The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

BARRYS SCALP WOBBLES.
Justices of the Peace Are Having
Little War Among Themselves.

justices of the Peace Are Having q
Little War Among Themselves.
AS a result of meeting of the Justices
of the Peace held yesterday knives are
being sharpened in anticipation of fight
over the office of Presiding Justice and the
incumbent of the position seems to be in q
place generally designated as between his
satanic majesty and the vast deep. When
the meeting was called to order it was
generally understood among the Justices
that Justice Barry would step down and
permit the election of a successor, who
would hold the added honor and addi-
tiOnal $25 per month attached to the posi-
ton for the next six months.
Justice Groezinger was slated for the
place, as his vote had elected Barry at the
time when that Justice first took office and
it was understood that he would step out
gracefully and give his confrere chance
At the last moment he declined to do so.
however, and declared that inasmuch as
articles rejecting on him had been pub
ished In the newspapers he would wait
until he was ousted if those who desired
his place were able to accomplish such an
end.
AS it was evident that tie vote was the
best that could be hoped for Justice Groe-
Finger moved for an adjournment and
Justice Carroll seconding it the gathering
dispersed without any action. Justice
Groezinger expressed himself freely about
the matter after the meeting.
Justice Barry has deliberately thrown
me down" he said, land | am out now to
get him out of that job by any fair means
that | can employ. When we held our first
meeting was asked if | wanted to be Pre-
siding Justice, and replied that as this was
my first experience in a political office |
would prefer to let some one else go in,
and take my turn later on.
'At the solicitation of Judge Carroll,
who seemed to be looking after Barry's in
terests, cast my vote for Barry and he was
elected, the understanding being that /
would come in for the honors and increased
salary later on.
ts"The understanding was also that Judge
Carroll, the only Democrat, should, In
consideration of helping out Barry be
given the cream of the marriage business.
which forms no lneonsiderable portion
of Justices emolumentS. But, as | said
before, Barry has thrown me down and
has also broken faith with Judge Carroll.
''ln the natural course of events new
Presiding Justice should have been elected
on the first OF the year, and we naturally
supposed that Barry would give way. l
was astonlshed, however, when he came
tonne and said that for certain reasons he
would like to hold the position until
March. told him that he was asking a
great deal to expect to stay in office Tor
eighteen months out of twenty-four, par
ticularly as he had been in the place eight
months out of his previous term.
''Then he agreed to resign and allow his
successor to be appointed and said that he
would vote for me if | wanted the place.
I supposed that the matter was all settled
and expected to have plain sailing when
we met to-day. When the subject was
preached in the meeting. however, he said
that III view of the fact that his conduct in
office had been questioned he would wait