The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1903, Page 29

R s e SRS SO S . Pages 20040 pres e Lot o ot 3 [ ) - Pages 2010 40 'SAN FRANCISCO , SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1903. DOUBLE PROMISES OF GENEROUS LEGISLATORS -— POLITICAL ALLIANCE IS | ANNOUNCED| Plan to Amalgamate Various Local Parties. Project to Eliminate| the Elements of | Bossism. Garoutte Takes a Law Partner From the | North. .‘ & | ses to be the ation in this | gurated at | nt meeting held by er of Republ of this among whom were rep- Te t f the executive committee c State Committee; | s T rman of the R 3 n « tee, A. Ruef of the exe mmittee of the Repub- Ach of the se, He g b ed and m hip with nty under the Webb is his hat 1 have been eircul members of the Assemb caucus be held Mon 10 o'clock. This call is bein signed, In fact, I refused a signature from e approached, day save e opposed to signing 1 they have had an op- k at Assembly over 1 the ground. | will be chosen 1f I am selected | and honorable po- constant effort to s fairly and impartially e manner possible to administration of Gov- wom 1 know will be really of California. vointment of all committees the wishes of the fitness of the men for his contest O have 1n this contest I have made | mises 10 any member as to how the " ttees will be m up, believing 1 cmbers of ihe Assembly will bave e . de ce » know that they | 1 treated at all times. I am can making a publican fight, backed by Republicans, and I am not fook. the Democratic camp either for or for instructions as to how | Jican politics stement follows: had much of an opportunity with many members of the embly since I arrived In Sacramento to-right. From those whem I have met nd from other sources I am convineed beyond @ doubt that I will be chosen Speaker of the Lower House. I expect to receive over forty votes in the Republican caucus which will be held Monday fore- noon at 10 o'clock. Some of Mr. Dunlap'’s supporters have stated to me that they Vad 10 doubt but that I should be elected. consider the contest scttled. There is no Dwore to be sald about it.” onverse | active Repub- | | | men can | public resorts are erowded to the dours, while odwin. Judge | dee ! | while | Commis: | the | | fight ag: | from P Some of these double promises, too, were made in writ- ASSEMBLYMAN LUMLEY MADE HIFMSELF AT HOME wiTH REPUBLICAND Doom Is Before the Commission on Banks. 'Brisk Scramble for the Com-= mittees. Special Dispaich to The Call ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAME 3.—Since carly th rms of states- ' lobbyists and | been ng train, and to- night there is a seething, bub & pot a-brewing in every place congregate. Hotels, cafes arri by 3 where and little knots of conspirators ob- struct the sidewalks and make the eading of the main: streets almost a thematical problem for the plain citi- ery one of these groups, pet scheme of its lati whether it be a place at the public crib or a favored legislation as thick as flies in midsummer, and most of them are still e and unformed, there are a few which have al- ready taken definite s too, has some rourish- act of Rumors, of c seems it to the dominant spre or sense the ger not rimous dect party in the new ly to-night that beginning to scent a well laid plan with a the preconceiv souree cl wise to the »rding to this r en an ‘ame r, one of the i by the I a- dment to the law »d the present Bank Commis- consists of three members. amendment proposed will wipe out board entirely and create a new commission of five members. This naturally dispose of Commissior C. Barham and Daniel Kcvane, and e able Governor Pardee to replace them with five new members without any dif- ficulty or legal entanglements INGENUITY IN AMENDMENT, The age ‘of the amendment is great- Iy simplified by the faci that the Bank oners are not salaried officers of State, but receive their remuneration from the banks themselves, each bank contributing pro rata according amount of its capital stock. Consequent- ly no State money is involved and no inst the measure is likely even the minority. Who.the new ap- pointees are 1o be has not yet leaked out, but it appears to be a settled proposition at the Ingenious amendment will be sed by a full party vote in both houses. overnor Pardee was defeated in his at- tempt to lease a residence here and has « this Guy as: to | been compelled to take up quarters at the | Golden agle Hotel. He arrived here this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Pardee, and passed the day quietly in consultation with the leaders of his party. The Doc- tor, however, very diplomatically avpided the blandishments of the persistent office- seeker. He also refrained from making statements regarding the policy or plans of his administration, but it was lcarned on undisputable authority to- night that upon the Governor's express n of Sacramento v d chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in order that the oc- cupant of this important position may be in clogse touch with the executive at all times. Senator C. M. Belshaw of Contra Costa County wanted the chairmanship of the Finance Committee, but it was thought that he was better adapted to preside over the Mines and Mining Committee, owing to his recent clection as president of the Miners' Association. The Senator has therefore been slated accordingly, un- less he later expresses a desire for his old Committee of Prisons and Reforma- tories, which he can have. SCRAMBLE FOR COMMITTEES. Senator T. H. Selvage is also to be given his former Committee on the Revigion of Codes. He would have preferred the Judiciary Committee, but that chairman- ship has been assigned to G. R. Lukens, who'is already pruning himself and con- fiding to his intimate friends on every corner that he expects to be the Gover- nor’s personal representative on the floor of the Senate. 