The morning call., 1892-12-28
HE HELPED SCOTT.
So the ReorganiZers Cut
Him Adrift.
GAVIN rlCNAB IS EXPELLED.
His flanly Course in Supporting Some
Of the NOn-PartiSan Men Was
Not Appreciated.

HE supported Henry FL. Scott. the Nom
| Partisan, and he's got TO CO."
That was what Billy Fitzgerald OF the
Democratic ReOrganiZers' County Commit
| tee said early in the evening when the com-
mit;eemen met at 207 Sutter street. And a
score OF more Of the Reorganizers agreed.
but Pnother score said no, and stuck TO 1t.
Oh. they had a lively time over there on
Sutter street last night
What was IL all about?
Gavin MeNab.
Gavin, 1.-The solid Democrat" as the boys
call him, had become unpopular with GER
tain members of the committee.
He worked against John McDade, who
ran for Sheriff, and did his best to elect
Henry III. Scott. And all the time he was a
member of the Democratic County Com
mittee.
Several times during the campaign he
thought Of resigning.
| In fact, he had his resignation all written
| out and ready to hand in, but something
held him bark He was good Democrat
and very influential, and the Non-Partisans
| owe much TO him. for early In the light he
| espoused their righteous cause q nj made
war against people who opposed Scott and
| Slack.
OF course. war of that kind did not sit
was not the kind of war they were looking
| for.
So they said they would remember Mr..
McNab.
Well. election day passed; the Reorgan-
| iZers got in lot of their supervlsorial cam
| di1ates, and then they provided for the
| patronage which should come to them as the
| spOils of war.
IL came not.
They thought there must have been some
LEFT lyo IItntr ptRiH mn hnl hat
| were to get nothing for all their hard work.
1t was only yesterday that they came to a
full realization OF tile terrible truth-the
| patronage would not come TO them.
The Supervisors wanted 1t all themselves.
Then they wsxed wrath. They looked
around for some one on whom to vent
| their ire.
There was Gavin MeNab.
HE has got to CO." said Billy Fitzgerald.
Right you are" said Andy C!unie.
Then thev went into the meeting.
II mOve," said Billy Fitzgerald. speaking
very clearly and looking straight at the
chairman. II move that Mr.. McNab be ex-
PEELED from this committee.
Second the motion" said Andy Clunie.
''Oh, no, gentlemen, "tcsme protest from
the rear. Mr.. MeNab is all right-he's all
right You can't get along without Gavin"
Others protested also.
Then Mr.. McNab arose. Yes, he was
there, and he was not particularly pleased.
either.
Let the motion stand, gentlemen" said
he. II want IL TO stand. Ii / am TO be ex-
PEELED let il go; it suits me we'll enough. L
am satisfied"
Then the motion was put.
Ayes 81 noes 10.
Mr.. McNab was expelled. He smiled
pleased smile and retired.
When seen after the meeting he said: at
was all because they couldn't get the Super
visors' patronage. That was the whole
trouble"
But did you support Scott?"
"Why OF course l did-and 1 never made
any secret of it,"
why did you not resign when you had
the chance ?"
Mr.. MeNab's handsome eyes twinkled as
they gaZed out through the plate-glass in
the window of the Occidental Hotel into the
fog that was blurring the outlines of the
street.
Bat he said nothing