The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-23
THIS IS THE
SEASON FOR
JOB CHASING
Observation-Disclosures
Are Popular.
PLENTY OF APPLICATIONS
SOME APPOINTMENTS THAT
WILL BE MADE.
Practically Clean Sweep Will Be
Made of the Present Attaches
of the Patronage
Offices.
PLENTY OF APPLICATIONS
SOME APPOINTMENTS THAT
WILL BE MADE.

These are the days that are full Of woe
for the municipal officer-elect. At their
homes, in their offices and on street cor
ners the successful candidates are be-
sieged by the ubiquitous job seekers.
Every man who wants a job tells how
he assisted in securing the handsome MAJ
jority which was given to the particular
Individual who may or may not have a
few positions to award his faithful
friends.
OF all the prosecuted officers-elect DR..
Washington Dodge, the incoming Asses
sor. and Franklin K. Lane, the next City
and County Attorney, are deserving of the
greatest sympathy. They will have con-
troll of the only patronage offices won by
the one hundred job chasers and their sat
elites. DR.. Dodge's efforts to secure votes
during the campaign were as nothing
compared with the gigantic fight he now
has to stand off the lean and hungry
horde which haunts him day and night
asking for a crumb. Attorney Lane has
fewer positions to give out, and those nee
essarily go to lawyers His troubles are
almost as heavy as DR.. Dodge's, however.
If the LAWYERS who seek to assist the City
and County Attorney would be as persist
ent in promoting the city's interests as
they are in trying to get a chance to do
so. every defective title by which city
property is now held would soon be ex-
plunged from the records.
Republicans who were elected on No
vember s also have their troubles. Then,
too. the County Committee is a sort of
seIf-constituted Santa Claus, and the
faithful workers will be rewarded accord
ing to their deserts. A few definite APP
pointments have been announced, and
there is large list of applicants which
contains a number of ''sure things" and
several hundred "also rams" Gossip
among the politicians says:
Mayor Phelan will not make any change
in his official family.
Auditor-eIect Wells has not tipped off
his hand. and the positions in his office are
still unpledged.
Treasurer Truman also refuses to name
his assistants.
Rumor has 1t that John H Grady, who
was defeated for Auditor, will be chief
deputy assessor under Dodge. John Fer
ris. Thomas Farrell and Harry Zemansky
are mentioned as probabilities in this Of
flee.
Joe Goddard heads the list of specula-
tive appointees under County Clerk
Deane. while it is thought Morgan
Backus, V F. Northrup. A s. Johnson
and E. s. Hawley will continue in their
present positions.
In connection with the County Clerks
Office, it has gone out that Charles f Cur
ny will swing a great big ak the 1st of De-
cep1her and number Of clerks who were
Indifferent workers in his campaign for
Secretary of State will be decapitated.
The same rumor carries with 1t a report
that Charlie Clear and Private Secretary
Jackson are going to Sacramento with
the Secretary of State-elect
About 300 attorneys are after the four
positions a Prosecuting Attorneys in the
Police Courts. Pools are being made that
Judge c. A. Low is n sure winner for one
of these places. Judge H. L. Joachimser
also wants one. Other leading aspirants
are W. ]. GaviFan. ]. A. Spinetti who
bolted the Ommittee of One Hundred
ticket; William Madden, and many
others
Sheriff-elect Henry Martin has a splen-
did array of legal talent from which ia
choose an adviser. T. D. Riordan. John
Chretian and Colonel H. / Kowalsky are
anxious and willing to supply advice on
the knotty questions which confront the
Sheriff. Dave Martin, now clerk of Judge
Borden's court is slated for Under
Sheriff, and Ben Jones is to be chief
jailer William Daley, John McGinnis
William Lowe and John Gleason expect
to wear deputies badpnr after January /
P. ]. Prendegast, secretary of the Re
publican County Committee, is to have
a Superior Court clerkship. Phil Has
kins, George McComb and J. Gleeson ex-
pect to retain their positions as clerks in
the Police Court. Oscar Tolle, Ben Solo
man and B. Martin, clerks in the SUI
perior Court, also expect to be retained
Tax Collector Sheehan has decided tc
appoint J. w. McCabe chief deputy and
Michael Sullivan cashier. Harry Baehr
Charles Corey, Max Washauer and Ell
Landry are after the chief deputyshir
under Recorder Berthier, and one of the
three will get it.
Following are three late replies to the
concerning cir attitude on the ratifica
ton of the charter:
ALAMEDA, Nov. %
Editor CALL have reached the con.
clusion that the charter, while it is no.
as good as it ought to be. is better thar
the existing organic law of San Francis
co, and, therefore, will vote for it's rati
hcation. E. K. TAYLOR.
Senator-elect Twenty District.
MERIDIAN. Nov %
Editor CALI am in fun accord with
the people of San Francisco and am earn.
estly in favor of the ratification of the
San Francisco charter c. G. RAUB,
Assemblyman Eighth District
YOUNTVILLE, Nov. o.
Editor Call could not oppose charter
adopted by the people of San Francisco
even though it did not suit me entirely
G. l.. LA RUE,
Senator Seventh District.