The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
DEAD LEGISLATOR
IS HONORED
Senate and Assembly Pay
Tribute to the Late John
j. Burke of Alameda
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREE

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both Houses gathered in the Assembly
Chamber today to pay last tribute to
/ the memory of Assemlyman John J.
Burke of Alameda. A black draped
| chair and a wreath hidden desk gave
/ sad reminder of the visit of death, and
| the voices OF those who spoke of the
/ one who had gone held the subdued
those who sincerely mourn for friend
After the Senators and Assemblymen
had gathered in Joint session with
Lieutenant Governor Porter and
Beardsley presiding the roll of the
Senate was called. Then came the roll
of the Assembly. When the name of
! John ]. Burke was called Assembly
man Nathan G.. Coghlan arose and paid
the following eloquent tribute to the
absent member.
! Mr. Speaker: The clerk OF your honorable
body has called the name of the Hon. John j.
death is his lips. But this loving and sor-
rowing company OF his comrades and friends
humble Ips ont Of the abundance Of onT o1s
and the fullDess of our grief. Brave and
true have little fear fear Of ,t the pain and anguish Of
/ boldly facing the future and without tremor
/ they meet the conqueror Of all flesh. It is not
! the desolstion OF death nor the gloom Of the
grave that has terror for them but the fear
that they may be forgotten.
The laughter and tears. the song and the
sob. the rose and the thistle OF yesterday ad-
vance along the long and shadowy lanes OF the
| years agone. and the forgotten dead stretch out
I their heshess palms in mute appeal from field
and forest. hin and vale. from watery waste
and from the deserts dusty face. but upon this
or on this mournful occasion do take comfort
( that he who has passed out Of our midst upon
| that long journey knew that he would not be
forgotten, and was conscious not alone that these
last tributes OF our affection would be rendered
him. but went out happy In the knowledge OF
tnst ina impeslsnapIe % m1nument ~nicn MS untring
Of his splendid and superiatively useful career
We shall not touch again his kindly hand we
yond the curtain that oercnnopies this
little world perhaps another roll call is even now
laundering from strong angel lips and bright
immortal eyes reading from pages more brilliant
than the at midday inscribed by fair seraphic
hands in letters whittier and purer than the SHOWS
semitic the name OF John J. Burke.
And now. companion OF our hearts friend and
forget farewell Our prayers rise with you
passing through the yet open portals of paradise
unto the sandals OF God.
SPEAKS FOR THE SENATE
Senator Edward I. Wolfe spoke on
behalf OF the Senate. After referring
to Assemblyman Burke as a splendid
gentleman, he said:
john ]. Burke was a man who saw before
him only his duty. Whenever his mind
made up ns 10 what he believed was right he
did bis duty without fear OF criticism. He was
od-fearing and such men always
needed. Our hearts go out to the mother who
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TO express our grief. ! believe John j. Burke
will answer rollcsl on high that will gain for
Assembly the ds~p for the taking on of
this splendid
Assemblyman A. NJ Drew of Fresno
spoke the final word for the Lower
House. After extoling the virtues
of his dead colleague he expressed
the tnougnt that the loss should make
the members more kindly in their deal
ings with one another.
TOO often" he said, I'VE scatter
thorns in the pathway of the living.
and when they are gone heap flowers
on their graves"
Following the joint session the AS
sembly adopted memorial resolutions
and adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing. A large majority of the member
ship of both houses left here at IL
o'clock by special train for Oakland to
attend the funeral
GUARD OF HONOR
Arrangements for a guard Of honor
and a firing party were made by a
temporary committee headed by AS
semblyman ]. p. Transue of Los An
geles The committee appointed today to
represent the two houses officially at the
funeral are as follows: Assemblymen
Phil A. Stanton of Los Angeles, A. NJ
Drew of Fresno. Miguel Estudillo of
Riverside z. n. Baxter of Mariposa
County, John NJ. Eshleman of Berkeley,
Samuel H. Beckett of San Francisco.
w D. Held of Ukiah. Percy A. Johnson
of San Diego. E. X. Strobridge of Hay
ward and E S Birdsall of Auburn, and
Senators F. W. Leavitt OF Oakland. Ed
ward l. Wolfe of San Francisco, J. c.
Bates of Alameda. J. b. Curtin of So
nora, A F. Muenter of Stockton, George
with which Johnson is having his
troubles, Is openly against the bill. !
Leeds is a good organization man, and
recognizes Walter Parker and his
power without the slightest difficulty
or apology The fact that he is not
the only Parker man who is opposed
TO the bill has again given circulation
to the rumor that the organization is
done with Ruef; that the San Fran |
cisco boss has outllved his usefulness.
1t is an open secret that Gillett's
closest friends resent what they call |
Ruers attempt to fasten himself TO the
winning candidate~in the Santa Cruz
convention and deny that Gillett owes |
his nomination to the Ruef push as
strenuously as they claim that they |
had the necessary votes to nominate |
the Humboldt man and tried to keep |
away from Ruef and Schmitz.
Gillett says nothing about the con-
vention. but unhesitatingly says he is
opposed to the Johnson BILL as he was
opposed to similar measure when he |
was a member OF the Senate.