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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

1T looks gloomy for democracy to
observe that New York, Maryland, In
diana, West Virginia, New Jersey, and
Wisconsin, which were each represent
ed by two democratic Senators four
years ago, will be represented entirely
by republicans. Among those who will
retire tomorrow are German, Turpie,
Murphy, Smith, Mitchell, Faulkner, AL
len and Roach. The only source of COM
fort is in the fact that the democrats
came near carrying the House, but that
too is clouded. The republicans have
just enough majority to increase it to
their hearts content with contestants
who have no claim on seats, except
that the party in power needs them for
Counters
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

How these doctors disagree! The
COURIER Journal Of yesterday said that
Judge Cochran has been decided on for
U. S. Judge to succeed Barr; the Gin
cinnati Enquirer had dead open and
shut scoup that Evans was the lucky
man and the Commercial Tribune
claimed that Judge Holt had cinch
on the plum. We hope the latter paper
is right, but as we said before, we fear
he Is too good a man to be selected.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

II. v. MCCHEsNEY, county school
superintendent Of Livingston, and edi-
tor of the Livingston Banner, is can
didate for superintendent OF public In
struction. AS he is educationally, po-
litically and otherwise all right and
being the only newspaper man in the
race. the craft will feel a decided inter-
est In him and do its best to secure him
the nomination.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

THE enlisted men who are testifylng
before the Miles court OF inquiry are
corroborating his statements about the
canned beef sent his army, in every re-
spect, They claim that IL was nauseat'
ing and offensive and unfit for dogs 10
eat. Unfortunately for themselves and
Miles the best witnesses are dead from
the effects OF eating the meat sent by
Eagan under pretense of experiment.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

THERE is only one other man In the
State that can hold light to us In the
matter OF fondness for turnip greens
and that is glorious old DR.. John ID.
Woods, OF the Bowling Green Courier.
II these few lines should meet his eye,
they are to remind him that If he will
come and bring few eggs along, we
will scratch around for the greens and
jowl, and then-but words fail and go
into a yum-yum.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

THE president seems to be struck on
Senator cray, dem of Delaware. He sent
him to help make q treaty of peace
with the Spaniards and now it Is said
that he will make him U. S. judge on
the expiration OF his Senatorial term
tomorrow
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

The Leitchfield people seem to De as
easy for the buncoers as hayseed. A
fellow went there, secured the contract
for electric lights, hired few Ne
groes to dig post holes, lived like a
lord, drew on an imaginary New York
bank for 81, 500, got most Of the money
and skipped, saying as he did 50 likely,
"Them's the dead easiest bloakes,
ever ran up against"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

A NEW party to be known as the Un-
ion Reform Party, which is to advocate
direct legislation under the initiative
aud referendum system and ACCOMPLISH
many other reforms, has been launched
at Cincinnati. AS nothing good can
come out OF that wicked city, the
bantling is discredited even before it is
fairly born.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

DHE Chicago man, who signs himself
Robert Breckinrldge Hallihan, and
claims 10 be worth $500, 100000, a mil
lion Of which he proposes To give To the
Kentucky University, provided IL will
perpetuate his name, seems 10 be eth
err a raving lunatic or a seeker after
CHEAP fame. more likely the former.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

THE Louisville Post says: "lf De.
Hunter wants 10 run for anything we
would advise him TO run for Central
America" A good suggestion, and old
gumshoes can't be too quick In adopt
ing II.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

1T is stated that Gen. Miles and Sec
rotary Alger are related. His enemies
have never said anything worse of the
general.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-03

Lot 90 Mems Rubbcrs, regu DOC goods closing price
2jc Lot Overals regular SOC and 75c quality, closing
35c 10 dozen working shirts that will sec
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13

