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said Lincoln White is Republican, as is
also that of one Clinton l.. White, who is
| brother of said Lincoln White; that
prior To the holding of the aforesaid Re-
publican County Convention said Lincoln
w Whlte publicly announced that he would
submit his name TO said convention for
nomination to the office of said District
Attorney, to be voted for at the coming
election OF November, 1894; affiant did
likewise: that affiant and said Lincoln
/ White are each residents of the same pre-
! clnct or Sacramento City, TO wit, Seventh
Precinct OF Twenty-first Assembly Dis
trict; that primary election was held IN
Sacramento City on August 70, 1891. for
the purpose of selecting delegates
to said Republican County Convention,
and IN said Seventh Precinct aforesaid
warm contest arose over the selection
OF delegates TO sit at said County Con-
vention; that i'll said Seventh Precinct
| there were two tickets OF delegates in the
held, one OF which was known as most
| favorable TO said Ia. White ticket and the
! other as most favorable TO athant; that the
ticket most favorable to atfiant was
elected as delegates to said County Con-
| Ventlon; that shortly previous To said
! primary election anu to the holding of
/ SAID County Convention, to wit, on Aug
ust 20, 1894, the aforesaid Clinton l..
/ W hlte caused to be placed upon the pri-
Vate desk OF afiiant III his Office u certain
| letter dated August 20, 1894, and signed
by said Clinton l.. White; atfiant verify
believes, and so says, that said letter. IN
| connection with certain threats aiterWard
made by said White and conveyed to
atfiant, was intended to convey and did
convey an Implied threat that unless
af11ant withdrew from the contest for the
nomination for District Attorney of Sac
| ramento County, said &. L.. White and
his political co-consprators would pro-
! Nn fiafNrr Cfny of flRA
conspiracy herein set forth; that on or
about August u, 1894, and subsequent to
| receiving and reading said letter, affiant
| met said Clinton l.. " hite on j street,
| between Fourth and Fifth streets, in Sac
| ramento City, and afliant asked said
! White what he meant by said letter, and
| White replied: Gou know what |
mean." Alfiant replied: mo, | do not
understand your motive. If you have
any charges tx bring against me in the
supreme Court or anywhere else, why
! have you waited year and a half to do
/ It," Said White then made an indiStlnct
! reply and walked away without further
| conversations; as he left atfiant said TO
| him: 'All right; go ahead and do your
worst"
| That af1iant is informed, verify believes
and so says, that on the 10Th day
| OF August, 1874, in Sacramento
| City, said Clinton l.. White, with
I
having said threat communicated to af1i-
/ ant, threatened to 4. L. Jones of Sacra-
! mento City that White would ruin atIiant
! unless said alfiant got out of said fight for
District Attorney; and that said White
made similar threats to other persons and
to many OF the delegates to said Republi-
can County Convention In Sacramento
City, which were communicated to aItiant
prior TO and about the time Of holding
said Convention, but Notwithstanding
said conspiracy and threats atfiant re-
ceIVed the nomination by said Republl-
can County Convention for District At
torney; alfiant is informed, verify be-
! HeVeS, and upon such belief SAYS that
| said Lincoln White had full knowledge
! OF the writing Of said letter and the max
| ing of said threats, and that said letter
was written and said threats made and
communicated to atliant tor the purpose
designed by said conspirators of unIaw-
! fully forcing ,afilant out OF said contest
for District Attorney, and for no other
| purpose; a1flant verify believes, and so
| says. that had he not been a candidate TOR
| said nomination for District Attorney
against said Lincoln White, said proceed
ing purporting to be for the disbarment
OF aftlant would never have been COM
menced. That at1iant verify believes and
so says that the writing and delivery to
at1ant OF said letter by said Clinton l..
| W White and the making of said threats by
said w hlte to a1llant, to said q. Il. Jones.
| and to said other persons and delegates TO
said Republican County Convention, and
! the bringing Of this proceeding pur-
porting to be for the disbarment OF uffiant,
| have all been done with the intent for
| the sole purpose of carrying into effect
the unlawful political conspiracy as
herein set forth, and to blackmail affiant
into Withdrawing from the contest for
the Office OF District Attorney OF Sacra-
| inn
| is not brought in good faith, but tor the
purpose and with the intent upon the
part of said conSpirators of abusing the
proceedings and process of this honorable
court, in contempt thereof.
At1iant further says that in making and
presenting this affidavit and these mo-
| tions he has no desire 10 avoid any
! issue which may be raised by charge
against affiant of unprotessional or dis
| honest conduct as an attorney-at-laW, but
! this affidavit and the motions based there
upon are made for the purpose of calling
| to the attention OF the honorable court the
dlshonorable motives of the accuser and
to the fact that this purported disbarment
| proceeding IS part OF a political con-
| spiracy as herein shown; and also in or
| der 10 prevent this honorable court being
| deceived and imposed upon, and this affi-
ant now offers to answer and disprove
any and all allegations of misconduct
| which may be charged against him when
| ever the same are properly presented be-
| fore this aud all other courts and trib-
| unalS.
Afliant further, for the purposes of
these motions, denies generally and spec
! lhcally each and every allegation charg-
ing afflant with misconduct, dishonesty
| or unprofeSsional conduct as au attorney
! at-IaW; and af1lant says he has full and
complete defense to said proceeding on
| its merits.
This denial is not made for the purpose
OF an answer to this proceeding, but by
| way Of an affidavit of merits, ,as affiant ap-
| pears specially at this time for the sole
| purpose OF these motions, aud none other.
by reason OF all of which af1iant re-
| spectfully prays that this honorable court
grant an order forthwith staying proceed
! ings in said matter, and that it deny the
motion for a citation herein.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
4th day OF September. 1894.
SEAL. II. q. SoULE, JR.,
/ Notary Public in and for Sacramento
County, State of California.
ATTORNEY JONES' AFFIDAVIT.
In the Superior Court of the State of
| California, i'll and for the County OF Sac
/ ramento-1n the matter of the accusation
against Frank ID. Ryan for disbarment.-
State of California, County of Sacra-
| mento, IS.
Z. 4. Jones, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is a resident OF
the City OF Sacramento, California, and is
| and has been for more than twenty-four
| years last past practicing attorney at
| law, licensed as such TO practice law in all
the courts of the State of California; that
on Sunday, the 18th day of August, 1894,
at about o'clock p. NJ, affiant met Clin-
ton l.. White, who Is "a brother of one
Lincoln White, on the south side OF ]