The record-union., 1899-01-17

with the cOmmltI0e u MI. DuAi's
headquarters. Not a word was spoken
to knights until I introduced him 10
Mr. Burns, and I then and there IN ms
presence handed the resolutions to MI.
Knights I stated to the committee
while celebrating that it was my
understanding that Mr.. Knights desired
an expression of opinion from the COM
mittee.
You can then imagine my surprise
and that of the members Of the COM
lnittee when we read in the columns
of the .iCails and Chronicle" that we
had attempted. to browbeat and coerce
Mr.. Knights into voting for Mr. Burns.
In the report Of Mr.. Banks sermon IS
the following:
AN attempt has been made on the
Fart of the Central Club here in this.
cur own city, to menace and browbeat
a man, represent of the people,
into doing something which his con-
science and his conception of duty tells
him should not be done. Can
a handful of men gather and attempt
to dictate and coerce a public servant,
or is that duly elected representative
of the people to be permitted to decide
LII ululSCi1 ucLt ~ just diiN 1 AS, iAe 80
him to do? y - We do not want
any committee to speak for our repre-
sentative, nor do we want any commit
tee to attempt to coerce and browbeat
him. = / do not. desire this ev-
ening to make any invidious compari-
sons between candidates for the Sena-
torship, and I will not do so. But
do desire to denounce this attempt of
band of interested men to- bring pres
sure upon an individual to compel him
to violate his conscience and his judg-
ment as not true to American prin-
ciples, and as menace to the future
of the republic
I desire to brand this statement as
being viciously untrue.
Immediately upon reading the article
in the Calf L sought Mr. knights,
found him in the Assembly room, and
asked him whether the statements
made by the Rev. Banks that he had
been browbeaten or coerced by the, Re
publican County Central Committee
were true, to which Mr. knights replied
10.
Mr.. Knights thereupon signed and de-
livered to me the following statement:
Sacramento Jan. 16, 1893
"a. ]. Bruner, Chairman Sacramento
Republican County Central Committee
Dear Sir: 1 notice in to-day's Cali
that there's is a statement purporting to
be report of a sermon delivered by
the Rev. A. B. Banks of Sacramento
City, wherein he states that an attempt
was made by the Republican County
Central Committee of this county to
dictate and coerce me into voting for
United States Senator. This is abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly untrue.
The facts are as follows: 1t was
suggested to me that it would be we'll
for the Sacramento Central Committee
to be called together and indorse some
one for United States. Senator To this
I agreed. The committee met, and
adopted resolutions indorsing D. M
Burns. Immediately after the resolu-
tions were passed, Mr.. Bruner, Chair
man of the, Committee, called me up by
telephone at my residence and imme-
diately on ascertaining who was
at the telephone, 1 asked him
whether the resolutions had been pass
ed. Mr.. Bruner replied, yes and
stated that a subcommittee would
wait upon me at my residence. I re-
piled, that is not necessary; r will come
down and meet you at the Golden Eagle
Hotel l then went with the sub-com-
mittee to the headquarters of the. Hon.
Daniel M. Burns, and in his pres ence
Mr.. Bruner delivered the resolutions to
me. Not one of the committee asked
me to vote for Mr.. Burns for United
States Senator, other than the written
in ba 1r,tio OF
tempt has been made by the commit
tee, or any members of it, to browbeat
or coerce me into voting for Mr.. Burns
for United States Senator. They have
always treated me in a respectful man
ner, and did what I believe they had
right to do. Respectfully yours,
"WM. D. KNIGHTS"
Mr.. Knights in the afternoon OF to-
day called at my office, and said he de-
sired to do anything in his power to
correct the wrong that had been done
the committee. Mr.. Knights and I then
went to the Rev. S. J. Carrolls Office
and to his residence, but we could not
find him. l had previously been to Rev
Banks residence, but was told that
he was out for the afternoon.
Mr.. knights and 1 then went to the
Bee" Office, and he there stated to
a reporter of the Bee that Mr. Banks
published statements were untrue and
that he desired them corrected.
This evening l called upon Rev S. J.
Carroll, who informed me that much
that was printed in the Chronicle was
not said by him. He made the follow
ing statement in writing:
REV MR.. CARROLL EXPLAINS.
Sacramento, Jan. 18th.
A. J. Bruner-Dear Sir: I have re-