The herald., 1893-06-21
ABOUT THE FEDERAL OFFICES,
Senator White and His Mission
in San Francisco.
The recommendation Made for Fed
eral Appointments.
The Congregational Delegation Have a
Consultation In tho North-Some
Interesting Details The
Probable Of1cers.

14AAlhiACA VI
The senator's coming has been eagerly
looked forward to by those who hunger
and thiret after efTicial preferment, for
it had been planned that he and the
other members OF the California con-
gressional delegation should meet in
conference upon his arrival from the
south and decide how and among whom
the federal patronage should be dis
tributed.
The senator, educated to considera-
BILE extent in the ways and wiles OF po-
litical fruit-pickers, permitted the Cali
forn;a congressman to understand that
he would not reach San Francisco until
p. M. He did not really take any
member of the congressional delegation
into his confidence, and this lack OF an
understanding between them knocked a
very large hole in abe plan which had
been concocted to keep the proposed
patronage conference a deep, dark
secret.
On the assumption that they would
have all day Sunday to prepare for the
senator's arrival, CongreeBmen Cami-
netti and Maguire planned to take
morning run up to Mare Island on the
government tug Hartley, pick up Com
greesman Geary at Vallejo, spend sew
eral hours at the Navy Yard and send
the tug back from there while they met
the senator's train at Vallejo Junction
and escorted him down to Oakland.
The part assigned to Warren English
in this plan of secret conference was to
have everything in readiness for quiet
gathering on this side of the bay, to
meet the party at Sixteenth street, and
escort them to where vulgar office-seek-
ers would know nothing Of what was 60
ing on.
FooLING TIE DELEGATION.
The fret obstacle thrown in the way
of this little plan was the announce
ment in yesterdays Examiner that
Senator White would arrive at :15 a. m.
In addition to this it 30 happened that
the Hartley was not otavsilable for Sunday
service, but the congressman were glad
of it, for early in the morning they
knew that the Examiners information
was correct, though they could not un-
deretand why the senator had come 30
many hours earlier than he had been
expected.
Congressman Caminetti had to 60 over
to the Sixteenth-street Station in the
morning to meet his wife and little boy,
anyway, and he was surprised to find
Senator White on the same train.
In company with Mr.. Caminetti,
walking up and down the Oakland plat.
form before the arrival of the train,
were two tall gentlemen whose faces
were somewhat familiar to others who
y 70 ka -f
was State Senator Arrhs of San Fran.
cisco. The other was Jere Lynch, who
Senatorial Al dNslhnpais6.H IN - T. !" tn" i"-t
Mr.. Lynch tried TO make an Examiner
believe that he and his friend
Mr.. Arms had risen 30 early in the
morning purely for love OF nature in
her most charming mood, but when the
southern train stopped at Sixteenth
street it was noticeable that Senator
White had completely snpplanted ma
ture in the heart of the Egyptian ira
veler.
Congressman Caminetti made laudi-
Bile effort TO get q word in edgewise with
the Senator, but Mr.. Lynch was deter
mined to make as much hay as possible
in the early morning sun.
THE SENATOR SLAVES.
The field was fair one for such en-
undertaking, for Congressman Camin-
etti devoted himself to his family COM
ing over on the boat, and Messrs. White,
Lynch and Armes made the passage of
the bay in secluded corner of the
forward deck.
When tho city eide was reached the
senator walked ashore with one OF these
gentlemen on either hand. Then they
took carriage, MIR. Armes sitting on
one eide and Mr.. Lynch directly oppo-
cite.
"Drive to the Lick house." were Mr..
Lynch'a instructions to the driver.
What may have been the subjsct OF
the conversation during that RIDE up
from the ferry can only be conjectured,
but Mr.. Lynch's personal appearance
must have made q marked impression
on Senator White, for when he came out
of the Lick barber shop later his beard
had been trimmed almost exactly like
that of Mr.. Lynch.
Before entering the barber shop, how
ever, Mr.. Lynch held the senator by the
buttoahole for full five minutes.
Senator Whites five minutes in front
of the Lick house was quite long enough
to allow word to get to the anxious seat
that he was in the city.
And so it came about that when MIR.
Lynch finally tore himself away there
were others ready to take his place.
The senator slipped into the barber
shop and into q bath tub. Then came
hair cut and the fashioning of the SEN
atorial whiskers TO the lines OF those
of Mr.. Lynch, and the ofIice-seekera
were kept cooling their heels IN the ho-
tel lobby.
There had come up on the train with
Senator White, Geo. r. B. Hayes and
Judge McKissick.
CURTIS CARRIES THE vALIsE.
The first person who got the senatori-
al ear after Mr.. White had been shaved
was Assemblyman Curtis, who was
sent to Sacramento on the Traffic asso-
ciation's pledge, but forgot to keep his
obligation.
1t took MIR. Curtis long time to un-
burden himself to the senator, but this
served to keep others away, aud Mr..
White seemed rather pleased than
otherwise.
ExMayor Pond walked into the Lick
while Mr.. White Was in the hands Of the
barber, but he did not stay to parley.
Editor Kelly of the Willow Democrat
waa among those who waited in the
hotel lobby, and ex-J udga Sullivan hap
pened by just in time TO introduce an
expectant friend or two to Mr.. White.
Another assiduous applicant for word
with. the senator was Assemblymsn
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