The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1904, Page 3

A N FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1904 DEPLORABLE EFFORTS TO BOLSTER UP FAILING FORTUNES OF BELL REGORD OF LATE W, S, MELICK MISREPRESENTEL Campaign Calumny Clearly Refuted by Text of Pomnted Letter Now Reproduced. Gen. John F. Sheehan, 320 Sansomeé 'St., ermce or Tne State Board of Gxaminers. Glasswrnsonts, Bul San Francisco, Cal. My dear General:- After the very, kind, cordial and frank way in which the Board of Trustees of the Veterans' Home treated me while st Yountville and while I took every precaution in everything I.said 1 to the newspapers {o express my good will towards the Directors of the Home, in reciprocation, you can imagine my chagrin in seeing the articles in the Examiner ahd the Bes, = I did not see the Examiner , representative st all. The Bee, Y learned positively, sirmply used such information as would help Congressman Bell and fixed its article up to that end. I write this to you and ask you to kindly set me right before any Directors and members of the Home who may be discussing it with you. accidents will happen. As vou are an old newspaperman yourself, you know how these Fith kind regards (o yourself and others, I am, Yours respectfully, "Sea'y. 3tate Board of Examiners. Y OF T CHIEF SUPPY E BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 'ORTER IN SACRAMENTO. weuck, Secasvany. May 6 THE 1 ECRETARY OF A VETERA. BOARD S' HOME, —_—p 0 GENERAL JOHN F. XPOSES FALSE AT- s Walter S. Melick | Bee, hoping to ad- unes of The inee for Con- rict, published S. Melick, that retary of the ners, stated to ast that the board been extravagantly Yountville Home.” stilled in death supposed that the epresented to malign exposure would fol- = stalwart Republican he State Board of Ex- d his impressions of day after that paper, in of Bell, sought to misrep- anagement of the home. 3 Melick, in a letter to one di- e . personally, will not hold ble for the statements that nted in the Bee. but I write you ask the other members of the board ay think that I inspired such statements, to withhold ecriticism. opportunity incidentally offers you ¥ speak to General Back- , General Stone and any others who might ssibly think I made any such refiecting upon the institu- ANOTHER LETTER. Bee, stinging itself in its mad rage, calls for something more elab- orate and conclusive from the letters of the stalwart Republican secretary. The Call to-day presents the complete text of a letter from the late Walter S. Melick to General John F. Sheehan, sccretary of the board of directors of the Veterans’ Home, which letter con- tains clear and ample proof that will nvince every fair minded voter in econd Congressional District that the Bee in May last was engaged in & campaign of calumny to boost Bell Bell began his campaign for re-elec- tion by reviling the management of the Soldiers’ Home, hoping to create a side issue and divert attention to the fact that he was the candidate of the party which declared protection to be rob- bery. The Republican State Central Committee was wise and accordingly forced Bell to stand in the open as the nominee of the Democratic party. For months no attention was paid to side Issues, but since the Sacramento Bee has descended to the desecration of the dead to help the Democratic nominee the committee holds that some facts of general interest apart from strict party lines should be stated. - Some of the veterans dwelling at the home have saved from their pensions | considerable sums of money. Smail lawyers on the outside view with ten- der solicitude any old soldier who has saved a sum exceeding $100. If the amount saved happens %o approximate $1000 measures are taken to declare the veteran incompetent. For example, Thomas McDonnell, who had lived at the home in peace and comfort for fourteen years, was found to be the possessor of $1800, the sum of $1000 be- | ing to his credit with the treasurer. | The law firm of Bell, York & Bell took ! great interest in the case and handled | the petition to have the old veteran declared incompetent and a guardian appointed for him. McDonnell was taken from the home. Shortly after he The th Bell got $150 from this estate under al- lowance of the court. The board has seen fit from time to | time to refuse to give information con- cerning the amount deposited to the credit of each living veteran. Not long since an old soldier received $1200 from the settlement of an estate in Iowa. The sharks on the outside knew that he was expecting the money and as soon as he received it they persuaded him to demand his di arge from the home. He went away from his com- rades. His new friends on the outside | put him in a room over a Yountville | saloon and lewd woman to keep him company. His $1200 was soon spent and when his money was gone he was kicked out | doors into the back yard, where he lay sick, miserable and helpless until some | one sent a conveyance