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Show b ii - v k - --a ; jthntic in His r:n!al-cf i CI:or:s llads .Against 1 Ilini Ezrin Abirnce. - ' 'tW Tor. 24. In a- state-' -t . iraeBt to aewspapera before- his depar-N depar-N ; " ; . tare-for; the coast, Mayor ScTimitz1 of , a Francisco sajd- regarding t the .charges mad against lint: ,. . - .' " . 44 1 here is not a scintilla of truth in " ihecharreg. The fact is, it is an at-. at-. tek made, against m by political ene-- ene-- iries because I made a strong fight , alrTst. District 1 -Attorney 'Langoon, who, wss defeated for Governor. His friends are now taking tbeir Te.venge. " ; It is an odd statement for a big jnan i1 to make, but it is a fact that t my tterves were ao -affected after-the long and' trying time that we had passed ' through, that I made this trip abroad. 'iTiad intended to sail for homo on - - December 15,. expecting to xnTe i . 1 an Fran eisco about New-Year 'a day. Ily friends were to give me a big reception, re-ception, and I suppose these people " put this p to prevent it. Hearing that they were attacking me, I returned . six weeks sooner than I expected. V "I have represented the labor peo-" peo-" ijj. San Francisco, and the first time Nas eleetod I was looked upon as a ; 1 k Thia time, in spite of money I se- against mo and graad jnry re-t re-t oris?" the people rallied to. my aup-. aup-. fort and -again elected ' mo - to the , ilayoralty. . - , ' 'At the time of . the earthquake, jwfcen San Francisco was in chaos, all spoke of my work, including even the newspapers wMck had been against in. This made . my opponents derperate, They determined to mova against me. This is the result- They want to discredit dis-credit the prestige which I got for doing do-ing ray duty. I-am not at all sorry that it haa happened. I am glad , it has coma op, for X believe that .tho investigation in-vestigation will - reaet against just thesejeopIe who have institated it." 4Chat are yonr relations with iir. . Baef i" he was asked. " v "He Js my attorney. that's en," . . v ajn yitw of the present rowble- ta "STfi Francisco. wifl- Vou continue him to " act ss your eounself" . - . . . " - -Everytbinz in the past justifies riy faith in "Mr. Euef.. I-will continno to have, faith in him and will not drop him aa my counsel. . " |