The morning call., 1893-11-08
WELBORN IS HERE
He Leads a Procession of
OffiCe-Seekers.
The New Collector of Internal Reeve.
nue. Arranging to Distribute
His Patronage.

o. NJ. Welborn of Gilroy, just appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue to succeed
John C. Quinn, was in town yesterday on
business connected with his firm.
The newly made Federal official was
much sought after by politicians OF all
grades aud sizes, and as he walked up
Market street he was mistaken for mar
shall of a procession. The place-seekers
who were disappointed at the Custom
house and who fell back on the mint only
to be turned off by Superintendent Dag
gett have staked their last hopes on the
Internal Revenue Office.
A CALL reporter found Mr.. Welborn at
the Grand Hotel and asked for an outline
of his intended policy regarding the dis
tributi0n Of the patronage under his con-
troll.
II shall endeavor. firstly. to administer
the office in a manner satisfactory to the
people who will have to do business with
it," said MIR. WelborD. land in a way to
reflect credit on the administration which
has shown its con iidence in me by giving
me this appointment.
"In order to do this the employees must
be chosen with due regard to the public
service. but j am Democrat ana shall
endeavor in controlling these matters to
give satisfaction to the party.
my object will be to serve the Govern
ment well. to accommodate people as much
rs possible whose interests bring them in
contact with my department, and to select
honest, intelligent and popular Demo Gratis
to fill the Offices"
The new distributor Of the political
loaves and fishes was about town all day
in odd corners with the members of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
Those who are credited with the posses
sion of the Federal ear and with strong
influence E the appointments to be made
by Mr.. Welborn are Max Pepper. Garrett
McEnerney, James ii. O'Brien and the
Congressman who recommended his nOmi-
nation.
Mr.. Welborn expects to take possession
of the Internal Revenue Office about De-
cember /, his bonds amounting TO 500, coo.
The blank form will be forwarded from
Washington. He has selected five persons
submitted to the Treasury Department for
approval before any announcement con-
corning them is made.
There are about 100 Offices In the gif: of
the Internal Revenue Collector, ranging in
value from $4,000 to 5000 year. Or these
twenty-four are in ,he city office, twenty
additional connected with the Chinese
registration, ten employed for six months
each year in the sugar factories and six in
the wineries during the season. About
forty are located atvariOus points in the in
terror between Sacramento and San Diego.
MIR. Welborn has list of all these places
with the salaries attached, and the names
of the incunbents. He carries the docu-
ment in his pocket, and refers to it fire.
quently when the claims of this or that
candidate are mentioned. He is keeping
his own counsel, however, and some we'll
informed politicians believe that he will
be almost wholly untrammeled in making
his appointments.
1t was stated by those who claim to know
that the present chief clerk, J. e. Young
berg, who has served through several ad-
min,strations. will be retained. His place
is worth $1,000. A strong effort will be
made for the retention of Uncle" George
7. Bromley, whose salary and perquisites
amount to $500. Miss Jessup at $1,000,
Miss Alice Moulton at $1,000, and T. Ii.
Cullandan at $780, are also named among
the lucky clerks who will continue to serve
the Government.
In regard to the locality Of the office
holders. Mr.. Welborn believes that the
clerks for the city Office should be chosen
from the residents OF San Francisco, and
the inspectors for the interior from the
various county districts. Rather over
wbemed with the importantly Of the
patriots who have been assailing him he
will leave for Gilroy this morning.