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tant papers and that the deal was sub
sidized by the higherups. Irvine's
statements were given publicity by the
San Francisco Bulletin. W. p. Calkins
OF the syndicate attempted to enter a
vigorous denial, but when confronted
with the assurances that the story was
based on the statements OF his own
managing editor his efforts at vindi-
cation suddenly ceased. Irvine has not
yet denied that he made the statements
ascribed to him.
Another explanation Of the ability OF
the syndicate to turn big deals might
be found in the connection OF Con-
gresham Englebright and George F.
Hatton with the concern Englebright
Is q stock holder and vice president of
the concern. George Hatton, Herrin's
errsnd boy and political porch climber,
is well understood to be interested in
the Calkins game So substantial is
Hatton's interest that the syndicate
was used to assist in the capital re-
moval fight led by Hatton, Burke,
Parker and Fiske.
The acquisition of the Sacramento
Union was not accomplished so easily.
Colonel Forbes, proprietor OF the Union,
did not want to sell He did not want
to give UP his fight for decent free
government AL the powers OF the ma
chine were loosed on him He was
kind OF fight that the railroad had
waged in-the same field so years ago.
MACHINE AsSAILED FORBES
Forbes credit was attacked He was
pressed for money and the avenues OF
financial accommodation were closed to
him. Il was but a repetition OF the old
fight Many years ago the Sacramento
Union was launched and conducted on a
vigorously antirailroad policy. The
railroad interests started the Record
and Instituted financial boycott on
the Union, which soon found that it
could not get accommodation money
for the conduct of its business But
that was the least effective blow struck
by the machine. Merchants who bought
the Unions advertising space, citizens
who were discovered reading the boy
cotted journal, could not get the money
they were accustomed to borrow for
the transaction OF their business. The
Union was driven to the wall and its
proprietors, beaten and broken, were
forced to sell. The machine bought
the property and Effected the consolida-
ton since known as the Record Union.
The property was conducted along ma
chine lines until II was purchased by
Colonel E. A Forbes and his partner
or partners. Part of the purchase price
was covered by promissory notes.
Forbes expression OF an unwillingness
TO sell was the signal for a renewal of
the boycott OF the old Union days.
BEE TEARS MACHINE Mask
Forbes could not get money in Sac
ramento. He was forced to go TO
Marysville for the money needed for
the actual transaction Of the business
OF the paper He was pressed hard and
persistently for the liquidation Of the
notes covering the unpaid balance OF
the purchase price. Every attempt TO
make new loans to protect these notes
met with failures He gave in. The
paper passed into the hands Of the
Callxins syndicate. The owners of a
few small country papers were able to
handle the purchase Of a property
worth approximately 100000.
The day after the Salkins syndicate
had obtained possession Of the Sacra-
mento Union and the property under
the personal direction Of one of the
Calkins. Bob Richardson, for years
chairman Of Herrins republican ma
chine committee, and Tom Fox. Her
rims democratic manipulator,s the Abe
Ruef Of Sacramento politics, were re-
ceiwed with open arms at the, Union
Office. the doors of which had been
closed to them during the Forbes
regime.
since the Calkins syndicate took hold
Of the Sacramento Union Ii has been
e we'll known fact that solicitors Tor
the paper have been granted free ac-
cess TO the railroad shops at all hours
These men, under the plea OF repre-
senting the Sunset magazine, have can
vassd the shops repeatedly and the
workmen declare that thir talk is all
Of the Union and practically nothing
about the magazine.
As an evidence of how the people
consider the Union and its well known
affiliations with the Southern Pacific,
Il is known that ?, 200 subscribers have
fallen of during the few weeks Calk-
ins has been possession OF the paper.
The Bee promptly pulled the mask
of the syndicate by again reproducing
a photograph OF a telegram sent by
Willard P. Calkins to Assemblyman
George Root, demanding his support
for the capital removal bill. When the
capital removal fight was on the Bee
exposed Calkins' part in the fight
Root. under oath before a. grand jury.
identified the telegram and said ii had
been sent to him by Caikins. Nearly
a year had elapsed and Caikins had not
ATTEMPTED TO deny that he was the
author of the telegram. His new re
lations with the people of Sacramento
made Reputation Of the telegram
necessary, and the Caikins denial mill
was started under a full head of steam.
REAssURED EMERSON
Colonel Edwin Emerson was en-
gagged as managing editor os the
Fresno Herald. He admits that he
shared the popular suspicion both of
what the policies of the syndicate
would be and of the sources from
which il wa sobtaining its financial
backing He asserts that he insisted
before he went to Fresno that he
would not be identified with a paper
opposed 10 the policies Of President
Roosevelt or to the graft prosecution.
His suspicious were entirely removed,
he says. by the assurances given him
by Willard p Calkins.
In one week after assuming charge
Of the Fresno Herald those suspicious
were again fully aroused. In less than
two weeks Emerson was in trouble
with his employers because he had re-
fused 10 print an editorial attacking
the president. During the same brief
period he had been repr9ve sor pint
} ing an article in apprccis |.on of the
great detective work of william J.
Burns. and had seriously offended his
employers by the publication of an
article by Joaquin Miller that was not
complimentary to the Southern Pa