The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-11
PROOF OF A DEAL.
License Office Deputies
Now in Places.
PROTESTS OF REPUBLICANS.
Kelly and Crimmins, the Police. and
the Democrats Have the Best
Places Given Out.
PROTESTS OF REPUBLICANS.

While the Democrats are discussing the
retention of Republicans in local offices,
the latter are equally jealous In their pro-
test against the appointments made by the
new License Collector. Fred w. Lees. As
it now stands the personnel of the Office is
as follows:
License Collector, Fred W. Ices.
Chief Deputy, William J. Blattner, ex-
County Clerk and lieutenant to Phil
Grim mins.
Peter Kelly, named by Martin Kelly,
and . candidate at tho lsst election for
Assemblyman from tho Twenty.eiehth
Assembly District.
j. Sheehan, . brother.in-lawo Of Fred
Lees.
Samuel Crowley, son OF Chief OF Police
Crowley.
Chris Refs Jr., son Of Supervisor Reis,
and Democrat.
James Boyd, a Democrat, known rs
" Jimmy the Tinker" named by super
visor Patrick Dundo on.
Edward Conroy, PARLIAMENTARY of
Dick Chute, recommended by Tailor
Curley, who il Police COmmissioner
Burns faithful friend.
f.. Lewis, son.in-la Of Police Sergeant
McKennn, who 10 at tho head OF the
License Department of tho Police Conn
mission. Backed by Police Commits
sioner Burns.
Frank G. Edwards, Fire Commits
sioner, retained In Office by ex-Boss
Martin Kelly.
Joseph Mansfield, Democratic ma
chine politician, who 10 tho friend OF
Supervisor FOrman.
John Hughes, a boiler-maker of DEM
Ocratic procIivities, who fol! owed Chris
Buckley and by that means secured the
friendship of Supervisor Ryan.
Joseph Harvey. - Democrat from the
Forty-fifth District and the friend of
Supervisor Goodwin.
John 1. Russell DR., a son Of Clerk
Russell of the Supervisors, named by
the Democrats.
f. T. Comyp, Republican and Mayor
EIIerts friend. This is the Mayors
only appointment.
Three under deputies, all Democrats,
named by Supervisors Kennedy, Janice
and Day.
Among those who were first named to
places in the Office was Captain Ferguson,
who was at one time commander of an
English ship. and through his waterfront
connections a friend of ex-senator j. +.
Harrigan, who is secretary of the Port
Wardens. HarIigan is the official repre-
sentative Of Supervisor Goodwin, who is
now in the East. Ferguson was found to
he a wealthy man and was discharged.
Joseph Harvey was named to succeed him.
SO far as Hughes is concerned no trace
of his name can be found on the Great
Register for 1893. and If he was a voter at
the last election it seems that it must have
been in one Of tine outlying counties.
In all there are seven Democrats among
the deputies in the License Office, which
may or may not be significant. in view of
the fact that majority of the votes Of the
twelve Democratic Supervisors was re-
quired to confirm a Republican appoint
ment. In spite of this. however, it is
probable that no objection would have
been raised but for the fact that the Dem
ocrats at the last meeting of their execu.
tive committee named Max Pepper and
A. A. Watkins as a committee TO investi-
gate the causes for the retention of Repub-
icaps under Democratic heads Of depart
ments. They claim that if war is TO be
made on that account they will rstaliate
by demanding the removal of all the men
placed in positions by Lees.