and had him hauled to the steps of the comman- | dant’s office at the home. It is fair to the Napa lawyers to note that they had nothing to do with the last men- ; tioned case. BELL IS HOSTILE. For a long time Bell has been hostile | to the management of the home. His | canteen amendment was a measure of | spite. He said on the floor of the | House, as reported in the Congressional Record, that the California manage- ment took the pension money from the veterans and gave them canteen checks. Congressmen from other States said this was a shame and told Bell that he ought to be ashamed to represent | a State that allowed such transactions. The truth is that of $75,000 of pension moneys handled by the treasurer, more than $70,000 has been paid back in ac- tual cash to the veterans. Bell misled his fellow members in the House. Such deception called forth a defamation of | his own State. The Congressional Rec- ord contains his exact language and the books of the treasurer contain the exact figuress He cannot escape the record. 42 Through inexperience or blundering stupidity he inserted in the amendment ahbolishing the canteen the provisions that apply to the old regular army Soldiers’ Home at Washington, D. C., and not the provisions relating to the government of National Homes for Disabled Volunteers. The law as amended by Bell deprives the veteran of his right"to demand his pension. The national homes are entitled to maintain canteens. The State homes are not so favored. In the old regular | army home at Washington the veteran is classed as an “inmate” who must e treated like a child. In the nation- Al home the veteran is a “member” with all the rights and privileges at- taching to American citizenship. Duncan E. McKinlay, who will be elected to represent the Second Dis- trict in Congress, will be able to se- - . FREE — FREE — FREE, | LUNCH—DINNER—TEA. —_— CREI;E PSAPER _— ——Consisting of— TABLE CLOTH, 12 NAPKINS, 12 DOILIES. As a Table Ornament Nothing Could Be More Desirable, or Serviceable. A SET “REE WITH WANT sent to Sacrgmento for a | |cure legislation which will give the | veterans the right to manage their own affairs so far as pensions are con- cerned. He will go to Congress as the representative of the people of the dis- trict. Democratic attorneys with spe- | cial interests to serve cannot be trust- €4 to legislate for the public. The Republican Congressional cam- paign in San Francisco will open to- morrow night at the Alhambra Theater with true Republican enthusiasm. Julius Kahn and E. A. Haves, candi- dates for Congress in the Fourth and Fifth districts, respectively, will deliver the principal addresses of the evening, | though other well-known speakers will | analyze the issues of the campaign. Bonfires and a band in front of the theater in the early part of the evening will herald the coming of the Congres- sional candidates, and a musical pro- gramme, including songs by prominent vocalists, will be a feature of the even- ing. A big crowd of voters is expected to attend the meeting and see the cam- | paign inaugurated. From to-morrow night on the Republican candidates for Congress will prosecute their campaign with vigor, with every prospect of suc- cess at the polls. Democratic Congressiofal candidates Livernash and Wynn will speak at the Alhambra to-night at a meeting to be held under the auspices of the Iroquois Club. Livernash has been doing most of his talking at outdoor meetings, and this will be his supreme effort of thé campaign. Wynn, who is not noted as an orator, will not be particularly con- spicuous during the evening, but he will hold the center of the stage, no doubt, so long as he deems it expedient. FERARI FILES PETITION. Louis Ferari, Democratic candidate for Justice of the Peace, filed a petition with the Supreme Court yesterday |asking that the Election Commission be directed to place his name on the offi- cial ballot. The office which Ferari seeks is held at present by Justice of the Peace Golden. It is claimed by the Democrats that Golden's term expires #this year. The official himself thinks otherwise, and the matter will have to be settled by the courts. Ferari’s argu- ment is that his name should be voted upon, and then there will be plenty of time for the courts to pass upon the merits of the dispute. The Election Commissioners have refused to listen to his plea, and therefore he has ap- pealed to the Supreme Court. No de- cision was rendered yesterday. The court will either set a day for hearing the arguments of contestants or deny the petition absolutely. The looked-for petition for a writ of mandate to compel the Election Com- mision to place the twenty-two pro- posed amendments to the charter on the ballot, they having been rejected by the probable that the proponents of the proposed-amendments became discour- aged at the action of the Election Com- fight for the present. e it Gillett in Placer County. AUBURN, Oct. 13.