The San Francisco call., 1897-09-29
John T. Dare Chosen
for the Position at
This Port.
Other Candidates Who En-
tered the Face for the
Office.
Several Good Federal Places Re-
main to Be Secured, and Com
petition Is Keen.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Sept. Zo.-Ine
appointment of John T. Dare as APP
pralser of Merchandise at San Francisco,
announced at the White House to-day.
was no. a surprise. His selection was
published in THE CALL exclusively several
months o. There we're several candi-
dates for the place. Senator Perkins was
understood o be in favor of the appoint
ment of Colonel J. F. Evans, who WAS
formerly special agent of the Treasury
Department, although he never made
formal recommendation. Representative
Loud, who had joined with Senator Per-
kins in the recommendation OF Colonel
John P. Jackson for Collector of Customs,
resolved that he would at least secure one
good Federal appointment so he selected
a Santa Clara County man (McGraw) for
Surveyor of the Port. But Joseph Spear,
who had been turned down for the Col
lectorship of the Port, was selected for
Surveyor, and it was then, as it is now,
understood that be was the personal
choice OF President Mckinley and Senator
Marx Hanna, on account of services per-
formed at Minneapolis and again at the
St Louis convention.
The selection of Spear for Surveyor
made Mr.. Loud angry with Senator Per-
kins. He declared that when he joined
with Mr.. Perkins and the other members
OF the California delegation in indorsing
Jackson for Collector, it was the under
standing that Senator Perkins would not
insist upon Spears appointment as Sur
veyor. But when he ascertained that
Spear was selected, he resolved that he
would at least dictate the selection OF
Postmaster at San Francisco, and so he
recommended John Daily for that office.
John D. Spreckels had previously in
dorsed John I. Dare for Appraiser. but
when the postmastership became vacant
by The death of Frank McCoppin, he con-
Guided to recommend Dare for Postmaster,
which was likely to make an issue between
Spreckels and Loud. but this was happily
settled by the selection of w. W. Mon
tague for me postoffice, as excluslyely an
nounced in The CALL at that time Mr.
Spreckels stuck TO his friend Dare for the |
apprai sership, and to-day's appointment |
followed as a consequence. This makes |
three appointments which Mr.. Spreckels |
has secured, namely, Montague, Dare and |
Irving B. Dudley OF San Diego, as Minister
to Peru.
1t is believed that Representative Loud |
Harry Morse for United States Marshal. |
He is associated in business with Captain |
Jules Callundan of Alameda, who is Mr.. |
Loud's son-in-law.
There are vet few plums left but as
yet no recommendations have been filed |
here by the California delegation. The |
good places left are District Attorney and |
Marshal, Pension Agent, Emigration |
Commissioner, Coiner of the Mint, Reg |
istrar of the Land Office and Surveyor
General.
After investigation, THE CALL CORE |
spondent asceriained that there was no |
warrant for the statement that Frank !
Coombs of Napa had been selected for Dis |
trict Attorney 1t seems probabl that |
Dan Cole will be appointed Coiner of the |
Mint. H. North. who was a member OF |
The last California Legislature from Ala |
media, will probably be appointed Com |
missioner OF Immigration. The California |
delegation except Loud, is understood to |
favor San Joaquin County man for Mar |
shall, II true, this will dispose OF Morse's s |
chances.
As stated before, no recommendation |
for these Offices have yet been filed in the |
departments here. They will be duly an
nounced in THE CALL at the proper time, |
and any published statements that have !
been made in the San Francisco papers |
claiming TO have definite knowledge as 10 |
SeleCLODS lQeb6 OIQCeS may Dc regarded
as premature. And in this connection i |
may not De amiss to call attention to the |
fact that THE CALL has named the winners |
of Federal offices in advance OF its rivals. |
THE CALL was the first paper in the |
United States to announce that McKenna |
had been selected for Attorney-General, |
and that he would succeed Field on the |
Supreme bench when the latter retired !
likewise it anticipated the nomination |
of Morrow for Circuit Judge; De Haven |
for District Judge; Jackson Tor Collector; |
Lynch for Internal Revenue Collector; |
Leach for Superintendent of the Mint; |
Spear for Surveyor; Billy Hamilton for
Cashier; William W. Merry for Minister |
to Central America; Irving B. Dudley for |
Minister 10 Peru; J. w. Ragsdale of Santa |
Rosa for Consul TO Tien Tsin, China;
Rounseville Wldman for Consul to Hong
kong; w. w. Montague for Postmaster at |
San Francisco; Benjamin F. Mckinney |
for Assistant Postm aster; w. H. Friend, |
Postmaster at Oakland; w. w. James at |
Monterey; John T. Dare for Appraiser;
Harold Sewall, Minister to Hawaii; |
Henry Wilson OF Washington, Minister |
to Chile. THE CALL also predicted |
that Colonel John P. Irish would be al |
lowed to serve out his term as Naval OFF,
Ger, and this programme will be carried
out.
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