The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-30
Ak IS PENALTY
FOR OFFICIALS
WHO AID DEANE
Southern Pacific Machine
Buzzes Angrily to
Save Fisk
MANY FEAR TO SIGN
Committeeman Are Frank
and Tell of Threat
by Hatton
SHAEN ALSO ACTIVE
Chases Up Office Holders
to Say Hands Off
in This Fight"
By George Van Smith

by oGOT&S v an smith
Dismissal for the good of the serv.
ice is the penalty to be paid by any
state enploye who indorses John ]
Desne's aspirations to succeed Post
master Arthur Fisk. The Southern
Psciic's machine is running overtime
TO save Herrin's good man, Fisk, from
Congressman Hayes and Kahn and
their candidate, Desne
If John ]. Deane ever thought that
the Southern Pacific machine would
be permitted to stand idle while he
hunted the $4,000 a year job given
Fisk as reward for faithful services
he has now had ample excuse for
changing his opinion. Deane IS now
In position to know that an attack
on single coz IN the Herrin machine
VIII cause the whole contraption TO
buzz nightly.
Backed by two congressman who
threatened or promised to fight to the
litter end for him. indorsed by scores
of prominent businessmen and eminent
members OF the clergy. Deane thought
he was getting along swimmingly He
may even have accepted the idea that
the machine was not TO be loosed on
him. He went after the republican
county committee. He struck the anti
machine end OF it first The members
: or. the committee generally liked Deane
a.
their cooperation and their signatures
10 his petition until he ran foul of
those that could be reached by the
southern Pacific machine. Then he got
excuses but no signatures.
Some Of the committeeman were
frank enough and honest enough to
have it tipped 10 Deane that their
signatures on his petition meant the
loss OF their state jobs. Others side
stepped. but none signed.
Almost simultaneously with Deane' 5
attack on the county committee. Jake
-shaen and George Hatton made them
selves felt shaen gave it out to the
members of the committee holding
state Jobs that they were not to par
ticipate in the scrap for Deane. One
OF the first names affixed to Deane's
petition was that OF Ed Kelly Shaen
heard that Assemblyman Pete Kelly,
an empioye Of the harbor commission.
had disobeyed orders and taken a hand
against Fisk. There were hot foot
orders FOR PETE" who was stood UP
and commanded to take his name on
that petition instanter. before he had
time to explain the embarrassing con
fusion OF names. which had nearly
cost him his place as jsnitor OF the
ferry building.
Committeeman who had signed the
petition were approached with PROPOSE
tions Of employment in return for the
Withdrawal OF their signatures. And
the word was passed early enough to
save the old timers like John D. Daily
from being compelled to execute a
right about face.
The signature Of ex-senator Hamil-
ton A. Bauer. member Of the commit
tee from the fortieth district. was con-
spicuous by its absence from the Deane
petition. AS member OF tie assembly
Bauer was so discreet IN his advocacy
OF reforms that Jesse Marks was per-
rnitted to elevate him to the senate
Ruef turned him out for Gus Hartman.
but Bauer retailfed the friendship and
appreciation of George Hatton. lie
got one OF the 50 desirable notaries
commissions. That commission will
soon expire. Bauer did not sign the
Deane petition.