—The Republi- cans of Placer County opened their campaign at Auburn to-night with a good sized meeting in the Opera-house. Congressman J. N. Gillett was the principal speaker and reviewed his stewardship in the nation’s Congress. The other speakers were Attorney General Webb and Hon. John B. Irish of Sierra, the latter being the lCan commission, did not materialize. It is; mission and decided to abandon thelr | LIVERNASH JARS MAYOR’S NERVES didate for C ongress Surprises Meeting With Democratic View of Roosevelt. Ratification of the candidates of the Labor Union party was the object of the meeting held by the members of the various labor organizations of the city last evening at the Alhambra. Mayor Eugene Schmitz, nash and the inevitable James Gal- lagher were among those who were listed to speak on the subject of the good that unions do, but there was a breaking away from the schedule that caused a deal of turmoil and consider- able woe when Livernash forgot that he was at a union meeting and began to talk promiscuous politics. Livernash referred to President Roosevelt as the man with “the clank- 'lng sword and the jingling spurs” and seemed to be of the opinion that the | shadows of San Juan Hill had no being in the campaign. He drifted from labor to the “common people” and, finally, to naval guns and how well they could ! be made in naval gun factories. But there was here a rub more than Hamlet ever figured on. Mayor Schmitz, who was popping with politi- cal enthusiasm, and James Gallagher, who was as filled with indignation as a seltzer bottle is filled with carbonic acid gas, were there with a stream of adverse opinion as to the nation's chief executive that, when injected into the astonished audience, made things fairly bubble. Thomas Egan, chairman of the coun- ty committee of the Union Labor party, opened the meeting with well chosen and well received remarks. He said it was a gathering of union labor men and had no party significance so far as the national administration contest is concerned. He then introduced Mr. ‘Williams, Union Labor eandidate for Congress. Williams spoke of ‘“equal rights for all and special privileges for none.” After his talk, Livernash was introduced and received applause. He said that he would tell of his personal experience in Congress and what he had done for labor: He told of the work of the American Federation of Labor and spoke of the efforts of Sam- uel Gompers in the interest of labor legislation. Next he told of the man- ner of the Federal Government and the decline of simplicity in the White House and gave an account of the President and the lives of his principal chiefs, ending this particular subject with an overhauling of the officials in ‘Washington in general. After Mr. Livernash had been seated Mayor Schmitz arose to explain that the meeting was not one for the dis- cussion of national issues. He said he had understood that the occasion was not for the deciding of who was the better candidate for President, the Democrat or the Republican. He wished it understood clearly that he was not in sympathy with a Demo- cratic meeting. “I am for Theodore Roosevelt for President,” he added, “so far as I am personally concerned. Judge Murasky, candidate for Supe- rior Judge, was introduced and made a short talk on unionism and politics, after which James Gallagher + arose and reminded those present that the Union Labor party’s platform is in favor of no particular administration, creed or faction. “Why cannot we stand on this plat- form?” asked Mr. Gallagher. “One speaker has referred to the E. J. Liver-| ‘clanking sword and jingling spurs,’” and I cannot stand for this. We want to go before the country as a free peo- | ple.” | Mayor Schmitz closed the meeting by saying that never before had the opportunity been presented, except through the Union Labor party, for ! men of all parties to meet and speak in a common cause from the same plat- form, and he was sorry that anything had occurred to disturb,the peaceful equilibrium of this peculiarly interest- ing social condition. It might incidentally be remarked, by way of a finale, that during Mr. Willlams’ and the Mayor's remarks certain reflections were made upon the candidacy of Mr. Wynn for Congress ;‘ in the Fifth District. Mr. Williams al- | leged that Mr. Wynn had on a certain | occasion betrayed the Union Labor party, and that he had done so with a view to supporting Franklin K, Lane | and subsequently getting the nomina- tion from the Democrats at this year’s convention. SR e Must Explain to Election Board. The Election Commission yesterday sent citations to 8. G. Murphy, Sig Greenbaum and I. Ackerman to ap- pear at its meeting next Tuesday night and show cause why they should not serve as election officers in their re- spective precincts. Murphy had al- ready produced a doctor’s certificate that ke ir in {ll-health and not able to serve, but the commission takes the ground that he may be well on elec- tion day. No replies have been re- ceived from Greenbaum and Acker- man to the notifications of their ap- pointment. e B e o McKinlay Speaks at Oak Park. