The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Lively Argument.
After Street
Meeting.
Tells
Why He Delay
ed Action.
Special Dispatch TO The Call

- ALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
U MENTO. Jan. l. - The United
states Senator has in fact been
chosen. and all that is now neces-
sary 10 complete the transaction is
the compliance with the forms that
ere required by the constitutions Of the
State and nation. But while everything
is apparently brotherly love and harmony
there are stil q few ra " places that have
NOT yet healed. and even on the day when
strife and struggle. politics and pull are
forgotten In one grand scramble for dress
suits and white ties, one Of those tender
spots is touched and there is a lash Of
words that has a depth Of meaning.
This was the condition that existed
when Senator Frank ~. Leavitt Of Ala
media met George Hatton. who was the
manager on the ground Of Senator Per
kins' fight. Leavitt has been one of the
tender spots Of the Sena cOrial fight. and
as matter OF fact he has been sore all
over The Senator from Perkins home
county has felt that he has been placed
in a false light by some Of the actions Of
Manager Hatton, and while he had never
said tins either privately or for publica
tion. DE announced his feelings very posi-
lively 10 Hatton to-day.
Leavitt was one Of the two Alameda
County legislators who originally refused
lo sign the caucus call. and he was the
only one who kept 10 his statement that he
would not sign until be- gor to Sacramen-
To- When the announcement was made
lhai LeaNitt would not sign the caucus
can n subjected him 10 not little criti-
cism In Oakland. and IL was this criticism
that nettled the Senator.
net criticism or no criticism. Leavitt
hung. by bis statement that he would not
sign the call until he reached Sacramen-
TO- but would do 20 as soon as he arrived
at the capital. No amount OF persuasion
or attack could change him. and though
some of the papers devoted columns and
hie headlines TO him. the man from Ala
meoa stood by his first declaration. He
Kept bis word 10 the letter and on the
night # his arrival I'm Sacramento he af-
liked his name 10 the call
While l-eavirt took his medicine like
z man, however. he did not relish the
oese he declared that the circulation
OF tee caucus call at so early q date
- S a ~ llisl-ake and that he was suffering
leil ildt much Of the attack that had
been made' upon him W. due 10 the
lacl that Hatton gave out the informa-
llon that se had not signed the call and
that he had suffered for Hatton's act
itls suffering had been more than sim
ply the ill-feeling caused by newspaper
1LA1AAN. 4Dl il ldQ given some OF the
senator enemies chance to talk at
home. This. Leavitt mas aIwavs felt
might have been saved him had not Hat
ton given out the information about Mott
Senator Leavitt held his peace until
to-day. when he bumped into Manager
ltatton in the fog in front Of the Golden
Eagle Hotel For a short time there
were flashes from out the fOgbank that
indicated that the forceful Senator from
oakland was saying a few things that
had been pent up for sOcas weeks
Words hoated from the meeting about
amateur politics. making a monkey
out Of a man" and being in TOO much
~ hurry. There were other and more
paclnc phrases. such as nothing was
meant by 1T and we always relied upon
you. And then came the separation oi
the two
Leavtt was a little more diplomatic
ln ms remarks for publication than he
was in front Of the hotel. for this is
his explanation o. what occurred:
I only had little talk with Hatton
about that refusal Of mine to sign the
caucus call. / had never discussed tlre
matter with him in detail before. and
decided that he might just as well
know 4 few things ! told him that J
hdQ Deen placed IN a very unfortunate
and unjUstifable position bv the an
nouncement that ] had not signed the
call and that he ought not TO have al
lowed that Information TO get out.
TOLD MIN That IN refusing / had merely
pursued the usual policy until the va
riOus legislators had arrived on the
ground in Sacramento and that the
moment set foot in the town / kept
nay promise and signed up. / told hin,
that j was not used 10 that kind O,
politics and that caucus matters ar
usually kept quiet at least until after
the caucus is held"
Manager HattOn was even more re-
served in his statement He said:
My meeting with Senator Leavitt
was most friendly In fact. we have
always thoroughly understood each
other. ] merely told him that we had
always considered him our friend and
that we never had any fear of his loval-
ty and the ultimate securing Of his sig
nature TO the call.