The San Francisco call., 1899-01-16
Try to Break the Force of the ''Call's''
Exposure by TimeWorn Tactics
of DenOunCing the Papers
Representative.

.. GALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 15.-Since Howard E.
Wright. Speaker of the Assembly,
made the admission that he received
$3.50 from q. S. Grant through his
political manager, Milton S. Green, in
return for his promise to vote for
;irs II. ION UutTzd St6t0s Senator he has
changed his mind. He now asserts that
he. borrowed the money and that he in
tends to repay it.
Mr.. Green also has experienced a
change of heart. Last night he de-
nounced Wright as the biggest conf
dence operator he had ever met during
the whole course of his political ex-
perience. To-day he confines himself
to the statement that he loaned money
to his friend Wright.
- Last night the story of Wright's s
shame had not yet become public prop
erty. To-day the people of the State
are discussing the facts of his down
fall.
Last night Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Green
= discussed the circumstances Of their
bargain and sale, though neither had
knowledge that the other was giving
, away the details of the dicker. Then
the price paid and received was in ex-
: change for honor and remuneration for
!. the violation Of written and unwritten
!. pledges. To-day it appears as a loan
I made for a candidate for United States
Senator to a candidate for the Assembly
, whose vote he wanted.
!. -: at midnight last night Mr.. Wright
4 asked that the story of his degrade
=. tion be suppressed. He promised that
: if this was done he would take such
steps as would result in having D. M
: Burns withdraw from the Senatorial
contest. He declared that he was in
possession of evidence to prove that
Burns could not be elected and that
:. he would make Burns get out of the
fight if the facts concerning his
;; CWright's) acceptance of money from
: Grant were withheld. These state
.ments were made to a representative
of this paper during an interview
sought by Wright.
Mr.. Green also sought an interview
with a Call representative. He wished
to. have the story suppressed. He re-
: peated the statements he had pre-
,viously made and which were pub
:lished in The Call this morning-the
statements being in all particulars
save one the same S the admissions
made voluntarily by Wright, and
which were quoted this morning. The
only point at variance in the adnis-
sion made by Wright and the state
:.ment made by Green was the amount
of money involved Green declined to
state the exact amount, but said it
I: was more than thousand dollars.
Wright was more positive. He de-
clared that he received $1e5o, no
more, no less.
Mr.. Green was afraid that the publi-
cation Of the story of Wright's degra-
dation would injure Grants Senatorial
candidacy, therefore he was anxious
that the story be not made public He
advised that the story be withheld
and that the facts be held over
.Wrlght's head as a club, to prevent
him excluding the legislative corre-
;spondents Of this paper from the floor
of. the Assembly chamber.
The story was published, as the
readers of The Call are aware, and the
facts stated therein are here reassert-
ed. Tonight Mr.. Wright gave out the
following statement to the members of
.~'the press:
= THE interview published in The Call
this morning is entirely false from be-
ginning to end, and the statements
therein were manufactured by The
Calls correspondents, and were never
expressed by me to any one. The mat
ter cannot be settled through the news