The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
Burns Chiefly Concerned in Get
ting Commissioned Senator.
Major Mclaughlin Will Resign the Chair
manship of the Republican State
COmmittee-Gage Goes to
Sacramento.

is at liberty to change his mind. A re
port was circulated yesterday that the
Northern California Republican would
be NJ. NJ. Estee of Napa.
Walking Delegate Saunders, backed
by George Washington Baker, put in a
strong claim yesterday for immediate
appointment to the office of Labor
Commissioner. He detached the Gov
ernor from Judge Carpenter and held
him for ten minutes. The feat was
performed in the presence of w. w.
FOOte, George A. Knight, Secretary
of State Brown, Jesse D. Carr of Sa-
linas, Jim Rea of Santa Clara. Thomas
Flint Jr. of San Juan, Major Hendy,
Wendell Easton, Paris Kllburn, Jack
Tyrreu. Mark L. Mcdonald, Judge Car
penter and several charter members of
the Gold Brick Insurance Company.
L. S. Grant Jr. joined the crowd at
large in the court Of the Palace Hotel
yesterday afternoon and calmly
checked his baggage for San Diego. He
was not unconscious of the fact that
the gathering of men had something to
do with the distribution of State pa
tTonage Mr.. Grant entertainS the
opinion that the United States Senate
Will not seat a man appointed by a
Governor after the Legislature has
balloted and failed to fill the vacancy.
He reasons that if such a precedent
were established a State Governor
could combine with a few members of
the Legislature and defeat an election
for the purpose of gaining an Oppor-
tunity to appoint. Mr.. Grant went
south last evening
Rabbi VOorsanger plunged into the
swirl of politics yesterday to help DR.
KOhn. who is struggling to reach the
Board of Health.
The next sensation in political circles
may be the announcement of Major
Frank McLaughlin,S resignation as
chairman of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee. Last evening The Call
received intelligence that he had de-
cided to resign and retire altogether
from politics. An interview was sought
to verify the truth of the report, but
Major Mclaughlin declined to admit or
deny the correctness of the statement.
Inside information obtained from
other sources leads to the belief that
he viii resign If the Governor fails to
appoint 10 office a certain man whose
claims have been vigorously pressed by
the chairman of the State committee.
The Calls information is also to the
effect that Governor Gage has decided
that the appointment which Major Nc
Laughlin is so deeply interested in can
not be made.
1t is known that Major Mclaughlin
yesterday afternoon made to a leading
citizen this statement: Il am sick and
tired of this political business and in
tend to resign and retire altogether
from politics"
The statement in the Bulletin last
evening is correct that Governor Gage
invited Colonel Z. F. Preston to attend
the conference at the Palace Hotel re-
lating to appointments. This confer
ence, was called to review recommends
tions for public office, but before it con-
vened Governor Gage had already made
several important appointments. Fur
thermore he had announced that his
mind was fixed concerning other ap-
pointments, hence he had little to be-
stow, beyond a sop to satisfy the clam
orous.
1t may be interesting now to recall
the fact that Henry T. Gage, prior to
his nomination for Governor by the Re-
publican State convention, solemnly
promised that he would not make any
appointments before he consulted GER
tain leaders in whose presence the
promise was made. He did appoint
men to office in violation of his agree
ment and new at this late day seeks
to mend his broken word.
Governor Gage left the city for Sac
ramento at o'clock last evening He
said just before his departure that he
would make some appointments shortly
after reaching the capital The predic-
tiOns for the Code Commission are Van
Fleet. Freeman and Denis