The San Francisco call., 1899-02-10
Frank Jordan Shown That He Has Offended
the Boss.
GIVEN NO CONSIDERATION WHATEVER
Six Members Of the Delegation From Across the Bay Act
As EXeCutiOnerS Of the Will Of the
Man From Mexico.

nothing from Burns even If Alameda
wanted it.
There was no necessity for follow
ing UP the needs of the County Clerk.
1t was plain he had tied up Alameda's
registration for the next two years at
least by daring to antagonize the man
from Mexico, so the unfortunate clerk
let 1t go at that, and when he came
downtown after the caucus he had the
pleasure of being told, II told you so.'
He took Burns money before cleo
ton and now he works for Grant" was
Tom Williams explanation of why Ala
media County should be denied decent
registration. 1t had been argued that
whatever Jordan had received or spent
had no bearing on the necessities of
his office, but that was matter the
precious four of the delegation passed
| by, although each one of them knew
when he voted that although the club
they welded was swung over Jordan,
when it struck it was their own county
it hurt. Jordan had been helped by
Tom Williams before his election, and
while smarting under what he consid-
ers the injury Jordan has done him he
does not hesitate to say his assistance
was of the substantial order. Having
forgotten the sunburst through which
the Hon. Mr.. Wright winged his way
| into the Burns camp, Williams feels
hurt that after. his generosity the Coun-
ty Clerk should work for Grant. This
Burns people were rallied and the four
Alamedans betrayed their county for
Burns and did the masters bidding.
The thing got out and the Burns
people were jubilant, not because they
! had betrayed a county, but because
Jordan had been fixed.
The matter has not ended with the
characteristic work of the Burns men
! in the caucus. 1t will be fought out
ha to On a 70 INoi ir1tr
duced there tomorrow by Senator
| Stratton. He intends to draw up a
measure specially fitted to meet the
case of the luckless Alameda office, and
he and Taylor and Knowland will sup
port it. 1t will provide that in coun-
ties where the registration is placed in
charge of the County Clerk the. Super
visors shall assist him financially. AS
rule, all measures affecting one coun-
ty are left to the delegation from the
county. and the action of a caucus of
the delegation is usually recognized by
the Legislature as final, but Stratton
is going to keep his bill out of the hands
of the delegation, or at least the Burns
men in it, for only from the outside
can Alameda hope to escape the wrath
of the beaten Burns
The most interesting part of the
caucus of the Alameda delegation was
not the session in the Capitol it was
session downtown impromptu, brief
and characteristic, and due to a sudden
accession of virtue on the part of Nc
Keen and his desire to return to the
majority fold McKeen was one of the
six in the delegation, and he was proud
to be with such company as Leavitt
and Kelley and the Hon. Mr.. Wright.
He voted as they did until it came to
question of the Auditors office, and
then it was McKeen made his unlucky
and unwilling step toward virtue. He
minutes after and that was what
caused the interest.
Cal Ewing, Alameda's Auditor,
wanted two deputies and a fat addi-
tional sum for expenses. He asked for
it from the delegation and there was
at once an earnest objection from Tay-
lor and Stratton and Knowland, the
minority. Stratton declared that he
knew for fact that Ewing only needed
one additional deputy and. he was op-
posed to giving him any more. But
the six were in evidence and it ap-
peared useless to argue until McKeen
showed some symptoms OF reform. He
said he did not know about that extra
deputy, and when the vote came round
to him he voted mo"
1t was to 4. 1t required six TO bind
the caucus. The chairman declared
the motion lost and Ewing lost his dep
uty THROUGH the virtuous perfidy of AS
semblyman McKeen. After the caucus
adjourned the majority with Ewing and
few others sought a place where they
could talk it over, and when Stratton
came upon them in the Golden Eagle
he found Ewing juhilant.
II have all / want, Ewing declared.
II was treated WE'LL" and he ordered
another bottle.
you seem happy for man who has
only half what he asked" said STRAIT
ton.
mo, I got all asked for" declared
Ewing. II asked for two deputies
And you were given one," inter-
rupted Stratton.
mo, two"
mo, one"
81 tell you it's two," insisted Ewing,
and the sturdy majority crowded
around and said: yes, he got two
Stratton was not to be bluffed. He
was given but one deputy" declared he,
land my notes show it. Your notes
show it, too, Mr.. Wright, and so do
yours" turning to Kelley, who had
acted as secretary of the caucus. The
Hon. Mr.. Wright gave it as his
Ewing two deputies, McKeen having
voted in favor of it, and with such
backing McKeen swore he had voted to
give his friend Ewing all the deputies
he wanted and had never thought to
vote otherwise. Stratton was firm,
however, and exhibited his notes. They
showed that McKeen had voted mo"
making five to four. and under the rule
of the caucus the vote TO allow Ewing
q second extra deputy was lost.
Then he called for the notes of the
secretary. and after some hesitation
they were produced and again they
showed the motion lost and the un
fortunate McKeen had found himself
for once with the virtuous. Then the
Hon. Mr.. Wright was called upon
for his notes and he had the temerity
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