The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
AN EXECUTIVE, MANSION MAY BE PROVIDED Governor Budd Will Aid the Project. PETTY RIVALRY MUST CEASE NEED OF OFFICIAL SOCIAL LIFE
 AT SACRAMENTO. Important Meeting of Republican
 Members of the San Francisco
 Delegation to the Next 1 Assembly.
PETTY RIVALRY MUST CEASE

One of the last acts of Governor Budd's administration will have to do with matter in which every person in the State. men and women alike, are more or less interested. It is the pro- viding of an executive mansion at Sac- ramento for the use of the executive head of the State government.
 During the past quarter of a century the question of providing a suitable place of residence for the Governor and his family has been agitated, and al- ways with the same result: Failure of definite action.
 The people of Sacramento believe, and the people resident in other parts of the State expect, that the Governor should not only be the head of the of ficial life at the Capital, but he should also be the head of the social life as we'll. It is proper and fitting that the chief executive of great and wealthy State should entertain in manner be- fitting his position, and that his per- sonal establishment should be in all respects up to the standard of social excellence demanded by his position in the official life of the State.
 Conditions as they now exist have forced a majority of the Governors of this State to leave Sacramento out of the question as place of residence, or, If accepted at all, to accept with the best grace possible the makeshift ac- commodations of the private boarding house. Official social life has thus be- come a thing unknown in the capital city, and because of 1t the dignity of each administration has suffered.
 The administration just coming to close has been a striking example of this, and none have been better aware of the fact than Governor Budd. He, like many of his predecessors in office, has felt delicacy about advocating the building or purchase of an execu- tive mansion during his term of office, for fear that he might lay himself liable to the unjust criticisms of ungenerOuS persons. He, like others, did not care to have it said of him that his advocacy of such an innovation was due to selfish motives.
 Notwithstanding this the need of a proper and permanent place for the personal establishment of successive Governors is as great as is the neces- sity of the place that has been pro- vfded for their official household. Meas ures have been set on foot from time to
 
 every instance the object has been de- feated by petty jealousies arising from the selection of sites or the riValries of selfish real estate agents and local boom promoters.
 Governor Budd has intimated that he believes it to be his duty to make this subject a part of his final message to the Legislature. Such a recommenda- tion would no doubt meet with the ap- proval of the lawmaking body, and if no difficulties were encountered ample provision would probably be made for the practical realization of the scheme. It therefore seems to rest with the resi- dents of Sacramento to assist the pro- ject by concerted and unanimous &C., tion, for if the same obstacles are en- countered in the future as have been in the past 1t is quite possible that of ficial social life in the capital city will be thing unknown for many years to come.
 Ten Republican members of the San Francisco delegation to the Assembly held a meeting last night and tran sacted such preliminary business as is necessary to the proper representation of this city in the lower house of the Legislature. Those present were: Charles F. Keneally, L. A. Devote, Will Rickard, Henry W. Miller, Henry c. Dibble, L. A. Henry, Fred Lundquist and M. H. Barry. The only absent member was Eugene Sullivan.
 It was proposed to select the chair man of the San Francisco delegation, and William H. Cobb and Henry c. Dibble were placed in nomination for the position. A vote was taken and re- suited in Cobb receiving seven votes and Dibble three. No announcement was made and 1t was decided to post pone final action on the proposition un- til Monday evening. when another meeting will be held, and 1t is hoped the full delegation will be present