The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
Governor Elect
Keeps Plans
toHimself

Governor-elect Gillett came to
town last night on the steamer
Corona. If he had arrived in the
morning, when he was expected,
he would have been greeted by a
crowd, but the all-day wait con-
surned the zeal of both partisans
and office seekers. When his boat.
came in there was no delegation
to receive him. However, the
group at the gangplank included
a friend or two, among them Frank
MCGOWAN, once a neighbor of Gillett
in the redwood district
The Governor to-be and slis two
daughters did not wait for hack or
an auto, but took a street car to the
St. Francis, which is to be their abid-
ing place while they are in this city
Although not averse to telling or the
rough trip from Eureka and describing
how the waves broke over the boat, the
man who is to occupy the guberna-
torial chair refused to discuss his plans
When asked If there was any truth
in the story that he would appoint
Judge Hosmer to succeed Judge ker-
rigan If he were given the opportunity
he replied. 'I haven't given the matter
any thought"
In reference to the story that he
had a batch of appointments already
prepared and ready to serve. he was
equally silent. He had nothing to say
about the AK that he was said to have
ground to fine edge for the purpose
of quickly decapitating Pardee men,
Further, he knew nothing about the
plan to rush his Inauguration. He ad-
mitted that the ceremony of bowling
out the old and inducting the new
could be carried out In a day. and
added: Whenever the Legislature is
ready for me, I'll be ready to take the
Office"
The direct primary question was
preached. but still the Governor-elect
had nothing to say. He declined to
discuss any public matter in advance
of his inaugural message. However, he
did come through with little news,
just little.
"I have decided to retain Jacob
Soares as Governors messenger" he
be my executive secretary"
During his stay in town the Gov
rnor-elect will spend much of his
time visiting his wife and son. Mrs.
Gillett is. i'll at a local hospital and
the son is with her.
for Sacramento Governor elect Gillett
said: Either Sunday afternoon or Mon
day morning. / have not yet decided"
Among those who came down from
Eureka with Gillett were his private
secretary, e. c. Cooper; State Senator
George T. Rolley and Assemblymen
Charles p. Cutten and John w. Nc
Clellan, all of Humboldt County. They
agreed unanimously that the trip had
been unusually rough According to
Senator Rolley the captain had said
1t was the -roughest trip in nine years
The waves rolled mountain high, and
1t took the boat nine hours to make
the twenty-mile run to Cape Mendo-
cino. The Corona usually makes the
trip to this city in nineteen hours, but
on this occasion her time was thirty
four and a half hours.
A number of Legislators made their
appearance at the ST Francis yester-
day. The list included Senators c. B.
Greenwell of Santa Barbara and ]. B.
Sanford Of Ukiah and Assemblymen
J. P. Transue and Percy w. Ham
mond of Los Angeles. j. w. Finney
OF Downieville and George L. Sackett
Of Ventura. Finney Is tired Of his
Job already and talks of resigning.
He has extensive mining interests. and
doesn't see how he can find time to
attend to legislative affairs.
TROUBLE FOR CLIO LLOYD
One of the Incidents of the day was
the arrival of Clio Lloyd, who expects
to be reelected chief clerk of the
Assembly. General George Stone,
chairman of the Republican State COM
mittee, has brought Jake Steppacher
out again as a candidate for Lloyds
place and Lloyd wanted to know about
it. He said How are you, General2
to Jake's sponsor, and the general said,
How are you. Clio?" but this was not
at all enhghtening, and Clio went
down to the Flood building to find
out from Jere Burke what the organ
ization was going to do
Lloyd has been looked upon as the
organization candidate, but General
Stone says this is not He adds
that Jake Steppacher stepped aside for
Lloyd when they were rivals before
and 1t is now Lloyd's turn to get off
the track. Lloyd says he was kind to
Jake two years ago. holding him on
longer than any of his assistants, and
that Jake. in return, promised never
to get in his way again. What Lloyd
learned from Jere Burke may OF may
not have been important. Steppacher
is in Sacramento. where legislators are
already congregating, and when last
seen Lloyd was also headed that way.
Their contest may be the paramount
issue, but thus far the excitement Is
oopfinad fO three nArs0nS-themSeiyeS