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NW. corner Twenty-second ana ‘Kentucky, open until § o'clock. 2200 Fillmore. open untll § p. m. 70 SUBSCRIBERS LEAYING TOWN FOR THE SUMMER Call subseribers contemplating s change of restidence during the summer months can have their paper forwarded by mail to their mew sddresses by motifying The Call Busimess Office. This paper will also be on sale at all summer resorts mmd is represented by a loeal agent im =il towns en the coast. POLICE PROTECTION. HIEF WITTMAN has announced that on June 1 he will introduce the eight-hour sys- tem of patrol duty in the police service. No objection can be made to that decision, for public sentiment has long ago been formed in favor of an eight-hour working day. The general industry of the country is tending in that direction, and it is but right the city should act in harmony with that policy oi the pecple. In adopting the eight-hour system, however, there 1 be a decrease in the amount of police protection given to the city. The Chief himself does not evade the issue that will be raised by the change. He is quoted as saying: “Even at present there are large portions of the city without proper police protec- and it will be much worse under the eight- wystem unless the force is increased. The men will have to be divided into three platoons instead of two, as zt present, which means a reduction of about 20 per cent for duty at one time.” Upon that showing an increase in the police force becomes an imperative necessity. To maintain a larger force there will be needed a larger revenue. The Chief has thought of that phase of the question and is ready with a suggestion as to the best means of increasing the police fund. He says: “I can see a way out of the financial difficulty and that is by in- “creasing the liquor license. It is only $84 per year, and I would urge that it be increased to $200, which is low enough, considering the license in other cities. As there are more than 3000 saloons here, it can readily be seen to what extent the revenue would be increased. The city is growing and we need thor- ough police protection, which can only be accom- plished by an adequately equipped force.” These suggestions, coming from the Chief of the "Police Department, who has long experience in its work and is familiar with its needs, merit atten- tive consideration not only from the Supervisors but from the people themselves. Suggestions coming from the highest expert on the subject cannot be ig- nored. That the members of the police force are entitled to an eight-hour working day is indisputable. That an increased number of men will be required to make the force adequate for the protection of the city is also beyond dispute. It is therefore up to the Su- pervisors to provide the money needed to maintain the required force working on the eight-hour sys- tem. That is the issue, and it should be met firmly and fairly. If an increase in the liquor license be deemed inadvisable, then some other means of in- creasing the revenue should be provided. In any event an adequate police prote&tion must be assured. It is stated that of the two highest prizes for ora- tory at Harvard only cne will be conferred this year because no student is worthy of the other; but while Harvard cannot furnish two orators she has a full set of athletes to compete for any sort of prize that goes to muscle. tic hour Testimony at the Washington investigation of Philippine affairs is to the effect that so great is the stress of war upon Uncle Sam’s soldiers that even in their sleep they shrick “Get "em, boys, get em.” Per- haps the cry was an echo of an old one, “Got ‘em, boy got 'em again.” The municipal authorities are expressing a hope that the Hall of Justice may be finished in conformity with the criginal plans. It may be possible, that the City Fathers have in contemplation the erection of a vew building. No other explanation would justify theiy hope On ber return from Cuba Miss Alice Roosevelt brought back 2 silver tipped cane, which she has car. ried twice at White House garden parties, and it is going to be the proper thing for every summer girl tc have one. It is Cuban, you know. Senator Dolliver recently referred in debate to an zuthority whom he called “Ed Burke,” and it took the grave Senators fully fifteen minutes to catch on tc the fact that he was talking about Edmund Busk THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 190% . AFFAIRS AT FOLSOM. PON the charges made against Warden Wil- l I kinson of the State penitentiary at Folsom | The Cail has no judgment to pronounce at this time further than to say they are sufficiently se- rious and sufficiently authenticated to make an in- vestigation imperatively necessary. That investiga- tion should be at once undertaken by the Board of Prison Directors and be carried out in the most thor- ough and comprehensive manner. One of the charges against him, that of having tampered with the United States mails and having removed letters from a mail bag, will of course be dealt with by the Federal authorities, but there are plenty of others to occupy the attention of the State officials. It has been charged that