The San Francisco call., 1899-04-01
GAGE TO SHAKE
THE PLUM TREE
Whittier Reform School
App ointm ents.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, March 31.-The home
coming of Governor Gage has increased
speculation in regard to appointments
that affect the Whittier Reform School.
Those who are ION the inside" insist that
the new Trustee may be named before the
Governor returns to Sacramento and that
either A NJ. johnson or Colonel Richard
Eagan of San Juan Capistrano will be
named. The choice for the vacancy Great
ed by the expiration of President Mitch
ellis term has narrowed down with the
Governor to these two men. Johnson, VINO
is one of the partners in the Red Rover
mine, has known the Governor for years.
He is a heavy stockkholder in the Union
Hardware and Metal Company of Los An
geles. The place is his if he will accept it.
AS soon as the new appointee is named
the board will reorganize with Dr. Walter
Lindley as president. The The superinltten- ten
Major NJ. 7. Owens or Sherman Smith.
Should the former not be appointed hemay
succeed Brigader General Charles f. A.
Last as commander of the First Brigade,
National Guard of California. A strong
effort is being made to have Mrs. Mitchell
retained as member of the Whittier
board
Senator Bulla will not be a candidate
for reelection next year. He says he has
all he wants of legislative work. Some of
Bula'S friends in the Los Angeles legis-
lative delegation are considering the ad-
visibility of issuing formal statement
in defense of their course, which shall
deal not only with the Senatorial con
test, but the policy adopted upon matters
of general legislation.
ASsemblyman Valentine may be the Re-
publican candidate for State Senator next
year. This county elects but one Senator
a successor to Bula. Valentine, on the
other, hand, may decide to make another
try for the. Assembly nomination in the
hope of landing the Speakership.
Should Stephen M White be candidate
for United States Senator the Democratic
candidate for State Senator in this dis
trict will be General John r. Mathews
whose term as Postmaster will have ex-
pired by that time. Mathews was State
Senator six years ago.
An effort is being made to induce Her
vey Iindley to return and take charge of
the Republican clans in Southern Califor-
mia. In reply to overtures made recently
to accept the leadership he said he was
engaged in piling up another fortune. Un-
til that had become assured he will do no
more politics.
Daniel NJ Burns is at Governor Cage
Red Rover mine. near Acton. Burns and
Expert Hamilton of San Francisco are
inspecting the property. George j. Denis
one of the owners, is at the mine to REM
der such assistance and information as
may be needed.
Politicians were to-day discussing a
story to the effect that Burns was figur-
ing on the Red Rover with the intention
to purchase the mine as the representa-
tive of a syndicate of English capitalists.
The Governors intimate friends give no
credence to the story that he is TO be part
owner of a new morning paper in San
Francisco with Colonel Burns and
Thomas II. Williams Jr.. the horsennan.
The Governor has not the means, ii was
said with which to dabble in such a Ven
ture, though his ambitions may run in
the direction of journalism. The story
was to-day generally diScredited by the
Governors S friends.