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Show CTKiiED TO STO? - ;y FIGInlTONGi IN tflLIF ; f . . SAN FRANCISCO, ' Jan. Not .'.'.thai -I loved iljhta tha lew, bnt free ; tickets' more," ' ' ' ; 1 . 80 quoth. Sexurtor GukUtus Brntu 'r:'i B&rtm&a a ha framed up tha snrJ-: snrJ-: ' V j 11& that li now before tba Lad ' - Utora at Sacramento. Tba noble Betv ator haa been rexy loud la Mi eaaAem-; eaaAem-; nation of pngOlsn and nai told Mi ! . ttutfsl coeuUtnenta tnat ha will naa hi offldal poaltlon to rid tha State of tbat ' dafradad character commonly known aa ! tha prUa-Chter. Ha will pnrr Call-' Call-' fornlA'a fair nama oi barbarism aad thereby hare bis own nama embiasoned on the firmament of Immortality. And Hartman is an hocoraMe man. 1 la be thonfirht Juit lirten. Gua Hartman hu becnpicd a ringside seat at Terr ring eon test that has been held in Sea Fraaciseo for the last thirty years, lie has always been a rabid light fan. Perhaps his interest in lights was stimulated by the fact that be always reeeWed free tickets. He was notorious-es a ringside deadhead. Vben Morris Lery pulled off .his last fight Hartman came to hiot and demanded sixteen seats. A Great Politician. He explained that he w.-u one of the gren-el voliticians in California and could do Morris a world of good with the sixteen tickets. Only sixteen! Bat Morris couldn't see it that way. He thought that three free passes were sufficient for the loud Gustavus. Morris had been giving the Senator three tickets for every one of his fights arJ could see no reason why he should change the number to sixteen. "If i give sixteen tickets to every Senator and Assemblyman in the State I would be willing to let them manage the fight. They would come out about $10,000 in the hole," said Morris. And Morris was right. Hartman got sore because the promoter would not donate him half the house and threatened to retaliate by introducing an anti-fight bill in the Legislature. Hartman is now fulfilling his threat. His opposition to fighting is inspired by purely selfish motives. He is as public-spirited public-spirited as the man who refui.es to vote because it is too much trouble to go to the polls. He will sssassinate the fighting game for the sake of a few free tickets. And Hartman is an honorable man. Huh! |