The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
Waiting for Imminent
Announcements.
THOSE WHO ARE IN LINE
PHELAN AND DODGE FIXING UP
APPOINTMENTS.
The Assessor Called Down on "Billy'
Blattner's Appointment-Present
Employees Will Be Held Over
for Sixty Days.

Those representatives OF the push who
since election have been actively engaged
in tob-chasing have given up guessing
and are waiting expectantly for official
announcements. With the exception ot
two or three offices the names OF those
who are 10 claim the positions exempt
from civil service requirements will prob
ably be announced between now and the
first or the month. Sheriff Lackmann is
about ready 10 name his assistants; Tax
Collector Scott has already made a semi
9fhcial announcement OF mis-; Treasurer
Brooks has named Jack ReiSs as mis- sole
appointee, and Edmond Godchaux is still
OF mind 10 establish his brother as
chief deputy in the Recorders office.
Speculation now is chiefly directed at As
SCISSOR Dodge. The versatile Assessor has
already written and broken two or three
states and is at present engaged, with the
ASSISTANCE Of the Mayor. in writing an
other. In the first place he had intended
70 establish Billy Blattner as cashier in
his office. Blattner is a relative OF the
Assessor, and notwithstanding he Is q
Dodge's fight for reelection Dodge ad-
mits that Iact as readily as any one. and
stood ready 10 make good by rewarding
ms champion with substantial salary.
Phe!an and the rest OF the Democratic
coterie, however, made a kick on party
lines. While they recognized and were
ready to reward Blattner's service they
thought II might be done without antag-
oniZing good democrats. so they promised
the Assessor TO place his candidate in
some other quarter. Since then they have
been hard at work on Sheriff Lackmann
IN an endeayor to have Blattner placed in
his office, but the Sheriff has held out and
Will likely appoint Sig Simon or some
other man as competent. II he can be
found. The push is finding Sheriff Lack
mann not as amenable to pull as 1t had
calculated.
So far there has been no one found to go
up against Ed Williams or any OF his
clerks for the positions in the Justice 5
Clerks office. Mr.. Williams has held the
principal duties OF that Office down for
administration nothing OF suspicion nor
anything more substantial has attached to
/ him. II Is considered a foregone conclu-
sion that he will be asked 10 remain. Con-
cerninS his assistants there is question
or whether or not they are required TO
meet the civil service examinations this
year, or like the Justices OF the Peace
CONTINUE undlsturbed In office until the
The. intentions of Auditor Wells have
also been a matter OF considerable bad
guessing. Mr.. Wells campaign was
handled by his present chief deputy, Dan
Leary, and his son, William Wells, and
Judging from results was admirably con-
Quoted. Leary was scheduled Originally
TO succeed himself. but there are those
now who claim to know that Mr. Wells
intends his son for the main Office IL
Wells succeeds Leary, however ii will be
done with the latter's consent. as he is
considered one OF the most conscientious
and valuable men in the City Hall. In
case he does not continue In the Auditor !
office he will be we'll placed in some other
department.
Nearly, all of those now in the CITY Hall
Will be held over as temporary employees
until after the civil service examinations
are complete and the results announced.
county Clerk Deane intends making no
change, and IL is likely that in order Ia
facilitate business Tax Collector Scott
VIII allow things 10 remain as thew are.
IT is understood that Assessor Dodge will
County Attorney Lane; in fact, Mr.. Lane
intends keeping his present force intact
throughout the year. Official announce
Inents are expected from nearly every
office by the lst of December.