The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-26
j, s, GRANT IS
NOT DISTURBED
BY IDLE RUMOR
The San Diego States
man Is in Town.

Governor Gage has announced that he
will appoint the three Paris Exposition
Commissioners as soon as he returns 10
Sacramento from the San Pedro Harbor
Jubilee. According TO the story wired
10 this city the Commissioner from
Southern California will be Grand
Army man. The inference is drawn there
fore that Major Ben c. Truman will be
appointed He is a Grand Army COM
rade who served under General George
II. Thomas with the Army Of the Cum
berland. 1t is not called to mind that
there is any other aspirant of the order
IN the field for this particular place,
hence the conclusion is strengthened that
Major Ben Will get the Job.
At last accounts the major enjoyed the
friendship of Coils p. Huntington. When
other magnates of the Southern Pacific
consented to the scheme to Gust the ma
company Huntington remained loyal to
his old friend and carried his loyalty TO
the extent OF protesting against the sac
rifce of Truman. The late A. y. Towne
was another stanch admirer of the major
and never conceded that any one on this
side of the continent possessed a literary
major exhibited in the early numbers Of
Del Monte Wave. When the Southern
Pacific threw down the major the Santa
Fe took him up and most likely the pro-
gressiVe corporation has used its inf1u-
ence in his behalf.
The story published a few days ago
that the Governor had appointed D. M.
Burns to be United States Senator from
California is not verified by the facts, as
no appointment has been made and none
will be made until the Senate renders a
decision in the Quay case. No doubt
the Governor will appoint Burns if he
finds that an appointee will be seated.
The same railroad influence that was in
Voked to procure the election of Burns
is doubtless employed to bring about his
appointment, but Gage will do nothing
but promise until the Senate acts on
Quays commission.
Y. 5: Grant arrived in the city from
san Diego yesterday morning and regis
tered at the Palace Hotel. During the
day he saw several Of his leading sup
porters in the recent Senatorial campaign
at Sacramento. Grant is not at all dis
turbed by the rumor that Gage intends
to appoint Burns to fill the vacancy in
the Senate. He is not a candidate him
self for the honor of appointment by the
Governor, and If he were there is no GER
tainty that Gage would appoint him.
to attain distinction in California as the
great undisturbed. He will remain in
San FRANCISCO for several days.
Joseph L. Ma4de of Pasadena, the
founder of the Bureau of HIGHWAYS is
In the city en- route to Sacramento. He
is an aSpirant for the office of Highway
| Commissioner and has the Endorsement
of very many members of the Legisla-
ture. Among his indorsers are men who
voted for Grant and others who voted
for Burns. Aside from these, he has the
Endorsement of many engineers. The
Commissioner to be appointed by Gov
eruor Gage will have a voice in direct
ing the disbursement of $55 900. The
wagon road from Placerville to Lake
Tahoe and also $25,0 900 for Mono road.
There is a Federal appropriation of $1,000
! to explore for the site of a new road into
Yosemite Valley. This sum is to be ex-
pended by a man appointed by the Sec
! rotary of the Interior to represent the
Geological Survey, an army officer APP
pointed by the Secretary of War and by
the California Commissioner of High
| ways.