The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
ORGANIZATION FOR DEvINE

Of course the organization was for
Devine, but in snubbing it Pardee lost
nothing in the way of either passive
friendship or support so far is it is
concerned. Post has never, since short
ly after the nomination and election
of Pardee. been a Pardee man. He
has always been a perfectly regular
member of the California brand of orr
ganized government 1t is an open
secret that without the support of the
delegates controlled by Post, Webb
could not have been nominated the first
time.
But in the days agone he was more
a Burns man than a Herrin man. This
was never quite forgiven, and after
working in and out of season for the
Gillett ticket he was advised short
time ago, through the medium of a
curt note, that his services as Assistant
Attorney General. a post that he had
held for twelve years, would not be re-
quired after the advent of the Gillett
administration.
1t was the coolest kind of turn
down, and as the agency through which
he could put another twist in the lions
caudal appendage Post began to look
good to Pardee Deyine had the back
ing of Pardee's closest political friends
both Democratic and Republican, but
while he cared nothing for Post politi-
cally it was too good thing to over
look He could secure in Post at one.
and the same time an excellent Judge,
to whom no could take valid exception,
and the most effective agltator of the
spleen of his enemies. That few
friends would be panied was beside the
question. Post got the appointment
after Pardee had sufficiently enjoyed
the suspense of both friends and enc
mics.
POST WELL FITTED
The appointment of Post, while a
keen political disappointment to the
organization and Devine's friends, is
admitted by them to be an excellent
selection. viewed from the point of
ability and general fitness of the APP
pointee. 1t is another distinct victory,
for All Lindley, who might possibly
have been for Post under other cir
cumstances. but who was enthusiastic
callv for him because the Assistant
Attorney General was opposed by
Fox. who fired Lindley from his
berth as secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture, and whom Lindley not
to be outdone in the matter of politi-
cal amenities, managed to GUST from
seat on that board.
Thanks to the political rectitude of
Judge Hart Post got his commission
without question and is in a position
to sympathize with the nervous fears
of his fellow judicial appointees, or at
least two of them Judge Hosmer has
received assurance that, regardless of
the decision of Judge Shields in the
Crow mandamus proceedings, Gillett
will appoint him to the Kerrigan place
on the San Francisco bench as soon as
the Humboldt man takes the reins of
government. These assurances have
been given in direct and unequivocal
manner to real friends of both Gillett
and Hosmer.
HOSMER ALONE is SAFE
Crow and Denny, and more es-
pecially Grow, are very uneasy, how
ever. Grow it was who made the fight
single handed and alone in a three
cornered game, the other two corners
being held by Booth and Squier. Booth
had been a member of the Santa Cruz
convention and Squier had been rep
resented in the Gillett contingent at