expended by him during the campaign, as provided the purity of election law. According to Mr. Wright's rn statement, now on file in the office of the County Clerk County, he spent a maximum sum of $74 during the his confession Mr. Wright declares that the ived from Milton Green in return for his prom- pport of the Senatorial candidacy of U. S. Grant was put into his own campaign in order to insure his election to the In making this statement Mr. Wright confesses him- perjurer. inally, Mr. Wright acknowledges that he is going to con- to vote for and work for D. M. Burns, and that he in- Is to ease his conscience by making restitution to Mr. Grant EADQUART it of Be m Mr re mised by payi 1e other I tin Mr. Wright's admission was made to a representative of The Call at the Golden Eagle Hotel in this city last evening. t was as follows: “I am forced to admit the truth of the statement that I received money from U. S. Grant, or, rather, from Milton S. Green, his political manager, with the understanding that I hould support Mr. Grant’s Senatorial candidacy. I am now oporting D. M. Burns, and I intend to return the money I re- d from Mr. Grant through Mr. Green. “I went to Mr. Green prior to the meeting of my district convention and told him that I needed money to buy off a man named Pringle, who also wanted the nomination for Assembly- man in my district. 1 told Mr. Green that I was friendly to Mr. Grant and felt kindly toward his Senatorial aspirations. I told him that I would have to have $200 right away to buy off Prin- gle. He gave me the money and afterward gave me $400 more. “I was in a bad way financially and after the campaign was .opened I stopped in Sacramento on my way to Grants Pass to close a land deal. While here I wrote to Mr. Green from the Sutter Club, telling him- that I needed a certain amount of money to meet a very pressing debt. * Mr. Green paid the debt for me. “In all I received $1650 from Mr. Green. Circumstances have intervened to prevent me voting for Mr. Grant for Sena- tor. I feel that I owe it to Mr. Grant and to myself to pay back the money that was given me prior to my election, and I intend to do so within a few days. “I never received any money from Mr. W. F, Herrin of ceve D I TS+ 04040404040+ 0404040404040+ 044040+ THO+ 0404 | | | | | HON. WILLIAM D. 200088 R CHEL LS rBaCHE 101 80 101 84 101 83 101 B3OS LIS SR O BR0NES 101 83 0% 83 01 83 10H 83K o818 83 01 88 CHESOB! e %31 $o8 368 3 i : = $ 398 23 ts2 The Sacramento Assemblyman Who Stood Firm for- &} +0 ; : :g i Decency in Spite of the Threats of the South- & 148 ern Pacific Railroad Company. 5 Somsor BOLORONTR DRGLORORONG VROLONOL O RO L O 8 G LONONOL LONORIRIROLON 25 ao‘-:o%:osg the Southern Pacific Company. I intended to'go to him for money, but Guy Earl advised me not to do so. It is not true that I asked Herrin for $1200, and that I teld him that $200 of the amount was for the purpose of ‘inducing Pringle to withdraw from the contest for the nomination in my district. I deny that I asked for $1200 and that Herrin gave me $800. “I had a hard fight in my district and most of the money I received from Mr. Grant through Mr. Green I put into my campaign. “I intended to carry out my promise to vote for Grant, but when the scandal about Clough and the others became public I made up my mind that I would get’ out before an exposure came. I thought I could get out and pay back the money, and thus save myself.” Such is the admission of Howard E. Wright, Speaker of the Assembly, the man who played the part of traitor to the voters of his district by voting for D. M. Burns against their ex- pressed wish. This is the man who, as Speaker of the Assem- bly, threatened last night to make an order expelling the legis- lative correspondents of this paper from the floor of the Assem- bly because they have been instrumental in exposing the man- ner in which two of the Senatorial candidates have debauched and are seeking to debauch legislators. R S SRR S S R S ey e ene I L ] $O4040+040I040404040$0+ 0404040+ O+O4040+ 040+ 040044043 ORS00I DSURUROROROROR OROROLTLL 024 08 O 8 U RONGR VRO KNIGHTS, O&O@OOQOQOOQOWMO CHO4C 440 D4040+04 0+ TIOI0 040040404400 HO04 04 BOB++++++ 4444344430004 004444 4494044444204 440 4090444440494 434944000444 +O4O+04+T+O+G+0+40¢ 00 RORORORORLCNE @ fed X uic i it wi el o S Q44004040+ O O40+0 4 O+D4QI0404 0404040+ OHOIOIOH O OO OH 0L O +O+O4O+ 04040400404 CIBSCIRSLISS0) SCIRICHETIN (0F 8 10X MR 10 SRTOIRTIRRIIE 10F 8 10 83 10 22108 830SICHRT AN LIRS STLISTIIATNNSS LF 83 10F 83 108 83 ¥ SLISFIRFLILIRGF SICIEICHIRLILQ L 83 ) & L R B R o e B e e e R e S e e RS Y |+~ The attention of the honest |and honorable members of the i:\ssembl,\' is called to the facts concerning. Speaker Wright as {they are set forth in this article, f:md the public is left to judge as |to who should be expelled from Ithe Assembly chamber—the men who have exposed him or he who | has violated the trust imposed on i him by law and society. PRINGLE DENOUNCES WRIGHT'S STATEMENT OAKLAND, Jan. 14.—"There is not a particle of truth in the story that I re- celved any consideration from Howard ‘Wright for getting out of the Assembly fight,” sald Councilman Pringle to-night. | “I was forced out of the fight and was not relmbursed even® for the political | printing T had done. ‘I have heard such | rumors, but there is not any foundation for them in fact.” HONEST MEN OF A STRONG ANTITHESIS After Al His Boasting of the Previons D CALL SISKIYOU AND HOWARD E | WRIGHT OF ALAMEDA remain on | | the roll of dishoner. Four ballots were taken for United States Senator to-day and on each ballot these two men voted for D. M. Burns. They expected that | three others would join them in betray- | ing the people, but their hopes in this | regard were not realized. The strength of Burns was dim- | inished to-day by the absence of As- semblyman . Miller of San Francisco. General Barnes sustained the loss of one vote by reason