The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-14
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II he have any in the Fifty-first Assem-
bly, District, have to be so carefully
guarded from publicity. Either there
are none or they are ashamed Of their
position. The Fifty-frst District be-
lieves there are none.
A communication was brought to The
CAL office to-day by an East Oakland
Republican which reads:
Editor Call: I would suggest that
the Republican voters in Wright's dis
trlct get up and sign a petition request
ing Wright to resign and no longer
disgrace the position he now holds by
the suffrages of a deluded constitu-
ency"
While this is hardly likely to be done
it can truthfully be said that it fairly
expresses the opinion of the voters from
Mr.. Wrights district If Mr.. Wright
desires to know the proportion of the
friends and opponents of Mr.. Burns in
the Flfty-frst District and would he
bound by such a vote the district would
supply him with the data in very short
order. 1t is, however, believed that Mr..
Wright is no longer possessed of the
power to dictate to himself in this mat
ter and that he intends to continue till
the last ballot to ignore the wishes Of
the people whose only regret now is
that they voted to place him in a posi-
ton of trust, for which he has proved
unworthy.
AS the bulletins of the ballots for
United States Senator at Sacramento
to-day reached Oakland there were
many who expected to see that Mr..
Wright had repented his folly and had
cast his vote for some reputable candi-
date. AS no such change was recorded
1t was conceded on all sides that Mr..
Wright had dug his political grave.
In Berkeley little knots of politicians
stood around expressing their indigna-
tion at being duped, and some of the
more exasperated hinted that a bonfire
with an ef1gy and tar and feathers
would be very appropriate incident to
the scandal which now disgraces the
Fifty-first District through its repre-
sentative Nor is this statement ex-
aggerated, for although referred to by
Mr. Wright's present friends as rice
eaters" and praying politicians, the
Speakers constituents have a very
forceTul way of expressing themselves.
Judge Williams, the chairman of the
Republican City Central Committee.
lives in Howard Wright'S ward and AL
though he said that had he known last
November that Wright was going to
vote for Burns Wright would never
have been elected, he also said a great
deal more which is not altogether ex-
pressed by his remark: L feel perfectly
disguised and that doesn't half express
my feelings
Berkeley and East Oakland are also
disguised, and this remark does not ex-
press half their feelings.
Two weeks ago when a scandal re-
gardtng ballot machines was being ven
tilated Howard Wright gave to a Dem
ocratic paper an interview in which he
stated very positively that any one who
should be seen by him on the floor Of
the convention and whom he was salts
fed was not there for any honest pur-
pose would be made the victim of the
Speakers constitutional right to rule
him off the floor. There are hundreds
who are asking If Mr.. Wrights love Of
consistency will lead him to order him
self out of the Assembly.
God forgive me-" said DR.. Foster.
for working and shouting and voting
for Howard Wright. I thought he was
one of the best men in East Oakland,
and 1 cannot sufficiently express my
sorrow and surprise that he should
think more of the railroad crowd than
he does of the people he was sent to
represent. / am one of those who are
not anxious to know Mr.. Burns as Mr..
Wright says he knows him.
The Oakland Enquirer, which was one
of the papers that expressed faith in