Wilkinson has been harsh in his treatment of attaches and prisoners. Among other specifications of harshness it is said that in his desire to make a showing of economy in his administration he has compeiled the prison guards 1o sleep on unclean sheets, which are changed but once a month, has cut down their al-s lowance of soap and committed other acts of petty tyranny in the name of economy. Much more se- rious are the reports of his treatment of prisoners, who are said to have been forced to go through the winter scantily clad and insufficiently fed. In defense of the Warden against charges of that form of ill-treatment of men under his control, either as prisoners or as attaches of the prison, it may be pleaded that he was acting in the ingerests of the State in trying to be economical, but no such defense can be made against other charges even more serious. It is stated that he has made use of the straitjacket as a means of punishment with such harshness that several prisoners have broken down under it, and in one instance the punishment is al- leged to have been the cause of death. According to one of these reports a prisoner was kept in. a straitjacket for eleven hours, released in a state of physical collapse and thrown into a cell, where he lay all night without medical attendance. He died on the following morning. Another form of inhumanity is cited in a report that a prisoner suf- fering from a broken leg was left to lie in his cell four weeks without medical attendance, so that the leg knit by itself, leaving the sufferer a helpless cripple, and when at last an effort was made to re- pair the injury the victim died while undergoing the cperation. Such are some of the specific charges made against the Warden. There are many others of a like na- ture varying in the degree of harshness alleged. That some of the reports may be exaggerations is of course likely, but so many of them come from re- liable sources it is impossible to meet any of them with incredulity. They raise against the Warden a suspicion which neither he nor his friends can afford to ignore. Sheuld the Prison, Directors for any reason hesitate to undertake an investigation it would be wisdom on his part to demand one. It is not probable, however, that there will be any hesi- tation in making an investigation. It is the duty of the board to search cut the truth and make it known, so that if the Warden be guilty he may be punished, or, if innocent, be cleared of the asper- sions put upon him. J A compilation of cities and towns that have re- ceived Carnegie libraries up to date shows that every State in the Union is representéd with the exception of Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Mississippi, Rhode Island and South Carclina. It is believed that those six States will proceesd to organize a mutual admira- tion society and be proud of themsejves. , K fections of Miss Columbia with an ardor that signifies something like “love me or I die.” I First he gave an order for an American yacht, next he invited the daughter of the President to launch it, then he sent his brother to witness the launching and to give the President a bust showing his imperial self in marble calm. At the same time he presented Harvard with a Teutonic museum, and as a touch of winning courtesy advised the Prince to do kowtow to American newspaper men, as they are “equal to his generals in command.” All that was but the beginning of the Kaiser’s wooing. Immediately upon the return of his brother the Kaiser informed the President that he intends to present Columbia with a statue of Frederick the Great, and now comes the further report that when the statue is in place his Imperial Majesty will send the Crown Prince over to attend the unveiling. When that has been done there will be left for the Kaiser no further step in his wooing except to come over in person and make his proposal in due form. Certain proposals of a tentative nature have been already put forward by his Majesty. He has re- quested us not to asspme too much sovereignty in Sulu, where he himself claims some rights; and, fur- thermore, he has formally asked us to accord pro- tection to German interests menaced by the revolu- tion in Colombia. If from these manifestations of a longing to em- brace us we should reach the conclusion that Kaiser loves none but us we would deceive our- selves. The Kaiser's ardor is merely the Kaiser's way. He is doing that sort of thing all the time. When he talks of war he talks like a barbarian, but when he talks of peace he talks like a lover. He is never moderate. Whatever he does, he does with a vim, vigor and exuberance that makes Roosevelt look like thirty cents. We are fortunate to be the recipients of some of his friendly bumptiousness, but we are not the only puddles that his sun shines on. . Recently in his own empire the Kaiser has twice made a display of affection hardly less strong than that he manifests for us. One of these was toward the Jews. It appears the old aristocracy of Germany has always treated the Jews of the empire as a necessary evil, to be tolerated but not approved. The Kaiser has startled his court, therefore, by showing 2 marked consideration