The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
FITZGERALD TO
DAGGETT'S AID,
Denies That the Mint Fig
ures in Alameda
County.
W. W. F0OTE ON MEMORY
Says the Prison Director Has
Forgotten the Stockton
Convention.
F. ]. MOFFITT IN THE RING.
Simply Supporting His Friend to
Down the Man From
Siskiyou.
F. J.. MoFFITT IN THE RING
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANc1sco CALL

JuO OIOdOHdJY Ahdg
More fuel was added to the Democratic
fire tonight. Prison Director Fitzgerald
took the field against w. w. Foote, and
having read the latter's opinion. expressed
himself in print in the following forcible
language:
II have read Mr.. Foote'S red-eyed state
ment in regard to Mr.. Laymance's fight"
said Mr.. Fitzgerald, land it has interested
me. have never had any doubt of where
Mr.. Foote stood in this matter and never
have had any doubt where he stood in
anything in which Frank Moffitt took an
active interest politically. This is the
third or fourth time that Mr.. Foote has
seen fit to come to the rescue of Mr..
Moffitt and those who are supporting him
in politics in this county.
81 notice that Mr.. Foote, if correctly re-
ported, frequently antis In politics as in
other things. If he will anti just once
more and say in sincerity that he is anti
Moffitt, / will not call him, but as the case
now stands with the record of the past in
Alan eda County politics [ am compelled
to ask him to show his hand. Why did
Mr.. Foote come into this fight at this time
'red-eved? Merely to help Moffitt and
English. | hav e never once stated to any
person in the county or elsewhere that 1
wanted or desired anything further in this
fight than to succeed over the Moffitt fac
ton. L stated 10 Mr.. Foote that if he was
a candidate to the National Convention
would help him in any way that could,
providing he let MIR. Laymance and N.Y.
self fight this matter out in this county.
He has seen tit to refuse this and has
declined to remain neutral on the flimsy
"a Mr. 10 in fhiS fiorhf
far as Alameda County is concerned.
desire to say that directly or indirectly
/ have no com bination whatever with Mr..
Daggett; and | repeat what l have said
before, that while he would be willing to
do ANYTHING he could to assist me 10 de5
feat Mr.. Motitt, that is as far as MS in
terest goes.
Mr.. Foote in past years has never
missed an opportunity to vote for Mr..
Moftitt and against me in all political
battles which nave been waged. On the
other hand L have never failed under any
circumstances up to the present moment
to vote for Mr.. Foote when his interests
were at stake. III the Democrats of Ala
media County do not desire to have Moffitt
and the faction which has run the politics
of this county for the last fifteen years re-
main in control, now is their time to ex-
press it. L am merely carrying out the
Tight which l began some years ago, long
before Mr.. Daggett's name was familiar to
many in Alameda County. Ii is simply
ridiculous and fimsy to give as an exam
pie that Mr.. Daggett desires to control
anything i'll this county. He does not
and if he does he cannot do so through me.
Il had sincerely hoped in this matter
that if Mr.. Foote got into it at all he would
with sincerity and honesty admit all the
facts and state that he was with Mr.. Motfitt
and helping him to pull his chestnuts out
of the fire. have heard of no one who is
opposed to Mr.. Foote for the National
Convention. He has found imaginary op-
position in every direction and 1t appar-
emily has made him 'Ied-eyed. l cannot
help him being afraid of the 'bogy man.
but the truth about it Is that he is in this
fight because Motfitt and his faction saw
absolute defeat unless Mr.. Foote could
pull through. / do not think that Mr..
Foote is so big or so great that he can
afford to much longer carry Frank Moffitt
in Alameda County"
w. w. Foote was shown Mr.. FitZger-
AIDS remarks just as he was registering
on the Democratic club roll in the Third
Ward. He made few off-hand remarks
to Frank ]. Moffitt, and then suggested
that he would like to answer it in his IL
brary, where he could think"
when Mr.. Fitzgerald says that l am
in this fight for the purpose of helping
Mr.. Moffitt to pull his chestnuts out of
the fire he says that which is unquali-
ueQlY IdlSe, anu nb Knows IL, SdlQ MT,
Foote. Anybody who has a particle of
an idea of the condition of affairs in this
county knows that Fitzgerald cannot be
sin cere in political fight, and he is not
sincere now. Mr.. Moffitt is not candi-
date, and he is in this fight to help me
and Mr.. Laymance. Laymance has al
ways been loyal TO the party, has never
received any reward, and I am for him
unequivocally, and Mr.. Moffitt is
with me.
''I will pass over Mr.. Fitzgerald's ele-
phantine attempt to be funny, which is
simply weakness and get down to facts
He says:s'I have never failed under any
circumstance up to the present time to
vote for Mr.. Foote when his interests were
at stake He has evidently forgotten that
two years ago when l was candidate for
the United States Senate he rendered me
his support. AS soon, however, as Stephen
NJ. White appeared on the scene, Fitzger-
aid transferred his support and refused to
go to Sacramento at all.
"All the talk about Mr.. Moffitt is simply
a transparent attempt to bolster up very
weak case. Every body knows and 1
know, because Daggett's secretary told me
so, that Daggett and every employe or
the Mint that can be set TO work is III the
field against Laymance for the purpose of
having his defeat react on me. Fitzgerald
knows this. and when be says that Dag
gett is not in the fight he says what any
body knows is false. Mr.. Fitzgerald must
be very short-sighted or else be kinder
garten politician when he says Il am
merely carrying out the fight which l be-
gan some years ago, long before Mr.. Dag
gett's name was familiar to many in Ala
media County,
mir. Fitzgerald has probably never
heard of certain Stockton Democratic
Convention at which Mr.. Daggett, then
Lieutenant Governor of this State, was
read out of bis party by vote that was
practically unanimous, and at which a
large majority of the Alameda delegation
voted in favor of the resolution. Does
that look as if Daggett's name was little
known in this county ten years ago2 This
is struggle to see whether Daggett,
through Fitzgerald, or Laymance shall
control Democratic politics in Alameda
County. Personally nave no interest in
this affair and would rather retire from
politics entirely, but do not propose to
be dictated to or misrepresented. Mr..
l..