The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
MAGU|RE IN EARNEST.
With Carlisle He Filed
Charges Against
Daggett.
TRADES AT THE MINT.
Appointments Given for Votes
in the Legislature of
the State.
OTHER STRONG ACCUSATIONS.
Senator White Expected to Join the
Congressman In the Fight
for Removal.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 3.-Repre-
sentative Mcguire spent three-quarters OF
an hour with Secretary Carlisle to-day.
He preferred charges against Superintend-
ent of the Mint Daggett and insisted that
the same be investigated and that Daggett
be removed from Office. Mcguire tried to
see the Secretary yesterday. but could not
get al allowance of time, and hence put it
off until to-day upon the assurance of an
allowance of time sufficient to cover his
case.
The charges were three in number, the
first being that Daggett had been absent
from his post of duty twelve months out
of eighteen without leave.
Second-Trading places of appointment
in the Mint for votes in the Legislature for
the Senate, and also trading places under
him for favors at the hands of the Legis-
lature.
Third-Organizing the Santa Rosalie
Mining Company, without property or
business and without value, and forcing
sale of stock to employees in the Mint at
par.
Mcguire explained the full meaning of
the charges TO the Secretary, and in addi-
ton to the charges made some remarks
about the way prominent Democrats in
San Francisco look upon Daggett's official
conduct as well as conduct relating to out
side matters.
The Secretary stated to Mcguire that he
would detail special agent to make re-
port on the matter and submit it for his
consideration and departmental record.
Mcguire says he is satisfied with the
&on rs tho in
matter and he feels certain that within q
month the record in the case under de-
partmental form will be completed.
1t was stated at the department after
Mcguire had seen the Secretary that a
copy of the charges would also be sent to
Daggett with the request that he make
reply.
Colonel Van Linden, private secre-
tary of Secretary Carlisle, who spent
some time at San Francisco this year, ap-
pears to be very much of friend of Dag
gett and is not inclined to place much
faith in the charges as filed. 1t is under
stood that he was favorably impressed
with Daggett while in California and that
he can be relied upon to favor Daggett in
the contest by putting in word with the
Secretary at the right time.
Ii is recalled that Mcguire has not been
a supporter of the administration on the
financial question, and for this reason
alone, if for no other, some insist, Carlisle
will be slow to conform to Maguire's idea of
politics on the coast.
Mcguire stated that Senator White had
not joined him so far in the fight he had
started against Daggett, but he had no
doubt he would do so. He had not seen
l. i'm about the matter, but White had gone
with him to call on the President, and
both had protested against the appoint
ment of Daggett before the appointment
was made, and he could see no reason why
he should change his mind, as Dsggett had
not reformed since his appointment. AS
White had protested against his appoint
ment, and as Daggett had turned out bad
in Office, he felt certain that White would
join in the effort later.
Should the removal not take place be-
fore the convening of Congress he OBJ
served that he had no doubt but that
White would call on the President again
and join in the fight. In the meantime he
would submit in writing for the benefit of
the administration individual incidents of
trading in Mint patronage, and in the list
of accusations would be presented the
claim that the laundry work of the Mint
had been given by Daggett to Bibby, a
brother of State Senator Bibby, for favors
secured from the State Senator.