for that class of his subjects. He has not only invited Jews to dine at court on special occasions, but he recently took four of them as guests on his yacht for a pleasure trip. Nor is that all. The Kaiser does nothing half way, and it is said he has given intimations that he may appoint some members of the Jewish race as members of his Cabinet. The second display of exuberance is more notable still. Ever since the dnnexation of Alsace and Lor- raine the people of those provinces have been kept under a virtual dictatorship. The Governor of the province has been clothed by law with extraordinary powers, to be exercised whenever he chose. A good many efforts have been made in the Reichstag to re- peal the dictatorial clause of the law, but all such attempts have failed. Now comes the Kaiser 1a-wooing to Alsace and by an imperial rescript he THE KAISER'S WAY. AISER WILLIAM is assailing the tender af- the | : repeals the dictatorial power and gives her people the same rights as other Germans; It will be seen that while the Kaiser's way is a trifle too ardent, it is after all a very good way and leads to good ends. He is now working for peace and the expansion of German commerce and indus- try. He wishes friends in the United States, among the Jews and in Alsace, and he goes about making them with all the force there is in him. It is to be hoped he will be everywhere successful. He is on the right track and deserves to get there. T T ——— According to a writer in the London Lancet: “Too much bathing is harmful, as it tends to macera- tion of the superficial part of the epidermis, which is too frequently removed and occasions probably too rapid a proliferation of the cells of the malpighian layer,” It is surely a serious thing to run such risks just for a bath. People who cannot live without water should use it internally. e e \ BILL. THE LETT ER CARRIERS’ OR reasons not apparent to the public the let- Fler carriers’ bill has been kept in the room of the Committee on Postoffices and Postroads in spite of urgent recommendations from all parts of the country that it be promptly reported to the House. It would seem to be the intention of the opponents of the measure to shelve it in the com- mittee and sc save themselves the odium of making an open opposition 10 it. That method of defeating a much desired bill is one of the gravest defects of the present system of conducting the affairs of the House, and it would not be a bad thing for the ptib- lic to make an issue upon this bill and see if the committee cannot be forced to bring the bill before the House and leave it for the majority to decide whether or no it shall be adopted. The measure is one of the few now before Con- gress that has received well nigh unanimous sup- port from men of all parties and from all sectipns of the country. It has been indorsed by the press, recommended by Boards of Trade, Chambers of Comme-ce and other commercial and industrial bodies, has received the approval of conventions representing both political parties, and has been cor- dially commended by a large number of leading men in Congress. In spite of all that, however, the Post- office Committee holds back the bill and treats it as if it were a matter of no moment or of no interest. The bill merits the universal indorsement it has received. It does no more than provide a just recompense for a hard-worked and efficient body of public servants, It is a measure which should have been enacted long ago. It might have been made much more liberal to the mail carriers than it is and still not gone beyond the limits of fair payment for faithfyl work. The opposition to it cannot be very strong numerically in either branch of Con- gress, for if it were the leaders would not hesitate to refer it to the House and defeat it there. The very fact that the fight against the bill is made in the committee-room and is secret is a proof that the antagonism comes from no honest source, but from men who haye neither a valid reason fo‘; their ob- jection nor the courage to fight openly. The various organizations that recommended the bill to Congress when it was first presented should now send further appeals for its immediate passage. When the session was young it was announced from Washington that the bill was among those with which Congress would be sure to deal. That prom- ise was given at a time when frém every quarter of the Union petitions in favor of it were being re- ceived by Congress. As soon as the people were as- sured of the passage of the measure they ceased to petition, and straightway Congress seems to have become indifferent. It is time, therefore, to renew the popular demand. The bill is a just one, the pub- lic service requires it, the people favor it, and it is the duty of Congress to enact it. F a THE BAGDAD RAILWAY. OR some time past very little has been heard of the Bagdad railvay, though there was a time when it interested all the world and disturbed considerable part of it. Events in South Africa and in China have of late distracted attention from the rivalries of the nations in Syria, and men ceased to concern themselves about railways in that part of the world. The Governments