The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

Governor Gage is not highly pleased
with The Calls expose of the extra
session scheme. In an interview he is
quoted as saying:
"That yarn in The Call to-day
that I intend to call an extra ses-
sion is characteristic of the ac-
curacy of The Calls statements
relative to my Office, and in this
respect only need to cite the in
correct announcements of the ex-
ecutive appointments that paper
has made from time to time
The record of The Calls announce
ments regarding executive appoint
ments and other affairs connected with
the Governors office can easily be pro-
| duced. If the extra session predicted
| is as accurate as the predictions were
of executive appointments, the Legis-
lature will surely be convened in spe-
cial session.
In the first place, The Call named in
advance the entire Republican State
ticket nominated at the Sacramento
convention and predicted the election
of every nominee on the ticket.
Before Gage was inaugurated The
Call announced that w. I. Foley would
be appointed private secretary o. the
| Governor. He was appointed.
On December g. a month prior to
Cages Inauguration, The Call an
nounced that William H. Davis would
be appointed executive secretary. The
picture of Mr.. Davis was printed with
] 6a Nv
pointed.
AS early as January 2, 1899, The Call
announced that Gage had promised the
| State patronage to promote the cleo
| ton of D. M. Burns as United Staten
! Senator. On January The Call again
asserted that Gage was promising State
patronage to assist Burns.
Before Daniel Kavane and c. J. Fox
were appointed to office by the Cover
nor, The Call published the dispatch
under date of Sacramento, January 3,
1899:
THE law office that was formerly
Henry T. Cages in the city of Los An
geles is now without occupants. The
| two remaining attaches of the Cover
nor's law office arrived in the city this
morning and soon it is expected their
names will be entered upon the payroll
! of the State. The two latest arrivals
We're Daniel Kavane and c. j. Fox AS
soon as Governor Gage provides for his
stenographer, c. j. Fox, and for his
general factotum, Dan Kavane, he will
have given places to every individual
| who had any connection with his law
business in Los Angeles
Several days after the publication of
this dispatch Fox was appointed stem
ographer of the Governor, which posi-
ton he now holds, and Kavane was ap-
pointed secretary of the State Board OF
Examiners, which place he still occu-
pies. Does the Governor challenge the
accuracy of The Calls predictions re-
garding the inside patronage?
On June O. day before yesterday, the
Governor announced that DR.. Payne,
Dr. Barbat, DR.. Keeney and DR.. Coffey
were appointed to constitute the San
Francisco Board of Health.
On the twelfth page Of The Call of.
April 30, under the heading, Gage Se-5
lects Men for the Board of Health" the.
following was published:
Word went out last night that three
members of the local Board of Health
had been selected and that the others
would be named by Monday at the lat
est. The three who have already been
appointed are DR.. Barbat, DR.. w. B.
Coffey and DR.. ]. w. Keeney.
DR.. Barbat is. the family physician of
D. M, Burns. while DR.. Coffey is chief
surgeon for the Market-street Railway
Company. DR.. Keeney is stepson of
Police Commissioners Alvord and is ex-
amining physician for the Police De-
partment
Of the aspirants for the remaining
positions on the Board of Health there
are four whose prospects are conceded
, to be exceptionally bright. These are
DIR. Henry Meyer, who has been iden-
titled with local politics for years and
was at one time chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee; DR. R.
w. Payne. relative of John l. Sabin
of the telephone company; DIR. Wins
low Anderson, who has long been af-
fiicted with an ambition to hold office
and Dr. w. l. Terry, whose residence
is at the Occidental Hotel
Politicians who are thoroughly con-
versant with the situation will readily
understand that these gentlemen need
| have no great cause for anxiety over
| the outcome. But the appointment of
| Drs. Barbat, Coffey and Keeney is set
! tied and there need be no further dis
| cussion around the hotel corridors as
| to their chances.
| The Governor, in the light of the
record, will hardly dispute the charac-
teristic accuracy of The Call in respect
| to the Board of Health
The appointment of Martin Aguirre
to the position of Warden at San Quen-
tin did not surprise the people of Cali
| fornia, but the announcements made on
! the seventh page of The Call Of Janu-