Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-25
CHANCES ARE
BETTER FOR QUAY
Now Seems More Probable that He
Will be Seated as Senator.
SENTIMENT IN WASHINGTON
me t., u VIII Improve the cha nee
OF Appolniec. from Utah and
Delaware.


Special Correspondence.
washington, May si.--Ar senators
from time 10 time cNprcaa their upln-
Ions II seems moro and more probable
that Quay will be- seated as a SENATOR
vailIng opinion IN Washington AMONG
fnoro best quailnod to judge of the
eltunttnu n ~ evident, however, hht
the announced determination of Gov.
efnnr rnrc ~ California to npppint
ID, ~. burns senator from that sthte.
in cnao Quay II seated. VIII greatly
handicap the Pennsylvania boss. Tor
nurns' record Il mniodoroun, and THIS
frct " beginning 20 be- realized
nnionr rcnntofn who are TO vote on the
IL l. generally agreed here that n
Quay IL seated. the appolntces from
Utah and Delaware viii be also, at
though there may well be doubt
nhnut the success 81 sir. Burns ON ac-
count OF his record In California.
plnre Daniel 81. Turns made his
advent Into California politics IN the
early so'a he has seen his name IN.
rcribed In the prison register Of several
cities and towns. has twice been
fugitive from Justice and has acfu-
muiatc,l a record ~ mladecda. both
.rfynte and public, sufficiently appnl-
Ing to make him conspicuous AMONG
those who from time TO time have nH-
PRED 10 a seat In the Senate Of the
United States
Yolo county was the scene of his
frri essay NJ politics. ana his effort
was marked with considerabl. success
20 himself aud u very material Imam
ciai loss 10 the county. lie was elect
Cd county clerk. position which ne
filed during one term. ~ the cnd 81
the term II was discovered thai hurnn
was behind In his accounts TO the OK.
tent ~ about 800, "A very consider
VI able sum In county that was then
but nparscly settled. Before the au-
thoritics were IN position 10 realize
their loss burns Ned to Honolulu and
len his bondumcn 10 pay the piper
This they flnnily did after having had
recourse 10 the courts and forcing the
county tn pay the expenses OF long
and tedious litlrntlon.
A. soon ~ tho Yo'D county dcfalcn-
tion was properly adjusted and there
being no longer any danger OF criminal
prosecution. Iurns returned 10 Cali
fornin and nRnin plunged into the sea
Of politics II should be- stated. how
ever. that before leaving Yolo county
20 seek the Teclurion ~ the island king
dom. he was arrested on the charge 90
efnhsfxlcment preferred by n citizen.
The charge was no, pushed and the de-
tails Of the Incident are los, In the FOG
OF time.
Refreshed and inyigornied by his stay
IN the islands. Turns ret himrcif 10 the
task Of again gaining v place nj the
public crib ana succeeded 10 Wen that
In 1879 he was elected secretary ~ state
81 California. lie held this Office for
three years and then retired under a
cloud 10 black that for many months
the Raicr of the state prison yawned
for him
An Investigation Into the affairs Of
the Once ~ secretary % state was Mt
once begun by the state controller. the
result N which IL set forth In the ~.
port made by him 20 the attorney.
general. ~ follows;
Hon T. y. Marshall. Attorney-uen-
cral.
"slr-f have the honor herewith 20
transmit TO you the insult ~ an in-
NertiEniion OF the office of secretary
of state during the incumbcncy %
u. ~. BURNS. from January 9Th. 1850,
10 January sth. 1881. Tho cxamlnn-
tion shows Mr. nurnH to be- dcfuiter
TO the state In the sum Of i1i.s1s.ss
The Grand Jury Of sacramento
county returned twelve indictments
against iiurnn for the fraudulent ap-
preparation 81 state funds In his charge.
He was arrested ana imprisoned. Dur
Ing the course ~ the trial. In which
Burns only defense was an attempt to
farten the crime laid 10 hia charge on
n deputy who had been selected by him
for his proficiency IN political and other
fosucry. Burns admitted that he had
deliberately falnlfcd the books Of his
Office.
u took the memorandum book" he
said. under oath, ut the trini and
changed these figures or amounts I
dld not change any figures. but where
there would be- tiags marked tp5t. and
took this each book hack 10 HIN Opep-
uiy Dalel after the eighth day ~ Dr-
eembcr some tlmc-it must have been
three or four days afterwnrd."
The trial draFged iia slow length
along. burns bringing To his aid the
iniuence Of every corrupt politician
within RANCE uf his pull" iiurns nc-
cusgd his deputy Of stealing tho money
and the deputy accused Turns. iic-
tween the two neither was convicted
The blow was. however, too great for
even Burnf brand 81 political fortitude
and for time he was retired To the
wilds 81 Mexico.
PcnnioFa and friendiosa. BURNS. by
means Of pleading fraternai obligations,
succeeded In Inducing AN AGED capital
~ 10 Install him as superintendent 81
some mining properties In the Southern
Republic. This mine proved Co be- a
Frcnt bonanza a fact which burns
carefully concealed. lie then. by brib.
INK Mnhithn nNirlnlH tuctcHdcd ~
securing complete ownership ~ tho
mine. For this he was arrested and
Imprisoned. and upon trial was convict.
"a AMI sentenced 10 a long term 81
imprisonment" lie appealed the ease
To- every court IN tho republic ana IA
each Instance the conviction was np-
proved ana the sentence affirmed. iinv-
inE failod before the court 81 last ~
sort, he succeeded In securing tempo
rary release ON bonds and came back
60 California. beyond the pale OF Mex
lean authority ana far removed from
Mexican prisons,
liclnr again ON the scene Of his for,
NOR political successes and being well
supplied with funds from the mine
which he had appropriated 10 his own
use and profit. he fell again Into the
old rut ana announced himself pos
llticni boss. HIS success In this new
departure was not such nH 10 cndeni
him 10 the hearts ~ the great ma
Jnrty OF the Republicans OF tho State
lie put NJ. NJ. Eatec forward IN can
dldato for United States senator, hui
could not succeed IN securing his cleo
tion. In 1895 he ngaln brought Fste'
forward. this time NJ n candidate fol
governor by manipulating the STATE
convention he secured the nomination
for his protoge, but tho people did mol
take Kindly TO the plans of the would
be- boss. n feeling they mnnifchted b,
eletting iudd. the Democratic candi'
date. Prior Ia this time, however