The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19

n state directly as to whether he had
stated these things to MT. Leak, anu
then he can give the ent ~ 2o can do So
A. / can. | was called up at u cioCS *
at night by the Oakland correspondent III ~
The Call ard requesteNqI az u es9ke and Mr..
Spreckels at Mr.. Leake ONCE w nc car
came Mr.. Leake received me very III -
daily TWo Years nag, asH him MAJ helped his
brother to become the Commissioner Oh
Public Works-is it. Mr.. Devlin?
a "a stood dii by Mr. Leake's side and fought
benefit of his brother and he tbe1
him-s ana Dem9GTat wR With The Cali
achieved the thing for his brotner WIND md
he seemed anxious 10 acnleNS nv
He received me very cordially, He ha9
been very friendly TO me, ane Maa WEI
came in introduced me TO Mr. spreckeilIs;;
before. He said, Howard, we want 80 20
talk TO you about your cahdl9acy 10
Speaker" He said Il am thinking SER,
ously of having The Call ADVOCATE you.
/ said, II should appreciate the support
very much, Mr.. Leake. but before enter
ing into the subject l want 10 hHoM
part in regard to the office. he he. SAID S.oi;
i'None whatever But he says, are you
obligated to any corporation 9 OF Would ND
prevent your being free and footloose?,,
I said. 81 ami am not-rather, 1
am not obligated" And said. II shall ball re- e.
fuse to become obligated to Inc Cal! II
any way or to Mr. Spreckels or TO you
individually in return for your suPP1oIs,
I should like TO have it, but If IT inFolVSss
my vote for Senator. for instance, ~ az "a
it involves your control Of my comInltIe9
appointments, or anything of the SORT,
don't want it, Mr.. SpreckelsL wh9 "a77
am very glad, indeed, to hear you talk
in that way. and will come ,r, out
for you for Speaker tomorrow Tnssy y
did not come out the next day, but me
day after, and consistently and persist
emily and with showers of adulauonS ana
the rest Of it kept up the nght until d1 my
election. I often met Mr.. Leake. IhoSe
who know him and know him We'll, know
that his conversation is carried on In ex-
pletives; so If repeat any OF MS con
versation in its manner I hope this COM
mittee will overlook the fact. DO not
use light language much myself. But
many times went to the San Francisco
called up by his Oakland correspondent
to come and there meet visiting Assem-
6lymen. few of them at time; Inc Inc
course ever exhibited by Mr.. Leakee
was about week pefore l
up here whgP he said 6dn have Want
you to put that - of - Works on any
committee that is prominent in any way,
L, said, ., We'll what is the matter With
to introduce a bin down there that is go
ing to affect, Mr.. spreckels' interests
els interests ' that can i't be e. affected by
bill?" We'll" he said, HE has wharves
and approaches to the tide water. and
Well" I said, is he holding them con,
trary to law WELL" he said, some
people say so. but" he said, that is not
so. The land belongs to him. and Works,
I understand" says Leake, sis going to
make US some trouble" well" 1 said,
do you remember our first conversation,
7 onT Ia a
promises in regard to these committees.
| have talked to Mr.. Works: I have taken
his application, as l intend to take the APP
plication of every Assemblyman, and l
am going to form my committees without
regard to corporate influence, newspaper
influence, or individual influence" and l
challenge the investigation of any one
along that line to establish the con-
trary. Later he asked me not to ap-
point Mr.. Crowder on the Public Building
and Grounds Committee as I had indi-
Gated that he wished and TO put instead
some other man whom l do not now re
member. but he seemed particularly vim
dictive in regard to these two Assembly
men. We came to Sacramento and still
the good relationship was in existence.
did not see much of Mr. Leake after I
came to Sacramento because the approach
he had made to me there made me feel
that he might attempt to controf my com
mittees, and If he did, l did not care to
come in conflict with him on that line; I
kept away and did not see much of him.
But little bit later did see him. I
Speaker pro tenn. Anderson present pick
ing out this man and that man from lists
had; formed a Corporation Committee
which is absolutely without cor
porate influence, composed of the
best men in the House, men
who could not be put in position of con-
troll by any corporation, and / went
through my committees in the same way
the Ways and Means Committee and
other committees-so that whatever Mr.
Leake may have contemplated in regard
formation ho
did not have a chance TO do. I was fur
Their DESTROYS of keeping away from him
because of the advice had secured from
many prominent people here in town 1t
seems that Mr.. Leake had lived here for