The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
BURNS METHODS
ARRA|GNED BY
The CHAPLAIN
Rev. Perry Astounds
His Brethren.
ONE WHO KNOWS TALKS PLAIN
SCHEMES USED TO GEORGE LEG
ISLATORS.
Startling Revelations Made in Pa
per Read Before the Presby-
terrain Ministerial
Union.
ONE WHO KNOWS TALKS PLAIN
SCHEMES USED TO GEORGE LEG
ISLATORS.

When preachers of the gospel turn their
attention to politics there is likely to be
a shaking up of things political
So it was that when the Rev. Barton
w. Perry was appointed chaplain OF the
Assembly during the session of the Leg
islature Just closed. and when he took
an active interest and part in the pollt-
zeal as well as the spiritual welfare of
that body it was to be expected that
something would happen. It happened
yesterday morning at meeting OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Ministerial Union, of which
the late chaplain Of the Assembly is
member in good standing.
. During his stay in Sacramento the Rev.
Mr. Perry accumulated a gOodly store OF
political impressions. That his impression
of Dan Burns was not pleasing is stating
the case so mildly as to do the reverend
gentleman a grave injustice. His hatred
and contempt of Burns and his methods
as exemplitied during the session of the
Legislature would, if printed. make a
large volume, but for the benefit of his
brethren of the Ministerial Union he has
so abbreviated them as to be able to set
them down on a few sheets of paper. This
paper he read yesterday morning under
question Of personal privilege.
The charges that Rev. Mr. Perry makes
against Burns and his coworkers in the
GENTLY grave to warrant the attention of
every citizen who has the welfare of the
community at heart. What he has to
say will not be news to a majority of
those who were in Sacramento during the
session and had an intimate knowledge of
the situation, but it will probObly prove
to be a revelation to those who were so
fortunate as to be able to keep away from
the capital during the progress of the
Senatorial contest.
Rev Mr.. Perry also pays a. high COM
plment to the Senatorial candidates other
than Burns and applaudS the manhood of
the legislators who resisted every at
tempt to debauch them and who voted
against Burns to the end in order to save
the good name of the State and the Re-
publican party. Following is the paper in
full:
It has been my privilege to be associated,
for the past three months, with the law
chaplain of the Assembly. 1 appoint
ed by request of Hon. Joseph r. Know .
land, a gentleman who supported General
Barnes for United States Senator. My per-
sonal choice for Senator was Robert N
Bulla. 1 inclined to Mr.. Bul1a from
the first because he was from the south,
the home of the retiring Senator, and be-
cause the north was so ably represented
by Senator Perkins. The l saw of
Mr.. Bulla the more / realized his great
worth. He is the soul of honor and in
tegrity and has legal and legislative abii-
ity of the highest order General Barnes
surpasses Mr.. Bula in one respect-that of
oratory. But that one item would have
and Chauncey NJ Depew.
l had little to say in regard to the Sen
atorial question until the close of the
session, and would not have taken any
active part if the facts which 1 will sub
NIT to you had not come to my attention.
I had good friends among the Grant
Barnes, Scott and Bulla forces. 1 listened
to what was told me and after awhile
accumulated quite fund of information.
Under the circumstances it was necessary
10 weigh the various rumors with judicial
in order to arrive at the truth. My
PXDPripnce mi n elf
the evidence.
In regard to the following / can give the
names, dates and places These facts are
the welfare of this State and clean politics
can be silent
First-On a certain day a member an old
soldier, brought into the joint Assem-
bly, in a state of intoxication Certain
workers for D. NJ. Burns had helped this
man into this condition; had taken him
to house of ill-fame. and while intoxi-
Gated, had pledged him to vote for D. NJ
Burns for Senator.
Second-On a certain week a member of
the joint Assembly received from four diff
ferent immoral women, working in the in
terest of D. NJ. Burns, invitations to go to
their private rooms
Third-On certain day member of the
joint Assembly a married man, was filled
with wine; taken to a house of ill-fame in
stead OF his boarding house he requested
When he woke up in the morning he found
he was not alone. Then he was informed