The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
MUST WAIT.
Governor Budd Wants More
Time to Appoint the Board
of Health.
Attorney Robert Y. Hayne Has De-
clined a Place on the Code
Commission.

''I can't appoint the Board of Health
before the middle of May" Governor Budd
declared yesterday. "Pm going home to-
morrow and l won't be back to San Fran
cisco till Tuesday. Before give out any,
thing definite about the personnel of the
board / want to spend week or ten days
in consultation with the Democrats of this
City. The appointments, therefore, can
not be made until the latter part of the
second week of next month.
81 assure you, too, that the only reason
have not made the appointment before
is that have not been able to give the
matter sufficient thought. know the
politicians are disappointed, but 1 can't
help that. L do not want to displace an
able man to appoint as his successor man
1 know nothing about.
81 intend to carry out my first intention
of giving audience to the doctors and lead
ing DemOc rats of the City. In this way
can learn everything that can be said for
or against any particular candidate. You
can rest assured, though, that 1 have no
one now in view. Of course [ have my
friends, but have not fixed upon any one
definitely"
Governor Budd had little to say about
the lesser patronage connected with the
Health Office. That little was to the
point. He declared that he did not intend
to try to control the minor places.
81 have neither the time nor the DESIRE"
he said. "Of course, l may make sugges-
tons, but as to debating appointments,
such thing is utterly foreign to my
ideas"
A number of Republican officials were
spoken of. These gentlemen will have to
meet grave charges from the Democratic
politicians. The Governor smiled when
they were spoken of and said that there
need be no fear of ose gentlemen remain
ing in office.
This is in line with the desires
of the horde Of hungry politicians
who are looking for places. The declara-
ton will meet with their clamorous APP
prevail. In fact, every possible removal
that is left untouched will cause bitter
complaints. They feel assured that this
knell of the Superintendent of the Aims
house and the men whom his influence
protects.
''The Code Commission will be appointed
in a few days." said the Governor. "Of
course 0. P. Baldwin is to be one of them.
am sorry to say that Mr.. Hayne will not
be able to accept the place. have decided
upon another Democrat to fill the position,
however"
Who this other Democrat was the Gov
ernor would not state. His reason was thas
he wanted to have the matter definitely
settled before he made it public. If there
were still doubt the friends of opposing
candidates. he feared, would make his life
miserable by plying him with pleadings,
arguments and accusations.
81 have not had time to devote N.Y.
self to an investigation of the affairs of the
various State institutions yet" he con-
cluded. "You may rest assured that / will
redeem my pledges in that particular, how
ever. My peregrinations over the State
will begin shortly, hope. Then [ will see
to it that every possible leak is stopped.
mo more canvaSback ducks will be
charged as contingent expenses" he
added. "And those contingent expenses
will now have to be closely explained and
the reason for them given"
The Governor said that he had no
changes in view in the directories of these
various institutions, although he would
undoubtedly make some in order to be able
to insure personal supervision of their
affairs. As yet he declared he had not had
time to consider where these changes
would be advisable. And as a proof of the
truth of his statements, he pointed to the
fact that he had not yet been able to con-
slider the proper men to appoint to fill
three vacancies in the board of directors at
the Agnews and Mendocino asylufns.
"All 1 know, now," he said, lis that I
am going to the university banquet to-
night. Tomorrow I'm going to slip home
and 1 will not be back to San Francisco
till next Tuesday, when L will try to ar
range to meet the Democrats of the City in
order to decide upon the Board of Health
department.
ga Republican? Yes, sir. 1 have not
changed my mind on that point. do not
intend to appoint one Republican member
on the board" II