alize that the majority of my constituents
are not favorable to Mr.. Burns C9ndi-
dacy, but just how many are opposed to
him do not know, for the reason tat |
nave not had the opportunity of learning
their preferences. / have satisfied myssIf
however of Mr.. Burns integrity. In nv
investigation l have gone through all tie
reports of the alleged shortage in Yoo
County and the alleged shortage in Jns
Secretary of States office, and l don't be
shortages than I had. If there is any
thing convincing in court records they
should recommend themselves to the peo-
pie of California at this time. My last
talk with any one in regard to the Sena-
torial situation was with a Judge of the
Supreme Court, and he expressed a pref
erence for Mr.. Burns can only say in
conclusion that I am ready to stand or fall
by my decision to-day.
M NJ. Estee is now here as the chief
manager of the Burns fight. If Estee
is entitled to any one distinction above
all others it is that of 'hoodoo-in- chief
Of every political contest in which he
enters as principal or second. In this
particular instance Burns cause is so
bad and his chances of success so slen-
der that Estee cannot do him any
harm, but if harm were possible Estee' s
blunders would find the way to it.
Governor Cages enemies ought to en-
joy the spectacle of Gage and Estee
working together in a common cause.
Estee, inspired by the Examiner and
Mcguire, made one speech in the late
campaign and that one speech did the
Republican cause more injury than all
the efforts of opposition orators COM
bined. The talk goes that Burns, in
his despair, may attempt to put Estee
in the race for the Senatorship. The
fact will be recalled that Burns once
managed q Senatorial contest for Estee
and the latter had fiftyfour supporters
in the Legislature, but Dan, who then
had money and the reputation of let
ting 1t go, could not muster six more
votes to gain Estee's election. The
"hoodoo" lowered around the winning
mark and Estee could get no closer
than fifty-four; Estee himself asserts
that there is no thought of bringing
him into the race. He appears to I'M
derstand that his political career in
California has closed.
The Burns men have caused it to be
circulated that in the event of a dead
lock by which the Legislature would
fail to elect a United States Senator it
would then be within the power of
Governor Gage to appoint a Senator
and that he would appoint Burns. This
is merely a sample of the gold bricks
that are being handed out here to
country legislators. The Senate Of the
United States has decided in two recent
CO ses, one in Oregon and one in Mon
tana, that if the Legislature fails to
elect a Senator then the place must re-
main vacant until the regular session
of the Legislature, the Governor having
no appointing power.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
BARNES NOT
A RAILROAD
CANDIDATE
The General DenOunceS the Re-
port as a Scheme of His
Enemies.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 12.-Telegrams were re-
ceived here tonight from San Fran
cisco to the effect that a story is in cir
culation in the metropolis that General
W. Fl. L. Barnes is the railroad candi-
date and that Sproule and other rail
road men were in a saloon offering to
wager 5000 to $500 that Barnes would be
elected.
General Barnes was asked tonight if
there was any truth in the rumor from
the city. He replied: There is not
a word Of truth in it. In my judg-
ment the whole thing was planned and
concocted by the enemy at this end
of the line and was designed to prevent
members of the Legislature from COM
ing to my support in this contest. The
story on it's face is false. In the first
place William Sproule is not a sport
ing or betting man and does not fire.
quent saloons, He is a quiet, reserved
business man, whose time is passed
after business hours at his home.
II am positive" continued the gen.
eral. that this is a scheme to make
the members of the Legislature believe
that I am the railroads candidate and
by causing this belief restrain them
from voting for me. I am here almost
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13

