The morning call., 1892-12-15
REA, THE YOWLER.
He Wants to Drive Leeds
Out of Office.
HE'LL HAVE TO Co." SAYS HE
The Railroad Commissioners Invite
the Legislators to Attend the
Shiveiy Investigation.

II propose to drive that man Leeds out of
his position and TO expose him to the
world" howied Jim Rea of San Jose at a
meeting which the Railroad Commissioners
held yesterday morning. and his two CON-
panons, Litchfield and BeckmaB, looked as
if they hoped he would do it.
The fact of the matter was that Leeds,
the manager of the Traffic Association. as
witness In the Shiyely case had stated last
week that he considered the whole business
a JOB put up by Re8. and the three Com
miSsioners were still smarting under the
blow this statement had dealt to their pre-
lenses of carrying On a thorough and un-
biased Investigation of the freights and
fares schedules of the Southern Pacific Com
pany.
Rea talked quite while after the board
met and it had been ascertained that Leeds
was prevented from being in attendance.
The San Jose wIrepuller. however, was
honest enough to say that his speeches
were intended for the benefit of the re-
porters, so that the newspapers would give
them widespread circulation.
That was a mistake of the usually quite
astute Mr.. Rea, because the reporters im-
medlately after he made this confession
lost nearly all interest in his remarks.
However, the gist of what he was so
honest man, that Leeds was no good and
that he tRea) was going TO keep on investi-
eating until somebody proved concusivety
that Controller Lansing of the Southern
Pacific Company was wrong when he testi-
fed that the railroad people are losing
money IN their business.
Beckman, the shining light from the cap
ital city, begged leave to observe that he,
too, was In favor of keeping up the Shvely
farce for some time to come, and Litehfeld,
a inn ont t,nh hue IL
moved that all the Senators and Assembly
men, elect or hold-oVer, shall be invited 10
De present at the meetings of the board
while the investigation is in progress.
Of course everybody understood why the
sagacious P0st-street merchant tailor intro
duced this motion, which was carried unani
mously.I
He had 50 frequently expressed himself
as being anxious to prevent legislation
which would abolish the commission and
leave him without an office that it was
obvious to those who heard him talk yes
terday that he hoped to secure the attend
ance OF the legislators, so as to have a
chance to prejudice them in favor of the
Railroad Commission.
Beckmal sagaciously suggested that it
may be just possible that the invited states
men would refuse to come, and ATTORNEY
Martin sarcastically remarked that there
would be no room for them in the narrow
chambers of the commission, even if they
uIu UtSlIe 10 De present, Out the board
ignored these side remarks, and ordered
Secretary Kelly to issue free tickets and
invitations 10 all the members of the next
Legislature, as soon rs he can ascertain who
Is elected to that body.
The chairman then announced that he
had received'a notice from Traffic Manager
Leeds in which the latter announc ed that il
would be impossible for him to be present
until this morning at 10 o'clock.
Attorney Martin objected to the introduce
ton OF any other witness until he had a
chance TO crosS-eXamine Leeds. Besides"
he said, Leeds ought to be present when
witnesses called to contradict his statements
are examined"
Attorney Richards stated that he had in
tended to have II. o. Shively, the COM
plainant in the case, on hand so that the
latter may testify and explain his relations
with the chairman of the board. but owing
tOan unfortunate misunderstanding ShiyeIy
had missed both the morning trains FROM
San Jose and could not be present until to-
day.
A telegram from Shively arrived to sub
stantiate Richards statement
1t contained also the following advice tn
that attorney:
Stay with the original proposition. A
full and impartial investigation is what [
demand, and l am deadly in earnest /
want to teach the Traffic Association that
there Is no lnsincerity on my part"
In view of the facts presented the board
ADJOURNED until 10 A. NJ. to-day.