The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-23
BESIEGED WITH APPLICATIONS
COMING NORTH TO CONFER
ABOUT THEM.
Declares He Has Made No
Pledges and Will Consider
All Names Very Care
fully.
speeIaI D!spateh 70 The an.

Los ANGELES, Nov. Civilian l.
Foley Will be the private secretary of
Governor elect Henry T. Gage. This
announcement was authoritatively
made this evening by Mr.. Gage him
self to the correspondent Of The Call.
Mr. obey for ten years past been
associated with Mr.. Gage in the prac-
tice of law in this city He has been
the confidential advisor and counselor
OF the Governor elect in many matters
not within the strict confines of bust
ness. AS soon as Mr.. Gage became the
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor, Mr. Foley took ac-
tive charge of his campaign. After the
nomination was secured he accom-
panied the head of the Republican
State ticket on his tour, and remained
with him until election day. Mi. Foley
is about 40 years of age and is a highly
cultured gentleman. In his profession
his standing is high and in local liter
airy circles he has attained quite a rep
utation as student of the classics.
A story was current this evening that
Colonel George Stone Of San Francisco
had been selected by Mr.. Gage as the
successor of Adjutant General A. w.
Barrett. This statement is unauthor-
leu i liE NEONCL IIOI -GICCl SldLGu pOSl-
lively tonight that he had not as yet
given the matter of his appointments
the slightest consideration, further than
to name his private secretary.
You can reiterate what have before
stated" said Mr.. Gage, L have not
made a single solitary pledge or prom
1Se to appoint anybody to any office.
The matter of appointments has not as
yet been taken up by me. 1 have not
hid an opportunity so far to get around
to those subjects. l propose when the
time comes to take them up and con-
slider carefully all names before any
appointments are made.
1t is known that Mr.. Gage has re-
ceived an extraordinary mail for the
past ten days, weighted down with ap-
plications. There is an army from
Southern California that desires to be
placed, but Mr. Gage has absolutely
declined to consider any personal ap-
plications, and letters containing re-
quests have never reached him. They
have been filed by Mr.. Foley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage, accompanied by
their daughter, Lucille, will leave for
the north tomorrow. They will be
present at the launching of the Wis
cOnsin, which is to take place at the
Union Iron Works on Saturday. Miss
Lucille is to be the star performer on
that occasion, as she is to press the
button which will slide the frame of
the big naval monster from the stocks
into the water.
Before his return Governor Gage will
probably consult with some of the
northern leaders of the Republican
party as to his appointees. He will not
return to Los Angeles for several
weeks.
1t is given out by friends of Assem-
blyman L. H. Valentine this evening
that he has retired from the contest as
candidate for Speaker of the Assembly.
Valentine is a firm and ardent sup
porter of Bulla for United States Sen
ator, and it is claimed that he leaves
the speakership contest in the interest
of Bulla's Senatorial prospects.