The record-union., 1897-02-26

Emmons has said that he has informa-
ton that opponents of his racing bill
intend to spring a sensation upon him,
namely, that w. S. Leake charges that
George McClavey had tried to get
money from him, Leake, to suppress the
BILL or offering for money to suppress
it. 1t was added that Mr.. Emmons said
that he hunted up an old bill on the sub
ject Of continuous racing. introduced by
McCalvey when he was a member of
the Legislature, and on that basis ha
introduced his, Emmons', bill in perfect
good faith, and from righteous convic-
tion that it ought to be law. 1t was
stated that Mr. Emmons said he had
heard that Sam Leake had made an affi-
davit charging that McCalvey had Of
fered for a consideration to suppress the
bill. This statement of ability to sup
Emmons unqualifiedly denied and de-
nounced as Infamous and false in every
respect and detail.
Late last night Mr. McCalvey tele-
phoned to the Record Union from San
Francisco saying that any statement of
the kind referred to made to Mr.. En-
mons was false and a libel in every de-
tail. That he had never offered, or
made promise or had anything to do
with any offer, promise or considera ton
regarding the Emmons bill. He added
that Mr.. Leake had telegraphed to Mr..
EmmonS to the same effect and that
whoever had told Mr. Emmons the fairy
story had done so to frighten him, and
that any and all charges that he, Nc
Calvey, had done or offered or promised
or performed anything regarding the
bill to or for any one, We're false in letter
and sentence and every detail
Mr.. Emlnons was seen late last night
and asked if he had such a dispatch
from Mr.. Leake and he said he had
1t reads as follows:
Feb. % 1897.
Ingleside Track, San Francisco.
To Assenlblyman E. j. Emmons, As
senbly, Sacramento.
The report in the Chronicle" of to-
day stating that Geo. McCalvey had
agreed to have your bill withdrawn for
any oonsidera tion is absolutely and un-
qualifedly false. At no time did he
ever ask me for dollar for himself or
anyone connected with the State Leg
islature. I have no affidavit and have
never asked for one. w. S. LEAKE.
Assemblyman Emmons said to a
Record nhon' reporter:
THE bill was honestly introduced and
/ have used every effort to have it
acted upon by the Legislature itself. I
have heard a great number of these
rumors of people being able to suppress
the BILL but there is not a word of
truth in any of them.
/ Il can say that l saw Mr.. Leake and
he told me he did not think these men
and that he thought 1 was honest in
the matter, but mistaken as to the
facts and the remedy"
GOOD WORK WE'LL FINISHED.
The most important event of yester-
day in the Assembly was the one most
quietly accomplished Of any-the final
passage of the four bills which provide
for the continuance of the State High
way Bureau, for the inauguration Of
the State system Of highways, for their
construction and maintenance and
which also defines the duties and priv
ileges of the several counties in con-
nection with the system.
Members of the State Bureau looked
very happy wherever seen about the
Capitol yesterday and Chairman Clark
Of the Roads and Highways Committee
was also Jubilant. The Commissioners
feel that their labors of the past, which
were all With the end in view of sys-
tema tic State construction, have al
most eliminated in the necessary laws
while the Legislative sub committee of
the Roads and Highways have worked
hard for many weeks toward the same
end.
At first the views and ideas of the
Commission and the committee were
widely divergent on several points, but
conference and concession have worked
wonders, and now the Senate and the
Governor must do the rest