The herald., 1894-10-22
Prodigies Of interviewing
Performed by the Boss.
How He Annihilated Time and
Did the Work of Ten Men.
Colonel Burns Doesn't Deny Writing
-.-.--z-. That Letter.
Says the People Controlling the"Bl ocks''
We're Merchants, Factory Owners,
Toundrymsn, Leaders of La
Dor Organizations.

| inform Nj. nj. Estee ,tnat ne nau peer
discussing matters with parties con-
trolling large interests and blocks o
votes." This much he admits.
Colonel Burns has had little exper
ience with denying the authenticity o
letters. -Four years ago, when he wai
conducting the campaign OF one H. 81
Markham much as he is conducting the
campai of ons M. M. Estee, there wal
ia certain "Old Pard" letter developed
1t was denied" That denial was rather
expensive. Whether the colonel was
altogether responsible for that denial
or not he was in a position to know all
about it, and evidently he does not pro-
pose to try "rhe same old lie" this time.
Telling lies at $1,000 per lie (snd coats)
is rather an expensive amusement. And
then, too. there was Ananais, who had
an Experience"
So the colonel this time owns right up
that he wrote the letter. But he will
not admit that the "blocks of votes"
were controlled by the railroad. He in
sists that they were controlled by
Wholesale merchants. factory owners,
foundrymen and labor leaders of this
city-not specifying, however, who the
Wholesale merchants. etc., are.
HE TAKES HIGH MORAL GROUND.
In any event he has given to the press
the following admission and explans-
tion, which WAS carefully dictated and
type-written, so there could be no mis-
take:
The Examiner says, with relation to
my letter OF October 9, 1894, to the Hon.
M. M. Estee, that "the letter that was
left in the hotel was picked up by a
resident OF San Francisco, who deemed
the matter it contained belonged to tho
public and sent the letter to the Demo-
cratic state central committee"
The Examiner is either misinformed
or does not state the truth regarding the
manner in which it obtained possession
OF this letter, and will refresh its mem
orv.
The letter was left in the hotel by Mr..
Estee in his room. 1t was discovered by
one Of the attaches and delivered to the
proprietor of the hotel. He handed the
letter to personal friend of his, with a
request that he dispose of it to the
Democratic state central committee. The
letter was, in its nature, confidential.
1t contained nothing. however. that l
object to the public knowing. The only
criticism is upon the party or publica-
tion which uses private information 80
obtained.
With relation to the portions Of the
letter criticised by the Examiner have
this to say: 1t is true that did spend
nearly the entire day OF October 9th ont.
side of the committee rooms ''diecussing
matters with parties controlling lsrge
interests and blocks OF votes, and found
the situation much more pleasant than
/ had anticipated" l visited on that
day 40 or 80 of the most prominent bus
mess men of this city. most OF than
wholesale merchants. discovered that
their business interests were in de-
plorsble condition. that they were fully
es anxious for Republican victory this
fall as the Republican state central COM
mittee iB.
also on that day met and consulted
with the leading men Of various factor
les. foundries, labor organizations and
independent Republican club organiza-
tions-these are the parties controlling
large interests and blocks of votes to
whom reisrred in my letter-and my
pleasure was, as wrote, in discovering
that there was really landslide in fa-
vor of the Republican party.
Imake no excuse for this letter, be-
cause none is needed. Those who can
find an excuse for the party or paper
which employs material 80 obtained are
at liberty to do go. For myself-the
manner OF publication aaide-I feel that
the Examiner has once more done q
kindness to the Republican party in en-
phasizing the now generally known and
accepted fact that the Budd boom ia q
boomerang. that the Democratic party
is disrupted and disorgsnized, that the
merchants, farmers and manufacturers
unite in condemning it, and that this is
overwhelmingly Republican year.
SOMEBODY TELLS FIB.
First. as to the means by which the
"blocks of votes" letter came into the
possession of the state centrel commit
tee and the Examiner. There ie vide
question of veracity between Colonel
Burns on one side. and the Democratic
state central committee, Q. f. Mccarthy
OF the Pacific Bridge company and an
other gentleman now in this city, whose
name will be developed when necesnary,
on the other.
OOiOu0l DuInh nhyp tuo l6bt6r WAS
found by an attache of the hotel, de-
livered TO the proprietor and by him
given to friend to be disposed of to
the Democratic state central commit
tee."
A member Of the Democratic state
central committee, who secured the let
ter for that committee. gives tho follow
ing version of how it was found, and
fully contradicts Colonel Burns in his
fret statement:
1.-THE letter was found in the room at
Red Bluff just vacated by M. M. Estee
by G. F. MCCARTHY of the Pacific Bridge
company, No. 4 California street, this
city. With him at the time OF finding
the letter was another gentleman who
dces not wish to be dragged into the
matter until it is necessary to cofrobor
ate Mr.. McCarthy's statement.
$50 far as Mr.. Mccarthy knows and
go far as the Democratic state central
committee is informed the proprietor of
that hotel does not know anything
about the finding OF that letter to this
day. No attache OF the hotel had any
thing whatever to do with the finding
OF the letter.
"Mr. Mccarthy was in Red Bluff on
business and was assigned to the room
which Mr.. Estee had just vacated. With
the gentleman who accompanied him
he found three letters addressed to Mr..
Estee in that room. The letter pub
lished in the Examiner was one OF the
three.
Colonel Burns says that the letter
was to be disposed Of to the Demo-