The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

done the thing. 1t was nothing less than
ingenious. The offer of commission
would have been to insult me. The Gov
ernor would not insult me-he has gone
to the other extreme. That is all.I have
to say"
This was what John P. Irish said last
night concerning his removal by the Gov
ernor from the Office of director of the In
dustrial Home for the Adult Blind, an Of
flee which Colonel Irish has held for many
years. He had been called away from the
banquet board Of the Iroquois Club at
Delmonico's 10 get some expression from
him concerning the matter and having
given it, in the words quoted, he returned
smilingly to his chair at the same BAN
quet board at which Governor Budd was
one of the guests.
The removal Of Colonel Irish from the
dictatorship of the Industrial Home for
the Adult Blind has occasioned quite hut
ter, especially among the Democratic poll
ticians of Oakland. Governor Budd, by
telegram, summoned D. S. Hirschberg of
Oakland to Sacramento on Saturday,
asked him if he would accept an appoint
ment as director. He said he would and
was forthwith given the commission and
Colonel Irish was informed of the fact.
Colonel Irish was president of the old
board, made up of four Republicans and
one Democrat. he being the Democrat.
| Thomson, f. III. Campbell and George
Morrow.
| Governor Budd removed all of these save
Leach, who is now the only Republican
on the board, and in their places named
Colonel N. T. James of this City, John r..
Glascock and T. G. Coogan of Oakland.
| Colonel James was chosen chairman of
the board. The new board only formally
organized in December, but have been
making changes in rapid succession in the
policy and management. First the bind
superintendent, Sanders, was removed and
j. c. Hays, son of Jack Hays of Alameda,
the Texas Ranger, was made superin-
tendent. The blind foreman Of the broom
factory was removed and 'seeing" fore
man placed in his stead. A new night
| watchman and new COOK were appointed
and number of other changes are being
! discussed.
| Colonel Irish was champion of the
blind superintendent, Sanders. 1t was
| through him that Sanders was brought out
| from the Philadelphia Industrial Insti-
tute as instructor, and through HIM, also,
| that he was some time afterward made
superintendent. All the members of the
old board declare that he was very success
| full In his superlntendency. HIS wife
! served as matron without ray.
| A committee Of the last Legislature Wis
| tied the Institution, and in its report critl-
| cized it pretty severely. Governor Budd
declares this report to be the occasion of
his removal of Colonel Irish.
! Colonel James, in an interview yester-
day, said: There are as many factions
| in the Democratic politics of Oakland
as there are Democrats | know that
Colonel irish has provoked the bitter en-
nifty of several of the more influential of
these, and they have brought the strong
est kind of pressure to bear upon the Gov
ernor to effect his removal. Irish has
been in opposition to the majority of the
board since the reorganization. 1t is
one of those situations where harmony
must exist or it mi ht- as we'll go out
OF business. The Governor thought him
self justified in trying to bring about that
harmony. No. the majority of the board,
as e majority, has made no representation