The morning call., 1894-11-20
What the Lawyers Say About
Making a Contest.
GOSSIP ABOUT ANOTHER BOSS
Burns Day Is Over and Crimmins
Looms Up Once More as
an Aspirant.

RepuDllcan executive committee referred
the question of a contest in the fight for
Governor arc going to do about that i'm
portant matter. Last week the committee
held meeting, and its mem bers expressed
the belief that frauds had been committed
in this city, but they were not sufficiently
sure to warrant them in going TO the
hazard of a recount. -Four lawyers were
acting as advise RS of the body, and were
asked what sh ould be done in the prem
ises. Like many other lawyers. they pre-
ferred to take the matter under advise
ment, and SO they did, and they have had
it under Amusement ever since, while the
people have been eager to know if any,
thing is to be done. Yesterday Sam
uel Shortridge, one of the gentlemen
to whom the committee confded
the contest question, said that he
and his friends had come to no definite
conclusion. They believed that If there
had been frauds there should be recount,
yet they were not prepared to advise that
the recount be applied for. The Inference
is that the committee has as yet no definite
proofs upon which to proceed.
Democrats profess to fear no change of
the result of the election even if there
should be a contest. Yesterday they were
preparing to close up their headquarters
at the California Hotel, the work of the
campaign being over. The papers and
letters which had accumulated during the
exciting days of the hot battle from which
the parties have just emerged were being
piled into heaps and carried off in waste
baskets.
John Marley was CLOSING up house
keeping" as be said. and he had pretty
nearly succeeded in denuding the rooms of
their political membranes. Neither
Chairman Gould nor Judge William P.
Lawl0r was there, and the throng which
has hung around the place for weeks was
also missing. 1t was quite apparent that
the leaders believed the fight was over
and that there was no further call for their
services.
Almost before the present election has
been decided he politicians are beginning
to talk of he future. Particularly is this
true OF the Republicans. The defeat of
Estee is looked upon as the downfall of
Burns and the heelers believe that there
must be a boss, because without a head
what can heelers do in the way of political
crooked work AS consequence they
have already begun to ask themselves who
shall lead them Almost Invariably the
answer is that Dan Burns will not be the
man. and the belief that be will be
succeeded by Phil Crimmns Is almost
as often heard. 1t is said that already a
movement has been begun TO Teorganize
the local Republicans. That is the wires
are being laid, but nothing will be done
openly until about the first of February.
By that time 1t is believed that the pres
emf discomfort caused by Burns breaches
of promise at the conventions and his fail
ure as leader will have been increased
by the disappointments among the army of
office-seekers who are trying to get places
in this city and at Sacramento, and that
the soreheads will gladly flock to the
standard of Phil Crimmins and place him
at the head of affairs in San Francisco.
Martin Kelly is 10 be left out in the cold.
He has lost his hold on the class of men
used in an emergency like the present,
while his old partner is still popular
among them and has his knife out for Dan
Burns scalp.
The official count and the Investigation
in Judge Wallaces court are holding the
attention of politicians so closely that
legislative prophecies are being neglected.
and talk of needed laws is not brisk. A
new election law that would take the
counting of the votes out of the hands of
the tools of the bosses is conceded TO be
the great need of the hour and it is certain
that a measure having that end in view
will be presented, though no doubt it
would meet with much opposition from the
men who owe their positions to one-man
power. 1t is too early yet to indicate how
the counting could be taken from the
hoodlums and heeers, but several Senators
are figuring on the matter, and some kind
of expedIent to prevent recurrence, of
the recent election crimes will be suggested
TO the new lawgivers.
A meeting of the gentlemen elected as
freeholders was called for last night at the
Occidental Hotel, and Messrs. Hecht.
BOYD, Menzies, Umbsen, O'Brien, Tru-
man, Anderson and Gibson were in the
hotel Office at 80 o'clock. The object of
the gathering was only to give the charter
makers an opportunity to become ac-
quainted, as some of them had never seen
each other before. They have not yet
received their certificates of election. and
consequently could not transact any bust
ness. After an informal talk the gentle
men retired with the understanding that q
business meeting should be held soon
after the receipt of the certificates.
1t is said that Charles Forest Curry, who
has been elected County Clerk, provided
Haley does not demand recount, has
promised to give the position of Chief
Deputy TO Harry Piper. There seems to
be some d fficulty about the distribution
of the patronage of this Office though, as
some of the men who were most active in
making Mr.. Curry's fight seem to be
equally active in giving him advice as to
whom he shall appoint as his deputies.
Andrew j. Martin will no doubt tell Mr.
Curry the names of good many valuable
men, and it is said that he has already
SupR0SIou llSb WHICH mas 0OJ vet
entirely approved.
Indications are that Governor-electBu
may meet with sumo surprises when he
takes Office in Sacramento. The Republi
can majority in the Legislature Is so large
that it does not PROPOSE that the new
executive shall have it all his own way in
the matter of appointments.
a Republican legislator, in speaking of
tais subject last night. said I'VE do not
concede that Budd is elected yet A re-
count in this city on the contest which is
certain TO be inaugurated may show that
ne is not the successful candida but in
any event if he assumes the office the sp-
DolntmeBts made by him will not be rati-
fed unless they are satisfactory ones. We
do not propose. for Instance. that any Jim
Crow Democratic politician shall be ap.
pointed Harbor Commissioner just because
he happened to be useful IN Campaign
times to his party. The appointee must
be satisfactory TO the Legislature in order
to insure confirmation.
st is understood that Governor Budd.
conceding him the title. will propose GER
tain very radical legislation. 1t may sur
prise him when we call his bluff
"The railroad does not want the office
of Railroad Commissioners abolished. The
Democratic candidate has openly ayowed
hic hnatjIity n tho railroad and 49,. -.