The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
GIFTS OF G|[LETT
HAVE A STRING
Governor-Elect Gives Out
Word That Organization
Men Will Get All Plums
MACHINE TO DECIDE

Only the ever-faithful are to be re-
warded by Governor Gillett. This Is
the word that has come down from
Humboldt. The authority Is not
friend or a friends friend, but the
Governor-elect himself In a quiet
way the man whose signature and nod
ers after fat places has made 1T known
that NO one not In good standing with
the party organizations of his particu-
lar county need expect recognition
from the new administration.
Appointments are to be based upon
the recommendations of county conn
mittees. Gillett was always an organ
izntfOn man and now he II going to
see to 1T that the places at his disposal
are filed with regulars. All sulkers
and boilers and kickers are marked
either for rejection or slaughter. Only
the machine stamp of approval will
catch the gubernat0rial eye. Accord
ing to the programme already mapped
out the Job-hunter who finds himself
out of joint with the county machine
can save himself trouble by calling 1T
day and quitting work. Outside In
nuence Will merely serve to kite him
higher In the air and make his fall
more painful.
The foregoing refers to the ordi-
nary run of jobs. If the place sought
is a prominent one with fat salary
and a bunch of patronage attached
the recommendation of the county
committee will not be sufficient. In
addition the applicant must obtain the
Endorsement of the State machine.
Once he gets both the race will be
"in." Other entries can attain no
greater distinction than taking part in
the stock parade
ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED
A little formality. not already mem
toned. is to go with the course of
procedure marked ou, for applicants
for subordinate positions. Besides the
| signatures of the chairman and secre-
| tary of the county committee the doc
uments to be taken 20 the Governor
| must bear the Endorsements of the
State Senator and Assemblyman of
| the district. In counties where the
machine is in good working order
! this will be easy. In counties where
the machine has blown out cylinder,
slipped a cog or is pounding heavily
the extra formaliity will probably be
waived. Senator'S and Assemblymen
not in harmony with the organization
are, from the present outlook, doomed
to be classed with the minority.
/ The new system, totally at variance
with the one employed by Governor
! Pardee, who was himself often insur-
gent and had kindly feeling for the
man who bucked the organization,
meets with the approval of the local
politicians who report on at the Of
| fee of William F. Herrin. They say
| that as Herrin has the San Francisco
county committee. with without
Abe Ruef. there will be no more but
IN, til
hunter who doesn't like to be handed
around will know just where to go
Herrin also has the Alameda county
committee and a score or more other
i committees along the lines of the
Southern Pacific, they add, and it isn't
going to be such cold winter after
1 all.
/ AK FOR PARDEE MEN
OF course, say the gossips. Herrir
will see that Gillett's enemies are
punished. One can hear the swish OF
| the AK as they roll out the words. Gill
lett has told people close up that the
San Francisco water front is to be
given a good grooming. All the Par
dee minutemen down that way who
d took sly shots at the Eureka man
during the campaign are to be mus
tered out along with Charley Spear
With them will go the Burns boys
iIAe JdCh 1yIIcil. VIII DccH q
wharfinger almost long enough to ac-
quire cement foundation. Gillett
never cared for Dan Burns. When he
was in the Legislature he refused tc
vote for the colonel for United State.
Senator. In return the colonel never
overlooked a chance to put his foot in
Gillett's way. Now GilIett is in the
saddle and Burns hired men are te
be chased clear out of the corral
Some of the closeup politicians say
that Harbor Commissioner John d
Mackenzie is to be retained, first be
cause he had much to do with getting
Gillett nineteen out of the thirty -foul
delegates from Santa Clara County il
the Republican State convention, ant
second, because he was never a Par
, dee man. Under such an arrangement
Mackenzie would cooperate with thu
Gillett man who succeeded Charlie.
Spear and enable the new administra
tion to get the broom working on thu
water front soon after the Legislator,
adjourns, for Spears term of office ex
pires March IA.
CUT is SHIFTED
The reappointment of Mackenzie
would not be in line with Gillett
election-night promise to make onl.
San Francisco business men Harbo
Commissioners at this port but tn
has been shifted. If Mackenzie is no
reappointed he will be relegated to
seat behind column in the very las
row. The Hayes brothers have tn
county committee down Santa Clar,
way and Johnny's Endorsement of ap
plications for Office will merely b
practice in penmanship.
Politicians who can think of some
thing else besides appointments ar
doing some figuring on Gillett's future
Some say his decision to be guided b.
: the organization means that he is plan
ming to wear a toga, but others ex
, press the opinion that If he has suc
an ambition it is of the patient. long
waiting kind. George A. Knight, Gil
: let's closest friend, hopes to succee
.. United States Senator George C. Per
!, kins in 1909. If Knight should wir
! it is argued, there would be littl
chance OF q Northern California ma
, stepping into Senator Flint's shoes i
> 1911 If Knight fails either Perkin
:, .or some other northern aspirant vii
; get the place, and Gillett will still b