The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15
WILL NOT Be
CONTROLLED BY
BURNS COHORTS
Republicans Must Be
ReorganiZed.
ALAMEDA COUNTY is DIVIDED
WILL NOT TOLERATE MORE
RAILROAD SCANDALS.
There Appears to Be No Disposition
on the Part of the Leaders to
Undertake the Prelim-
mary Work.
Oakland once San Francisco Can

SUo Broadway, July IA
The future of the Republican party in
this county is very much in doubt. AL
though several other counties are resur-
recting their clubs and various Republi-
can organizations, the party in Alameda
County is so rent asunder that no one
cares to make the first move.
There is the element committed to and
owned by the Burns-McLaughlin and 9th
er railroad interests, and there is the
clean non-railroad element represented
by the Republicans who are most active
In city politics in Oakland. The majority
of the county politicians as represented
at the county buildings are Burns men,
and during and since the last election
they have made no secret of their allie
glance. The Howard Wright scandal
shattered much Of the prestige and all
OF the remnant of respectabiltty that
hung around the Burns element, and
those who were not elected to office have
since been rewarded by Burns through
the Governor with soft snaps. The most
prominent of these is Charley Spear, who,
being beaten for County Recorder by an
9nu-Burns man, was made port war
den. The balance of them have been
taken care OF one way or another by the
Supervisors.
The anti-Burns men have full control
OF the city government and recent devel-
opments would make it appear that they
are still led by DIR. Pardee. who, although
appointed Regent of the State University
by the Governor, in no way does that
solitary appointment show any connec-
ton with Dan Burns. Recently commu-
nication was had with Los Angeles Re
publican leaders and 1t was learned that
they were deciding to organize for the
national campaign upon an anti-Burns-
Mclaughlin basis. In Alameda County
this same programme will undoubtedly be
carried out, although il is whispered that
the Burns men are even now trying to
control the works, as they certainly have
a majority on the present county COM
mittee One thing is certain, that should
the election of United States Senator be
deferred until the next regular session OF
the legislature every one of the Assem-
bymen and Senators from this county
will be pledged not to vote for Burns be-
tore they are elected.
This county is not a stamping ground
for Dan Burns and his flock" said an
Alameda Republican leader this after
noon. The most disgracefuI incident in
the history of Republicanism in Califor-
MA was the petty exhibition of small poll
tics made by Chairman Mclaughlin OF
the State Central Committee at Sacra-
mentO last spring. Who ever heard of a
man in such an important position stulti-
tying his office and the party by opening
state headquarters in the interests of any
particular candidate and especially such
? candidate and such a party wrecker as
Dan Burns? Alameda County will get to-
Eether and lay the foundation of a sound
Republican movement that will overthrow
this railroad dictatorship, and the sooner
we start the better Otherwise this great
Republican county will make an unpleas-
ant exhibition in 1900