The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
UOte on the

tween Sacraueur0 and SuisUn yester-
day forenoon Theodore Bell the
Democratic nominee for Congress,
confessed In the presence Of witnesses
that he was sailing under false coIors-
Ee ac-zroR Le5Ee6 when called 10 ac-
coUCc by Congressmau James
NcLachIar ot the Seventh District.
thar all the California Republican
members CT The House OF -Represenra-
Cvas voted against the Cuban recip-
roct-y bin except Victor H. 1IercaIf
Wlo was absent by reason Of sickness.
Bel also reluctantly admitted that the
appropriation OF $4,000 for the Napa
River and $4,000 for the Sacramento
River was allowed by Major Heuer
The United states engineer
BELL Il RATIED.
The Democratic nominee was so
ra---ed - The incident that on leaving
L-= main Lle train 70 change fOr
Nzpz be inadvertently took away
Duncan E MckIllay's vaIise. leaving
AS CUl IN the car II required q
deal q LelephOning on the part OF
Ack-l-ay 20 get back his vaIise-
When Bel entered the car he took
4 sea- alongside OF McLachLau and
rEe Two entered into conversation As
L1e talk vent on NcLachlau said 10
Bel.
i see that for the last three weeks the
newspapers IN your district which are
supporting you have been asserting
LElaL you were The only preSelLaLIve
from California who voted against the
cuban reciprocity bill Now. Bell.
yOU know that that statement Is false
and thar ali OF the Republicans from
California in the lower house voted
against the bin, with the possible ex-
cep-ou OF Merca-t. who, 1 think. was
absent and not In his seat when the
1-- cane up Tor passage
Bel replied Yes. that Is true"
WhereUpon NcLach-an said. Bel.
you know that Is sailing under false
co-ors, ard Why have you not corrected
Upon which Bel changed color and
made no reply.
Further 1LcLachlan said 20 Bel.
You and your friends are claiming
L1ar you secured the apprCpriat atoms for
the Sacramento and Nspa rivers Now,
you know r1&C Is Incorrect You know
that neither you nor any other Con
gresham from California secured any
appropriation for such purposes
Eel replied that he did secure such
appropriations
WLereUpol McLachIan stated. You
know that I was a member Of that
committee, and that the only appro-
rr-zri1l recommended by that commit
Zee and passed by Congress was a gen
=ra- appropriation q $4,000. 600, 10 be
expended under direction Of the SeCre-
-arE q War in emergency cases And
y-L further know that the appr0priz-
-1r 1t $4,000 Tor the Napa River and
5000 L1r the Sacramento River was
upon suggestion u Major HeUer. and
thar you had nothing % do with IL"
Lr Bel admitted such q be the
truth
WITNESSES PRESENT.
The conversation On the train took
place IN Lhz presence Of several Wit
neszes. among whom were 7. W Kava-
lEEL Thomas DoZler and the RepublI-
can nominee. Duncan z. McKiuIay.
The Republican state Central Com
Ui-Cee has noted from time 20 time that
LEe Democratic newspapers IN the Sec
CEG District claimed that Bell alone Of
an the California C0Ugressmen voted
against Cuban reciprocity and that Bel
was entitled GO credit for obtaining ap-
pr0priariCls fer the Napa and Sacra-
-eur0 rivers The Republican orators
produce the record 10 show that the
claim 0f the Democratic editors has 10
foundation in Justice
At the outset Of the campaign The
can stated the simple trurh-Chat the
only measure Of legislation accom-
p-shed by Bel was the amendment
s1o-LshiuE the czuree1 az the state Sol
Elers' Home and for that achievement
The prohibition press Of the country has
given him al the credit he desires.
ROUND VALLEY BILL
He introduced many bills. among
them the notorious Round valley bill
Facts are coming 70 light which create
the suspicion that the bin as originally y
presented by Bel was a mOnstrous
-anE grab It seems that the Ckiah
Times had the teDerIry 70 publish the
buI Tor the benefit Of Round Valley
readers. and as q result the Democratic
nominee for Congress fer0ciOusIy as
sailed the editor Of the paper. Here is
the comment OF the Times:
Last week we published Bells Round Valley
bLl l1 tuu, 81 thar every cne may know Just
We Eizh 20 czu especial attention 70 the
that settlers may take leo acres and be cre5-
tied with the tine they have occupied the
same. - Ear. So good But the next sentence
The Cle that the people object 20. L reads
.Each errryuan CT any of said lands shau
rav t-- The sane az the appraised price. pay-
r---- rvs-r fnre-eSr'7 e-c
Tat IS the sentence rhat M Ben and his
Eurpcrrers did not wish any one in Round Val
ley lr MenlCcllo County % see trrla-ly 10
does ncL give homestead right; y simply
gives -le se1--er the first rghr 20 buy. and Il
The appraised price IS more tran he can pay
49, : p prevent LAID grahbers from getting
L b had not been for that sentence the Bell
UUrTLET- N--a IlNe llE.4l1At4 L4ll-alllz OF
Ccpies ~ the bLl throughout the county and
explained i-s many good features n eloquent
Speeches and brilliant editorials As e ls, not
c.rv u --e Lll- BE- found n Ckiah. ard
have bard ~ bur enc copy II Round y a.
ley The Bill PUBLISHED n the Times Of Ccto-
ber was ralEen Er-m r-e Congressional Record
and b complete and correct Ne ask every
lre co c51-i-er rEe ball In every particular and
see g every criticism we have made cn IL
Easr l-z- and fa-E-
BIT not the merits nor dernerfts Of the
oil rrat rre people are most Interested II now-
a a Earre- ~ -a-- very Few are Interested n
opening 1f the reserEs ton % settlement
would -Cr benefit many Bur the people
a~e aroused al Sells attempt to deceive them
and have lleu vote Tor aim. thinking that he
had given them Just what they asked Tor, IN
stead ~ exactly the opposite
Ir Is SAFE 20 say that every fair minded man
thar understands just what Bells biI - VIII
against
The Greek American Republican
Club net last night az Lyric Hall and
er-husiastically indOrsed the Repub-
lean ticket. both national and local