The San Francisco call., 1899-03-25
FAT PLACE FOR
SOME REA MAN
Scramble for OffiC1a at
San Jose.
AUDITOR WILL BE NAMED
Fx-Boss CAN DICTATE THE AP-
POINTMENT.
Would Like to Select johnnie" Mac
kenzie, but Fears the Wrath
of the County's Tax
payers.
Ex-Boss CAN DICTATE THE AP-
PoINTMENT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, March 24.-There is a lively
scramble among idle politicians for the
position of County Auditor made vacant
by the death Of y. L. Veuve. Candidates
for the place are bringing every pull
10 bear on the Supervisors, who have the
naming Of the officer. The salary is $4,000
q year, and this is too rich a plum TO 80
begging, especially when so many of the
gang push" are without jobs. There
are a dozen candidates, and among these
is no less a parsonage than Rea's lieu
tenant, John D. Mackenzie L. A. Sage,
chairman of the Republican County Cen
trail Committee; Police Commissioner
Thomas Morrison, ex-Jusuce of Peace w.
J. kirkpatrick, Deputy City Treasurer
Elmer Cottle, eX-County Auditor w F.
Parker, Supervisor Paul P. Austin and
some minor lights are in the race. 1t can
be seen that the chronic office holder is
we'll represented in the contest and is
willing to sacrifice amy old thing he
has been compelled TO take since the
gangs rout last fall.
Veuve's friends are active, and they are
championing Mrs. Veuve's claim to the
office They are trying to secure dep
utyship for the widow or her daughter,
Miss Eugene Veuve, and it is more than
likely that any one appointed AUDITOR
viii get the place with this undeTstaand-
ing. Neuve left no estate and MRS.
Veuve has been left with four children
dependent upon her.
Teuve was elected on the fusion ticket
of the Democrats, POpulists and Repub-
Hcan Good Government League last NO
Vember. He had served but three months,
and this leaves nearly full four years.
term for his successor. 1ne board OF
Supervisors is composed OF four Repuo-
licanS and one Democrat. Rea controls
three votes in the bOard-P. ?. Austin, q.
L Rea and +. NJ Stern-and he will un-
doubtedIy dictate the appointment HIS
first choice is Mackenzie, his second L.
A. Sage. The appointment OF Mackenzie
would cause an awful hue to go up from
the taxpayers. Mackenzie occupied the
office of Game Warden for several years
and was leech on the public treasury
TO the extent of 800 a month. He was
finally ousted from this fat place. An at
tempt was then made to provide Tor MN
Senator Warehouses; amendment TO the
county government act. Now he is max
ing a fight for Auditor. Mackenzie has
promised to give Miss Veuve deputy
vent him getting the place will be the in
dignation it would arouse among the cit
liens. With Mackenzie out OF the race
Sage stands q good chance.
Ex-Justice of the Peace Kirkpatrick and
Mackenzie must be provided for by the
gang" Several combinations would do
this. One is to give the Authorship to
Kirkpatrick, who would do all the work
and make Mackenzie deputy with the
ti15eO give it to Deputy Tredsurer Cottie, who
IS best qualified of all the candidates. He
is to make Mackenzie deputy and Kirk
patrick would get his place in the city
treasury.
The appointment Of an Auditor will be
made by the Supervisors on Monday.
There is a stir in political circles also
over Postmaster Hawley's appointment
of an assistant J. L. E. Kelly, who held
the place under Postmaster Ryland, and
who is a Democrat, has been retained.
Hawley is a Republican and a war vet
eran, and just why he should retain
Kelly, when there are so many good Re
los5 -iracr
ment Kelly says his appointment is
permanent. T. r. Weaver was promi-
nently mentioned for the place under
Hawley, but for some reason he was
thrown down"