3 John G. Tyrrell of San Francisco will probably be named chairman of the Com- mittee on Public Morals. The hardest fight which has developed over the selection of Senate chairman- ships is in the case of the Committee on Corporations. At present it seems to be foregone conclusion that Fred M. Sm‘tn will get it. Senator Devlin first thought he would like to be named president pro will | the | own for deft | | sembly, and it look 7o GET Governor = Elect Surveys the Scene. of the Sena tem. looked the riper and proved more tempt- | e, but the finance plum six pat ing. This left clear salling for Senator | Thomas Flint Jr. of San Benito, whose | rears preclude him from service on the more tive committees. Senator !-‘nmr will also be glven the chairmanship of the Committee on Contingent Expenses to keep him In the swim when Lieutenant | Governor Anderson is on deck. Seniority | of service has been the rule foilowed \nl the selection of these chairmanships and | the s: method will probably prevail in | the lower house. There is such certainty, however, ahout the election of Speaker of the As to-night as though | a real fight is on. There are practically | only two candidates in the fleld—F. F. | Dunlap of San Joaquin and Arthur Fisk | of San Francisco, though there are a | scattering few who have risen to the sur- | face just long enough to be “mentioned. Both Fis hd Dunlap are confldent of victory and each declares he will go into the caucus Monday morning with thirty- votes. As only thirty-one votes y for a cholce it is evident -al henchmen have “dou- »mised both candidates a | sach is sc sure he will win | ight and a close one is an- indeed, was so certain that he expressed a will- fore the House without a of his chance ingness to go 1 caucus, but he offered no objection to | signing the call when Dunlap proposed it. g s e LEGISLATORS ARE ASSEMBLING. Forces Are Aligning on the Various Contests. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- ME TO, Jan. 3 ery train brings fits | quota of leg in the and politiclans inter- of the two hous doings The corridors of the hotels are beginning ested to be crowded. and the usual activity that surrounds the convening of the Legislature {s apparent already. Candidates® for the minor of- fices are on the scene buttonholing legis- lators with a view to securing their sup- port. The contest for president pro tem. of the Senate lies between Senator Thomas Flint Jr. of San Benito and Senator Rob- ert T. Devlin of Sacramento. The Jatter has been in the fight only a short time and is confident of winning. Devlin has also been offered the solid vote of the Sacramento delegation If he permits his name to go before the joint session of the two houses as a candidate for United States Senator. Devlin is on the scene and is working energetically to win the presidency pro tem. of the Senate. Senator Flint has headquarters and 1is prepared to give his rival a strong con- test. He is confident of winning. Devlin will probably be made chairman of the Committee on Finance if Flint Is victo- rious. Frank J. Brandon of San Jose wants to be secretary of the Senate, a position he has held for many sessions. He has a strong opponent In Frederick Thomas of San Jose. The latter has the support of Senators Charles M. Shortridge and Louis Oneal of Santa Clara County. These two lawmakers are strongly arrayed against Brandon and are trying to defeat him. Clark Alberti of San Diego is desirous of Lelng assistant secretary of the Senate. and so far no opposition. Sergeant-at- Arms Martin hopes to be re-elected to the position. Up to this time he has no op- position, and it is probable he will have none, as he is strongly intrenched. Great interest is being manifested in the Assembly speakership fight. Both Fisk and Dunlap are here working hard to en- compass the other's defeat. Assembly- man Dunlap arrived this morning and opened headquarters in the Golden Eagle Hotel. U. 8. Hickman of Stockton was placed in charge. Fisk did not reach this city until a late hour to-night. He had intended coming In the morning, but suf- fered a slight attack of bronchitis. Both candidates have agreed to g0 into caucus on the speakership, and Monday morning at 10 o’clock is the time fixed. Clio Liloyd of Santa Barbara wants to be the chief clerk of the Assembly, a po- sition he held with satisfaction to the Rooms are at a premium Continued on Page 31, Columa 3, ComnNGRESS MaAd, A~ Doz ER_ \Zs GG 7O SACR ArIE N Te AAT TG, O JHE PERArrS Sr0E oF THE DisCesss0n THAIVES TE A5 NoTeE= ENCUCH 7o START A FrRE, | sixty-one names to his caucus call. | that is done it will settle the Senatorial | now in the Capital City are more anxious oF T EVADA \ DAl DIEANATOR. Lours ONEAL . IS THELER \Wirte BE LARGE DosvGs " THIS SESS/orY - | . — HAS LARGE SHOPE 5 g/~ R adcad - S-S ~NosSE. CrLo Lreoyo, CHIEF CLERA OF . 