Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-12

prostituted. He voted for himself, and or
objection to irregularity being taken, he
declared himself legally elected. To this
sample of unblushing effrontery and i'm
modesty history is yet to furnish parallel.
The Board originally selected by the
Governor consisted of Messrs. Coronel,
Cooper, Hill, Hatch, Wilson, West, Chaplin,
Gillet and Dwinelle. AS finally consti.
tuted it was made up of Messrs. COronel,
Cooper, Vallejo, Boggs, Wilson, West,
Chaplin, Gillet and Kimball. Boggs dis
covered that the Board, as at fret named,
would not be favorable to his ambition.
AZ he himself says in the Napa Register,
ne found that the Governor had tower
looked his petition. and had appointed
majority of Republicans" selecting
"moat Of the old Board" This discovery
he made one evening on arriving in Sacra-
mento in the interest of his candidacy for
the Inspectorship. The next morning the
original appointments were published.
Mr.. Boggs Immediately went to the Capt.
tol, and that day the LET was overhauled
and the appointments rearranged-pre-
sumably to suit Mr.. Boggs. We refrain
from lifting the curtain upon what occurred
in the Governors office, but MIR. Boggs
was requested by the Governor and his
Secretary to call the new Board together,
and this he did with such unseemly haste
that no opportunity was afforded Mr.. Cooper
to attend, and Mr.. West, outraged by the
proceeding. sent in his indignant resigna-
ton.
Mr.. Coronel was retained. He voted
for Mr.. Boggs, whom he did not know, for
Inspector, as he stated in open Board, be-
cause he was recommended by Governor
Ssoneman. Mr.. Cooper was retained, but
was absent for reasons already stated.
There had been suggested to the Governor
for the Sacramento district the names of
r. D. Stephens, prominent fruit-grower,
a Democrat, and II. G. Wilson, a Demo.
crat also, and well known in agriculture.
Mr. Wilson was appointed, and voted for
Boggs. Some time before Mr.. Boggs
handed letter TO a prominent Democrat,
TO deliver to Governor Stonemap, request
ing the appointment of Mr. Wilson, and
adding as postscript, I" He will vote for
me-" Felix Gillet, a Democrat, voted
against Boggs, and has resigned because of
Boggs' unftness and the farcical proceed
ings by which ne was elevated to Office.
The commissions originally made for c. H.
Dwiuelle, of the State University, and A.
T. Hatch, large fruit-grower of Solano,
were cancelled, neither having resigned or
having been given the opportunity to do
SO. Boggs discovered that they favored
competency in the Office. In their places
Boggs himself and E. D. Kimball, of Ala.
media, were appointed. Mr.. Kimball was
not present at the election of Boggs. Cen
eral Vallejo was appointed in place of
William Mop. Hill, of Sonoma, who de-
clined to serve. General Vallejo voted for
Boggs. DR.. Chaplin, of Santa Clara, de.
clined to vote, and protested against the
election of Boggs, already elected Presi-
dent, ana who voted for himself, and thus
secured four ballots out of membership of
nine, and declared himself elected. Such
is the brief history of the matter. 1t is to
be added that Boggs, who had boosted in
the halls of the Capitol that he was making
up the Board, and who did in fact,
as the reader has seen, make it up
finally, leaving the Governor the doubt.
full honor of approving the arrangement,
engaged himself in peddling out the ap-
pointments. He urged W. w. Smith, of
Vacaville, prominent fruit-grower, to &C.
cept a place on the Board, intimating that
he (Boggs) was candidate for Inspector,
and finally offering Smith the place held
by Kimball il he would accept, and, pre-
sumabIy, stand in for the modest Boggs.
Mr.. Smith declined to be party to the
proceedings. He, however, did not, it
appears, need the aid of Mr.. Smith, having
sufficient votes, with his own, to secure
the prize he coveted.
Thus Mr.. Boggs obtained place by the
consent of the Governor, by the use of
the methods of the trickster and the aid of
the political machine" 1t was an out
rage which has disguised men of all parties,
as is evidenced by press and personal ex.
preston. By the side of the letter of our
Sonoma correspondent is one from another
Democrat, one of the most prominent and
intelligent in Yuba county, and withal one
of broad horticultural knowledge, who
unites in the protest we make, and in
warmer terms even than those employed by
the gentleman who seeks to defend the
Governor and excuse Boggs.
a distinguished and cultured citizen,
who occupies high position of trust under
the State Government, and whose efforts
have been extended in aid of horticultural
interests, writes " l have followed with
dismay ripening into disgust the course of
affairs in the matter of the Horticultural
Board, especially the appointment of MIR.
Boggs, whose greatest recommendation is
his expressed willingness to be instructed.
1t makes one almost wish for a good
heavy handed tyrant in place of our
boosted popular governmental this time
in reality government for the benefit of
parties and party favorites,-w it not
that revulsion is sure to follow, especially
when such serious interests are at stake"
A legislator and experimental horticultur.
list, who voted for the bill, writes " Had
we supposed we were only creating an
office for some politician, Satan might
have had the bill for all / should have
cared. I consider the appointment first
class swindle on the horticulturists of this
State, who were looking forward to an ag-
gressive war on the insect pests of our
orchards"
We might quote further and at great
length from personal and press expression,
and oftener from Democratic than Republi.