The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
The impatient Throng
in the Palace Court.
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE RE-
PUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONS
The Governor Promised to Consult
the Campaign Committee Be
fore Making Any Ap-
pointments.

Still the throng waits in the court Of
the Palace Hotel for tidngs from Gov
ernCr Gage in Sacramento. Every one Is
anxious to hear that appointments have
been made. Those who have but small
hopes Of success are as anxious as the
confident. because they want to turn their
attention to something else if there is
nothing In politics for them. All agree
that IL is high time that the appointments
were announced. Prominent members Of
the executive committee Of the Repubh-
can State Central Committee agree with
the place-seekers on this proposition.
member of the campaign committee
was asked yesterday as to the men the
Governor would consult in order to ascer-
tain the views of the Republican State
organization in regard to the distribution
OF patronage. The answer was: THE
Governor said he would consult members
Of the campaign committee before MAX
ing appointments. In reference to the
appointment OF Paris Kilburn as Harbor
Commissioner members of this committee
were consulted.
In the southern part OF the State there
is considerable talk among Republicans on
the subject of reorganizing the Republi-
can state Central Committee. The SEN
timent is expressed that Parker and Os-
borne do not represent The Republican
voters OF that region of the State, and
that the party will suffer at the next cleo
ton If they are 10 he recognized in the
future as party leaders.
committeeman at the Palace Hotel
yesterday remarked: There is nothing
IN TINS talk or reorSaUlZinE the Repuhli-
can State Central Committee for there is
nothing to reorEaniZe for. The committee
viii have nothing to do until the members
are called together for the purpose of is
suing call for a convention to select del
tSdtes 10 the next national convention of
the party. ] do not know of any member
that desires further service on the com
mlttce. and II reorganization should he
desired nearly all the members would be
wiling to resign. There is much bad
feeling IN the committee growing OUT of
the Senatorial contest and when the
members Of the committee are called to-
Eether there viii he an expression of this
feeling. / do not hear that a meeting is
contemplated, and see no reason for now
calling the members together 1t is my
opinion inat the Governor in making APP
pointmentS Will consult leading members
of the committee and not recognize any
one man as having authority 10 speak for
the Republican organization. The Cover
nor has been advised that he ought TO
appoint able and iirSt-ClaSs men to dll
the offices under his administration in or
der that the party may gain strength
for the great Presidential contest of
1900. The Registrar of Voters should be a
firm man, big enough for the place. There
should he "a strong Board of Health, and
an ahle water front administration. The
men who should be recognized are those
who came forward with their means and
ability to win the victory in this State
last November"
The office Of Commissioner of the Blu
reau of Labor Statistics was created by
bemocrauc Legislature many years aSo
to make a comfortable berth for a poll
ucian. IL is doubtful If the cause of
honest labor was ever benefited by the
bureau. but the office has been in great
demand ever since its creation. There Is
now a long line of Republican applicants
for the place. 1t is presumed that the
Governor has some one slated and there
is talk 10 the effect that Assemblyman
Kelsey of Santa Clara County is the man
on the slate. Kelsey throughout the SEN
atorial contest disregarded the known de-
sires and statements of the people that
he was elected to represent and voted for
n. NJ. Burns for United States Senator.
Thomas q 'Brien, another aspirant for the
office. was for Burns on the outside
Three or four more seekers for the place
and half-doZen applicants for the chief
deputyship are waiting 10 hear from Sac
ramento.