Show DENIES abdication says he has not turned over reins of government to committee san francisco it has been reported that mayor had vir wally abdicated in favor of a corn com cittee of seven this was strongly denied by the mayor on friday who said the statement that I 1 have handed the reins of government to an any y per son or committee Is an inq unqualified al i fled falsehood I 1 called the committee of fifty together some time ago in order that I 1 might have the advantage of the wisdom and advice of the fhe best citizens of the city in a financial and industrial crisis this committee of fifty selected subcommittees sub committees in order that important work might be and carried out and one of these committees lg 14 the so called committee of seven I 1 have not re signed nor yielded my prerogative to anybody and any statement to the contrary is a malicious falsehood there is no reason why I 1 should pass over the reins of government to other people As for ruef s charges I 1 will say he has never paid me any bribe money and he I 1 it if he says he passed bribe money to me he sim ply lies I 1 only know that he haa hag made such charges from what I 1 am told and from the newt newspaper paper reports |