The San Francisco call., 1899-02-10


MENTO, Feb. 9.-It is not pleasant for
county to have it's name hawked
through the streets of the capital as
one Of the shreds to the Burns Sena-
torial tail, but that has been the honor
thrust upon Alameda County and up
held by the Burns members of its eau
Gus last night. Burns had decreed that
whoever worked against him should be
corrected with a heavy hand, and
Frank Jordan, County Clerk of Ala
media County, is the latest man to find
out he meant what he said and some
times could carry it out. Jordan was
in need of some legislation for the bet
ter working of his office, but because
he worked for Grant he gets nothing
and Alameda County bears the burden
of a boss spite.
Tom Williams gave it all away while
in the company of some friends after
the unfortunate county had been whip
ped into line. He boasted that Burns
could pay in revenge as we'll as coin
that Frank Jordan had worked for
Grant, and any man who worked for
Grant and wanted anything from his
men could wish for it. 1t seemed not
d
pie might object to further the cam
paign of man they would not have
anyway, but their case was In the
hands of their delegation and their 1ele-
CATION was in the hands of Burns.
Last night was the time set for the
officials of Alameda County to appear
before the Alameda delegation with
their requests and suggestions for such
legislation as they needed. The of1l-
ciais came and had most successful
interview. They got all they wanted
and more, too-all. but Jordan. He had
his time and expense bill for his pains,
for he could get nothing from the dele
cation.
1t was agreed by the delegation that
nothing short of a two-thirds majority
should bind the delegation, but Wnen
once bound by such vote 1t would re-
quire unanimous consent to change the
decision. The needs Of the officials had
been discussed amGng the delegates ana
some idea of what they needed was
arrived at, but what they wanted was
shown. upon the meeting OF the dele
cation. to be an entirely different mat
ter-and what they got as well.
The Sheriff was expected to ask for
an extra deputy; he told Stratton he
needed but one-yet he asked 1or TWO
and got them by a vote of to 3. The
Assessor asked for everything ne coulo
possibly need, the Recorder was not
backward, the County Surveyor, the
Constables, the Justices, Stenographers,
Coroner-all of them got practically all
they wanted-all but Jordan. de got
nothing. 1t was a great day for Burns
and Alameda.
Every official who came up was hand
ed his package by vote of to ex-
cept the Auditor and County Clerk
Stratton, Taylor and Knowland were
the three. Leavitt, Bliss, Mcdonald of
Livermore, Kelly, McKeen and the
peerless Mr. Wright were the six.
1t was so plain that the thing was a
programme that Stratton, chairman OF
the delegation, declared he would re-
sign and leave them to go ahead In
their unanimity, and Taylor and
Knowland were ready to stand by him,
but when the Auditors office came up
for consideration McKeen broke and
things quieted down until Jordans
claims were considered. Then the
Burns men deliberately betrayed their
county for a bit of personal spite. They
bartered the honor their constituents
had entrusted to them because no man
could work against Dan Burns and get
anything.
from Oakland Tom Williams met him
at the depot Jordan had been in Sac
ramento for some time and had gone
down to Oakland to gather in those
kilograms, see that they were properly
sent, and Williams was waiting to tell
him what the Burns people thought
about it. He told Jordan then that he
would get nothing from the delegation
and that he would never again get any
thing from the Burns element. Jordan
wanted some relief in the work of regis
tration-an extra clerk and extra money
for copyists. 1t was something every
clerk of Alameda County has wished
for and asked for, and it has grown to
be necessity to prevent delay and ex-
pense and annoyance to that county.
He appeared before the delegation after
every one of the officials had been
lavishly endowed with legislative IA
vors and found the tables turned.
The question came up on the appoint
ment of new deputy for registration
in his office. Il move the request be
denied" said Senator Leavitt, and by.a
vote it was denied. The vote was
against and 4 in it's favor, and by the
rule requiring IWO-tHAIuS IAdJOAity "
bind the delegation his cause was lost.
Stratton voted for the deputy; he is
a Barnes man; so did Taylor, a Bulla
man, and Bliss and Mcdonald, both adj
herents of Grant. Against it was
KnowIand, a Barnes voter, but one who
has a personal feeling against Jordan,
by which he swears he will never vote
to help the clerk Then there was
Leavitt, Burns man; Kelly, Burns
man; McKeen, a Burns man, and
Burns latest acquisition. the Honor
able (?) Mr.. Wright. All these men
with the. exception of Knowland had
voted with the six who were so gener-
GUS It was no sudden thrill of econo-
my; it was just that Jordan could get