The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-14
TURNED DOWN
BY The MAN
FROM MEXICO
San Mateoans After
Burns Scalp. J.
THREW THEM DOWN HARD
HAD A sALooN-KEEPER AP-
POINTED POSTMASTER.
THREW THEM DOWN HARD
HAD A sALooN-KEEPER AP
POINTED POSTMASTER.
w. c. Parsons Did Not Get the Place
Because He Would Not Assist
~ Burns to Get Assembly r..
man Browns Vote. i.

In his ravenous desire to secure votes
and crush those who refuse TO assist
him, f:Mexican" Dan Burns by petty in
= reference in the appointment of POST
master of San Mateo has stirred up a
hornets nest that threatens to disrupt
the entire organization Of the Repub-
lican party in San .Mateo County, Old
line Republicans of the county are now
up in arms against Burns, the members
of the County Committee have kicked
the traces and even residents of the
county who scarcely ever interfere or
take any interest in political affairs are
denouncing Burns as a scoundrel of the
deepest dye.
Because the members of the County
Committee of San Mateo County re-
fused to advise Assemblyman Brown to
vote for Burns, the Mexican in a spirit
of vengeance eked out his petty spite
by using his influence to turn down w
{. Parsons, whom the County Commit
tee recommended for the appointment
of Postmaster of San Mateo. To add in
suit to injury, the Man from Mexico"
secured the appointment for Thomas E.
Byrnes, a saloon-keeperI and son of ex-
Senator Jim" Byrnes; whose career in
the Legislature was regarded as any
thing but commendable, and whose
reputation was that of a programmed
willing to. stand for any proposition
when the man behind the screen pulled
the string. - F..
w. C. Parsons, the logical though I'M
fortunate. candidate for the position of
Postmaster, has been a resident of the
county for the past twenty years, and
his reputation throughout the county is
above reproach.
Shortly after the last election Par
sons, who had worked faithfully for
the success of the entire Republican
ticket, announced himself as a candi-
date for the postmastership. His many
warm friends flocked to his support,
and every single member of the County
Committee gave him his recommends
ton. In addition to this Mr. Parsons
friends circulated petition in his be-
half, which was signed by nearly every
resident of San Mateo.
This petition was forwarded to Con-
gresham Loud, who had promised J.
T. jennings, chairman of the County
Committee, to indorse anybody whom
the committee saw fit to recommend.
In the meantime Mr.. Parsons came to
to secure whatever influence that could
be exerted in his behalf. Political
manipulatOrs, close up in the conf
dences of Dan Burns, went to Mr.. Par
sons and told him that he could not get
the appointment unless he could induce
the County Committee of his county to
advise Assemblyman Brown to vote for
Burns. Mr.. Parsons spurned this prop
ositiOn. He was a man of honor and
principle and he would not, even to
further his own ends, stoop so low as
TO bend an effort to aid rascal Dan in
his disgusting attempt to go to the Sen
ate as representative of California
So Parsons went back to his home in
San Mateo, thoroughly disheartened
and Disguised by the pettifogging
methods of Burns political heelers.
Despite the fact that the County Com
mittee of San Mateo County had been
promised that no appointment would
be made until the 18th of January,
Saloon keeper Byrnes was Endorsed by
Congressman Loud on the 9Th of the
month.
This is the nastiest piece of trickery
that has ever blighted our local polit-
ical affairs" said J. T. Jennings when
seen by Call reporter at San Mar,
yesterday. Mr.. Parsons has been an
ardent Republican worker for years
back, and nearly everybody in the
county favored his appointment as
Postmaster. His petition was signed
by some Of the most eminent residents
here, and both members Of the State
Central Committee were in his fight.