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 13.—Duncan E. McKinlay, Republican Congressional candidate from this district, returned to Sacramento County to-day after several days of successful campaigning in Glenn County. He delivered an address to-night at an enthusiastic Republican rally at Oak Park, Sacramento’s populous sub- urb, and was loudly cheered. Congress- man James McLachlan, who has been campaigning in the Sixth District, also spoke and made a telling appeal to the voters to send McKinlay to Congress. A Pl Modesto Republicans Hold Rally. MODESTO, Oct, 13.—The Republicans of this vicinity held a rally here to- night. Bonfires, a brass band and the booming of cannon marked the first Republican demonstration of the cam- i paign in this county. Hon. I. A. Simons of New York and Colonel T. V. Eddy of San Francisco were the speakers of jthe evening and the large Armory Hall was crowded to its utmost. ity i s Not Enough Voters to Fill Offices. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13.—It has been discovered that there are six precincts in this county with not enough vot- ers in them to fill the offices on the Election Board. In one precinct there are but two voters. Both men are Republicans and one has been named as judge and the other as inspector. One precinct had no voters registered, hence will have no election. SOUTH PARK SETTLEMENT LECTURE.— A stereopticon lecture on London life will be CHICAGO WELCOME To Candidate Fairbanks RECORD - BREAKER CHICAGO, Oct. 13.—Completing a day of speech-making throughout Illi- nois Charles W. Fairbanks, the Repub- lican candidate for Vice President, to- night addressed an audience that filled the First Regiment Armory to over- flowing. This was the first time that Senator Fairb: has spoken here since he received the nomination, and 80 much enthusiasm was manifested by his listeners that the meeting resem- bled to a great extent the vigorous rallies of 1896 afid 1900. To add to the enthusiasm of the gath- ering Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of the House of Representatives, ad- dressed the audience in his character- istic manner. Senator Fairbanks said In part: Standing here to-night where William Me- Kinley, our martyred President, dressed you. the best s 1 can to you is that Theodore Rooseveit, the leader of the Republican party, to-day stands exactly for the same principles as President MeKinley, and those principles will not be changed one fota when President Roosevelt is returned to the White House on November 8. Our opponents say that the money question has been irrevocably settied. This is not ex- actly the fact, as Congress may reverse aad undo it to-morrow if it sees fit, but such a thing will never happen as long as the Re- publican _party is in power. To insure the fixture of the money question it Is necessary for the Republican party to have a majority in Congress. and this fact should mot be lost sight of during the campaign, my observations during my Ep to the Pacific Coast I can assure you in,good faith that if the conditions throughout the West can be taken as a criterion of the sentiment throughout the country, then the Republican party will record a greater victory this year than it did four years ago. But the people must not become apathetic. To avoid a repeti- tion of the conditions which existed during the four years between 1892 and 1506, when the United States, under the administration of the Democratic party, was plunged Into almost total demoralization, every loyal Republican must stand by his party this year and roil up such a majority for the Republican prin- ciples in the Congressional districts that when Congress opens for the next session such an overwhelming Republican majority will be found in their seats that It will be useless for our opponents to endeavor to enmact visionary legislation. Senator Fairbanks was followed by Speaker Cannon. Cannon compared the conditions existing under a Repub- lican administration with those which existed during President Cleveland's administration, and said that all he asked for was that the people choose for themselves and it was easy to prophesy what the result would be. e BRYAN IN FORT WAYNE. Large Gathering of Hoosier Voters Hears the Nebraskan. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 13.—A great crowd greeted William J. Bry- an at the political meeting in Prin- cess’ Rink to-night, which concluded the second day of fhe speaker’s tour of Indiana. An hour before the torchlight pro- cession, which escorted the speaker and his party to the hall, arrived the doors were closed, so great was the pressure for admittance. Bryan's argument followed closely the addresses which he has delivered since the tour began. —_———— HILL TRIES NEW ARGUMENT. Makes “Government by Injunction” an Issue of Campaign. WHEELING, W. Va., Oct. 13.