The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-27
300 OUTRAGED
CITIZENS MAKE
!. CALKINS QUAIL
Sacramento Businessmen Visit
Editor and Demand That
He Cease Lying
Defamation of Mayor and City
by Organ of Higher Ups"
Must Be Retracted
Coat of Tar and Bodily Injury
Suggested as Punishment
for Traducer
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, June 26.-Bitterly
denouncing the Calkins newspaper
syndicate and declaring that the
Union, its organ in this city, had de-
4 famed the fair name of Sacramento,
800 indignant citizens this afternoon
filed into the Office of the Union and
demanded of its editor, L. S. Calkins,
that il retract certain editorial state
rnents made against Mayor Clinton L.
White and incidentally against the
city of Sacramento. Calkins quailed
before the prominent men of affairs
who faced him. Personal encounters
between representatives of the paper
and members Of the citizens body were
narrowly averted. When the excite
ment in the editorial rooms reached a
high pitch some of the cooler visitors
prevailed upon the other citizens to
withdraw and present their demands
upon the paper through a smaller COM
mittee tomorrow.
The Indignation meeting was hastily
called this afternoon by the real estate
men. II was attended by the most
prominent businessmen in the city.
The cause OF the Indignation was an
editorial in the Union attacking Mayor
White and declaring that Sacramento
has the world beaten in the open ruina-
ton and prostitution of children in the
number OF low saloons" The state
ment was bitterly resented by the citi-
zens. who declare that under the ad-
ministration of Mayor White the city
is better morally than IL has been for
years. Mayor White was elected upon
q Lincoln Roosevelt ticket and is the
leader of the movement TO drive the
Southern Pacific machine out OF poll
tics IN this city The citizens do not
hesitate TO say that the attack upon
Mayor White is uncalled for and is
made by the Calkins syndicate, which
is known TO be protecting the higher
ups" simply because the mayor is a
Lincoln Roosevelt man.
BUSINESSMEN REVOLT
So unanimous was the feeling among
the businessmen against the Calkins
syndicate that IL took but a few min
utes' notice TO get about 500 repre-
sentative citizens together. Among
them were representatives from the
jobbers' association, the realty board,
the retail merchants association, the
bankers association, the bar associa-
tion, the municipal league and the ad
mems association.
e. L. Dyke OF the realty board The
citizens were outspoken in denouncing
the Union. D. W. Carmichael, vice
president OF the Sacramento realty
board. declared that the Union had
done a great injustice TO the city and
should be made to retract-
W. 7. Phipps, member of the bar
association, declared that he had
known l. S Calkins. editor of the
Union. for u or 10 years and that he
has always been inimical TO the inter
ests of Sacramento. He declared that
CaIkins was not here now for the good
OF the city but was working in the
interests of corrupt corporations.
SUGGESTS COAT OF TAR
H C. Wuln, a prominent member
OF the realty board, declared that the
proper treatment fer the editor Of the
Union would be a coat of tar.
But don't give him any feathers, "
added Wul1, he does not deserve
them"
Captain T B. Hall OF the wholesale
firm OF Hall, Luhrs & Co. declared that
IL would be necessary for the editor of
the Union to change his policy if he
expected TO live in Sacramento.
Louis Breuner of the John Breuner
company thought that unless the
Union retracted a committee should be
EDDOlULcQ 10 kO u NAlC C0ANOA anu 0S-
nand that he cease publishing lies.
Put a good, strong committee be-
hind me" declared Breuner, "and ]
will 20 down and clean out the whole
works"
A set Of resolutions was then drawn
up declaring that the citizens OF Sac
ramento believed in the honesty and in
tegrity Of Mayor Clinton l. White and
Endorsed HIS administration and that
Tod a. false the statements
published in the Union on June 25 and
26, and branded them as unjust attacks
upon the fair name Of Sacramento.
The entire body Of citizens, 800
strong, then marched TO the Union Of
fee and presented the resolutions. The
citizens more than filed the editorial
rooms OF the Union office. A few of
the leaders crowded into Calkins' Of
fee, where a hot debate ensued. Cal
kins tried feebly to defend himself.
Members Of the committee Interrupted
him with statements that he was work
ing against the interests of the city
and that his attack upon the MAYOR
was unjust Sheriff David Reese and
city Editor Edward Insley almost came
10 blows when the latter declared that
gambling was being conducted in Sac
ramento county outside of the CITY.
Louis Breuner also threatened 70
strike Insley, but was prevented from
doing so by other members Of the com
mittee.
PROMISE TO RETALIATE
The committee withdrew to the
rooms of the chamber of commerce.
where another indignation meeting was
held Il was declared that unless the
Union changed its policy the business
men would take out their ads and stop
their subscriptions Those with con-
tracts agreed TO use the minimum space
and leave IL blank. A committee of
Eve was appointed to confer with the
managers Of the Union and ascertain
whether or not they intended to pursue