The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
SENATOR SEYMOUR HAS Nc
CHANCE FOR THE SAN QUENTIN
POSITION Now.
CUNNINGHAM NOT ANXIOUS
Doctors J. F. MORSE AND H. H
HART May GET ON THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.


aminers supervisory and directory power
over the various boards which govern the
State charitable and penal institutions.
This was bill in which Governor Budd
took the deepest interest, and for the
passage of which he was most DESTROYS.
The reconsideration of the bill in the
Senate and its subsequent defeat was a
great disappointment to the Governor.
Seymour's failure to vote on that occasion
was a forfeit of any claim which he had on
that Office. 1t is probable that he would
not have secured the place in any event.
Recently the name of Sheriff Cunning
ham has been mentioned for the place.
The Board of Prison Commissioners at
Wednesday nights meeting favored giving
Cunningham the appointment, but it is
doubtful whether he will take it. Senator
Seymour came to this city Friday to secure
a political influence to be exerted upon
Cunningham not to take the place. There
are many Republicans who are disposed to
grumble at a Democratic Governor seeking
to influence appointment of a warden, but
Budd is the man onithe throne, and there
seems to be no other individuality than his
behind it.
Cunningham has recently been reelected
Sheriff of San Joaquin County, and it is
doubtful if he would care to resign the
office for that of warden. The office of
warden at San Quentin is one of the best
now at his disposal. 1t is worth $1,000 a
year to begin with, and a comfortable resi-
dence with ample maintenance, and prison
help is provided for the warden and his
family. Then, too, its nearness to San
Francisco is an advantage, for the warden
is practically in a suburb of San Francisco.
But there is great likelihood that a
Democrat will succeed Hale as Warden.
The Governor is determined to remove
Prison Commissioners De Pue and Hayes,
as he has Ivory. OF course, there may be
a contest over this matter, but the Cover
nor claims that De Pue has been riding on
railway pass, and urges that as cause for
removal. II all other efforts fail the Gov
ernor can charge the members of the pres
ent board with extravaganza, and that
will be a difficult charge to answer, for if
the Commissioners say that they have eX-
pended $180,G00 and that that sum was
economical, the Governor may retort that
$4,000 is ample for expenditures. So it
may be that ma jority OF the board will
become Democratic. In that event Ed
Reddy, brother of Patrick Reddy, may be
the man. Reddy is an ex-captain of the
guard at San Quentin. Of late he has
made his home in Bodie, but he has been
in this city since the inauguration of the
Governor. 1t was given out at one time
that he was an aspirant for Port Warden,
but his claim was not pressed, and it was
limited that he wanted something better.
The legal firm of Reddy, Campbell &
Metson has the favor of the Governor.
Despite reports to the contrary the mem
bers OF this firm have not urged appoint
ments on the Governor or made many
recommendations for places. If they ask
the appointment of Ed Reddy as Warden
now the claim will be a strong one on the
Governor.
There is no likelihood of the Governor
making many important appointments IN
til after Thursday next. He is now busily
engaged IN examining the bills which the
Legislature sent to him for his signature,
and will devote his attention meantime al
most entirely to these bills.
The Governor signed Biggy's bill appro-
prlatng $3.50, 900 for building for the affili-
ated colleges in this city. AS he did so he
turned TO the Senator ami said: at will
now be your duty to close up the saloons
in San Francisco
How is that?" asked Senator Buggy.
1.-The law makes it a misdemeanor to sell
liquor within mile of the State Univer-
slty, and this is part of the university"
said the Governor in joking way. "And
II yon describe serb! a circle from the building
for the affiliated colleges as a center and
have radius mile in length it will cover
great many saloons"
The Governors remarks were made half
in Jest, but prohibitionists may feel dis
posed to test the new law which Senator
broader in its scope than the old one which
applied to Berkeley
POLITICIANS are discussing the effect of
certain amendments to Assembly bill 479
should 1t receive the Governors signature.
A bill embracing these provisions was
introduced IN the upper House by Senator
Fay, but failed of passage. Jacob Step
pacher succeeded in having them engrafted
on an Assembly bill which passed the Sen
ate on the last night of the session with
little thought on the part of those who
offered the original bill.
The bill provides that registration shall
begin $50 days before election and continue
for seventy-five days. This will close
registration seventy-ive days before cleo
ton, instead of thirty days as now, and will
make the Stutfing of close districts more
difficult, since the lodging for colonized
voters will have to be paid for seventy-five
days instead OF thirty. Transfers cease
twenty-seven days prior to election under
this bill
Another provision makes it incumbent
upon landlords of hotels and lodging houses
to keep daily list of dodgers, beginning
with the one hundred and fiftieth day be-
fore election. Blanks will be sent out from
the Registrars Office, and the landlords
will have to fill them in. Failure to comply
is a misdemeanor. The bill is intended to
apply TO San Francisco only.
Another feature OF the measure makes If
mandatory upon the would-be voter to
state when he registers whether he is un
able to read or write, or whether any
physical disability exists which prevents
him from stamping his ticket. In other
words, the test of illiteracy is on the day OF
registration instead of upon election day
There is much speculation over the prob
able appointments OH the State Board of
Health. 1t is believed that DR.. J. f. Morse
of the German Hospital and DR.. Henry H.
Hart of this city are two whose chances for
place on the Board of Health are good.
1t is conceded that Frank Gould OF
Stockton ex-Speaker of the Assembly late
chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee and partner in Budds Stock
ton law practice, will succeed George A.
Knight as attorney for the board. Gould
wants the place. He is entitled, as chair
man of the State Central Committee and a
warm supporter of Budd both before and
after the nomination, to something. This
position would not conflict with his other
legal duties, and is, probably, the best
place which the Governor can give him.
Locally there is little in the political
field. The term of Office OF George w. Lees
as License Collector will expire in April.