The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-19
STILL AFTER Mr., DAGGETT,
Democrats Resent the Impu-
tation of Lack of Faith
fulneSS.
FAY HAS GONE TO SEE WHITE.
The Fight Of the Murphys or san
Jose Interests Mr..
Welburn.

Senator John Fay of North Beach has
gone to Los Angeles. To be sure, the fiesta
times are on, but the politicians say he has
gone south to confer with Senator White
on the Mint question.
When Superintendent of the Mint Dag
gett announced that it was not because
certain members of the last Legislature
had voted against him for United States
Senator that he was taking away their
patronage in the Mint, but that it was be-
cause they were not representative Demo
Gratis, he little knew the storm he was
raising. All the prominent members of
the party to whom he has refused places
now consider that he has declared against
their Democracy.
ASS result they are in arms 1t is to be
noted that those whose party fealty has
been questioned are mainly those who
have fought the Buckley-Rainey comblna-
ton. It was equally noticeable that the
last named politician has influenced the
bestowal of many places in the Mint, and
hence must be considered thorough rep
resentative of Democracy from Mr.. Dag
gett's standpoint.
Among the first to be aroused by the
rumors of Mr.. Daggett's assuming the
offensive against his enemies were the
Murphys, Barney and Jimmie"
They are both wealthy men, and have
never stinted their money when the sue
cess of the party demanded its use.
Barney Murphy was deemed enough OF
representative Democrat to have almost
victorious following in the gubernatorial
contest in the last State convention. He
has always been power in the lower coast
counties. Mr.. Daggett, however, refused
to consider him worthy OF any representa-
ton in the Mint. To have it announced
later that only the real Democrats were to
be rewarded was too much for Mr.. Muir
phys patience.
Jimmie Murphy came to the city to find
what was up. He wrote to Senator White
full account of his grievance.
1t seems that when Mr.. Daggett went
into office Mr.. Murphy made an urgent re-
quest that Mrs. Tom Fowler be retained in
a position she held. She was the widow of
Senator Tom Fowler, formerly of Tulare,
who had been power in the Democratic
party for years. Mr.. Murphy offered to
give heavy security for the lady's fidelity
and also to furnish 900 of the bond re-
uuired of the Superintendent of the Mint
If his request were granted. But the widow
was dismissed.
Mr.. Murphy felt aggrieved. STILL he was
not willing to admit even to himself that
his services to his party could be so caya-
to do so he wrote personal letter to Mr..
Daggett requesting the appointment to
place of a young man.
He did not even get an answer. Then
was there wrath in the Murphy breast, and
the Murphys are good haters as well as
good friends. The time for resentment
did not seem opportune till recently.
1t took the form of a letter TO Senator
White. An unsatisfactory answer was re-
ceived. This answer announced that Mr.
White thought the Secretary of the Treas
ury, Mr. Carlisle, would not want to inter-
fere In the matter of removals at the Mint
except in two instances. These were in
the cases of employees appointed at the
request of Secretary of the Navy Herbert
and of Mr.. Carlisle himself.
Since the receipt of this letter Mr. Muir
ply has been constantly attended by In
ternal Revenue Collector Welburn. The
initiated declare that Mr.. Welburn has in
duced the gentleman from San Jose to re-
lax his demand for vengeance. This may
not be true, but Mr.. Murphy is not now
so ready to tell of Mr. Daggett's shortcom-
ings as he was, and Mr.. Welburn is an in
innate friend, politically and socially, of
the Superintendent of the Mint.
Max Pepper says that if Mr.. Daggett is
using his gift of places to punish the I'M
worthy and reward representative Demo-
Gratis, Mr. Daggett's Democratic party
clans and their followers. Those left out
of the fold he points to as Congressman ].
G. Mcguire, Senator Stephen M. White,
the Murphys of San Jose, himself and his
friends Now, to this number are added
State Senators Gesford and Buggy, while in
Sacramento it was openly stated that five
other Senators, who voted against Mr..
Daggett for United States Senator, were to
be added to those whose patronage at the
Mint was to be taken away.
Interest in the troubles of Mr.. Daggett is
felt in Sacramento. This is evinced by
letter which accuses Mr.. Daggett of having
made misstatements to the papers. 1t
reads:
SACRAMENTO, April 16, 1895.
Hon. Md1 Pepper, San Francisco, Cdt-DEAR
SIR: Sundays Examiner states that J. Dag
gett was not present at the Legislature after
the Senatorial vote, in person or by commune
cation, and any assertion to the contrary is
untrue If you don't find him registered at
the Capital Hotel March l, 1895, give it up.
He was also In Governor Budd's office. Barnett
boasts of experimenting the Mint, and Dag
get bears the name 1t would be wise to ask
who is superintendent He also boasts of
positions he has secured for certain parties
and it will be cold day when Bob gets left
as he generally carries his point These few items
you will find to be correct. Yours respectfully,
S. N. AMEs
Mr.. Mcguire said yesterday that his re-
election had shown that he really repre-
SeHleu IDc OellOCIdLlC ne Sdlu
also that he had not been given any place
in the Mint for his friends, and that
Representative Geary was the only one
of the Congressman who had been recog-
nized in this way by Mr.. Daggett. Mr..
| Mcguire at first refused to say anything at
all. Finally he explained:
"Upon Mr.. Daggett's appointment a
friend of mine was told by that gentleman
that he owed me nothing and so a recon-
mendation from me would be of no avail
in getting place in the Mint. In conse-
quence l gave none till l heard that appli-
cants were being asked by Mr.. Daggett
why they didn't get letters from Mr.. Ma
guire. | heard, too, that he had claimed
that the reason my friends had no places
was because / had not asked for them.
Finally a friend of mine was told to get
letter from me. To settle the matter, /
wrote the letter. He did not get place,
and | have written no more"
John E. Buckley, who represented the
Thirty-firs District in the Legislature of
1893, went to Mr.. Daggett with letter
from Senator White. He said last night
81 had voted for Mr.. White and he was
my friend. So he gave me warm letter
of recommendation. Mr.. Daggett said
| that Mr.. White was no friend of his. He