The herald., 1894-10-09
COLONEL DAN BURNS MACHINE
How Judgeships Are Put Up
for Sale.
The Republican Boss and His Polit-
ical Methods.
An Account of tho Inside Way In which
the MAuipulators. Propose to
Sell Out the
Peoples

San Francisco Examiner, September
3Oth: Henry B. Mayo, who was a
Republican candidate for nomination as
superior court judge. makes the direct
charge the5 nomination was offered
him for $1,000, and says that A. f.
Johns directly, and D. 8. Dorm indi-
rectly, were the persons who made the
offer.
According to his statement, which is
made with great attention TO detail and
has definite corroboration, Johns ASSERT
cd that Dorm had been given the power
to make two of the iour nominations;
that he had already arranged one of
them, and would see that Mayo was
placed in the same position for $1,000.
1t is further assorted that George H.
Bahra was the man favored by Johns
and Dorm for place, and that Henry
IL. Davis had alao been approached with
an offer of the nomination for $500.
john NJ. Chreten and Franklin 2.
Bull also cut figure in the accusstiops,
and Col. Dan NJ. Burns denied that hs
knew anything about the charges long
after Timothy r. Sullivan had en-
phatically asserted he had made them
to him.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC KICK.
This ia the atory of Mr.. Mayo as he
made it last night in the ante-room at
Odd Fellowa' hall during the session of
the Republican convention:
"Yeaterdsy evening (Thursday) as /
was in room 40 at the Baldwin hotel
the waiting room of Colonel Burma
headqu quarters-Frauk.in 2. Bull, an at
torneg, came TO me and said d. S. Dorm
wished to see me at the foot OF the
stairs. | went down with him and he
introduced me to Dorm. Then he
stepped aside to talk to man whom l
stterward aBceTtained WAS A. F. johns.
Dorm then said hs had been asked to
Investigate my qualifications for the
Office CT superior judge, or words to that
effect. | answered his questions regard
ing myself. my length of practice, ETC.,
ana he expressed himself as favorably
impressed and as being interested in me.
He said, however, that there was
kick at Fourth and Townsend atreeta
against my nomination. but that he
thought he could fix it, or make the nec-
essary arrangements, or something to
on general topics, end then Bul! and
Johns joined US.
Bull asked us to step into the bar
room and have drink, and we all went
there and drank. Then l aske6 them
the barroom about an hour.
every chance Johns got he took me
aside and told mo what Dorm could do
for me. He said he was to name two
out OF four judges, and that he had al
ready named one. Dorm also intimated
that he could do good deal Tor me.
POLITICS COST AS MUCH AS EVER.
"While standing at the bar Dorm
stepped back to speak to a man who
called him aside, and Johns became
specially urgent that should meet Dorm.
Ge then went to Dorm and said | wanted
to meet him.
"'You know politics is being done in
the samo old way said Johns. 1t will
cost you as much as ever, only thinga
are being done in little more decent
way
Dorm said he was going to see Colonel
Burns that night and would tell me in
the morning what he could do for mo-
/ said that | would like to know that
night the result of the interview.
1--WE then went into the restaurant in
the Baldwin and sat together at table.
Dorm and [, l asked: what can you
do for mo, Mr. Dorn?' lie said he had
heard favorable reports of me, but thas
there WAS opposition 30 me from the
Southern Pacific. He thought that
could bs arranged. however. He had
en- appointments to GEE Colonel Burns,
and after he had seen him he would
know what he coald do for mo. He said
ne wished to meet me the next morning.
Then Johns came in and sat down
with us, and again he told me what
Dorm could do. lie said the only way
TO gst nomination wss to get right in
limo before the convention met.
''D0rn said he would meet me at 9 80
O'Clock the next morning-today. Friday
at his Office. Itold him didn't think
/ could be there at that hour, as l had
TO see John NJ. Chretien. who had
agreed to place me III nomiration-that
ia. if he found had any chance of sue
ceas.
"rhen Dorm said Chretisn had been
looking for ne that evening and wanted
nae to meet them. SO hs said to meet
Chreten q little before O'Clock and
bring him over with me to his (Dorn'e)
ofiics. With this we parted.
81 at once went in search Of 7. r.
Sullivan, OF the Thirty-seventh district,
who had been making my fight, and
told him all my conversation with Dorm
and Johns. lie advised me to 20 and
eee them, ascertain Just what they had
TO propose and then come to him.
After parting with Sullivan, just as |
was leaving the Baldwin, | met on Mar
ket street Henry Ii. Davis, who had also
beon candidate for superior court
Judge. Without my telling him what l
knew, he said:
"'I was sent for. Dorm sent for me,
hut wouldn't talk to him, and sent my
brother
"rhen he said he supposed that If he
would put up $2500 he could get the
nomination. | saw Milton Davis, the
brother OF Henry II. Davis, this evening,
and he told me they struck him for
$3.50. lie didn't cay who they were.
but said he had refused to have any
thing more TO do with the matter, and
had Withdrawn his brother's name at
once.
'Well, this morning l went down to
telephoned him TO tell me to come over,
60 we went to Dorn's Office together.
"On the way down Pine atrest we
caught up with George II, Bahrs, who
was also candidate for ons of the judi
oial nominations. We joined him and
the three OF us walked along Pine street
together. When we came to the door
leading TO Dorn'a offices we found that