The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01
WANT TO BREAK A SLATE,
Many Anti-Rainey Democrats
Are After DR.. Leving-
ston's Scalp.
The Civic Federation Getting Ready
to Assist in Convincing Gov
ernor Budd.

Local political circles are getting warmed
up about the Board of Health fight. The
men who opposed Boss Buckley few
years ago now feel similar hostility
toward Kalney, whom they recognize as
Buckley's representative and partner at
the present moment.
These men are in full tilt against a slated
board. the naming of some of whose pro-
posed appointees has filled the souls of the
anti-Rainey men with wrath This pro-
posed board is to consist of Dr. L. c. Cox,
DR.. V. P. Buckley, DR.. julius Rosenstirn
and DR.. William e. Barger. They are the
men slated by DIR. Marc Livingston, who
intends that they shall make him Health
| Officer.
DIR. Levingston's influence with the
Governor Is supposed to be very great.
| A peculiar feature has appeared in the
contest which is rather grotesque. 1t is to
be noted that, as yet, the Chronicle has
had nothing to say of the Board of Health
appointments. Many Democrats do not
hesitate TO say that this is part of plan
put in operation by Dr. Levingston.
| Levingston's record as Coroner is public
property. He was friend and supporter
of Buckley and Buckley's methods. The
fact that he was defeated by DR.. O'DonnelI
when he tried to be reelected tells the
whole story. This story, it is said, he
wants to keep down, and so has arranged
with the Chronicle not to attack him. and
in return has promised to have his Board
| OF Health keep in all of DR.. Regensburger' s
appointees, among whom is DR.. Samuel S.
Kahn, the husband OF niece of NJ. H. de
Young, who now draws $500 a year as
| City Physician.
DR.. Miner, who wants to be Quarantine
| Officer, is friend of Dr. Livingston. DR..
| Miner has been slated by DR.. Livingston
| for Quarantine Officer, but, after all, DR.. J.
| S. Potts will probably get that position.
All the men who are on what is called
the "Levingston slate" for the Board of
Health have been interested in politics in
| former years. They are all friends of
Buckley and, of course, are looking for a
very rough fight with the men who helped
to down their ally of a few years ago.
The slate as fixed up by DR.. Livingston
is as follows:
Health otiiceT DR.. Livingston
(But Dr.. Potts viii VIM '--'-
Superintendent County Hospital
Percy He lei
Secretary Almshouse ... Peter McGlade
superintendent new Home for Inebriates..
.......................Wi William Gavigan
City Physician .......................Dr DR.. Kahn
Steward of County Hospital.
Observation-Disclosures. Senator Billy Dunn
Almshouse attendant. .Assemblyman Mccarthy
Other positions of one kind or another
will be provided for all the legislators who
proved derelict in their duty while at
Sacramento.
A call has been issued for gathering of
the members of the Good Government
Club, the Citizens Defense Association
and the Union for Practical Progress They
are to meet Thursday afternoon and dis
cuss ways and means of defeating the plans
of DIR. Livingston.
Yesterday afternoon number of gentle
men prominently connected with the Good
Government Club and Civic Federation
met to discuss the situation. AS a result
the call was made for the meeting on
Thursday afternoon. There were present
both Republicans and Democrats, yet all
were equally outspoken in their opposition
to Levingston.
sition now claim that the Solid Eight of
the Supervisors are also in on the deal.
According to their story DR.. Gavigan,
formerly an attorney, and the deputy tax
collector, through the grace of Boss Buck
ley and his own political shrewdness,
wants to take charge of the new Home
for Inebriates. But to make the place
''pay" fitting appropriations would have
to be made for it by the Supervisors 1t is
claimed now that to insure this the entire
patronage of the place has been promised
the Solid Eight in case Gavigan is APP
pointed.
1t is openly declared by Democrats who
have been prominent in political reforms
instituted in the last year that the appoint
ments urged in accordance with the wishes
of DR.. Livingston were dictated by Maurice
Schmitt and Sam Rainey. DIR. Levingston,
they say, spent much time in consultation
with these two politicians and the pro-
gramme which is causing so much anxiety
was the result of this political connubia-
ton.
e. The Civic Federation will confront Gov
ernor Budd with a transcript of DIR. Lev
ingston's record when be was in the Coro-
ner's Office, and will ask him if he dare to
appoint such man or his friends and asso-
ciates to positions of public trust. The
only hope that the ICON oine' have is in
speedy action by the Governor, for when
he knows the facts the hopes of the schem-
ers will be doomed.