The morning call., 1893-06-15
DAGGETT is HERE.
He Did Not Register at
His Hotel.
THE LOCAL FIGHT NOT HIS.
Patronage Will Be Distributed All
Over the State-White and Ma
guire Out of 1t.

There will be great hurrying and
skurrying to-day among the statesmen Of
the Democratic party in San Francisco
who want to serve their country at the
Mint. John Daggett, the "tall pine from
Siskiyou" and Cleveland's new Superin-
tendent of the Mint, came to town last
night unannounced In fact. when he
landed at the ferry at $50 o'clock, Instead
OF going, as lie usually does. to the Grand
Hotel, he proceeded to the California, and
there refrained from registering.
But Daggett says that he is not afraid of
seekers for Office and that he has seen some
troublesome times and weathered some
hard storms.
On his way from Sutter to Bush along
Kearny street he was met by three men
who wanted to see him at once on matters
of the greatest Importance. They were all
statesmen looking for office.
On his way to San Francisco Mr. Dag
gett stopped over at Santa Rosa TO see
Congressman Gearv. the member from his
district and his most stanch backer before
the President
The ex-Lieutenant-Governo mission
here Is to arrange his bonds for 100000
and send them on to Washington. After
they are approved his commission will be
sent on. July there will begin count
of the money in the Mint. This will last
until nearly the 1st of August, when the
new Superintendent will take his office.
The new Superintendent will have
nearly 200 positions with salaries ranging
from S72O to s362O In his gift. No other
appointee of the President in California
has as much patronage at his disposal.
and tho applications for Offices in the Mint
usually are over 5000 when a new Super
intendent goes into office. Last night Mr..
Daggett said:
disposal, but not nearly all of the incum-
bents will be removed. Some of them have
been IN great many years through differ
ent administrations. l don't intend to
make any removals so hastily as to impair
the efficiency Of the Mint. l shall make
changes only as fast as l can in justice to
the efficiency of the department.
mo, sir. l have nothing whatever to do
with the local fight here. l have never
had anything to do with San Francisco
politics. l am a Democrat on general
principles and believe in rewarding men
for rarity service. irrespective of locality,
but must first be satisfied Of their merit
and qualifications for the positions which
they seek. 1 propOse to distribute the
patronage of this office equitably through
out the State al large. | don't propose to
give fellow from Si.kiyou an office Just
because live there. don't you know?
"On my way down, Just after left Black
Bear. l met poor devil who had gone up
from here at an expense of about $40 10
see me and ask for an Office worth 81 a
day. To such people, and to all those who
want positions. | will say that it will do
them more harm than good to do any.
thing more than send In their written ap-
plications, which will be placed on file.
Personal appeals now will have no effect
whatever.
There will be nobody running this
office bnt myself. L sent in my application
to the President by mail and then sent In
Endorsements and finally came down here
and went on TO Washington and saw Mr.
Cleveland and got the Office"
Now the good and true men here who
have relied on the Influence OF White and
particular position they are. Senator
White opposed Dsggetrs appointment
even after he found that Dagsett was sure
to get the place. Mcguire was opposed to
him in support OF Barry. and stuck TO him
even when he should have known that
Daggett was sure to go in.
Among the local Democracy, to further
the ends of the various factions for the
fight for chairmanship OF the general COM
mittee, many promises have been made of
places in the Mint. To-day influence will
be brought to bear on MIR. Daggett by the
1acuons TO WELD his great power In their
favor. but he claims that he owes no O bill
cations to the local powers that be and
will stand aloof.
To-day at II o'clock he is to meet Gen.
eral Dlmond. the present Superintendent
of the Mint, to talk over matters. MIR.
Daggeit said that General Dmond had
been very courteous to him and offered
him all assistance and advice in his power.
After his bonds have been sent on to
Washington he will HE him away to Black
Bear again until mis- commission comes out.