The herald., 1898-11-23
DOWN The LINE

IL now looks as II -. N. lrash 10 w g
the appointment of the vacant ludgeship
caused by the eleva-
Trask Has tion of Judge van
His Task Dyke to the supreme
bench. Mr.. Trask
has been a partner of j. Marion BROOKS ior
some time and his brother, Walter lrasK'
is and has been for some years the partner
of Judge Bcknell in the Southern Paclhc
employ here. Mr. d. X. Trask, IT seems
studied law with Governor Budd iather
and lived near to the family in Stockton
being intimate with Jim" as well as the
father. Some people are inclined to tnihk
that the tip has come out wrong, that war
ter is the man named, but this is incorrect
Walter Trask would make good, honest
creditable Judge from every point OF view'
but he is too we'll established IN very
profitable line of business, being associated
with Judge Bcknell as counsel Tor tne
Southern Pacific Railroad company. HIS
income is probably five times or more than
that of superior Judge. Mr.. D. X. Irask
is also in the position OF man VINO sacri"ceS
financial interests for the honor, but ne mas
an ambition in the direction OF the Dench'
and one that is we'll based, for he possesses,
to a remarkable degree what III lawyers
shop talk is termed Judges mind. lie
has been consistent Democrat throughout
his life. He will be remembered as mem
ber of the city school board, as an active
man in organizing Democratic clubs, as
member of the Democratic state central
committee, and as the chairman of the last
city convention of his party. My informa
ton comes from such source that ibelieve
it to be reliable. However, there is always
a chance for a misdeal in the cards when
they are of political color and it will be
surer when the official notification is made,
which will be very soon.
"Ticket agents have to be something OF
mind readers" said Agent McGee of the
Santa Fe yesterday
Mind Reading as he finished talking
Ticket Agents with two ladies who
did not know whittier
they wanted to 60, but thought the agent
could tell them Immediately. Il was in the
depot ticket office when man rushed IN
and said give me San Diego and planked
down five dollar bill. The agent handed
him a ticket for San Diego but the man
kept waiting and at last he was asked what
he was waiting for. why, my change he
replied. There's no change said the agent
the fare to San Diego is five dollars But
l was told it was only fifty cents, said the
buyer, and the agent had long argument
with him until it was disclosed that he had
his ticket already and simply wanted chail
car ticket The same afternoon another fel
low rushed in and said give me Oceanside.
He was given ticket to that place and wa:
asked for the price, three dollars and liteer
cents. And he roared. He had been tolt
the price was only fifty cents and he woulo
not be robbed that way, he would kick tc
the general offices and all the rest of such
talk | saw very soon that his was similar
case to the other, and told the agent to give
him a chair car ticket to San Diego for 6
seat on the ocean side of the car and he
went away growing about the stupidity o
ticket agents.
While l am indulging in political prophe
cies may as we'll go one more and settle
the adjutant-general
Place for ship. The man wht
the Brave will get the place
barring accidents be
tween now and Governor Cages lnaugura
ton, is George b. Stone of San Francisco
He is the president of the state league of Re
publican clubs, the same position that wai
held by Arthur Kinney before it projected
him into the land office. l don't know
much about Stone, but someone has told
me he has been in the National guard, and
is a good man for the place. About that
trade which Governor Budd was said tc
want to make with Gage-the building and
loan commissionership for the adjutant gen
eralship-it seems that the emissary, wher
he got down here, became satisfied with the
idea that it would not be wise thing to dc
to make the proffer, and now the governor
will have to study out some other arm
chair in which to deposit General Barrett
at the end of his tera. Governors alway.
do these things for Barrett. Exactly why
is not generally understood, except that he
is such a good fellow and so loyal to those
who are loyal to him, trait that does not
belong to every politician.
George Riddell is back in town again after
hard experience in the east. Riddell is
the man who jumped
Back to from an apprentice
Sunshine ship in the newspa
per field to the city
editorship of the Record in about foul
months. He began ignorant of all the de
tails but managed to study them to such
an extent as to satisfy the owner of the pa
per of his ability to take ''the desk in the
time mentioned. Riddell was tempted east
by larger salaries and less work, and now
is sorry that he went, for his health has
suffered sadly since he struck the blizzard:
of Chicago and the Potomac malaria ot
Washington. Riddell has the good fortune
not to be dependent on his newspaper work
for he is the lord of The Needles, owning a
large portion of that town and surrounding
property, which he bought when it was
worth only so much ton for the horned
toads and rattlesnakes on it.
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