7THE ASSArsBL >, TrA1rm &5 prss Senator Battle| in the Back- grouid. Special Dispatch to The Cail. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Jan.3.—The United | States Senatorial fight has not | | | yet been moved to Sacramento, | | | and even if the Perkins man- agers were on the ground with their now formed caucus call the Sena- torial fight would take second place to that for Speaker of the Assembly, George Hatton, representing Senator Perkins, is not expected until to-morrow morning, and until he arrives little will be done. Hatton is endeavoring to secure it | SOME OF THE HOPEFUL ]<'EC7— ISLATORS WHO ARE NOW IN SACRAMENTO, | | {+ _ Claims Are Big From the Per= kins len. question, for that is a majority of the joint session, and it is generally accepted that most, if not all, of those who sign this document will be with Perkins on the first ballot. $ But Hatton has not yet secured his de- sired sixty-one signatures. Those who are interested in the Perkins fight say that he had about fifty names to-day, with the expecta- tion of securing several names from legislators who live in the interior and whom he has not seen, but who are be- lieved to be favorable, Robert T. Devlin of Sacramento will probably be given a few complimentary votes and he has been heard to say that something of that kind might be expect: ed to come his way. The complete Ala- meda County delegation is not yet on the ground. Knowland is the only Senator present, and Mott, Walsh and Waste are the only Assemblymen. Much of the Senatorial fight centers around this delegation, coming as it does from ‘Senator Perkins' home county. All talk of a break in this delegation is with- out foundation. The entire delegation was instructed for Perkins and will vote for him unless it becomes evident that he could not win. All of those now on the ground say that they as well as the entire delegation will stay with Perkins, all gossip to the contrary notwithstanding. The legislators Sacramento. He came on the limited train in the morning with Mrs. Pardee. The mew Governor travels upon the limited trains when possible, not because of any aristocratic inclination, but because of the little railroad rule that prevents the use of passes upon those trains. Upon their arrival they went at once to their rooms in the Golden Eagle Hotel, where they will reside, during the session at least. This change in the plans of the new ex- ecutive wds made necessary by the im- possibility of securing a satisfactory resi- dence in the proper location. Dr. Pardee has experienced the same trouble of every Governor before him, and he has finally been compelled to look to the temporary hospitality of the hotels. This has been done by all previous State executives, and will continue to be done until some suit- able provision Is made by the Legislature for the housing of the Governor at the capital city. Dr. Pardee was sincere in his original statements that he would re- side in Sacramento, and he still holds out the hope that he may be able to find a svitable house in this city after the Legislature adjourns. But Dr. Pardee will not move his family from Oakland for some time, and, the prospects of the new Governor, taking up his permanent residence in the capital are growing less. Dr. Pardee's four young daughters will remain in the Oakland home with their aunt for the present, only coming to Sac- ramento to witness the inauguration of their father and to attend the inaugural ball. Dr. Pardee was preceded by his two sccretaries, A. B. Nye and Arthur J. Ells- ton, who took the early train. They have located themselves temporarily for the session and will bring their families later. Dr. Pardee himself remained quietly around the hotel during the greater part of the day, consulting with all who came, to him, bat deftly avoiding the many en- tanglements into which the anxious can- didates and their crafty friends tried to entrap him. Any one can approach the doctor. He Is most easy of access, but to get what is wanted is another matter, as the politicians are rapidly discovering. Dr. Pardee will be inaugurated on Wednesday, and until then he says that he is just a private citizen, and he is ir no hurry to leave that state to assume the troubles of Governor. i Lo IN THE LEAD. Amu'.nntly Has the Advantage Over .. CALL HEADQUARTERS, about Speaker of the Assembly just now than United States Senator. AR PO, NEW GOVERNOR ARRIVES. Dr. Pardee Spends First Day Quietly at a Hotel. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 3.—Governor-elect George C. Pardee made a very quiet exit from Oakland, and an equally quiet arrival in LS 5 JUDGE DAVIS IS TETPLE'S SUCCESSOR ACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.—A telephone message from ille says that a private dispatch from Sacra- mento. announces that Judge Davis of Marysville, father of ‘William H. Davis, Governor Gage's executive secretary, has been appointed to succeed Justice Temple. SACRA- All Is Silence About That oney. Alamedans Have| Not a Word to =ay. Special Dispatch to The Can ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Jan.3.