The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-02

cussed and .hen dropped:
If Colonel Burns entertained any doubt
as to the stories which have come TO his
ears during the past few DAYS he will now
have TO dis pei his incredulty. Y ester
day afternoon he had"tO sit as judge IN
case which showed conclusively that
places on the ticket have been UP for sale,
and that money has changed hands and
passed from the pockets Of ambitious
statesmen to those of cunning conspir-
ators -. .:..:>:> ~ >: :.
This time. Charles A. Jonah, who keeps
saloon on Third street, below Market. is
the complainant and Mike Dunn the :ac-
cused.. Jonah says that he paid $1i5O: to
Dunn for the privilege of having his*n anne
put on the Republican, ticket=for Supef
visor of the Tenth Ward. His story is that
Dunn told him that he had control#uf the
Twenty-ninth District and%a large W.
ing in the ward. All that was necessary
n.order to get the nom ination for Super--
visor was to plank.down the money and.
the trick could be done without the least.
hitch: He could see Colon et Bur TBS: about
it and that would: settle the matter: %;
In cold hard cash; Jonah.sayS, he paid
Dunn $3.50, and in three checks>*o9f $3.50
each he gave him the: balance OF $1,000
which Dunn named as the price OF a. nolni-
nation. There was also 10. be $50 expense
money and Jonah gave this up also: in
J: cash. Then he began to: make. inquiries
about the nomination and was somewhat
astontshei to find that Dunn: had little
= poiiticalinfiuence and could not possibly
= deliver the goods.
~. He went after Dunn. for his money. but
: failed to get it back and then he. began tn
roar. Thenotse he made finally reached
the ears of the. boss; whorsen for the dis
putants. They met. 10 Burns rooms in the
Baldwin Hotel yesterday afternoon. and a
lively scene ensued: iona b related the
circumstances to. the arbiter and Dunn
prom pity denied them. They called: each
other liars and came near. co ming to bio VS..
Colonel Burns had no power in the
premises and had to ad journ his court.
Dunn has bis version of the transaction.
He says that a. rich butcheTing firm would
have to buy a place on the Board of Super
vlsors and that Jonah. was engaged By
them to. make: the purchase. :The firm
drew the checks, but Jonah was linac-
auainted at:the> bank on VIII ich they were
drawn and asked Dunn to get the IN oney
for him This Dunn readily. did, and that
was the extent of his connection withlhe
transaction. : HI. = -: -
Jonah, Dunn says, wanted: to give the
firm some excuse for: not fulfilling ,his.end
x of the contract. and so. hit upon th e plan
: of SAYING that lie: had given the money: to
Dunn. ~. = >; =. =.
This Ingenious defense does not satisfy
the angry Mr.. iona He swear5 that he
will have Dunn arrested for swindling.
Colonel Burns says that there is 10th ing
for him TO do in the matter. Ills: row
between TWO men, neither of whom had
authority to promise any nomination; and
ttiatt only person to act il j onah.~ He
was the man who lost his money and the
one to try and get it back or punish: the
man who duped him. -. =
- Last night Dunn was at the convention
and denied that he had any knowledge of
the affair. :.
All thatcould be got out Of him was
"They are trying to. make out that I~ha We
been selling Supervisors. There is no
trutb.in it., and l have nothing moro to say
about it -. =..:
The further the Republican convention
goes the deeper it gets intothe mire. There
was more dissatisfaction yesterday than
any other previous day. and additional
talk [ attempts to sell nomin ations was
heard on the streetcorners, though strenu-
ous.eff0rts were being made TO hush the
hurtfuI gossip. ~. -.
!: The story Of the demand of A. F.. Johns,
+ acting Tor D. S. Dorm, upon II. b. Mayo
. Tor $1,000 for a, nomination as Superior
Judge came very near havinga complete
CONFEDERATION, and would have had but fol
!. the sudden and strange turn taken by one
otthe chief witnesses. This bit of scan
!. dal is in relation to the nomination fol
=. Coroner. DIR. sutherland was a prominent
aspirant for that position. but he was
turned down" for DR.. Hawkins. and it is
said that the refusal of Sutherland to
promise the patronage of the Office to
Johns cost him his chance of nomination,
+ The Patronage consists OF only three oil
four positions. but the politicians do moi
: despise the day of small things.
= DR. Sutherland told Frank d.. Worth
F.. something that caused Worth to renort &c
y. Dan Burns that johns had demanded the
patronage of The. Coroner's Office 10 thf
:: event of Sutherland's nomination Nov
:: the. defeated: doctor says that Worth mis-
" understood him, and that the demand wa.
not de fnitely made, land desires it stated
:: that:D. S.: Dorm. So far as III knows haC
Is nothing to do with the affair. -. =. :: =. !.
DIT. Sutherland said yesterday: "Whel
:. ] was trying TO get the nomination TO
- Coroner L went to see ID. S: Dorm at hi
. office. He was busy and referred me t
!: Johns Ld6n'. know what Johns. has I
do.with this sort of business, but he is
delegate in the: convention and is very FIRE
g1ently at 'Dorn's office. saw Johns TO
=: few moments as / was going away. ii
7. said - You are looking for the nomin alto
for Coroner?,: Ireplied that l was, and b
asked III there was not some patroDag
connected with. the office. / SAID Their,
: was little, but not enough to make an,
fight about: He. then said !: We'll, .yo
come down to see me on Monday. 49,.
II did not go 10 see him and that is al
that happened III, ~. -.
~ : eThen why lid you tell Mr.. Worth tina
Johns had told you. that in order to pe
{. the n omination you would have ia. agree I
give up the patronage of the office pr -: j.
+. II didn't tell him. tina t exactly: i wen
a to see him inor5er to find ont what ohn
amounted to in tie convention. Il waute,
to know If it would be worth while 10 Sc
him at:all.. told Worth '%liat have toll
you, and he said, 'Dont you give him any
thing / have heard since that WORT
has stated that the demand had bee
maze upon me. but it is incorrect, and