interested, however, have kept right along with their diplomacy and their work, and now Consul Ravndal reports from Bei-ut that an imperial irade has been issued definitely granting the concession for the Bagdad railroad to the Anatatia Railroad Company and that its con- struction is to be rapidly pushed forward. The Consul says: “Beginning at Konieh and pass- ing through the plains and mountains of Caramania, the new line will cross the Taurus chain, reaching Adana and Mersine after considerable engineering difficulties. to Aleppo and the Euphrates and terminate at Bas- sorah after passing Mossoul, Bagdad and Carbola. The length of the line is 1553 niiles, and the duration of the concession ninety-nine years. By means of the route there will be regular and rapid communica- tion between the Sea of Marmora and the Persian Gulf.” The mere reading of that formal perfunctory re- port will revive recollections of the “Arabian Nights” and the days of the good Haroun Al Raschid. Bagdad, Bassorah and Aleppo are cities renowned for many an adventure recorded in those oriental tales. The development of the line, however, will be a mightier marvel than any ever told in the thousand and onc nights. Big world politics are involved in the construction of the work. It is not a matter of railway traffic but of empires that the concession deals with. The line from Marmora to the Persian Gulf will hardly be completed before a line running westward from British India will connect with it and thus a southern route across Asia to compete with the Siberian road will be under way, and even- tually from India railways will e carried into China and the great through route of the south be com- pleted. ; Russia is well aware of the ‘meaning of the pro- posed road and has tried to block the enterprise by establishing herself on the Persian Gulf. Great Brit- ain has already planted her power there. Germany will move to the same point with the new road, for while it.is to be constructed under the authority of the Sultan it is known that it is to be virtually a German road. When the powers meet the concert of Europe will be called upon to arrange a basis of agreement, and there seems no reason to doubt that some peaceable arrangement can be made. Then will come the commercial and industrial struggle for the control of the markets of China, and in that struggle America will have to take part. In the end, therefore, this Bagdad railroad is going to be a mat- ter of practical interest to San Francisco. From that point the line will branch off | ! | Francisco, ETTERS and affidavits on file in ‘Washington, D. C., throw side- lights on the political career of John C. Lynch, Collector of United States Internal Revenue, First California District. Sena- tor Bard's letter to the Presi- dent is readable and refreshing, although it 1s doubtful if Senator Perkins can de- rive much pleagure from the communica- tion. Senator Bard writes in this style: UNITED STATES SENATE. WASHINGTON. D. C., February 5, 1902, THE PRESIDENT: I regard to my recommendation that Hen. John C, Lynch, Collector of Internal Revenue at San Francisco. should not, for the reasons given, be permitted to retain the office longer. Iam informed that there havo been submitted to thc President for his consideration the res- olution of the Republican Alliance of San Fran- clsco, protesting against the retention of Mr. Lynch, and also a strong letter from State Senator Morehouse to the same effect. It becomes my duty to submit also the in- closed separate affidavits of G, W. Blum, James B. Sykes, A. M. Currie, Henry von Werthern, Norman W. Hall, Lincoln E. Sav- 2ge, secfetary of the Republican Primary Lecgue, and John W. Harney, all addressed to the President. and showing that by particular ircidents set forth Mr. Lynch is an active polit- ical rianager, and uses his office room, his deputies and employes for promoting the inter- ests of a faction of the Repubfican party in California. AFFIDAVITS AND LETTERS. At the same time there were placed in my handz the separate affidavits of Senator John H. Nclson and Charles Mayer, and the joint affidavits of J. R. Kirby, M. A: Smith, George F. Gasper, W. H. Nolan, Charles Engelke, John Reynolds, C. R. Franklin, Assemblyman Twen- ty-elghth District; J. W. Barry, James H. Laernon, A. P, Beck, Michael J. Murphy, C. F. | Johnson, which I also inclose herewith, to- gether with letters of State Semator A. A. Caldwell of Riverside, dated January 14, 1902, and General Harrison Gray Otis, dated Decem- ber 80, 1901, both of which are addressed to me, but are evidently intended to be placed be- fore the President. The attitude of my colleague, Senator Per- kins, in this matter. was not anticipated, but on the contrary, I had expected that, while he did not desire to join me in the recommenda- tion that Mr, Lynch be removed by the ap- pointment of his successor, he would not go so far as to protest against his removal, and even to this day I understand that, If the President dectdes to make the change, which I believe ought to be made, Senator Perkins will be, under such circumstances, entirely content if Mr. Kelley shall be appointed. But in view of the fact that