The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
LINING UP FOR
MUNICIPAL PAP
Not Enough Offices to Go
Round Among Faithful
Democrats.
Supervisorial Committees Said
to Be Fixed, but Not
Satisfactorily.
Other Party Henchmen Who Are
Thought to Deserve Well of
Their Country.

The nine Democratic Supervisors-elect
have their hands full in trying to make
about fifty offices in their gift suffice for
5000 aspirants.
So great is the pressure from those who
have, or think they have, claims upon
. those honored by the people that the
newly elected Supervisors have shifted the
responsibility from their own shoulders
by sending the hungry applicants in all
directions seeking Endorsements from dis
.trict committeeman and others whose
counsels have been of benefit to the party.
This wise step has saved the members
from being woke up nights by men with
"a '.prII."
As it is now none need apply except
they carry in their inside pockets list OF
names from those in some way connected
with the counsels of the Democracy in the
City. Whether this is bluff or blind to
get rid OF the providers or not cannot al
present be ascertained and will not be
known until the official chairs are set
: round the patronage board next month.
In the meantime there are some candi-
dates for office who are not troublin G
themselves about obtaining the signatures
of the committeeman in their own or any
other district.
Among them are bob" Man, chairman
of the campaign committee. "Bob'' will
have the honor OF prosecuting some of his
party patriots in one of the Police courts.
John NJ. Farren, who held the position
of clerk in one of the Police courts, will
do likewise during the next two years,
while Mr.. Lynch expects to be the next
e: License Collector, giving up his Federal
position in exchange therefor.
William Asmussen, who ran Tor office
but got left, VIII contest Mr.. Lynch's right
to this Office when the time comes
= William Altman expects to occupy a
seat as one OF the clerks of a Police court,
while William Culligan, who has the rep
.utation of being one of the best garden
ers in the City, is pretty sure of securing
= the head gardenership from the board.
CuIIigan in addition to his experience in
this capacity has some of the most promi-
nent members of the party pushing him
ahead.
Thomas Gallagher, one of Buckley's
faithful followers would be content with
being appointed prosecuting attorney in
Judge Conlan's court.
The eonsoIing 'tip" has gone out that
Street Superintendent-elect Ambrose will
: give the Rainey organization twelve
deputies.
Treasurer Block has, it is said, promised
TO make such changes in his present staff
of the hungry outs.
Sheriff W helan has placed a red fish
hook mark opposite the names of twenty
five deputies, who will, it is claimed. Keep
. the sidewalk down after the first of the
new year.
Recorder Glynn is to be heard from
later on as to what he will do on the slid
ing scale.
Proposed changes in the License Office
after the first OF next July will provide for
a few out of the many seekers for Office
among the ''push."
The all-important question now at issue
between the nine Democratic Supervisors
is the fixing up of the committees
The slate has already been chalked off
with the following for chairmen of the
committees:
Finance and Auditing-Rottanzi.
Judiciary-Clinton.
Streets and Wharfs-Devany.
Public Buildings-Sheehan.
Observation-Disclosures.
Water and Water Supply-Morton.
Health and Police-Delany.
License and Order-Lackman.
Printing and Salaries-Haskins-
Fire Department-Britt
Street Lights-Rivers.
Outside Lands-Smith.
Whether this programme will be carried
out or not is what is now the topic of those
con the inside