The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
The Napa Statesman Will In
dorse the Anti-Funding
Memorial.
MAYOR sUTRo WILL ANSWER.
Personal Differences Will Be Buried
Until Washington Hears From
California.

Mr.. Estee will sign the memorial to Con-
gress prepared by the committee of the
State Anti-Fundlng Convention. There is
much satisfaction expressed over this on
all sides, and Mr.. Estee has gained friends
because of his determination in the matter.
1t was feared that dissensions between
Mr.. Estee and the committee would re-
suit in the memorial being forwarded to
Washington minus the signature of the
chairman of the committee, but Mr.. Estee
has laid aside his personal feelings in the
matter and yesterday afternoon told
Messrs. Highton and Doyle, over the tele-
phone, that he would indorse and sign any
document on the subject that was finally
adopted by the committee.
Mr.. Estee had Just reached his office after
q day spent in the Federal courts, and
there was CALL man waiting to put to
him the same question that he answered
over the wire. After mis- talk through the
telephone with Messrs. Highton and Doyle
the Napa statesman turned to his inter
viewer and said:
Yes, sir; l shall sign the memorial.
have Just told Doyle and Highton that
would sign whatever document the COM
mittee finally agrees upon. 1feel that this
is not time when one can afford TO stand
should join in with the committee on any
reasonable platform that shall express the
sentiments of the people OF California on
this anti-funding proposition.
"Shall | be present at the committee
meeting tomorrow morning in the
Mayors office? l snail be too busy TO at
tend. More than that, l have not been in
vited to attend, and if | had l could not
and should not go. Mayor Sutro has
chosen to say that he regretted my ap-
pointment on the committee, and he has
also taken issue with me on a question of
fact-wel, all that IS another matter.
What | said in my letter to THE CALL this
morning meant, every word of it. How
ever, have no pride or any personal feel
ings IN this matter to crafty. 1t is an inn
portant subject, ana l have decided to
stand in with the committee. Under the
circumstances, however, you could hardly
expect me TO attend the committee meet
ing in the Mayors Office tomorrow morn
ing"
There is another side TO the story
Mayor Sutro's side. He said yesterday
that he would make no reply to Mr.. Es-
tees letter, published in THE CALL yester-
day, until after the committee meeting to-
day
funding agitation with any hurtful per-
sonalities, he said, ''but l shall, sooner or
later, have reply to make to Mr.. Estee.
He Is man OF prominence in the COM
munity, and he has accused me of false
hood. The falsehood relates to matter
OF fact; one that can be very easily proven
or dlsproven. In two instances 1 have
proven that Mr.. Estee did not have au-
thorlty to sign names OF other men to his
personal report. Both Judge Gibson and
Mayor Davie declared yesterday that they
gave Mr., Estee, as chairman of the COM
mlttee, authority to sign their names to
The document that should be approved by
the whole committee. Evidently Mr.. Es-
lee Is not In possession of all the facts in
the case when he accuses me of falsehood
Well, we shall see. There is time enough
10 settle this personal matter when the
committee has finally forwarded its me-
moral TO Washington"
As already stated the document that will
come before the committee for action this
morning will consist OF all three reports
sent in by Messrs. Estee, Highton and
Doyle, with the amendment of striking out
three very small paragraphs in Mr.. Estee' S
document. There will be brief introduce
ton 10 the whole memorial, the one that
prefaced Mr.. Highton's report. Then Mr..
Estee's report will follow, and after his
document will come that prepared by John
r. Doyle. Mr.. Highton's entire report
viii come in att the end as conclusion and
summing up OF all the facts and arraign-
ments. Thus composed, the whole makes
q strong statement and one that cannot
fail to be of influence upon thoughtful and
unpreiudiced members of Congress. All
the members OF the committee have been
notified OF this mornings meeting, and it
is expected that very large majority OF
all the members will be present at what is
expected to be the last meeting of the
memorial committee of the State anti
Funding Convention.