The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
SJTRO'S RAID
ON THE REGENTS,
Stormy Session Over the
Site for Affiliated
Colleges.
THE OCTOPUS AssAILED.
Mayor Indignant Because the
Board of Regents Jumped
on" Him.
A STREAM OF VITUPERATION.
Governor Budd in His Wrath Cal ed
Sutro'S Words Scurriious
Demagogism.
A STREAM OF VITUPERATION.

AFTER my princely gift TO the University
you SANDER me, you traduce me; you try
10 cast odium and dishonor on my name;
You jump on me aud demand that I sign
paper in twenty-four hours" This and
much more in the same strain shouted
Mayor Sutro 10 the Board of Regents yes
terday. The session was exciting through
out. The Mayor rallied at the octopus and
applied to Huntington and his follow
ers such terms as thief, scoundrel, satel-
lite, hunky and nincompoop.
Governor Budd demanded that the lam
guage should be taken down. Sutro
shouted, Take it down." while the young
lady stenographer, bewildered by the SEN
sational scene, could not keep up with the
current of vituperation.
The meeting was called to receive Mayor
Sutro's final answer to the demand of the
regents that he should extend the time
clause in the deed of land for Affiliated
Colleges, and also make definite reply 10
the demand that he should sign the agree
ment to transfer the proposed Sutro
library and land to the university.
The regents attending the meeting
were Governor Budd, Hallidie, Miller,
Denicke, Martin, Rowell (oi Fresno), Kel-
logg, Phelps, John Z. Budd (Stockton)
Foote. Wallace, Crocker, Marye, Rem
stein, Chase, Waymire and Slack. a side
from member OF the board Mayor Sutro,
Attorney Mhoon, 0. P. Evans. Architect
hrafts and Secretary Bonte were present.
Every one there seemed TO recognize
that the important business on hand was
that relating 10 Affiliated Colleges site, so
when Colonel c. +. Crocker moved TO sus-
pend the regular order and take up the
report OF the law committee the motion
was instantly carried.
Governor Budd called on udge Wallace
for report, and the Judge, with admiral BILE
presence OF mind, requested Attorney
Mhoon TO present the dOc1me ent.
Major Mhonn related briefly the negoti-
atiOns with Mayor Sutro which were be-
gun last September, and continued until
last Monday. Reference was made to the
incident that Mayor Sutro LOST or mislaid
the tlrst agreement which the law COM
mlttee had prepared for his signature. In
conclusion the attorney said: Yesterday
Judge Wallace and | submitted the second
agreement 70 Mr.. Sutro, ana he said then
that he would take 1t under adyisement
and answer to-day"
At the request OF Governor Budd Major
Mhoon read the agreement. The Governor
then indicated that the regents were ready
10 hear from the Mayor.
Mayor Sutro began his remarks in mild
and placid style that gave no hint that he
was loaded with oral dynamite. He said: 1:
1t was q year ago when the question came
up to build the Affiliated Colleges. The idea
occurred to me then that a site of TWENTY
six acres, which ! had in my mind for the
Sutro Library, could be divided, one for
the COLLEGES and the other for the library.
The Board or Regents accepted ny gift for
college land, which had no restriction other
than that work should be commenced
within six months. l went TO work accord
ing 10 the terms OF my gift and opened and
graded the streets. Time went by and the
regents did nothing. Extraordinary DELAYS
took place. Yet yesterday was suddenly
asked TO sign another agreement within
twenty-fOur hours. | thought it hard to
ask man who had made princely gift TO
the university TO sign a paper in twenty
four hours. l am a busy man. l have
official duties demanding M attention,
and 10 be jumped on in this manner was
more than / could stand"
Governor Budd-Have you not had six
months time 10 consider the agreement
You were asked 10 sign?
Mayor Sutro-If time has elapsed |
charge it at your door. Nobody came
near me until Yesterday.
Governor Budd-Ihe attorney said you
mad q copy OF the agreement which you
lost or mislaid.
Mayor Sutro-That has nothing to do
with it.
Governor Budd-It has great deal to
10 Win III out go on.
Mayor SutrO (going onl-l say now that
viii do all that ! agreed 10 do. The fact
Is when this matter was first broached l
was dealing with the Affiliated Colleges
site. The library came Ill as a modified
proposition. l told McKinstry and Wal
lace that had plans for the library, but
dld not want the library taxed. You have
my letters here, but they do not contain
my conversation with Wallace and Nc
klnstry. did not rec to surrender my
right to appoint the library trustees"
The Mayor, who had been getting little
excited, began to talk rapidly. He
said: ~ have some enemies here. and I
viii point them out before l get through.
There is a disposition to throw odium upon
me, TO condemn me as a dishonored m an.
because would not sign an agreement on
rwenty-four hours notice. The Octopus
has got hunkeys and hirelings and news
papers TO cast odium on me. They have
got lickspittles high and low to oppose me.
in order 10 assist the funding bill. If that
bill passes the country will go to the dogs.
They expect 70 ind some fraud in my gift.
Governor Budd TO stenographer)- Take
down everything he says.
Mayor Sutro-Yes, take down the Gov
ernors language, TOO.
Sutro resuming)-Fellows that ought to
6e IN the State prison are opposing me.
Ihe PCJrero site was first wanted, and
after the board accepted my site they re-
solved TO beat it. Huntington, the head
OF the hunkeys, is a scoundrel and a self
confessed criminal who ought to be in
prison. es. take it down. He has fol-
lowing OF nlncompoops and scoundrels,
some OF them of little callber Some of
them are members OF honorable commits
slons and scientific bodies, but they keep
IN the background and have funkeys do
their work. The fact is they don't want
this location OF mine for the colleges. They
want 10 destroy my good name and de.
stroy my pripcely gift. The big steal in
Congress Is 10 be passed this week. and
that will end the republic. The meanest
concerns in the world are the newspaners
The hlrellngs form public opinion as the
common people do not understand many
questions. Now, you want me to sion
something IN twenty-four hours. and Won
seek TO malien me because [ will nor do II
There may be a nigger in this -.
Governor Budd linterruoting)-Su
Judge Wallace and Major Mhoon would
not put niger ia the agreement. | have
been IN favor OF your site from the first
Mayor Sutro Ito Governor Buddl-Yon
are trying TO pick flaws with me.
Q. 2. Evans obtained the floor to ex-