The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

Is startling and
clear and hinge on Brodericks life
and death.
The title Of his book is A Senator
rf The Fifties.' with the subtitle,
David g.. Broderick Of California"
Broderick left his name TO present
able street in the Western addition. but
Do left much more TO California. He
.elt me state the memory Of its famous
1~ei and OF its earliest practical poll
IT'S A IammanE leader in New York
tIff. Frederick came 10 California in
1859. landing in June of that year. The
'eNt year he was a state senator. and
ff'n that moment until the moment of
death from a wound inflicted in 2
duel hE Terry he was in politics.
or The greater part Of the time the
llcs or san Francisco was vested
0iA- His goal was the United States
senate. He had made that declaration
when he left New York for the new
alifornia region, not vet a state. He
repeated it after ne had become the
.eader i'm his state. He achieved his
goal and went TO his death ACCORDING 2
20 the code
SHOWS BRODERTCK THE MAN
san Franciscans Of this generation
i1ose whose minds have not been made
familiar with the days Of 50 years go
Nil be startled by the picture Of life in
f44AAA- ~ lCl mas outlined
as The frame for his portrait Of Brod-
o-te<.
As much as San Franciscans depre-
the legal and political turmoil
'ia0n nad IT'S beginning four years 90
2erishing the while a gracelesS flat
because of the extent Of the dis
.0t -les). those tumuItuous times
e as naught compared TO the tur-
and turbulence that reigned in
francisco during the 1fties. dur
i1e days OF Broderick. Not that
'fccrick. in the light that Lynch
presents him. was 2 type OF corruption
man of more sly devices than his
n' But he was probably the domf-
fEure I'm the civic life Of his
aavs in California and must have
unted-though not necessa rilv
1fed-with the hue Of his period
' ltnout the narrative sequence that
H'fel should have. but does not
achieve. jeremiah Lynch's story
~ P"oderick in his California environ
has the thrill Of a novel-the
~ romance II, too has that
~m fstalism Of the interaction of
n and things. Of what the Greeks
fese- fate. working dolefullv. ineyf-
t7hlF- 20 place 2 man on his pinnacle
91d then 70 hurl him down 10 oblivion.
Creek tragedy could be no less i'm
oaole 70 its woeful hero than actual
II.
life was 10 David c. Broderick.
History created 2 hero for Jeren1ia h
i.'roh 70 impress into the shape of a
fooS. The book viii be published about
fao middle Of this month.
LaNCH FITTED FOR THE TASK
jeremiah Lynch is well qualified 10
Re The hiogrspher Of early San Fran
ris ans and the reviewer OF earl., San
Pa ncisco life. He came to California
in the early days and knew personally
many Of the men who figured most
prominently in these rare. wild times.
He has had access TO documents and
papers and letters and has been able
10 give ear 10 tradition, legend and
accurate narrative
As 4 writer Bynch is well known.
As member Of the Bohemian and
other clubs he is popular as story
teller and as a man with fund ~
quaint experiences and unusual anec-
dOtes 70 relate. He has already writ
ten and published Egyptian Sketches. =
Three Years in the Klondike" and 2
life Of Chris Buckley. the blind boss
Of san Francisco democracy, Of a mid
die phase between the democratic peri
helion of Broderick and the democratic
eclipse Of this day and hour.
In discussing his book on Broderick.
lynch says: The early CaIifornfans
are falling of fast. and IL occurred TO
me that before they had all passed
away il would be well to collect the
stories Of those early DAYS and en-
brace them in a standard history OF
the time. These stories and incidents
would most naturally group themselves
about dominant figure Of the time.
and ] selected David c Broderick as
probably the most picturesque and
typical parsonage in that period Of the
ffties
7 have set about to prepare a clear
and impartial resume Of the history
OF California in the fifties. have
devoted myself in preparing this book
to including an impartial and thor
ough narrative Of the vigilance com
lnittee and aim TO present the best
account Of the vigilance committee OF
1856 yet published.
HAS EVADED FICTION
IN preparing this work ] have inter-
viewed many persons and have corre-
sponded with many others. [ have COM
nunicated with Mrs. John A Logan,
widow OF General Logan; Major. Sick
les. General WorthinRton and a num-
her Of California pioneers. and IN that
way have secured much interesting IN
formation on the life Of Brodertck.
While L 90 not refer in the body Of the
book 10 my authorities, since the book
hardly merits the pretensiOn of such