The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

| PSCleu MIN TO vote Tor MIN, out ne says
l cannot do it. He then told me of his
marriage relations, his social standing
ana a number of other things which /
"T Tbe not OF attempt to give verbatim. -
when you We're discussing these things?"
AIR. Wright. There were a number
OF 9th, the reporters in the room, but I don't
were sitting back there in front of a lit
tie screen back of the stove.'
The chairman-"The conversation you
Are Are now detailing was between you and
MT. Wright, by yourselves?"
A-'Yes, sir. He told me that the last
thlng when he left home, that his wife, in
telling him 'Good-by, had exacted a
grace the family by voting for Mr. Burns,
and-do you wish me to tell his exact
language?''
Mr., McEnerney-"Yes the exact Ian
guage."
The chairman-"That is the only thing
| to do, yes"
| Ale said, he then told me somewhat
OF little dramatic scene that passed be-
tween him and his wife, in kissing him
good-by.. He said, Don't you think that
l would be a - of a - if 1 would break
my promise to that little woman I said
e. T. thin thlnk you would After some little
After Mr.. Wright changed his vote and
voted for Burns, Mr.. Green-I think this
was on Friday"
Ayes, sir. 1t was right after Mr..
Wright changed his vote from Mr.. Bulla
| 10 Mr.. Burns. The Call came out with a
lot of interviews with Berkeley people,
and it was on that day, think it was
friday, met Mr. Green and we walked
| down to the Del Paso saloon. / invited
Mr.; Green to participate in little drink,
and l heard no objections. During that
conversation Mr.. Green said to me:
| 'Leake, you have always thought Wright
was your friend?' l said Yes, l have al
ways thought so, and I have no reason
n oil ha sol Ia W.
your friend / said, Why SOP Well he
said, he always betrayed everything that
you said to him. He brought to US every
conversation that took place in the Burns,
headquarters. He then said: I can tell
you exactly what Mr. Wright said to.you
the day you sent for him in the presence
of. Mr.. Spreckels when The Call decided
to come out andindorse him, 1 asked him
to repeat it, and as near as [ can remem-
Der the conversation he repeated it eX-
actly He said, You had several lunches
with Mr. Wright in the San Francisco
Club?' 1 said, Yes, and he said, He re-
ported to us everything that you said,
as he also did to Mr. Burns h;a,ro Now oor ne
e aeHcs operating 5afd why so7 weir s9fE
he says, how much money so ga
He didn't get a cent. Now 1 said, L
will take that back. l don't know Wheth-
er Mr.. Spreckels helped him indlvidu-
ally or not, but l can only speak for The
fered him nothing. If Mr. Spreckels
helped him at all he helped him individ-
ually,, and he didn't ,1 happen to take me
into US pretty WE'LL said, How is that?'
Well, he then went ahead and told me
about Mr.. Wright coming over to their
Office
The chairman-''N this is still in the
Ell Paso saloon|'
Am the Del Paso saloon. He told
me about Mr. Wright o coming igo over to to
the office is. He didn't tell me; didn t
ask him. Mr.. Green was temporarily abb
sent. When he got back, either Mr.. Grant
or Mr.. Brown cannot recall because
| Mr.. Green's voice is not quite as loud as
some people speak, and am not sure
whether he said Grant or Brown, because
we were standing up in front of bar
and our conversation was rather low; but
my understanding was that 1t was Mr..
Grant who was in the office when Mr..
Green returned, and he said that Mr..
Wright was in an ante-rOom, or an ad-
joining room; that he had been there and
had talk with him, and assured him
Senator, but he needed "a little assistance
in his election, and he said: II told him
tend tend to him. Mr.. Green san that when
he went into the room where Mr.. Wright
was, before he could speak to him.. Mr..
Wright said: Well Mr. Green, you have
taken an awful load off my mind 1 have
met Mr. Grant and l have had a little
talk with him. think very favorably of
him, and / Tor MIN Tor OnlIeQ states
Senator, and I am awful glad that you
are going to render me this assistance.
He told me that Mr.. Wright told him that
that time I did not know who Pringle' was.
though 1 have since learned who he was
and about him. l didn't know the man
all didn't 6 6T0w t In has ne e waS bed Of
fee; he said Mr.. Pringle, I have got to
give him $500 to get him out of this
Mr.. Bacon-"Who said this?'
A.-"Green. Green said that Wright
told him that he wanted $500 to get him
out of this fight"
Mr.. Bacon-'I understand"
A.-"Now, Mr.. Green told me at the
same time that he gave him other money.
He did not mention the amount; the only
amount he, mentioned in this particular
connection was $500 he was to pay Pringle.
He said, L gave. him the money and he
afterward came back and got $500 more
Then he told me about him writing,
letter to him from the Suffer Club on the
letterhead of the Suffer Club, telling him
that he was in financial distress or
words to that effect-and wanting him to
pay. a bill or note-something of the
Mr.. MelHck-"Mr. Green? He wanted
Green to pay it?''
now-or l am trying to relate his con-
versation as it took place. He said, L
telephoned to the man and got him over
and took his receipt for the money in
y
to-day. Now he says, that is the kind
of a duffer he is, and he says, he is al
ways telling me he. is for Grant; he is
for Grant all the time The converse
ton lasted quite a little while. Probably
there was some repetition in the matter.
L went Immediately over to The Call
headquarters, called Mr.. LeVings and Mr..
Hugh Burke in, and l told him what Mr..
Green had told me in this connection. A
short time after that-well, later in the
night-Mr. Burke came over from the
Golden Eagle Hotel, called me off to one.
side and he said"
Mr.. Bacon--"Now, we object to what
The chairman--..Yes. Is he an en-
ploye of The Call?"
The witness-"Yes."
Mr.. McEnerney-"He carried the mes
The witness-"I am trying to tell you
that he carried the message from Mr.
Wright to. me, from the hotel, that he
was going to see me-
The chairman-"You are not able to de-
tail a conversation between Mr.. Burke
and yourself?"
A.-"No, sir. l was going to detail
enough to tell you that Mr.. Wright sent
for me to come over there; that he was
going to rule us off the floor"
The chairman-"That is ALL that is: at
present.
Mr. Bacon-"That is hearsay."
Mr.. Mellick-"I do not think Mr.. Bacon
ought to interpose here"
Mr., Bacon-"All right, Mr.. Mellick. 1