The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-28
WARDEN Hale FEELS SAFE.
He Has No Fears Of Democratic In.
hueRceS.
The Present Prison Directors Cannot BE
Removed, and They Are ALI
His Friends.

Among the political plums which some
of the Democratic cam paign workers would
like to reach with short pole IS the
wardenship of the San Quentin Peniten-
tiary. 1t is considered an Office of good
emolument and comfortable ease and many
there are who would like to fill it. Promi-
nent Democrats in this city state that they
think change would be made next April
If persistent opportunities on Governor
Budd could be of avail.
But it so happens that Governor Budd
cannot make any such change single
handed and alone. The men who work on
him for patronage can do much, but they
cannot do everything. The Governor may
be willing, but the law is stronger than he.
If a change is to be effected it will have to
be done by process which even hungry
Democrats hesitate to inaugurate, knowing
that failure would most likely be their
portion.
1t is not so very long since Sheriff Nc
Killican of Alameda Countrywide, by the
way, Is not Democrat-tried to supplant
Warden w. Z. Hale. 1t was at that time
| understood that McKillican had the Gov
ernor then reigning on his side, but the
Board of Prison Directors wouldn't have
it. They considered Mr.. Hale's manage
| ment was perfectly satisfactory and were
not disposed to make a change for an I'M
certainty
Mr.. Hale was in this city yesterday and
he did not act or speak like a man who
has fears for his official head In the near
future. In an interview on the subject of
the wardenship and other matters con-
nected with prison management Mr.. Hale
said:
81 am well aware that there are several
good Democrats who would like to secure
my Office when my term expires next April /;
but don't think any of them Will be able
to reach it. AT present / have no fears of
being removed Governor Budd has not
the power TO do it, unless he should prefer
charges against me that would be sustained
by an investigation. And fear no inyes-
tigation. In fact, / court it. / feel that
have managed the affairs of the San QUEEN
tin prison in such a manner that an in
vestigation from top to bottom would do
me no harm.
81 hope to be reappointed," he contin-
ued, land / expect to be. And will tell
you why. The prison wardens, as you
know, are appointed by the Prison Direc-
tors. Well, the present directors are all
personal friends of mine, and, what is
more to the point, they are perfectly salts
fed with my administration of the affairs
of my Office. / do not expect to see Hon.
Patrick Reddy member of the Board Of
OACOIOlS 1OI VIC ICdSOn plldb buC1O 10 uO
vacancy, nor is there likely to be unless
some OF the present Directors should die
or resign. But even though Mr.. Reddy
should become Director / would not fear
the results so far as / am concerned. He
is my friend and would not try to throw
me down. He made sgood Prison Direc-
tor before and he would again, in my
opinion.
"But, as 1 said before, there is no
vacancy The Drpsent Directors are all
hold-overs and the Governor cannot re-
move them except by preferring charges
and having the charges sustained. The
terms of theDireetors expire one at time
every two years. The first to go out of
Office by expiration is Robert 7. Devlin,
whose term expires in 1896 The next is
Edgar de Pue, 1898; ]. H. Neff, 1900; D. E.
Hayes, 1902; and NJ. B. Ivory, 1904. So
you see there is no likelihood of an imme-
date change in the board.
sol course" he added, ~ don't blame
the Democratic politicians for getting all
they can from Democratic Governor, but
feel pretty sure that none of them will
get my Office in hurry"