The herald., 1893-12-30
SENATOR WHITE ATTACKED.
A Weak Story From San Francisco.
Paper.

A Weak Story From . San Francisco.
Paper.
The San Francisco Chronicle OF Thurs
day prints the following gauzy and ap-
parently inspired story about Senator
White. 1t ia certain that the senator
has more than satisfactory explanation
of the matter:
There lie serious trouble in the camp of
the Democracy. 1t is not the common
soldiers who are involved in the diff
Guilty, but the big chiefs. Treachery has
been charged, and now the members of
the California delegation to congress
eleep fully armed and with trusted
guards at the entrances to their tents.
Treachery and even treason has been
charged before, but this time the proof
is said to be in black and white and of
record. The present hostilities among
the men of the party had their origin
two or three months ago. Waverly
Stairley, manager of the Shasta Lumber
company, was q candidate for collector
of the northern internal revenue collec-
tion district, the head Office of which is
at Sacramento. There were other can
didates, for the appointment is classed
as among the most desirable in the state,
but the California delegation finally in
dorsed Stairley unanimously, and this
indorsement in writing was sent to
Washington.
There was quite q lively preliminary
scrimmage, but Congressman Caminetti
and Geary, whose congressional districts
are included in the northern collection
district, insisted upon the Endorsement
of Stairley, and finally carried their
point. They did not do 30, however,
without making many concessions to
other members of the delegation, and on
the Stairley Endorsement the appoint
ment of the remaining patronage OF the
state was based.
Everything appeared to be moving
along smoothly until three days ago,
when telegram from Washington was
received by Stairley's friends here. The
dispatch stated that Senator Stephen M.
White had senta letter to Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue Joseph Miller ask
ing the latter to not only oppose the ap-
pointment of Stairley but to use every
possible effort to secure the place for Ed
Leake, assistant state librarian and
brother OF Sam Leaka, the politician and
newspaper man. The letter was signed
"Stephen NJ. White, Senator from Cali
fornia."
That the telegram created big stir,
not alone among Stairley's friends but
among Democratic politicians generally,
goes without saying. The members. of
the California delegation in Washington
were informed OF the existence OF the
Senator White letter simultaneously
with the information being received by
Stairley's friends here. 1t is said that
tho atnnoaphara a in fba vicipifv nf rho
national capitol took on a temperature
ber weather when the other members OF
the delegation met the Southern Cali
fornia senator.
What the outcome OF Senator Whites
action will be it is difficnlt to predict at
this time. Stairley's friends use some
very severe language in speaking of his
letter, and the word "treachery'' is
among the mildest in their vocabulary
at the present time.
Should the White letter have the
effect of defeating the appointment of
Stairley, then the whole federal patron
age slate of California, as made up by
the delegation and yet to be given out
will be smashed. As this Slate was
made up with view to advancing the
political aspirations of many Democrats
both in and out of the congressional
delegation, and also with an idea OF
properly luhricating the party machine
during the next campaign, the result OF
upsetting the patronage plans ali
along the line may prove disastrous to
the party as well as to individual politi-
clans.
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