the two Sepators from Call- fornia appear to the President to be at varfance in thelr views and wishes in the matter, I fully appreciate—lf in the opinion of the President the charges filed by me, it sustained, would be sufficient cause for the removal of Mr. Lynch—that it was necessary for me to support the charges by sworn and otherwise reliable testimony, such as has now boen submitted. Most of these affidavits are ot Tecent date, and I have no doubt that many others of a similar character can be readily obtained if necessary. Yours, THOMAS R. BARD, U. S, 8. SENIOR SENATOR’S POSITION. In view of declarations made by Sena- tor Perkins before he left the city for ‘Washington, and uttered in the presence of Senators Caldwell, Smith and Bel- shaw, the foregoing letter from Senator Bard to the President places the senior Senator in a very unfortunate position. Perkins was not at variance with his col- league when he urged Stephen B. Kelley to stay in the fight for the Collectorship. It is said that letters over the genuine signature of George C. Perkins can be produced as proof that the senior Senator positively promised his support to Kelley. No wonder then that Senator Bard says to the President: ‘“The attitude of my col- league, Senator Perkins, in this matter was not anticipated.” The letter of General Harrison Gray Otis is surely readable. Here is what he wrote: Office of the Times-Mirror Company, Los Angeles, Cal,, Dec. 30, 1901. ‘Hon. Thomas R. Bard, U. §. Senate, Wash- ington, D. C.—Dear Sir: I have to place be- fore you certain facts bearing on the internal revenue office, San Francisco, and affecting the official conduct of John C. Lynch, the Collector, It appears that the status of the several in- ternal revenue districts of the country is fixed by numbers, viz.: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, ac- cording to the amount of money collected and increase in business done, taking the figures at the end of the fiscal year. It will be found that the First California District (Mr. Lynch's) was advanced to No, 1 on the strength of two reports made by Special Agent B. M. Thomas. There is warrant for the assertion that the record was stuffed or padded to meet a situation required by the personal and polltical interests of John C. Lynch and his backers and followers. That is to say the scheme was to create a bogus record in order to give Mr. Lynch a higher though faise standing with the department, | and this was done through his solicitation of wholesale liquor dealers, brewers and cigar makers, whom he induced to buy enormous amounts of revenue stamps in advance of their requirements and at just the time to serve Mr. Lynch's purpose in making up his officlal returns. DEALINGS IN REVENUE STAMPS In support of this statement and conclusion I am at liberty to cite the statement of one Who heard Lynch himself say at that time that he was Intending to see a certain firm of whole- sale liquor dealers, whose names I have, as they had promised to buy $35,000 or $40,000 worth of Internal revenue stamps from Lynch office in advance of their actual requirement: and that this purchase, together with another purchase under like conditions, “just brought him (the Collector) within the desired amount, making his offiéé ‘firgt class’ Within the mean- ing of the law. The statement-here made comes from a man of my personal acquaintance, formerly an of- ficlal of Los Angeles County, whose word I consider good. It is as follows: “On or about the middle of June, 1901, J. C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Revenue at San 3 sald that he was within about $30,000 or $40,000 of having collected $4,000,000, and that he was going to see the large whole- sale dealers, and have them take the amount (shortage) less the $4,000,000, so that his col- lections would show the office to have done a business of $4,000,000.”" I submit that this is a plain case of official stufing, bordering bard on the domain of of- ficlal faking; and if the President is investi- gating the conduct of Mr. Lynch’s office, and Lynci's fitness for the place, I believe these facts should go before the President for con- sideration. Yours very truly, * HARRISON GRAY OTIS. LYNCH’'S POLITICAL SCHEMES. 1t is quite well known in San Francisco that Lynch worked vigorously to defeat the election of State Senators Nelson and Belshaw, although they were well-known Republicans and were regularly nomi- nated candidates of the Republican party in their respective districts. Senator Nel- son's affidavit, which was placed before the President, is as follows: 1, John H. Nelson, State Senator from the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District of the State of California, do hereby declare that I was a candidate of the Republican party for the office of State Senator from said district in the months of October and November, 1900, That because of my opposition and the stand of my friends against the ruling machine ‘methods of those who claim to be the bosses of the Republican party in San Francisco a combination was made in my district by the said bosses with similar bosses of the Demo- cratic party in an effort to defeat my