The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
ACCURACY OF THE CALL
Appointments, Bad and Indiffer-
ent, Published Ahead of Ex-
eCutive Announcement.

ary 10 last that Gage had selected
Aguirre for Warden to succeed Hale
did cause some astonishment.
Regarding the appointment of Regis
trar of Voters, The Call on March IA,
1899. published a picture OF Jake Step
pacher, and below the picture dis
patch bearing date Sacramento, March
13, was published as follows
1T is announced on good authority
that Governor Gage will appoint Jake
Steppacher Registrar of Voters to sue
ceed w. ]. Biggy."
The fact that Governor Gage subse-
quently caused certain members of the
executive committee of the Republican
State Central Committee to hope and
believe that such rank appointment
as that of Steppacher for Registrar
would not be made does not in any
sense weaken The Calls characteristic
accuracy.
When Joseph L. Maude was on his
way from Los Angeles to Sacramento
some weeks since and some days be-
fore he was appointed Highway Com
missioner The Call predicted that he
would be appointed to that office.
The Call accurately published the
original slate for the Paris Exposition
Commission-M. II. de Young, Mark
L. Mcdonald and B. c. Truman Mr.
de Young was offered the place but de-
clined to accept it. There was a good
deal of talk about rendering the posi-
tion to w. II. Mills, but before definite
steps were taken the programme was
changed by designating a Democrat
from San Francisco, and dropping
Mark L. Mcdonald (Democra) of
Santa Rosa to make way for North
ern California Republican.
The fact that Gage rendered the
office to ex-Mayor E. B. Pond was
mentioned in The Call, and the predic-
tion made that w. w. Foote would be
appointed E. w. Runyon was ap-
pointed from Northern California after
it was learned that General N. P. Chip
man would not accept.
The Call has announced accurately in
advance of executive announcement
every important appointment made by
Governor Gage except that of Captain
Seamans for adjutant general. This
appointment was thought to be too bad
for even Gage to make, and The Call
did not predict it.
The appointments for the Code Com
mission have not been announced by
the executive, but The Call predicts
that Gage will appoint his law partner,
Denis of Los Angeles, and w. c. Van
Fleet of San Francisco.
Fully conscious of the fact that Gage
was reputed to be man of unbounded
courage The Call predicted that he
would not have sufficient courage to
reappoint Nose Gunst to the office of
Police Commissioner. The Calls pre-
diction was verified. The Governor re-
treated behind the provisions of the
laweunder which an officer may serve
until his successor is elected or ap-
pointed He did not have the courage
to appoint Nose, but allowed him to
serve.
Since the statement published exelu-
siveIy in The Call to the effect that
u. s. Grant had withdrawn from the
Senatorial contest has been verified by
Grant himself. this paper is prepared
to make another characteristic an
nouncement, to-wit:
Governor Gage will call an extra
session of the Legislature as soon as
he is convinced that D. NJ. Burns can
be elected to the United States Senate.
Notwithstanding Cages repeated de-
malls, The Call during the last session
of the Legislature predicted that the
patronage at the disposal sof the ex-
ecutive was to be used togreward the
supporters of D. NJ. Burns. Were not
The Calls predictions correct? Can
you Governor Gage, dispute the ac-
curacy of The Calls statement in this
respect?
In conclusion, The Cali predicts that
Governor Gage will make some more
bad appointments, but none worse than
he has made, and will retire from Of
flee the most unpopular man that ever
sat in the Governors ehair2