The herald., 1893-01-20
READ OUT OF THE Party.
Gators Friends Denounca Kerns aus

Gators Friends Denounca Kerns aud
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 59.--Late last night
the Populist members Of the Legislature
and the n ambers OF the Populist state
central CON mi,tee present in Sacrament
to met and denounced Populiat Assem-
blyman Kerns of Los Angeles for his
action in voting for Stephen M. White
for United States senator yesterday;
also Marion Cannon, Populist Congress-
man from the 81 xth district, who is
charged with infu encing Kerns' vote.
In a series of resolutiuns the actions Of
Kerns and Cannon are denounced, and
it is recomm ended that they be spurned
and cut off from fellowship in the party
and denounced as traitors to the Peo-
ple's party in every part of this state
and nation.
The committee met late this after
noon and began the investigation.
SENATOR WHITE EXAMINED.
Senator-elect White was called first to
testify, as he leaves tonight for San
Francisco. Gator, Populist candidate
for senator, appeared as counsel for
Bretz. White, in replying to questions
of November last he had counted ON 50
straight Democratic votes. He had also
counted on the votes of Kerns and Ben
nett Of Orange county, who had been
endorsed both by Populists and Demo-
Gratis. Kerns, whose detection from the
Populists' camp yesterday led to Bretz'z
action, had been, White said, his friend
and neighbor for several years, He had
urged Kerns to become q candidate for
the legislature, and it was through his
(White's) open advocacy that Kerns
was elected.
Adams of Santa Cruz, Democrat and
Populist, had declared he would allow
no Republican senator to be elected if
his vote could prevent it, and for these
reasons White said he had felt his cleo
tion was assured.
He had promised no reward to any
one and had no assurance from any of
the Populists personally that they
would vote for him. He had no assur-
ance that the Populists would support
any Democrat unless it was through q
letter which he had reason to believe
was written by Bretz to another Demo-
cratic candidate pledging support.
White said that any person who pre-
ferred the statement that he had made
use OF money III LIS campaign, was
"a liar and dog"
Referring to Bretz's charge against
Congressman-elec Cannon, White said,
if any one in California had made an
anti Doodle fight or had an anti-boodle
record, it was Cannon. White had
known of no pledge being given by
Kerns to support Gator, and was per-
sonally of the opinion that none had
been given.
A recess was then taken.
BRETT S LACK OF EVIDENCE.
At the evening session Bretz was ex-
amined by Shanahan and Matthews,
He virtually acknowledged that he had
no evidence against Kerns, except that
the latter had signed pledge to stand
with the Populists for 10 days, or until
they were Satisfied they could not elect
a senator. On the morning of the bal
loting Kerns had said he would vote for
White. Bretz admitted he had himself
agreed to vote for Democratic candi-
date, but later signed with the Populists.
On the morning of the balloting Kerns
was going into tbs library with friend
OF Cannon. He thought Kerns bad gone
into the library to be "heeledn or bribed.
He also virtually admitted that these
circumstances were the sole basis of his
charge.
Bretz said, understanding that Kerns
had never been offered an emolument or
Office led him to believe the only con-