election and eecure the election of my Democratic op- ponent, behind whom they massed all their strength. Notwithstanding the fact that my and was the regular nominee of sald party.. ‘and during the conversation Mr. Lync J district was normally Democratic by about 700, I succeeded by the aid of my loyal friends in overwhelming that majority, together with the Republican defection caused by the Re- publican bosses, and was triumphantly elected to the position I now hold. My election is for the term of four years and 1 am one of the “‘hold-over’’ Senators, having & voice and vote in the next Legislature of the State. FIGHT AGAINST NELSON. I am requested to state the truth as to the attitude of Mr. John C. Lynch, Revenue Col- lector of this district, toward me in my cam- paign. I say that Mr. John C. Lynch and all of his deputies made an active canvass and campaign against me. One or more of his out- side denuties visited numerous saloons and barrooms in my district and used the influence of their official positions to encompass my de- feat. During the last session of the Legisla- ture Mr. Lynch was continuously in attendance in Sacramento and was very zealous in sug- gesting and advancing legislation on varlous subjects. He was there during the entire ses- sion and I am sure that he could scarcely have been at his office at all in San Francisco from the day the Legislature met until the day it adjourned, some seventy days. I bave been repeatedly asked to certify these facts and to join in a petition for his re- moval. I have never done so heretofore be- cause I did not wish an Inference to be drawn that I was hostile to Mr. Lynch's retention and was asking for his removal because of my personal feeling toward bim arising from his attitude toward me in the campaign. 1 bave no personal feeling aagainst Mr. Lynch, but 1 am willing to state formally herein what al- most everybody in San Francisco, certainly almost every one in my district, is entirely familiar with. In addition to the foregoing I certify that Mr. Lynch has personally admitted to me that every one of the Republican officials and com- mitteemen who opposed me would be protected - 14 by him, and he has carried out this statement by securing the appointment of several of them to Iucrative positions in the employ of the State administration. This he has himself admitted to.me. Mr. Lynch is recognized as the officlal dispenser of State patronage in San Franeisco. I desire to add also that I have seen him in attendance at and issuing directions at various conventions of the Republican party, both State and municipal. In the last municipal convention be was especially active and from him was received the programme which re- sulted in the nomination of the recent Re- publican local ticket which was so overwhelm- ingly repudiated at the polls. The foregoing statement of Senator Nelson was sworn to on January 28, 1902. ‘When the President decided against sending in the name of Stephen Kelley to succeed John C. Lynch, Senator Bard remarked: “I will then withdraw the papers filed in the case.” The President at once objected to the withdrawal of the papers, signifying very plainly that it was his purpose to give the subject further at- tention. It is said that the President knows very well that Senator Bard is honorable and straightforward, having the right on his side. FISK WAS THE MAN. A. M. Currle, who was a delegate to the Republican convention of 1901, makes aflidavit as follows: ‘That John C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Revenue, was generally regarded as the leader of a political faction and. was in consuitation with the local political leaders during the campaign. That on November 6, 1901, affiant met John C. Lynch at the corner of Morton and Kearny streets, the day of the election, made the following remark: I have put $500 of my own money into A. G. Fisk's fight. That is my perscnal fight. Of course I am interested in the other nominees, but A. G. Fisk is my personal fight. I requested Fisk’s nomination as a personal favor to me.” That on the 17th day of September, 1901, on or about that day, John C. Lynch, in the presence of C, W. Blum and the affiant, made the following statement: I was so busy try- ing to straighten out the tangle of the Board of Supervisors that I did not have time to see Mr. Riordan, chairman of the convention, un- til the convention was in full swing. Some of the candidates for Supervisors who were not on the programme were kicking and I was kept busy trying to pacify them, and when I did finally succeed in quleting them it was too late to see Chairman Riordan.”” This last statement was made in the office of the Collec- tor of Revenue in the Appralsers’ building. That within the affiant’s knowledge Mr. Lynch used the office of Internal Revenue Collector as a meeting place for local political and fac- tional leaders. THE RING OF BOSSES. John H. Harney’s statements are also interesting. He swears: That John C. Lynch was the active leader by common report of a faction of the Republican party supported by his lieutenants, Jere Burke, Edward Conroy and Samuel Rainey, a well known Democratic boss. That within affiant’s