The morning call., 1893-06-16
DAGGETT'S CLERK.
Barnett of CoIusa Gets
First Place.
No Other Appointments Will Be
Made Before August-Gsary
TO Be Recognized.

There was gathering of the statesmen
of the Democratic party at the California
Hotel yesterday morning after THE CALL
had appeared announcing that John Dag
gett, the new Superintendent of the Mint,
was there.
Ex-Mayor Pond, Collector Wise, Max
Pepper. ex-Judge Sullivan and other
leaders called to pay their respects. Then
there were numberless others who wanted
to see Mr.. Daggett on matters of the
gravest importance IN themselves and of
great interest to the Treasury Department
relating 10 positions now occupied by men
who did not vote for Grover Cleveland
All these men the ex-Lieutenant-Governo or
receives If he knows them, but says that
they are doing their own cases no good in
seeking personal interviews so prematurely
when he has no means of knowing the sort
OF men required for the different positions
in the Mint.
One appointment. however. has been
settled upon, and that Is that of chief
clerk which has been rendered to and ac-
cepted by Robert Barnett, formerly of
Colusa and lately manager of the CalifoT-
MIA State Bank of Sacramento. Under
Cleveland's former administration he was
internal revenue collector of the Fourth
District. Prior to that he had served as
County Treasurer of Colusa County for
seven years ana was in the State legisla-
ture as an Assemblyman from Colusa for
one term, while Mr.. Daggett was the Lieu
tenant Governor and president Of ths State
Senate.
1t is very doubtful unless new CON-
binations should be made if Senator White
or Gongressmen Maguire ana Gaminettl
Will have any Mint positions to give away
to their retainers. The only friend whom
Mr.. Daggett had in all the California dele
cation at Washington was Congressman
Tom Geary of his own district.
friend of Mr.. Dsggett explained the
case last evening as follows:
white and Mcguire wanted Daggett
and all the other candidates for Federal
appointment to let the delegation decide
who should be named to the President for
Office. This John declined to submit to,
and you know that he is something of a
rustler and generally gets what he goes
after. So he just dropped the whole
crowd. and with the backing of Geary only
he went in and made his fight and won.
The President said to him at their only
interview that he hoped that the Califor-
MIA delegation would all unite. but Daggett
told him that would be impossible and that
he would have to decide the matter him.
self"
mo further appointments will be made
or even decided upon before August" said
Mr.. Daggett last night Still it will be
of no use for you to state that in The
CALL. l am sure to pay the penalty OF
being considered a good-natured sort OF
fellow. Why, to-day lots of old fellows
whom had an idea were dead years ago
have been looking me up. Many of them
were men who think that the chief aim in
life is to get drunk, and the second to stay
drunk. However, l must say that the
rule that the first that comes is first served
will not apply in this case"
Yesterday there was conference be-
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ent Of the Mint, in which General Dimond
gave to his successor much information in
general way. and offered to give to him
all the assistance in his power.