The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
No Judgeships to
Be Passed on
to Gillett

Information comes from Sacramento
that Governor Pardee will ignore the
fact that a number of the newly elected
justices of the Appellate Court will not
resign from their present places upon
the superior bench until after the in
auguratfon of Gillett, and that he pro-
poses to make appointments to all
the judicial positions that he regards
as already vacant. The Governor holds
that as soon as a commission is ac-
cepted by an appellate justice, any
other judicial job which he may hold
is relinQuished.
1t is declared by those close in Par
dee's confidence that he VIII not await
the designations of tardy ones. but will
issue their appellate court commissions
in due course and either at the same
time or before his retirement will issue
new commissions to appointees of his
own for the vacancies thus made.
This information is not at all pleas
ing to the machine crowd, and parties
ulariy is this true in San Francisco,
where the push" counted with conf
dence upon Gillett appointee for Ker-
rigan's place on the superior bench
who would at least be perfectly sat
isfactory TO Herrin. The Bar Associa-
ton asked Judge Kerrigan to resign
in order that Pardee might name Judge
Hosmer, whose term expires. Ker-
dLs however, naQ already aBT6SQ To
hold on for Gillett and so told the COM
mittee that waited upon him. Pardee
declares that the machine plan will
not hold water, as Kerrigan, who has
already qualified, cannot be superior
judge after his commission as an ap-
pellate justice has been issued.
1t is further declared that Pardee
will not be governed by any state
ments that Gillett intends to name Hos
hInf rryfl1 he f1af nan
himself. issue the commission and leave
the machine to fight or accept the situ-
alton, as ii may choose. The Governors $
advisers have assured him that his po-
sitfon is sound, and his present atti-
tude toward the machine is such that
he is not likely to let any desire TO
extend courteous Difference to Gillett
personally interfere with the opportu-
nifty to land a good hard crack where
he thinks ii will do the most good.
From an authoritative source 1t was
learned here last night that Judge Ker-
rigan does not intend to resign at all,
but will relinquish his place on the
superior bench merely by assuming
the duties of appellate judge. Accord
ing to the present plan, Judge Ker-
rigan will hold his place in the lower
court until noon Monday. An hour
or two later he will report for duty
in the Appellate Court. This will Gre
ate a vacancy while Governor Pardee
is still in office. AS Governor Gillett.
under the usual system of procedure,
Will not be inaugurated until Wednes-
day morning. Pardee will have nearly
two days in which to fill Kerrigan's s
place. If he sees fit to do so. Local
representatives of the organization ex-
press the opinion that he will take no
action. Some of them add that if
Pardee names John A. Hosmer such a
choice viii be satisfactory to Gillett
and that he will reinforce the appoint
ment by also naming Hosmer. Friends
of Frank MCGOWAN think otherwise,
but they have been counting on Ker-
rigan holding the fort until after Gill
lett is inaugnrated.
Governor Gillett left Eureka on the
steamer Corona yesterday and is due
to reach here some time. this morn
ing Word comes in advance that he
is prepared to make a clean sweep
of Pardee men, that the victims will
include c. L. Pardee, q. cousin of the
retiring Governor, and that the only
survivor will be Nat Ellery of the State
Highway Commission. c. L. Pardee is
secretary of the State Lunacy Com
mission. He holds what is known as
personal appointment, and the an
npuncement that he is slated to go,
taken in connection with the news
from Sacramento indicates that Par
dee's decision to die fighting was in
spired by belief that his friends would
be given no quarter after he has gone
out of office.