ingly disappointed in him. l am satisfied
he owes his Craftsmanship to the sup
port from the Burns contingent. He, has
done nothing to show that he has been
representing those who elected him.
G. II. CHICK, Berkeley-To say I am
surprised at Wright's flop is putting II
mildly. Wright has disgraced himself
and everybody that voted for him has
been betrayed. What will be the opinion
or the university town when it is known
that our representative voted for Dan
JOHN Z. BOYD-Assemblyman Wright
has betrayed the confidence of the people
of Berkeley, and if he. were to, come up
again for reelection he would not re-
ceive a handful of votes. cannot Under
stand him at all. He has done so well in
the past that there must be some mate.
rial reason for his sudden change of
the secret
E. P. BANCROFT-I would like to be
one of the number to tar and feather the
Berkeley,s leading mem. w: Richards,
G. H. Chick and Professor Boone-had
the utmost confidence in him and vouched
for his integrity and all have been greatly
disappointed, as Wright promised he
would not vote for Burns. i consider. we
have been grossly betrayed, and Wright
has covered himself with dishonor.
CITY TRUSTEE ]. w. RICHARDS,
Speaker Wright's conduct. and 1 know
that the people of this district feel as |
DO Burns is not our choice and Wright
knows it as well as anybody. A short
time before the Legislature convened Mr..
Wright came to me and asked my opinion
concerning the sentiment of the Republi-
cans here about the Senatorship. l told
him emphatically that l thought the Re-
publicans here would feel it a lasting
disgrace If their representative in the As
sembly should vote for Burns. told him
that his constituency here would look
upon Burns election as one Of the dark
est stains upon the Republican party in
this State. And this is not for reasons
of party policy merely 1t is because we
feel that Burns is altogether unworthy
of the high office which he seeks, and
that such a man would ruin the policy
and prevent the further success of the
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short. sightedness and very poor politics,
to say the least.
w; H. FIFIELD-I feel that our As
graced himself. Mr. Wright no longer
represents his constituents at all. His
statement in an interview wherein ne says
by voting for Dan. Burns is all false on
his part. 1t is awful and I don't believe
that any one would vote for Wright to-
morrow if he should be running for ONCE.
county could be elected to represent the
people in the Legislature should ne be
Senator. Wright has simply disgraced
GEORGE D. METCALF-wright has
done very wrong. He has not Tep pr 9tGos1
Wright's action is fully as three to. one.
GEORGE SCHMIDT-This thing is
outrageous. Speaker Wright should know
what Berkeley wants. He lived here long
enough to know. Burns is not our choice
and Wright knows It, Burns wants SIX
ty-ene votes and in my opinion Wright
is just a dummy who IS doing Burns bid
DR.. w. w. ALLEN-Wright's conduct
is very disappointing and very unsatis-
factory. He would not have been elected
had he been suspected of being in the
Burns camp. No one in Berkeley wants
Burns anGa vote for him does us a great
injustice.
JUDGE GEORGE R. WILLIAMS,
Chairman of the Republican City
Central Committee-What is my
opinion of Howard Wright's action in
voting for Dan BurnsP Why, you can
say that I don't approve of it at all.
I was very much surprised when 1
heard he had voted for Burns for
Tinted States Senator I don't think
his constituents approve of his action
either. Had we known before the
election last November that Wright
was going to vote for Burns we
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
JONES' WARDELL CONTEST
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MEMO, Jan 12.-The Assembly Commit
tee on Contested Elections met tonight
in the Supreme Court chambers at the
Capitol to receive affidavits and evidence
in the case of Leon Jones against As
semblyman Justus Wardell of San Fran
cisco. Jones was represented by Immi-
grafton Commissioner Hart North and
Wardell by eX-State Senator GeSford
In his complaint the contestant seeks
to have the election of WardeT as AS
semblyman from the Thirty ninth Assem-
bly, District declared null and void, and
to back up his action makes charges of
general fraud and illegality. Attorney
North submitted a voluminouS affidavit
and transcript to the evidence produced
before the court in San Francisco, and
demanded that the committee call upon
Registrar 'Biggy to produce the ballots
cast in the contested district. Gesford
attempted to bring North to an agree
ment to submit the case on a recount Of
ballots alone, but North would not con-
sent, and by resolution the committee fin
ally decided to issue a subpoena for Reg
istrar Buggy and the tickets. Another
meeting will be called as soon as they
arrive in this city.
The case of McIvers against Mack of
Glenn County comes up on Monday, and
that of Brophy against O'Brien of the
Thirty-first Assembly District of San
Francisco on Tuesday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
A BILL TO CREATE
STATE HIGH SCHOOL FUND