of Senator Strat- ton’s absence. Assemblyman Cheng- weth would have voted for Grant had he been present and twenty-eight votes would have then been cast for Grant. As it vas Assemblyman Marvin of Humboldt went back to the Grant fold, thus enabling the San Diego aspirant to maintain his strength of twenty- seven. the spontaneous and prolonged ap- plause which followed the announce- ment of Assemblyman Knights' vote for W. H. L. Barnes. It was common talk in Sacramento last night and th statement was published in the Francisco press that Mr. Knights had been “stood up” by the railroad in- fluence controlling the County Committee of Sacramento and compelled to desert General Barnes’ cause and enroll himself for Burns. Profound silence reigned when the chief clerk of the Assembly called the name of Knights. When the Assembly- | man responded, “W. H. L. Barnes,” the | admiring applause evineed in the clap- | ping of hands vigorously was prolonged and renewed. The members on. the | floor and the spectators in the lobby and gallery participated in the tribute | to 2 man who had manifested the cour- |age to stand up for the rights of the dosing of the railroad gang and the {(uu(s of Dan Burns. The approval was | not manifested by the shouts of the rough element, but the volume and character of the applause testified that the good people, in their joy that this | Assemblyman had displayed in the | open the courage of his honest senti- ments, were proud of him and honored the record he had made for himself and the State, To-day the name of William D. | Knights, the courageous man who rep resents the Twenty-first Assembly Dis- trict in the Legislature, is honored throughout the length and breadth of the fair State of California. In the camp of Dan Burns there is infinitely more respect entertained for him than for a thousand Jilsons or Wrights of | | the legisiative ilk. Whatever may be | | the political faults and failings of Dan | | Burns he has nothing but contempt for |a fellow creature who falls down. | After all the boasting and vaunting of the “Colonel's” friends concerning | the Candelaria gains on the balloting to-day, Burns is just where he stood | yesterday, counting the absentee, Mil- ler, in his favor. The hopelessness of | | the struggle to elect Burns United Burns Stands Just Where HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| MENTO, Jan. 14—C, B, JILSON OF | The event of the session to-day was | San | Republican | States Benator is now obvious to hisl SHOW THEIR APPROVAL W. D. KNIGHTS ‘Loud and .Prolonged Applause Greeted His Defiance of Threats. T0 WRIGHT'S ACTION Gains That Were to Come, He Did at the Close of ay’s Balloting, friends. It is recognized that the moral influences of the commonwealth have aroused to action. Multitudes of gnd messages arriving here, alls for mass meetings at home and a widespread sentiment of resentment against his candidacy have served to convince the supporters of the Colonel that the people cannot be ignored in the selection of a Senator to represent California in Congress. The outlook for Grant is equally as gloomy and hopeless as that for Burns. Boodle is the one element that has ad- | vanced Grant’s voting strength to twenty-seven. The proof of the bood- ling is now so direct and overwhelming that no more gains can be accomplished by corrupt tactics: The managers of the Grant campaign ought to compre- hend the real facts of the situation and relieve the San Diego statesman from | further distress in the fight. The Burns men are firm and resolute in their de- termination to defeat Grant. In the | light of transactions no longer con- cealed from the public gaze it is doubt- ful if Grant could hold his seat in the United States Senate if he should re- | celve the requisite number of votes for a choice. The scandalous use of money o procure his election would be the ubject of Congressional investigation | as soon as the facts were officially pre- | sented to the Senate. It was fancied by some of the specta- tors that the Burns men would rally a | man or two on the fourth ballot, as | they made a grandstand play against | adjournment, but the play was called iby members voting against the propo- | sition to adjourn. The strength of the | Mexican was not increased on the fourth show down of the day. The bal- loting next Monday may record some changes. General Barnes is in a fair way to gain a few votes. He has held his own steadily from the beginning | and made one advance. The General | went to San Franelsco to-day, but will people against the trickery and bull- | Ft4rD to his headquarters to-morrow | evening. He is the popular man of the hour and every change in his favor enlists applause. He has conducted his | campaign in a spirit of friendship and cordiality for other candidates. |KNIGHTS WILL NOT GO AGAINST HIS CONSTITUENTS, i CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, Jan. 14.—Assemblyman W. D. | Knights refuses to accept the dictation of the railroad push in Sacramento. He | will not vote for Daniei M. Burns un- | til he is fully assured, in an unmistak- able manner and beyond any question of a doubt, that it is the wish of the people of the Twenty-first Assembly District. Mr. Knights will not desert the standard of W. H. L. Barnes simply because a County Committee, controlled absolutely by a division superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad, at the dictation of W. F. Herrin, indorses the candidacy of the mine-jumper of Can- delaria and then endeavors to coerce this honorable business man and mer- chant into doing the bidding of the cor- poration. There is only one way open whereby M Knights can be prevailed upon to change his vote in the Senatorial con- — _ DwYER WONDER) WhO THE NEMoCRATY ML NOTE_FOR, = CHAPMAN AWAKENS FROM M1y TRANCE anD INTRODWKEY A BiLL . 3IMPSON 1N HIS DALY RAG-CHEWING™ e RUY STEVEND AND WARREN . EnGuidsH watcH THE GAME AND Si1P PNk, LEMOoN. ADE