The San Francisco call., 1903-01-02
QUIET new YEAR
WITH DR. PAROEE
GOvernOr-Elect Remains
Within His Oakland
Home.
Has Not Yet Secured House
for His Family at the
Capital.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

become Governor of the sovereign State
of California in just seven days, spent a
quiet New Years day. He remained at
his Oakland home during the entire day
and dined with his family at their usual
Giring hour
The next Governor Of our State did not
keep open house in the ordinary New
Years day sense of those words, but did
it in the Pardee sense which means that
lis latchstring is always out for his
friends and his neighbors, and to DR.. Par
Gee his neighbors are all those who live in
Alameda County. The result was that
the Governor-elect received more callers
to- cay than did those who kept social
open house" During the entire day the
Pardee bell was on the tinkle and the
various rooms of the Pardee mansion
were kept full of those who were waiting
TO pay their respects to the Governor.
All of them came TO wish the new ex-
ecutive happy new year. and but few
of them did more than to pass the COM
pliments of the season. Even the place.
hunter who was In evidence on the first
day of the year as we'll as the last, made
his appearance upon the Pardee threshold
but most of them refrained from trying to
advance their cause by more than their
presence and their well wishes; one wish
for the Governor and two for themselves.
On the whole it was a day not very
different from any other in the Pardee
household these days, unless it be that
there were slightly more of those who
came to call upon the doctor and his fam
lily for the sake of sincerely wishing him
we'll for the new year than for the sake
of securing favors from the incoming
Governor.
Those who came for the purpose of try
ing to talk places for themselves or their
friends were no more successful upon this,
the eve of the departure of DR.. Pardee
for Sacramento. than they have been.
upon any other day. DR.. Pardee is past
master in the art of not talking politics
and places and the information seeking
caller gets very little comfort. The Gov
ernor-elect takes great deal of interest
in every one and before the caller has
been in the executive presence very long
he finds himself telling the quiet doctor
all about himself The. next Governor
takes refuge behind the fact that most
people like to talk about themselves as
the easiest way to avoid discussions the
time for which may not be ripe.
So it is that DR.. Pardee has not dis
cussed any of the thousand and one
things that the people would like to know
about the new Governor. 1t is absolutely
impossible to get him to talk patronage
and places.
II have had so many things to attend
to-" is the doctors invariable reply, that
| have not given this phase of my ad-
ministration any attention. Besides. am
not Governor yet, and there is plenty Of
time for the consideration Of these things.
I have not paid any attention to patron
age"
AS a matter of fact, DR.. Pardee has paid
very little attention to patronage more
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most general way and to acduaint himself
with the matters that will require immedi-
ate attention 1t can be seated as a fact
that there will be no moves made toward
the general distribution Of patronage until
after the Legislature adjourns and that
only such matters win be given attention
as will have to be considered during the
session. DR.. Pardee has held places that
require the distribution of political patron
age. and understanding the difficulties
that will beset him, he is only anxious to
postpone the evil day far as possible.
There are several questions that will
have to be settled in the mind OF DIR. Par
dee before he goes to Sacramento for in
augura ton. One of these is the dlspos-
tion Of appointments that have already
been made, but not yet confirmed by the
Senate and over which there may be a
contest 1t can be said in this connection
that Governor Pardee will pass these
cases up to the Senate. There is ample
precedent for withdrawing nominations
that have been made between the meet
ings of Legislatures but 1t is unlikely
that DR.. Pardee will avail himself very
freely, if at all, Of this privilege. 1t is
probable that the Senate will be asked to
act instead of the Governor, and, as the
delegation from Alameda County in. the
Senate is quite large and altogether
friendly to the new Governor, this method
will probably be pursued rather than di-
rect action of the Executive.
The new Governor has kept almost en-.
tirely at home since his return from his
rest in Southern California. He has been
in San Francisco but few times and these
few times have nearly always been at
public gatherings. He attended the ban.
quet over the inauguration of the Pacific
cable the Union League Club reception,
and in the two months succeeding election
DR.. Pardee has been in the metropolis
scarcely half a dozen times. The politl-
clans are wondering at this, but the new
Governor has allowed the wonder to grow
and has kept on quietly preparing for the
opening of his administration.
What this preparation has been no one
but DR. Pardee knows. He keeps his own
counsel and has no cabinet of advisers.
He has recognized the proprieties and has
had one long consultation with Governor
Gage in San Francisco. What took place
at that conference only those two know.
Beyond that his conferences have been
but few.
Even the date of the departure of The
new Governor is uncertain. A most ex-
haustive search through the length and
breadth of Sacramento has failed to re-
veal house that the Governor could rent
for his family. There have been nearly as
many trips made to Sacramento upon this
quest as there have been to San Francis
CO. but the Governors family is. as yet
officially homeless. The question of a
house in the capital city has been dropped
for the time being and hotel accommoda-
tions have been wired for, with the ex-
pectation that a house can be secured
during the session Of the Legislature.
DR.. Pardee will leave his Oakland home
with Mrs Pardee on Saturday or Sunday.
The Doctors four daughters will remain
in Oakland with their aunt until a home
is found in Sacramento. The young ladies'
will go to the capital to witness the in
augiration of their father, and some Of
them to attend the inaugural ball.
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