The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-17
SENATOR SIMPSONS FLOP
DENOUNCED BY CONSTITUENTS
BIDS DEFIANCE TO
PUBLIC SENTIMENT

+ LOS ANGELES, Feb i6:-The an
nouncement that Senator Simpson of.
Pasadena has deserted Bulla and
Joined the. forces Of Dan Burns has
caused a great sensation In political
| circles and among the. friends Of Sena-
tor Simpson. :..~<:':* :: r. ..< =.
: The rumor that Simpson would. de-
sert Bulla spread around town quickly
this morning. Many. believed the ru-
NOR had been: engineered for: an object
and that 1T had no real foundation in
fact: Senator Simpson. however, In
kilograms put at rest all doubts on the
matter by admitting that the rumor
was correct and that he intended to
cast his vote. to-day for Colonel Burns
for United States Senator.
. To say that Simpsons announce
ment has caused surprise among the
legislative supporters of Senator Bulla
lis not quite correct, for 1t is admitted
to-day, by many that the Bulla men
have for some time suspected what was
going on. In the meantime everybody
Is on the tiptoe of expectation. The
men who are on the inside believe chat
the man from Mexico may now be
able to make good some of his. boasts
and may gradually expose the plan on
which he was working when he said
he had the fight won. There are many
who believe that Simpson has been
Burns; man from the beginning. Here
are some pointed interviews on the
subject:
E. "A. Meserve, attorney-The whole
matter is incomprehensible to me. l do
not understand how any one could change
from Bulla under the positive instruc
lions from the Los Angeles County dele
cation. Simpson was always a little
wobbly and on what grounds he can JUS
tify his vote must be determined by his
Frank Wiggins-ThIs is a bad break.
Simpson must have been in a PECULIAR
mood. Just what his vote for Burns
means is hard to say; but he is certainly a MY
mot carving " 5s oet nlS
]. w. Hinton-There are many things
that can never be explained. Simpson
has deserted his friends here. It does
not matter whether we want Senator
from Southern California, no man In the
face of instructions should relieve himseif
of such obligations unless honorably alb
solved.
forces-When Senator Simpson of Pasa-
dena voted for Burns, virtually acting the
part of a traitor and: breaking solemn
pledge entered into by the Los Angeles
support from. Bulla until q majority of
the delegates should So decide, simpson
is also false to his constituency Pasade-
ma is for Bulla first, last and all the time
Simpson is false to: Southern California,
which demands that a Senator shall be
chosen from the south. He Is false TO the
Republican: party; because he seeks TO
fasten upon 1t the odium of electfng such
a man as Burns In the light OF ms vote
to-day Simpson acted the part OF a hypo-
crite as we'll as traitor. Pretending TO
be a firm friend and supporter or Buila
he has deserted that gentleman at crit
ical period. His action on ITS race is "a d
plain endeaVor to prevent a combination
6f the anti-Burns and anti-Grant legtsia-
tors thus giving Bulla- Barnes. ana the
remaining candidates a posSlple oPpspIi
tunfty TO triumph over the .oDJeclloISiDie
candldates Simpson can meyer explain
ewav The consequences of hfs treacher-
Gus act nor relieve himself or the o1iuIn
that attaches to IT.. He has forfeited the
respect of the people OF Southern Cah-
fornia. c,,or,har
NJ, commerce. cannot comprehend Simp-
sons vote. The Whole dlidi oeato7 u P0
Rohert Kern-Simpson' vote was not
,nexnected It has been known that ne
had ALWAYS a strong leaning toward
Rurns- While he has disregarded ms IN
etructions and disappointed many OF ms
/ friends, the break had 70 conIS anu braa ns
heads the procession. simpson nreak
means In my opinion, that by MONDAY
Rnrna will be the. next Senator:
Eradner w Lee, chairman .RepuDllcdH
canmittee-I was surprised TO near OF
Sfmnson's change of heart. we are al
for BuIla down here, and oo not t iiilli.
SejIrnson's act will change the position
% R5'1fIa in the contest. 1 have seen his
% oIInIanation. and that would hardly JUS
~, an1r one in disregarding the positive
distractions of the Los Angeles county
delegation. c,,,,,,h,o Ci,,h
When l was in Sacramento a week ago