—There were several members of the Ala- meda County Assembly defega- tion who were talking of the use of money in both the Speakership and Senatorial fights at the attempted caucus of that delegation last night, but to-day not a single member could b found who would admit that he ever said anything of thé kind or knew anything about meney or boodle. In the cold light of the morning and ths cold light of the types of the morning newspapers those words assumed a much harsher aspect than they did in the ex- citement of the caucus. But while the delegation had apparently decided lence was the best under the circum- | stances and refused to discuss the miat- ter, still the statements were made in the ucus, just as The Call announced. Ask an Alameda County legislator the mar- ket price of votes, even in jest, and he immediately takes to tall timber. If the Alameda delegation was not famous be fore, it is now, for it has furnished the most sensational incident of the session up to the present. The participants in the exciting at- tempted caucus are to-day afraid to talk. While they breathed flery night, to-day they avoided the inter- viewer and. when cornered, they talked about the ‘sanctity of the caucus” and the pledges, expressed or implied, that surrounded a conference. The only mem- Ver of the lower house from Alameda County who would vénture a statement was Walsh of the Forty-eighth, who said: “You must have had a shorthand magp around to have got that stuff.” That was the only confirmation that any member was willing to give. But while they would not confirm they did not deny, and the best that those who made the startling statements can now say for themselves is’that they “had heard it said’] that there was money be- ing used. The heat had died away_ re- pentance had come and with it an effort to fina the easiest way out of what had become a very embarrassing position. Much of the troubie in the caucus grew out of the feeling that exists between As- semblyman Mott of the Forty-ninth and Assemblyman Walsh of the Forty-eighth. This is one of the surprises in the dele- gation, for until this session the repre- sentatives of these two districts have al- ways worked together. Those have al- ways been known as the railroad dis- tricts and that Mott should have broken away from the element that has always controlled the section he represents was the principal cause of the row in the at- tempted caucus. This breakaway has caused some personal feeling between the two young Assemblymen, so that each took the remarks of the other to be per- sonal and each attempted to retaliate. Mott and Walsh, the two principals In the caucus row, are in Sacramento to- night and their statements are now as mild as they were fiery before. Here is what Mott sars: “I should have said that I had heard these statements of the use of money. 1 do not care to discuss the matter any more." Walsh is just as brief: “I have nothing to say about the meeting last night. Caucus matters should never be discussed in public.” But Walsh added that there must have been a stenographer within hearing. The other members of the delegation are even more reticent and there is an effort being made to let the matter die ofsits will. The Alameda delegation still stands Mattos, Bates, Bliss and Walsh for Fisk, and Foster and Mott unpledged, but inclined toward Dunlay. © il il @ MENTO, Jan. 3.—So lively has been the contest over the Speakership of the As- sembly that but little attention has been paid to the matter of organizing the Senate. In the upper house there is only one contest, and that is for the Jdargely honorary position of President pro tem. There are two candidates for this place, but neither of the aspirants is putting forth anything like the effort which is being made in the Assembly. Senator Thomas Flint Jr., who for sev- eral sessions has held the position of pre- siding officer of the Senate in the absence of«the Lieutenant Governor, is opposed this time by Senator ‘Robert Devlin of that | words last | AKERSHI ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.—Having no candidates to favor and being under obligations to none, The Call correspondents have been able to get possession of facts which place the Speakership contest in a peculiar if not a positively humorous light. Fisk says he has been promised thirty-six votes and Dunlap claims to be sure of an equal number, while only thirty-one are necessary for a choice. The Call has a copy of both of these lists of names, which show that several Assemblymen have promised both candidates to vote for them. ing in the form of personal letters. Circumstances of a confidential nature, however, prevent the publication of the names of these generous statesmen at present. What the result will be is hard to say, for nobody knows which aspirant will get these doubly promised votes. Somebody is sure to be disappointed, anyway. | | | i S+ PATRONAGE IN HANDS OF MAYOR Several of the Favored Aspirants for Office. —_— Keane, Wagner and Son Are Slated as Winners. Charles A.Son May Be Appointed on the Police