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 12.-Assemblyman CANT
netti this morning introduced into the AS
sembly bill that provides for the crea-
ton of a State high school fund and a
State tax Of cents on every hundred dol
lars of assessable property, the proceeds
to be used for school purposes. All moneys
derived from said tax must annually be
divided by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction equally among the several
counties and cities and counties of the
State.
The amount so apportioned must be ex-
pended for support of a county or city
and county high school, and the Board Of
Education may divide the amount APP
portioned in each county or city and
county among all high schools in its
JurlSdlctlon- AS q condition precedent to
the receipt of this aid strict compliance
with the following provisions of the act
is required:
That all buildings and other require
ments for high school be furnished and
Kept IN order without expense to the
State; that course of study approved by
the superintendent of Public Instruction
shall be taught therein; that all gradu-
ates OF grammar schools in the county
be entitled to enter as students therein;
the County Superintendent of Schools
must annually and oftener If required re-
port to the Superintendent of Public In
struction the condition of all high schools
in his county
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton or deputy must visit once in each
year all high schools receiving State aid
and prescribe a course of instruction
therefor calculated to prepare pupils for
admission to the agricultural, mining or
sclentlhc departments of the University
OF California, as well as for the practical
duties of life"
The moneys shall be paid to each county
quarterly by order of the Superintendent
n IFaes rn4s6 w. I.sTI
its first reading and referred to the Edu-
cation Committee.
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DIR. w. ]. WILCOX-To say that I am
thought from the start that Wright was
for Farnes Nothing was ever further
from my mind than to realize that Wright
ing less than foolish on his part. BY his
action in this contest Wright shows
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13

Shortridge was ready with TesoluT1IIbt TIE
digging the bill out of the m1re- LIS
resolution is as follows; .,.4o,,7a,,+ of
Resolved That the SUPERINTENDENT -
State Printing be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to print out OF OF
DER Senate bill No 1853 upon the oroeI o.
the secretary of the Senate for the print
The resolution was adopted, and II Is
the expectation to have the phi D lon
the Senate the first thing in the n1oIIt noun "a
The majority will then make a uespeI az, 70
effort to have 1t passed unoer Su9 W.
sion of the rules. In order to 90 US a.
however, they will have to rely on lltSea1 ~
tulgence of the minority, for Jour II Us
Vote is necessary to suspend the ruleS,
aud thirteen of the forty members a.
Democrats After adjournment TINS d l.
erloon the Republican Senators caucuseo
ant decided upon this course, consee.
! queltly the Democrats are the recipleiiilS
! OF, Undue consideration tonight. tne
| plil Iasses the Senate tomorrow mornlns
the assembly will try to dispose of 1t IN
the afternoon, so that by Saturday the
11oodgetes will be opened to the gang OF
6urns heelers who are now causing the
Sacramsnto police to exercise eXtraor-
ulnary Vigilance.
The cSucus this afternoon decided to
amend tie bill when 1t is returned from
tne printer, striking out the clauses pro-
vlding TO- the appointment OF all EN-
| ployes that either house may deem nee
eSSary and instead enumeratlng deHnlleIy
al the 9dqltional employees that are " 10
forecasts of what may be expected
was given this morning when Cutter, as
secIeIaTy OF he majority caucus, InLro-
| agreed to:
Resolved, That the secretary of the
Senate be and lie is hereby authorized to
appoint an assistant at the desk at a per
dlem OF 20, payable out of the contingent
fund or the Senate; said appointment TO
hold good until tie further order of the
Senate.
Among the batch of bills introduced by
Cutter was one prepared by the Good
Roads League, providing for State super
vision OF highways Under the terms OF
the bill, when a county has constructed
five or more miles of public roadway. it
shall be turned over % the State High
ways Commission and kept in repair
thereafter by the State 100000 being APP
proprtated for the purpose
There was noticeable falling off IN
the number of bills offered to-day, and
at II o'clock the Senate took recess I'M
til the hour set for the Joint convention.
After the balloting for Senator the Sen
ate adjourned until 10 a. m tomorrow.
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alone making this fight. I have with
me few loyal and devoted friends. but
I have not the support of the State
Central Committee or the push. 1 have
not the support of the railroad COM
pany nor have I money or patronage at
my. disposal. My campaign is clean
and open and can be seen as it is l
would be glad to receive honorable
support from any quarter and certain
'ly would have no objection if friends Of
the railroad company should vote for
me- 1t is my belief that the statement
implying that am the railroad candi-
date emanated from the enemy here in
Sacramento 1t is absolutely without
truth and was designed by influences
hostile to me-"
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abilities. He can do more for the State
than any one else. want the people of
my district to study Burns and know him
as l have learned to know him. and then
they will not disapprove of my course"
This explanation" was the blow that
stung almost as bitterly as the first an
nouncement that Wright had gone to
Burns" Mr.. Wright will certainly be
called upon to mention the names of
those people in his district who spoke
TO him of Burns, but whose names he
could not give without arousing COM
ment."' A thorough canvass of the two
sections of Mr. Wright's district fails
TO reveal a single man of standing in
the community or whose opinion has
weight in the councils Of the Repub-
lican party who does not stand ready
to denounce openly the aspirations of
Mr.. Burns, and of the men who are
helping to crown California with dis
grace in the United States Senate.
Certainly there is no desire to follow
Mr.. Wright's example and to favor
Burns "if they understood him as l do"
Neither does anybody in Mr.. Wright S
district thank him for the suggestion
II want the people of my district to
study Burns and know him as / have
learned to know him" whatever that
may indicate. When Mr.. Wright re-
turns to Oakland he will certainly be
called upon to explain how he came to
know Mr.. Burns" whom he has been
acquainted with but a short time, to the
exclusion Of his knowledge Of the peo-
pie who sent him to Sacramento to
honor them and himself.
Nor are there those who are slow to
remark that Mr.. Wright has been part
~ cajoled and browbeaten by those
Burns men who charged him with rep
resenting a church district of rice eat
eTs and long hairs" who believe in
lengthy prayers and smart turns Of
business, and to whom Dan Burns is
like a son Of Belial
There are yet some who believe that
when 1dr. Wright realizes how abso-
lutely repulsive his action is to his sup
porters and how thoroughly antagonis-
tic everything suggestive Of or con-
nected with Dan Burns is to his AS
sembly district, he viii remedy his ia
tai mistake and regain the esteem Of
his friends. In the meantime his &C
ton is the foremost subject of CONVEX
sation throughout this end of the coun>
fry
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ALL OF one MIND.
How Speaker Wrighfs Action Is
Viewed by Ills District.