personal knowledge In the legislative. campaign of 1900 John C. Lynch was an active manager. That on or about September, 1900, he was in active attendance at the political convention held in B'nal B'rith Hall, on Eddy street, In the city of San Francisco, and was giving' or- ders for the management of the political con- vention. That afflant was desirous of seeing J. D. Hart nominated for the Assembly in place of Martin W. Brady; that Mr. Lynch was then consulted, being in attendance at the con. vention, ‘and when approached said: ‘“That it was too late to make a change." That during the last campaign Mr. Lynch vas consulted at the internal revenue o¢five by active political leaders from all over the city. That in the afflant’s opinion, numberg of citizens resented the interference of a Ier eral official in municipal and local affairs, which was demonstrated by the fact that thou- penaent canditbi tor Ao uEPOted an'n- en for M. publican in national politics, and 1o & 28 & Re- by_elected said, Mr. Lynch, was badly defeated, WORKED THE The following statem In Ncrman W. Hall's afigasts Contained That he took an active “ mary election in 1901 ana beine o 28 L the Republican County Committee ang s gers gate to the convention is familiar- with pot cal aftairs. That Quring the last eoniolit: o wtaetion o e acknowledsed leades . e inte sald John C. Lynch met and gaye atpeer s at bis otfice and at other places”to wo SorionS Rl s to the conduct of the pri- That about the 1st of an {ndorse; a candidate for M; gy or Mayor by the Calif Liquor Dealers' Assoclation, of wi o was president and wmu::k“cif:ékh L Seia John & Lynch then ‘stated: Sriic o been able to be in my orfice Vs on a political ‘erence That said affiant unoreeriRicial lerst e said John C. Lym ":: the wholesale 1 cal pu iquor cont P muxd “t.h.t one of the d':'l:- his mnnmnodorznnfiflrm Atsaation e e matter of the indorseme; for Mayor. That during the said Repubiic s Convention, from the a of John C. Lynch and Bdward Conroy, 1t was generaly accepted and admitted by them that they named all the candidates for Supervisors, more w were R we " Jrder o secure that Beamish a pocition wim e District. i‘#:r‘:..?“‘“’"‘" ariment nd B W, Burt & oo nt and F. W & position in John hal,:: c. an active partisan in -m-n&mnlc{wmm I LYNCH'S CAREER AS LOBBYIST, OFFICIAL FAKER AND MEDDLER Letters and Affidavits Submitted ator Bard, the Attitude of Perkins and Side- lights on a Recent Eleetion: .to the President by Sen- \ position as Internal Revenue Collector to inter~ fere in municipal affaivs to the detriment of the ity and to the injury of the Federal Gov- ernment. LINCOLN SAVAGE SWEARS. The affidavit of Lincoln E. Savage, sec- retary of the Republican Primary League, ccntains these statements: TEat from the incéption of the primary cam- paign, commencing June, 1961, and closing on the 13th of August of that year, John C. Lynch was the leader of our political oppo- nents; that within knowledge of afflant he met at the Inte: 1 Revenue office numbers of peo- ple and gave directions as to the nduct of the primary. That he was the acknowledged ! leader of the opposing faction, and used his deputies and ail the employes of his offics in active partisan politics. ‘That It is a matter of common report that he used his power as Icternal Revenue Coilector. for politieal pur- yoses among the liquor dealevs within his dis- trict, and endeavored to coerce them during the s2§d primeary. That at the last two sessiors of the Legis- lature, during his term of office, John C. Lyneh hus been in almost constant attendance as a loblyist at the sessions of the Legisla- ture, and has been gemerally recognized as such. That said Lynch stated in affient’s hearing that A. G. Fisk. Republican candidate for Distriet Attorney. was “his man, and “‘that that was his fight.” That said Jokn C. Lynch at the time of his Interference in said primary was not a resi- dent of San Francisco, but resided with his tamily at Berkeley. Alameda County, As a citizen of San Francisco, affiant would recommend the removal of said Jokn C. Lyneh, the said officer, as he has carried his oftensive partisanship and political interference to a Poine where it Is a positive injury to the city of San Francisco and the Federal service. A CASE OF COERCION. The affidavit of Henry von Werthern contains many interesting facts relating to the system of coercion employed by the bosses. The affiant states: That he is a resident of San Francisco and as such was a candidate for delegate in the Thirty-sixth Assembly District on a ticket generally known as the Primary League ticket, at the primary election of 1901. That during said primary and the ensuing campaign John C. Lynch, internal Revenue Collector, was generally regarded as the active leader of & faction of the Republican party, and with the assistance of his lieutenants, Jere Burke, Ed- ward Conroy and Samuel Rainey, a well known Democratic boss, actively participated in said primary for the purpose of securing control of the city government of San Francisco. As an exemplar of the school of politiclans headed by Mr. Lynch—as a sample of their efforts to coerce American citizens, in their