—Da- | vid B. Hill injected a new argument into the Democratic campaign here to- night—a condemnation of “Govern- ment by injunction” and the demand for a law granting a jury trial to per- sons held in contempt of court for the violation of a restraining order of a Federal Judge. The Democratic na- ticnal platform sustains this pesition, although in guarded terms. given ta-night before the South Park settle- ment, at 86 South Park, by Mrs. K. E. Whit- aker. Wheeling was selected by the New York politician as the place to em- phasize and make a national issue of this point because of its varied indus- tries giving employment to artisans of meany vocations and also because the irjunction has been used here in la- bor disputes in a number of instances. Another new point as a Democratic argument was also made by Mr. Hill— the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. ‘Wheeling’s reception to Davis and party made it necessary to hold two meetings to-night. A large circus tent ‘was not adequate to accommodate the gathering and Carroll Club Hall was hastily secured and as quickly filled, leaving many persons still unable to get in. RS A Ee JUST PLAIN DEMOCRATS. Tammany Nominees Forbidden to Ac~ cept Outside Indorsement. NEW YORK, Oet. 13.—Charles Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, said to-day he had sent notices to the fifty or more candidates on the county Democratic ticket, requesting them to decline indorsement by any party other than their own. “Democrats must be Democrats and nothing else,” said Murphy. “I am willing to have the People’s party or any other indorse Judge Parker, but for the minor officers, such as Assem- blymen, Congressmen, Senators, etc., it would not do. It would, in a way, set them above the Presidency and it is in the interest of Judge Parker and his campaign that this stand has been taken and the order issued.” At the headquarters of the Peo- ple’s party in the Hoffman House to- night the statement was made that petitions for the nomination of Hearst, Towne, Sulzer and Baker were being circulated and the nomina- tions would be filed with the Board of Elections. R e e rE PLAIN TALK BY TAFT. Says Filipinos Will Not Be Ready for Independence for Many Years. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Many prom- inent Republicans were present to- night at the ratification meeting and reception tendered by the Union League Club to Lieutenant Governor Higgins, Republican' candidate for Governor, and his associates. Corne- lius N. Bliss, president of the club and treasurer of the National Republican Committee, presided at the meeting. Secretary of War Taft, the principal speaker, devoted a large part of his ‘address to the Philippine question, saying: “The Republican party states with- out hesitation that the Filipino peo- ple are not now fitted for self-govern- ment and that they are not likely to be fitted for a generation or more.” ot Bell Addresses San Rafael Democrats. SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 13.—The Demo- crats of Marin County held a mass- meeting here to-night and were ad- dressed by Theodore Bell, Democratic nominee for Congress from the See- ond District. A fair-sized crowd was on hand to welcome the candidate. Bell discussed the national issues of the campaign and was frequently ap- plauded. Joseph Silva of Napa also ad- dressed the meeting. 7 R Judge Maguire Speaks at Salinas. SALINAS, Oct. 13.—Judge James G. Maguire addressed a medium sized audience at the pavifion to-night. His speech was the usual Democratic de- runciation of the Republican admine istration. ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy your From the cific Coast occupying this It means you can get elesewhere. The question is: Ar clothes of S. N. Wood & pay more money? varying, of course, accord The man who buys h have the stock to back it We are manufacturers, wholesalers and re- tailers of Clothing, and are the only firm on the Pa- It means you can buy direct from the makers at a saving of many a dollar in the course of a year. made in the prevailing season’s styles, for about one-third less than you must pay should you go Clothes Makers distinctive position. good wearing garments, e _you going to buy your Co., or go elsewhere and Suits S10 to-$35 Our prices in Suits range from $10:00 to $35.00, ing to the quality of ma- terial and workmanship. But whatever you pay you can count on your money’ Suit you select. In the collection are all the latest cuts, patterns and materials brought out this fall. Overcoats $10 to $35 s worth in the particular is Overcoat here is going - to get just the Overcoat he wants for exactly what he wishes to pay. That’s a broad claim—but we up. Every style of Overcoat identified with the season is represented in our assortment. The prices range from $10.00 to $35.00. Trousers—counter after counter piled high with them—prices $2.25 to $7.00.