The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

ruft1e them, although he endeavored to
stroke them the wrong way.
Newspaperman Washburn took the
stand and told of a conversation in
which he had participated. In this con-
versation an Assemblyman, Washburn
affirmed, said James Copeland had of
fered $4,000 for vote for BuIla. Then
there was a pricking up of all the ears
in the room. Washburn would net give
the name of the Assemblyman but
acknowledged that Captain Barbour
had been present during the CONVERSE
ton. Mellick jumped to the belief that
the Assemblyman was Dale, and tried
to trap Washburn into admitting,
which the witness came a long way
from doing. He was not pressed hard
on the point, although told that he had
been skating close to the door Of the
jail
Washburn spoke of Copeland as a
Southern Pacific attorney, but didn't
know to a certainty if he was willing
to swear to whether or not this was
the case. He also acknowledged his
expression that the pay car was
here" to have been josh. However,
as to the chief allegations he showed
no sign of doubt, and a committee in
search of something tangible had here
a cleW. Messrs. Dale and Copeland will
be given chance to tell all they know
about it.
Next Captain Barbour was called.
An elderly man, gray and slight,
he never was ratified an instant.
While he remembered that a con-
versatiOn, Washburn, Dale and him
self being present, had occurred,
recall what had been said. He Ger
tainly did not recall having heard any
thing about money, at least specified
sum or for the purpose of buying a
vote. There were such rumors going;
everybody heard them, but nobody
paid any attention to them.
The tone of the members shows that
charges must be specific or they will
not be considered, and this is proper.
There will be no lack of material even
under this rule. Subpenas have been
issued for Moses Gunst and z. F. Pres
ton, the former on the ground that he
said Burns had expended $4,000 on the
campaign and the latter on the ground
that he heard the remark. Messrs. De
Young and Herrin must also appear.
and the last subpoena issued for the day
called for the presence OF Colonel
Burns. This was by request Of Bur-
nett, who pines for the particulars Of
giving certain railway passes in the in
terest of his candidacy. this allegation
having appeared in The Call.
Daniel T. Cole was called for but had
been summoned to the city by reason
of illness in his family. AS Cole was
the stand and told about the letter he
had received from Daniel Cole, COM
monty known, he said, as "Ole Dan
Cole" Judge Clough got excited but
retained his good temper while his
quaintness of speech kept the auditors
laughing. He told of the letter Cole
had sent containing an offer to advance
money for his campaign expenses, Of
his own indignation and his reply,
which, l should think trespassed some
what upon postal regulations concern
ing the character of mailable matter
but ii had evidently touched Cole, how
deeply Cole can portray next week
AS Wright has confessed to having
done this, 1t is likely the recognition
given Clough by the chair will have a
stony glare accompaniment. The
Wright episode is by all odds the scan
dal Of the session so far. What the
| future holds Is a surmise which causes
apprehension to some, rouses the curl
osity of others and leads to the fear
that the investigation viii be prolonged
| to the hiEdrance Of legislation. 1t Is
not expected other defendants will con-
fess with the nonchalance of a Wright.
and thus expedite the inquiry.
AS to the Senatorial fight, I am I'M
able to write as 1 would wish This
| deadlock is getting deadly tiresome,
and the members are chatting at the de-
! lay. All sorts of breaks are predicted,
! but / cannot imagine Burns men and
| Grant men and Bulla men going openly
to any one candidate This makes me-
| think there will be a caucus. and 1 do
/ not find Burns man who does not
/ think there will be one, and that it will
end in victory. 1t is apparently their
! theory that many who are afraid to
/ stampede to Burns would do so If pro-
! tected by a secret ballot to express the
| change OF heart. On the other hand.
| the Barnes people are feeling good.
| They claim that the investigation has
| already killed the chances of all the
] others who ever had chance.
| Milton Green will hardly be at the
bar of the House Monday for he Is a
| sick man, far sicker than when first
| temporarily excused on the showing Of
| a doctors certificate.