The herald., 1894-10-21
BURNS BLOCKS OF VOTES
Estee Assured of the Support
of the Railroad.
A Letter About parties Con-
trolling Large Interests"
They Control "Blocks of Votes"
to Be Cast to Suit the Colonel.
Tho Original Letter From Colonel Burns
to Mr.. Estes Found In Hotel at
Red Bluff and Sent to the
Central COMMITTEES.


police commissioner of San Francisco,
dictator of the Republican state conven-
ton and boss of the Republican munic-
ipal convention, has found "blooks OF
votes" in San Francisco, and has been
comforting with people controlling these
blocks OF votes :"
After his conference with "partie g"
controlling these "blocks of votes." and
finding the situation" much more
pleasant" than he anticipated" he
dictated letter to "My Dear Eatee."
'My Dear Estee" is the nominee OF
tho Republican convention for governor
OF California. He is now making
speeches throughout the state upon the
tariff. The letter from Colonel Burns
was sent to him at Red Bluff, where he
spoke on the evening OF the 1lth
instant.
Mr.. Eatee stayed one night at Red
Bluff, occupying rooms at the fremont
hotel. He left the hotel to take train
early in the morning OF the 18th. He
departed in haste. and forgot to take
with him certain letter that was
delivered to him while he was in town.
THE BLOCKS OF VOTES" LETTER.
The letter that was left in the hotel
WAC picked up by a resident OF San
Frsncisco. who deemed that the matter
it contained belonged to the public. He
sent the letter to the Democratic state
central committee. This is the letter:
Rooms OF REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE OF CALIFORNIA,
No. 632 Market Street.
Chairman, P. B. Corn secretary, D. M: Burns.
w. wall Ire asurer. Wendell Eas-
Assistant Secretary, J. Com, NJ. r. Hig-
Steppacher. gins.
San Francisco, Oct. 8, 1894.
/ Hon. M. NJ. Estee, care of L. II, ALL
bright, Red Bluff, Cal.-My Dear
Estee The situation in the interior
is improving very rapidly. Buid's
entry into the San Joaquin valley was
not the triumphal procession as in.
dicated by the Examiner and other
Democratic newspapers. Ii was in
q measure a failure. He is making
votes for you wherever he goes.
We only hope that he will keep
travelling until election day.
DO not be uneasy about San Fran
cisco. Believe me, the situation here
will be all right. or course, there
are few disgruntled and some dis
affected on account of not receiving
nominations that they supposed the
party owed them. but most of this
feeling will pass away and will have
but little If any effect upon the state
ticket.
| have spent the day principally
outside of the committee rooms dis
cussing matters with parties c"n-
trolling large interests and BLOCKS
OF VUTES, and find the situation
much more pleasant than | had an
ticipated. You will undoubtedly
carry San Francisco by from two to
five thousand votes.
IuclOsed is q copy of letter from
Lem00re, which is II specimen of
some of the letters we receive from
each place where Budd has spoken.
[ hope that you have recovered
from your seesickness. and with my
kind regards to Mabel, / am,
Yours truly,
Under the signature, which was writ
ten In lead pencil, was printed by the
typewriter, Secretary" This word
was scratched over by the lead pencil.
Colonel Burns comments upon politi-
cal conditions in San Francisco are cer-
tainly OF interest. His remarks upon
the ''disgruntled few" and the "dis-
affected Gomo" show his appreciation of
the sentiment tina. obtains here.
The letter from the gentleman at
Lemoore and the expression of hope that
his friend my Dear Estee" has re-
covered from seasickness are likewise
matters of email concern to the Demo
cratic state central committee or to the
public.
THE RAILROAD OWNS THE ''BLocKs."
One sentence, though the construc-
ton OF it and the choice OF words it con-
tains would not have the approval of
the people OF the state:
l hare spent the day principally outside
the committee rooms discussing matters
with parties controlling large Interests and
blocks Of gotes and find the situation much
more pleasant than l had anticipated.
Colonel Burns evidently had q buoy
day, but at the conclusion he felt such
satisfaction ct the resulta of his 'discus-
sion" that he was ready to predict q
plurality for "My Dear Estee" in San
Francisco OF at least 1000 votes, and
deemed that the plurality might reach
5000. Mr.. Burns was careful not to put
on paper the names OF the men or titles
OF the corporations ''controlling large
interests and blocks of votes" even
when addressing "My Dear Estee."
Yet without the direct evidence OF a
typescript confession from Colonel Burns
the "parties controlling large interests
and blocks of votes" and the location OF
the "blocks OF votes" are not beyond
discovery.
The evidence that "My Dear Estee" is
to receive the "blocks of votes" con-
trolled by the Southern Pacific company
is contained in that reference to "psr-
ties controlling large interests' as well
as "blocks OF votes." That Colonel
Burns found the situation much more
pleasant than he anticipated, graft
tying as the information must be
TO my Dear E=tee," is hardly to
be accepted without a grain OF doubt,
for Colonel Burns, after the Sacramento
convention, must have been assured
that the situation would be pleasant as
to railroad support. Confirmation OF
his expectations might be sufficient,
however, to produce this expression OF
confidence and the prediction of the
plurality in San Francisco.
His letter gives direct confirmation OF
the statements that have been made
about the attitude OF the Southern Pa
citic company in the present political
contest.
BLOCKS READY MADE TOR THE CoLoNEL.
"Blocks of votes" now become q fea-