The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-18

section of the State. At a stormy inter
view which took place during the recent
session of the Legislature Burns wanted
Bulla's support. In fact he needed it at
that particular time because all the touts
from Dibble down had been declaring that
the Bulla men were only Bulla on the
surface and that way down inside they
were for Burns. Bulla essayed to argue
the point with Burns that Southern Cali
fornia was entitled to the Senator, and
theFeupon the colonel launched the curse
of the machine on Bulla. Have l not, -
said the boss of the machine, given
Southern California a Governor, yes.
Governors"
The argument which failed to convince
Bulla did ultimately convince Miller, as
the latter, through a sense of sectional
Candelarian. So the sin of political in
gratitude cannot be charged to all the
people of Southern California.
There is another leading candidate for the
office of Highway Commissioner in the
field The same is George w. Elder of San
Francisco. He was kept busy in Sacra-
mento looking after his political fences,
and If the length of his petition is in
harmony with his zeal in pursuit of the
office it must be a mile long. The Gov
ernor is fully informed as to Mr.. Elder s
qualifications for the office, because MI.
Elder is the Governors informant AS
there are many other applicants for the
place, all possessing the statutory re-
quirements respecting ability as to engi-
neer1ng, neither Maude nor Elder may
get the coveted job.
This week the Governor may select
three Commissioners for the Paris Expo
sition. 1t is common talk that Ben c.
Truman of Los Angeles, W. II. Mills of
San Francisco and Mark L. Mcdonald of
Santa Rosa will be commissioned. Pre-
dictions regarding these appointments are
vast and varied. Mark Mcdonald was at
Sacramento looking after the billet. and
the story goes that the Governor enter
tanned and expressed appreciation of the
applicants ability. 1t is called to mind
that Mark L. is no stranger in Sacra-
mento. He was there once as a central
figure in a Senatorial contest that was a
JOY to all who participated excepting the
one that gave the contest. Prior to his
departure for Sacramento to enter into
the joys and sorrows of the struggle he
invested $4,000 In q primary election and
another $4,000 or so In a daily paper
called the Mail. Mark bought nearly all
the space in the two leading hotels of
Sacramento and opened wine all the day
long and far into the night EVERYTHING
went along well until Farley was elected
Senator, and this happened because the
members who were elected and paid to
support Mcdonald were bought off in the
interest of his competitor. This Sena-
torial experience will in no sense dis
qualify Mr.. Mcdonald from service as an
Exposition Commissioner Since his de-
feat for the Senate in the far away past
he has served as Worlds Fair Com
missioner and gained honors in the
service.
If Ben Truman and Mills are together
on the commission there may be a mon
key and a parrot time When they were
the Southern Pacific Railroad they had
many a collision. Truman was finally
forced out of the company's service by
some unfriendly influence.
The talk that De Young has declined
to accept the position of Commissioner
Is slightly discounted. 1t is thought that