The morning call., 1894-11-16
WHELAN'S DENIAL
Two Stories Concerning
Patronage.
NO APPOINTMENTS AS YET.
The SEleriff-Elect Says He Has
Promised None.
NO APPOINTMENTS AS YET.
HE WILL WAIT TILL DECEMBER.
Some Uneasiness Manifested Over
the Talk of Contesting the
Election of Budd.

Two stories were current in Democratic
circles yesterday concerning the patron
age of the Sheriff's office. One was that
Sheriff-eect Whelan had broken with the
bosses and had emphatIcally told Sam
Rainey that there was no patronage for him
and his. The other story was to the,effect
that Peter F. Dunno. whom everybody
supposed slated for the Sheritf's attorney.
had been coldly told that he was net
wanted and that the firm of Reddv, Camp
bell & Metson wonld attend 10 the legal
knots of the Shrivalty.
OF these stories Mr.. Whelan said:
Neither before nor since the election have
| promised places to any one. l have
never talked with Rainey. consequently
the story that [ have broken with him
over a question of patronage is untrue. In
the Democratic municipal convention
there were some warm friends of Raiaey
and Buckley from whom l received sup
port, but that does not prove there was
any understanding with them or with
Buckley or with Rainey that the patron
age of the Office should be at their dis
poSal.
sit IS true that there have been scores of
applications for places. l have promised
nothing TO any one. l shall not make any
appointments before the middle OF De-
cember. My object is to divide the pat.
rOnage among the districts as nearly as
may be for the interest of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Rainey has asked for no ap-
pointments from me. L have promised
none to him."
When questioned as to his probable
choice for attorney for the office Mr..
Wbelan declared that he had made no
choice as yet.
''Mr. Reddy worked very hard in my
behalf" said he. "and to that fact is prob
ably due the rumor that the law firm Of
which he is a member would attend to the
legal work of the Sheriff'S Office"
Respecting Mr.. Dunno Mr.. Whelan said
nothing.
The story goes that Mr.. Dunno does not
claim that the position of attorney WIS
promised him, but Democratic politicians
claim that he had good reason to believe
that the Office would &c to him. However
this may De, Mr.. Whelan declares that the
disposal Of the patronage OF his office is
yet to be decided by him.
In speaking of the recount which may be
had Mr.. Wheian said: 81 have heard that
Mr.. McNab talks of a recount. If he be-
lieves that votes which were cast for him
were counted for some one else he is
perfectly within his legal rights in de-
handing a recount, and L shall not
oppose it,"
There was a quiet little iubilee at the
Democratic headquarters in the California
yesterday over the report that II. ri. La
Rue had been elected Railroad Commits
sioner. Democrats now claim that this is
fact. They declare that the vote of
SonOma County for Railroad Commits
soner is sufficient to overcome Beckman's
lead and give La Rue the election.
Governor-elect Budd is still indisposed.
He was at 1910 Post street for a time yes
terday, where he received a call from
William 7. .Jeter. the defeated candidate
for 14ieutenaut-GOvernor.
Edward McCabe of MERGED, who was
defeated for State Senator from that
county, was a caller at the Democra tic
headquarters Yesterday.
The fact that q contest on the part of
Estee is talked of by Republicans causes a
little uHeasiness in Democratic quarters,
though the politicians of that faith refuse
to believe that such a step will be taken.