Board. SSISTANT DISTRICT ATTOR- NEY W. H. ALFORD ten- dered his resignation to Dis- trict Attorney Byington yes- terday afternoon, owing to his clection as a member of the State Board of Eqtalization, and the Dis- trict Attorney announced that former Judge Robert Ferral had been selected by him to fill the vacancy. Each of the assistants of the District Attorney in the Police Court expected to be promoted and the selection of an outsider will be a keew disappointment to them. In speaking of Alford’s retirement Dis- trict Attorney Byington sald: He has proved himself to be a very valuable man in the prosecution of ert 4 vice. an v on his work and can honestly say that his record is a most excellent one. He was earn est and zealous in the discharge of his duties and showed a capability as a prosecutor that was most creditable. I o upon his judgment and acun tmportant cases. Former Judge Ferral, the warhorse of Democracy, has had great and varied ex perfence on the bench and at the bar. He bas been counsel in some of the most always depentl m in the most | famous eriminal cases and bears a splen- did reputation as a criminal lawyer. will assvme his mew when Alford will retire with the good wishes of all who have come In comtact with him for his future success. Robert Ferral came to California from Philadelphia ,fifty years ago last June. In early times he was identifled wtih the newspaper business. He served in the District Attorney’'s office many years ago, Icng assistant to District Attorney Ry Judge Ferral served five years on th bench of the Superior Court of San Fran- cisco and four years as Judge of the Criminal Court. THE MAYOR'S SLATE. There Is a deal of goseip in local poiit- ical circles concerning appointments varfous comissions which Mayor Schmi vnder the provisions of the city chart is required to make. The Mayor insists that the names of the appointees will not be announced until next Tuesday and that many of the ru He duties to-morrow mors regarding the “slated” are mere conjecture, Notwithstanding Mayor Schmitz's declaration that none of the appointments will be made public until Tuesday, The Call Is in possession of information to the effect that George B. Keane, the pres- ent secretary of the Mayor, will be ap- pointed Commissioner of the Board of Public Works, to succeed Marsden Man- sen. Mr. Keane is an active and capable secretary and would surely infuse life, energy and correct business methods intc the administration of affairs pertaining to this department of the local govern- ment, There is a great deal of conjecture re lating to appointment of Police Commis- sioner to succeed D. I. Mahoney. The Mayor has been deeply engrossed in the consideration of the subject. He strongly inclined to appoint to the Board of Police Commissioners Thomas F. Boyle, in whose judgment he has the mest implicit faith. Lawyers, how- ever, raise the point that Boyle, an Election Commissioner, ren dered ineligible to serve on the Police Commission by section 2, article XTI of the city charter relating to the Departmeht of Elections. This provision holds that no member of the Board of Election Com- missioners shall be eligible to any other municipal office during .the term for which he ‘shall have been appoint- ed, or for one year thereafter. If this provision is valid Boyle is excluded from the list of those available for ser- vice as Police Commissioner. Capable lawyers contend, however, that the charter requirément is unconstitutional. But notwithstanding how much the Mayor may be fuclined to appoint Boyle, he is not seeking to raise questions con- cerning the constitutionality of the charter. The story comes straight to The Call that Charles' A. Som, one of the Mayor's ablest counselors and stanchest supporters, will be appointed to the Po- lice Commission. Former Supervisor E. L. Wagner is slated to succeed John H. Grady on the Board of Fire Commissioners. Mr. Wag- ner {s an energetic and competent man The Mayor has canvassed the names of a legion of applicants for service on this commission. There is a straight tip that James R. Mershon, a stock broker, is on the slate for Civil Service Commissioner, to suc- ceed C. A. Murdock. Mershon was very energetic in Mayor Schmitz's behalf at the last municipal election. He has been associated with A. Ruef in oil transae- tions. @ it O Sacramento. either of is making an active canvass. Flint ap- pears to have the advantage. He will supported by a number of Senators who vigorously opposed him when he was en- deavoring to secure the Republican nom- ination for Governor. During the coming session the posi-- tion of President pro tem. will be largely henorary. It will carry with it no patron- age or other emoluments and it is cer- tain that Lieutenant Governor Anderson will himself hold the gavel most of the time. Frank Brandon is almest certain to become again the secretary of the Sern- ate. His record in that position is such that he will receive the support of prac- técally all the holdover members and those who have been returned for another full term. J. Louls Martin will be ser- geant at arms. No other candidate for that posftion has amnounced himself and there will therefore be no coutest. the candidates