efforts to carry a primary and influence their political action, I state the following facts: I was an employe of the Market Street Rail- way Company for six years, during which time my services were rendered satisfactorily and Wwithout complaint. At the approach of the primary election I took an active part in party organization, and by. chance espoused the cause Of the faction opposed to that headed by John C. Lynch, Jere Burke, his lleutenant, and a railroad lobbyist and agent of the company by Which I was employed, and other lieutenants, Edward Conroy and Samuel Rainey, a Demo- cr,rzilxc political boss. e primary was to be held on August 13, 1901. Some thirty days prior I was named a delegate by one of the factions. I.was im- mediately warned by some of the leaders of Mr. Lynch's faction ‘that if my name was used as-a candidate on the ticket for I was named I wouid be discharged from the employ of the company. There wae another employe of the company in a similar posttion and he was likewise warned. I did not heed the warning and remained a candidate. Short- ly before the day of the primary I met A. V. Barron, division superintendent of our com. pany. Mrs. Barron said to me: I have your name, Mr. Von Werthern, among others of our men who are comnected With the Republican Primary League; ycu will have to witkdraw as they are inimical to the interests of our company.” I replied: 1 have given my word to these gentlemen. I am rot hostile to the Int: 2 e Neattis e erests of the company my election as delegate would injure the company.> | 2 Mr. Barron said, “Report at my office to- morrow morning at 10 o clock.™ BURKE THREATENS. In the morning I reported at 10 Q' met Mr. Young, Mr. Barron's alll.ltca‘:k :“:lfl told me that Mr. Barron had instructed Bim to take me to Mr. J. Burke, a political lieutenant of Mr. Lynch. Mr. Young took me to Mr. Burke's office and left. Mr. Burke sald: i have a lot of names here of our employes who are connected with the Primary League. You Will have to withdraw; they are working against the interests of the <company."" answered: “‘Mr. Burke, I am not work- ing against the interests of the company. I am simply exércising my individual poiltical rights. 1 pledged myself to support the Ke- publican Primary League ticket, on which my Dame is, and I cannot honorably withdraw. aor. Burke then sald: “‘Well, the company Somiiot want its employes to do practical I replied: “I know of m: = active politics at present and 1 haes e believe that the company knows It.* 7 - Bufke said: “‘Oh, they are doing com- “‘Supposing I should not ith draw my support from the P by what would be the resuitrs || T League, Mr. Burke sald: T cannot say.” The interview ended and I was notified to call on Mr. Barron, the district superintendent, the following Sunday. This I did and he in- formed me that he insisted. on t Slected T witk Tnot i, eht. Market not interfere with th & Street Company in its legal rights. : !I)X‘:;gfl: this is the re palies the result of the threats of district Mr. Barron said: Von Wenthern, “Well, Mr. you had better withdraw entir your nosition with ne T oY OF Jou lose I replied: T am satisfled with and know no reason why I should resfgn. Mr. Barron then stated: ‘“Then I will be compelled to discharge you.” CARRY OUT THREATS. Shortly after the primary I wa. v i i:: c:\::nog of !-‘ cllx‘xdld&te not 'raxzocred‘ bg pany or Mr, w}: nmnvlmh dlsch-rx};ndfh Soser s chacy n conclusion I would say that afte long and satisfactory urvmeyror me".fox;m..nn; 1 knew of no valid reason for my discharge, gave my Dpolitical action and the attempted interference of Jere Burke, a lieutenant - of John C. Lynch, with my rights as an American citizen A letter from State Senator A. A. Cald- vell to United States Senator Thomas R. Bard mentions John C. Lynch's aetivity as a lobbylst in Caldwell writes: Sacramento. Senator RIVERSIDE, Cal., Jan. 14, 1902. Hon. Thomas R. Bard, Washington, D, C.— My Dear Senator: I have been expecting the appointment of "a successor to John Lynch in the Internal Revenue Collector's office in San Francisco and have hoped that such -action Would be taken by the President. My reason for wishing his successor to be appointed is that during the last session of the Legislature, of which 1 am a member, Mr. Lynch was present nearly every day in the lobby, where I was informed and belleve he was wWorking in the interest of certain measures. ‘I know he was present In Sacramento and at the Capitol during the time the friends of local option attempted to pass a local option bill 1 do not know of my own knowledge what biils he worked for and what bills he worked against, but it was generally reputed that his presence ig thé lobby of the State Legislature Was to represent large corporation inierests. Sacramento is outside Mr. Lynch's district and I could account for his presence in the lobby no other way than that he was doing politics, You are at liberty to use this lstter in what- ever way you desire. Very truly yours, A. 'A. CALDWELL. position R Cal. glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend's.* ————— Prunes stuffed with apricots. 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