The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-23

Claus Spreekles, fathef, now u very
old man.
John d. Spreckles, older brother, a
mature man. who lives most Of his
time at San Diego, and
Rudolph Spreckles, younger brother,
he man who is behind the graft pro
secution at San Francisco and a man
of a younger generation.
Claus Sprecklcs. the pioneer, is the
founder Of the family, the Hawaiian
sugar king, the man who built the
Valley railroad (and sold it,. lie
owns the building in which the San
Francisco Call is located. but has 10
OWNERSHIP in the paper. He IS a very
wealthy man, but Rudolph Spreekles
has none Of his money, and receives
none of his money from him. Claus
Spreckles and Rudolph S~preckles are
now clcse business and personal asso-
GATES, but during most Of the life Of
Rudolph Spreckles and of the public
career of Claus Spreckles thew We're
estranged and hostile. AT the time
of the building and sale of the Valley
railroad, for instance, there was no
connection at all between the two, &nd
Rudolph Spreekles had nothing at all
to do with hat transaction.
John d. Spreckles owns the Call,
but not the building in which it IS
located. He owns two newspapers il
San Diego. and is heavily interested
in real estate there, in which city he
now lives. He is the protector of the
new railroad from San Diego to Yuma
and of many enterprises in Southern
California fta vra at nna tImp n0tI-
tically ambitious and DESTROYS of he
ing United States Senator. He has
no such ambition now He owns the
San Francisco Call, but takes no ae-
tive part in its management. He and
Rudolph Spreckles have no connection
whatever, personal or business. At
the time of the general family breaS-
up years ago, these two brothers,
they have not been included in the
subsequent reconciliation, although
they are probably less bitter han they
we're. They have not met personally
for thirteen years.
Rudolph Spreekles, the graft prose-
cutor is not over 80 years of age, much
the younger of all of the Spreekles
family; thirteen years younger than
his next brother, Gus Spreckles. He
is a very wealthy man but he made his
money himself. The graft prosecution
money is not the s'Spreckles family
Millions but the PERSONAL earned
assets of Rudolph Spreckles, acquired
mostly during the years when the
family millions and influence was be-
ing used ruthlessly to compass his de-
feat. Rudolph S~preekles does not own
any part of the Call nor the building
and has no voice whatever in its man
agement. The Cab is supporting the
graft prosecution not for any family
reasons, but rather against them. The
proprietor is personally hostile to Ru-
dolph Spreckles, but realizes that in
the graft prosecution he is in the
right.
Rudolph Spreckles is president of
the First National Bank of San Fran
cisco, WINS many buildings in the city
and has very large property and bust
ness holdings elsewhere. He has no am
bition for personal or political adj
g~overnorship, the senatorship or any
other office whatever, now or at any
other time if offered him. This
statement is positive and is based upon
the personal word Of Mr.. Snreckles
himself. Neither is he seeking to com
pass the political advancement of Mr..
Francis j. Heney. Mr.. Henev is not
a candidate and would not accept the
governorship, the senatorship or u
other Office, within the gift of the
city or state, except assistant district
attorney of San Francisco. This state
ment also comes from Mr. Heney per
sonally, and also has the cordial APP
proval of Mr.. Spreekles. Mr.. Spreek-
les does not desire to get possession
of the stock of the United Railroads,
or any other public service corpora
ton and he has soiemnly resolved. that
as long as he lives, that he will never
own a dollar s worth of stock in a
public service corporation in San
Francisco. Mr.. Spreckles did apply
the day before the earthquake for a
franchise for a single street car line,
in San Francisco, but that was mere
ly to demonstrate the practicability of
an underground trolley system. After
holding the proposed road long enough
to demonstrate that it could be done,
the promoters agreed to turn il over
to the city at actual cost. The earth
quake changed the whole condition, SC
the plan had to be abandoned, and
will not be revived, at least under
the direction of Mr.. S~preekles. Some
of the prosecuted grafters have had
friends who were friends to Mr.
Spreckles also. He makes no distinc,
ton and is not swerved by personal
motives either way. These are the
main false motives imputed to Mr.
Spreckles. None of them are true
Rudolph Spreckles is a pure idealist
and does things from a public spirit
sense of duty, because they are right,
and from no other motives whatever
He enjoys the unlimiated confidence
of every man who knows him. Tn
fortunately he is not a speech-makeI
or a tinker and his personal ac-
quaintanees are limited. This is the
only reason why there is any public
suspicion of his motives whatever. And
much of the suspicion that is honest
is produced by the thoughtless accep-