The San Francisco call., 1899-04-14
HE IS A GOLD DEMOCRAT
BUT 4 LIFELONG FRIEND OF
GOVERNOR GAGE.
Southern California Democrats Stirred
Over the Assertion That Budd
VIII Lead the Delegation
to Next Convention
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

LOS ANGELES, April 13-Politicians
were agog to-day over positive informa-
ton that George J. Denis, gold Demo-
crat. an admirer Of Henry T Gage, and
lifelong friend of CALIFORNIA; chief ex-
ecutive viii be named next week by the
Governor as State Code Commissioner
TO succeed Robert y. Bulla, State Sena-
tor, ex-candidate for United States Sen
ator and consistent Republican. This
prospective change is from a source
that can hardly be questioned. Cover
nor Gage was for several hours behind
closed doors to-day in his Los Angeles
Office.
L cannot say definitely" he said,
when can leave here. It may be to-
morrow or next day. I shall go north
as soon as can get away
George J. Denis when seen tonight
regarding his possible appointment as
Code Commissioner exhibited an eX-
ceedingly disturbed condition.
The yellow journals of this coast
seem 10 think I have no rights that
should be respected. They yank me
out Of bed, take me from my meals and
act as if they thought I were a lackey
for the people of California or mes
senger boy to the Governor. I am
neither one nor the other. Simply a
citizen Of the commonwealth and not
the custodian Of private affairs Of
others.
Having delivered himself Of this NOR
sci Of gratuitioUs information an at
tempt partially successful, was made
70 ask the following questions:
Have you or have you not been ten
dered the appointment"
i decline 10 answer whether I have
been appointed Code Commissioner, -
broke in Denis, and refuse to affirm
any rumor connected with that office,
and shall enter no denial either specific
or general. l wish to be let alone. The
public has no interest in my personal
affairs
The discorsolate office-seekers can ac-
QUire hope from the fact that there is
one position within the gift of the Gov
errOr that has not been applied for.
The place is that of expert to the
Board Of Examiners. This plum was
created for Colonel Thomas z. Lewis,
al $1,000 a year, and would have lapsed
July /, 1893 had not the recent Legisla-
ture provided for its maintenance for
an additional two years.
The Democracy has little of its own
on hand. and while embryonic. prom
ises to outgrow its knickerbockers in
". Barrett have been wondering
whether his visit TO his old home was
a social one or had political trimmings
The fact transpires to-day that former
Governor James Il. Budd will seek TO
lead the delegation from California TO
the next National Democratic Conven-
ton. wherever held. General Barrett,
who is apparently in a position to
know. says that Budd will go as a
delegate.
The Governor is the best politician
in the State said Barrett. and if he
desires TO head the delegation he will
do so. The party viii next year tread
again the straight and narrow path OF
JefersOnian Democracy. No alliances
will be made with POpulists, Silver Re
publicans or any other crowd That
viii. in my opinion, be the issue at the
primaries"
When the meat of this enunciation
had reached the supporters of Stephen
N. White the glaring was fuTtive and
intense. The eX-SenatOr's friends raj
lied. and when seen insisted that the
late United States Senator would him
self lead the California delegation tc
the National Convention, and further
that Governor BUdd would be ex-
tremely fortunate if he even attended
the convention as a plain every day
delegate. The friends of White are in
sistent that he is their Moses and that
events are so shaping themselves foI
the future that determined effort will
he made TO capture the next Legisla-
ture and return him to the United
States Senate.