The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-08

ests. We need able and honest men to
represent US in the halls of Congress"
JAMES rs A. JOHNSON ,eeXI6G ,lEys A A.
q proper selection for United states
Senator. The people do not, favor the
aspiration of Mr.. Burns and his election
by the present Legislature to the United
States Senate would impertl the future
success of the Republican party in this
H. S. ALDRICH, attorney: THE rep
reseqtative from Alameda County voting
for. Burns should be treated to coat
CRAIGIE SHARP. Secretary Board of
trade; The election of Burns would be
degrading to California. We need rep
politician"
WILLIAM .1OLLER. Director Oakland
4ough With %aTd bosses hare hare in r9G ak
land without sending the so-called boss Of
all the bosses, D. NJ. Burns, to represent
US at the national Capital"
Senator. Either Judge W w. Morrow
or Horace Davis would suit me-"
THeo1ogIcaI Seminary: ID. NJ. Burns is
decidedly not my choice for the high Of
fee of United States Senator. California
needs a clean, intelligent, broad-minded,
able man to deal with California national
problems for the next six years.
mated by the Republicans for Mayor OF
Oakland: 1T is said the member from
this district is for Burns. Had ne salQ
so before election | doubt II he would
have received 200 votes
HUGH NJ. CAMERON, real estate deal
er: Il do not regard Burns as a proper
selection for the office l think Mr.. de
Young would do more for the State than
any candidate mentioned"
HENRY GOODCELL, Attorney -
Burns is too closely identified with ma
chine politics and corporation influence
to meet the requirements of the office.
His election would be regarded as a VIC
Gf-T11 nd "a
and would react disastrously upon the
j. ". Nelson, President of Oakland
EXposltionT-,I regard Burns as morally
and Intellectually incompetent. General
Barnes NJ, N. Esteee or W. r. Davis
would be my choice"
REV. c. II. HOBART-"We cannot af-
ford to sink to the low level of New York
and Pennsylvania and send a mere boss
and machine politician such as Burns to
represent us in the important office or
JAMES S. NAIsMITH, Real Estate
Burns is too closely allied to that ele-
without regard to the welfare of the
State, but solely for revenue only-for
what they can make"
J. b. RICHARDSON, Attorney-'T con-
slider Burns the most unfit of any of those
Estee." Il
position-"If half of what has been pub
lished about Burns is true, his candidacy
is an insult to the people of this State
WILLIAM LAIR HILL, Attorney-"I
believe the election of Burns would not
satisfy the people of California, and it
would be unfortunate for the party in
power. No man can truly represent CAL
ifornia in the Senate who is not above
suspicion and free from obligation to the
corporations for assisting his election
EBERT r. Ollie, D.D.-"Of all the
men who have been mentioned for Sena-
tor [ consider Burns the most unfit. If
California wants to show that she has
passed out of the conditions of a frontier
camp into those of a settled civilization
and to repel the accusation of abnormal
and low moral standard, let her not send
a low and corrupt politician like Burns
to the chief council of the nation"
L. @. BURPEE, Cashier First National
Bank-"I am most emphatically opposed
to Burns"
r. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Merchant-"I
do not see how any member of the Leg
islature who desires TO serve the State
rather than personal advantage can vote
for Burns"
FRED L. BUTTON, Attorney-'I am
decidedly opposed TO Burns election as
Senator; neither do I prefer any of the
present prominent candidates. Give US a
man like Horace Davis or Irving NJ.
BEN F. LAMBORN, City Clerk. Ala
meda-"We want a representative at
Washington, not a professional politician
of so well known a type as Burns. Did