The San Francisco call., 1899-01-01
APPOINTMENTS DECIDED UPON
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MURPHY's
ASSISTANTS.
Drs. Dodge and Hill Reward Those
Who Assisted in Their
Election Last No
vember.


herald the incoming Of a new year do not
drown the lament Of many disappointed
politicians and Job chasers who expected
20 be rewarded for services more or less
valuable to successful candidates at the
last municipal election Hundreds there
were who sought and expected lucrative
positions under the new city administra-
ton, but the hopes Of only a few are
sure Of realization and the disappointed
thousands are loud in their complaints
that they have been deceived by those
who control the patronage about TO be
distributed.
Immediately after the result OF the cleo
ton was known the party bosses an
nounced that the winning candidates
would give positions to those who earned
reward by fealty and faithful service to
the party, but since the pulls have been
brought into play and Democrats are to
be given fat Jobs in Republican offices
and, consequently, there is much bitter
ness IN the hearts of those stalwart party
men who have been turned down by the
dictators Of appointments
For the past week the bosses have been
holding daily conferences on the subject
Of appointments to positions in the City
Hall, and the fate Of the multitude Of ap-
plicants will not be definitely known until
tonight, when the list will be completed.
selections of the bosses will not go
through Members Of the new Board Of
Supervisors have a few friends and rela-
tives they wish 20 place in fat positions,
and as a result OF this desire considerable
friction between the bosses and the Su-
pervisors has been generated. Nearly
every member of the new board has some
impecunious relative or deserving friend
who needs maintenance. The supervisors
Nc haz -r, II,
for these cases is to secure q position
under the city government. But the
bosses say they are the best. judges Of
| the qualifications Of office-hoIders and de-
mand that. their. selections be indorsed:
/ Consequently the ratification of many ap-
pointmeuts is still a matter OF specuIa-
ton
To-day the list of appointments, sup
posed to be the choice of the Republican
County Committee, is to be completed and
handed to the new Board Of Supervisors
/ at their first meeting for ratification; but
/ the slate is likely TO be. broken before the
/ week is cut So far as the posses nave
/ indicated their pleasure the following Sc
[ fectious have been made:
I Fer Prosecuting Attorneys Of the Police
I Court, Jake Samuels and Police Judge
/ toachImsen, with the other two appoint
/ ments TO be decided to-day: About
! 300 applications for these positions have
I been received by the Republican County
/ Committee and great difficulty has been
| encountered in making selections
/ Meyer Jacobs is TO be the attorney for
/ the new Beard of Education and A Ruef
( Of the Republican County Campaign Com
mittee is TO be the legal adviser OF Public
Administrator Drinkhouse. t. D. Riordan
and Jack Chretteh endeavored TO secure
the appointment of attorney for Sheriff
Martin, but the latter simply jumped the
traces. defed the party organization and
made his own appointments.
Recorder Berthter gave way to the cam
paign committee, and with the exception
of a few personal appointments allowed
the organization to fill the positions in
! his Office. The list Of copytsts will not be
! completed until tonight
District Attorney D; J. Murphy will
clean out his office, lock, stock and bar
rel and viii begin the year with an en-
I. tireIy new force. His assistants are: A.
I P. Black, first assistant; John T. Graney
/ (Democrat), second assistant, and Ed
ward s Salomon third assistant. Clerks,
J B. Tungate, chief; W. H. Murphy (son
of the District Attorney, ]. R. Daniels,
and W. P. Nee, stenographer. District
Attorney Murphy will, he says, take sole
charge of his Office. One Of the first i'm
portant cases he will have TO handle is
the Botkin case when the argument for
new trial comes up. Mr.. Hosmer, who
prosecuted the case against the convicted
woman, will be invited TO assist in the
case. ...,-,
H Pendegast, Barney Dougherty and At
torney Winrow are 10 be clerks Of three
Police Courts, the fourth position being
still undecided.
To-night1 '7It before the departure OF the
bosses for Sacramento, where they will
take hand in the Senatorial fight, the
ffs+ Of City Hall office-hoIders will be com
rIa+ed Tax Collector Sheehan, Treasurer
Truman and Superintendent Of Streets
Fragiey have become somewhat recalct-
trant and refuse TO listen 10 the dlcta-
they would make their own appointments.
As result of this mutiny the slate is
stilI incomplete
Tax Collector Sheehan has refused to
listen TO the party managers in regard to
appointments and II is not known what
he intends TO do.
Auditor Wells, who also has q number
of appointments, has failed to signify his
intention to appoint the committees Sc
Whatever the troubles of the Republi-
can off1cers-elect may be, they are nothing
compared with those OF DR.. Washington
Dodge, who succeeds Assessor Siebe.
The doctor has succeeded in deciding
on only a dozen appointments and these
are selections Of the Democratic commit
tee and the new Assessor does not know
their first names A few of those who
fee after the first of the year are:
A.B. Henderson, George Tyrol. = Cur
tbs, Riley John Burnett, F. Connolly,
= Lally, = Hines, John Ferris, - Clark,
= Mfeseyer, Charles Gildea, Edward God
ehaux (present secretary of the Board Of
HEALTH, and one or two others who have
!
been submitted to the new Assessor.
Franklin K Lane, the incoming City
and County Attorney, will appoint his
brother George chief deputy and retain
w I. Brobck in his office He will have
three other assistants, but his selections
are not as yet announced.
DR.. (. E. Hill, late acting quarantine
officer, who assumes the duties Of Coroner
tomorrow, has appointed the following
deputies: Dr. John L. ZabaIa. autopsy
surgeon: John d. Hyland, stenographer;
Pete MacCormick, chief deputy; John
Gately, second deputy; J. D. Sullivan,
third deputy; George La Comhe, fourth
deputy; John J. Flanagan, messenger; L.
Crackbon, chemist, and Mrs. Jane D.
Smith, natron.
The whaling bark Gayhead sailed on
another cruise yesterday. A large party
of Captain Foley's friends went out on
the tug Monarch TO see him of.
Tamales for Gothamites.
One Of the new fads by which the New
Workers may keep their palates from be-