The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-19
CALIFORNIA PATRONAGE.
Arranging for Division of the SpoiIs
of Office.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Some of Eng
lish's friends are kicking again st the pros
pective appointment of Colonel John P.
Irish TO the Naval Office at San Francisco.
but their opposition will avail naucht for
President Cleveland has sigrified his inten-
tion of giving Irish his choice of several
offices, and the colonel, knowing a good
thing when he sees it, takes this $4,000 lob.
Colonel irish is evidently pretty well salts
fed with himself, for he is getting ready to
leave for home on Monday.
II English is made Sub-Treasurer there
will be no further kick on Irish's Rppoint-
nent but unless English is recognized as
handsomely as Irish his friends will howl
It seems TO be pretty well settled that Eng
lish viii be Sub Treasurer.
The Cal fornia delegation had another
meeting to-day, and Representative CANT
netti displayed tie following LIST of Offices,
showing terms and salaries, which will
make a good many N mouths water in Cali
fOrnia: John P. Jackson, Assistant Treas.
urer, appointed May q, 1899. for a term of
four years, salary $500; John Berming-
ham, Supervising Inspector Of Steam YES
sells, appointed July p, 1892, term unlimited
salary $500; W. Il. Dimond, Superintendent
Of the Mint, appoin ed July 20, 1889, term
unlimited, salary $500; Henry H. Law
renee. assayer. salary $1,000. appointed June
20, 1889, term unlmited Charles VI. Bor-
man, coiner of the Mint, appointed July /,
1892, salary $1,000; Alexander Martin,
meter and refner, appointed October 20,
1874. term unlimited. salary $1,000.
The terms Of the following expire four
years from the date of appointment: Col
lector Of Customs. appointed January l.
1890; Naval Officer. appointed February Il, ,
1890; Appraisers, appointed April 90. 1892; !;
Surveyor, appointed February Is, 1890; Ex-
aminer Of Drugs, appointed December -
1890; Assistant Appraiser Tucker, May H.
1886; Assistant Appraiser Shaen, May 10,
1890; Collector of San Diego. February 6,
1890; Collector of Los Angeles. Decem Der
1S 1891; Collector of Eureka, February 81,
1892; Collector of Internal Revenue San
Francisco. March q. 1891; Collector Of In
ternal Revenue, Sacramento, October IA,
1889.
As matters stand at present the following
are pro badly successful California candi-
dates: Wise for Collector, Irish for Naval
Officer and English for b-Treasurer
Mcguire is making hard fight for James
H. Barry for Superintendent Of the Mint.
4 Californian who stands well with Pres
ident Cleveland said TO Frank MeCoppin
to-day: The President is considering your
name for the Japan Mission. it would be
advisable, l think, for you to see the Presi-
dent and make your wants known to hin" !"
John c. Quinn is to be spotted as a very
offensive partisan and Cleveland will be re-
quested to remove him and give his place
to one of the faithful.
New YORK, March 1S.-The Mail and
Express Washington special says: CaIifor-
mia delegations say x-Consul-General
RathbOne of California has been offered
and has accepted his old place as Consul
General at Paris. and If the President
makes any nominations next week this will
be one OF them. They also gay that John
7. Irish has been offered and declined the
Japanese mission, because he does not wish
to leave the country, but prefers TO stay in
San Francisco and boss things.