CITY ATTORNEY DOW have been
elected to office by the Republican party
from Mr. Wright's Assembly District for
six years. and 1 think 1 know the feeling
of that district 1t is certainly and al
most unanimously against Mr.. Burns and
all that he represents. Speaker Wright,
who lives in my ward, knows this as well
as I do, and knows that ne is not repre-
senting his district when he votes for Mr..
Burns. His doing so is a great surprise
to me.
JUDGE a. W. BISHOP cannot
think what could have induced Mr..
Wright to so thoroughly dc5ase him
self and destroy his political future
by voting for Burns. I should have
thought that his family connections,
if nothing else, would have kept the
young man from taking such false
step. I cannot make myself believe
Wright is in earnest and yet hope
that he will redeem himself and show
his manhood and loyalty to this
county by repudiating all connection
with Burns.
ATTORNEY W. H. WASTE-I have
lived in Berkeley a long time and went
through the State University. and per-
well as anybody. If Mr.. Burns was the
last man on earth for the place ] believe
Berkeley would sooner see California s
seat in the Senate vacant than to have it
filled by Dan Burns. Mr.. Wright resided
in Berkeley many years and certainly
knows the temper of its citizens on this
question. Wright has proved great sur
prise.
EX-CITY ATTORNEY JOHNSON-Dan
Burns has not so far as ] know single
admirer in the Seventh Ward, and l can
not understand how my neighbor, Mr..
Wright. can vote tor him. Such a vote
certainly does not represent East Oak
land. and I do not presume to know what
It does represent.
X. II. WALL have lived in East Oak
land all my life and voted for Mr.. Wright.
along with every other Republican in this
portion of the district. Had there been
the least suggestion that he would favor
a man like Dan Burns he would never
have been elected from this district.
NJ. ]. KELLER-To put it very mildly,
l am surprised at Mr.. Wrights vote. 1t
certainly does not express the wishes of
his district. and he should know it.
GEORGE RUSSELL certainly no
longer consider that Assemblyman How
ard Wright represents this district when
he votes for Dan Burns for United States
Senator. Dan Burns may be all right for
some things, but this Is not one of them.
| would not have supported Wright had I
known that he might be likely to vote
for Burns
DIR. N. K. FOSTER, M. D., resid-