The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-17
PLAN TO REMOVE
SANFRANCISCO'S
CITY OFFICIALS
RADICAL CHANGE IN GOVERN
MENT CONTINGENT UPON
SCHMITZ CASE.
CHIEF OMAN TO Be OUsTED
Gallagher and Other Supervisors
Will Probably Be FOl iced to
Resign.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-A
radical change in the executive
branch of San Francisco's govern
ment Is contingent on developments
in the case of Mayor Schmitz, who is
temporarily incapicated by reason of
his Imprisonment in the county Jail.
The date for the passing of SEN
tence on Mayor Schmitz in the extor-
ton case on which he has been con-
victed has been set for June 27th.
Prior to that date he cannot possibly
procure bail, according to the deci
sion of Judge Dunno yesterday, but
the law provides that after judgment
has been passed the matter of allow
ing bail is discretionary with any
magistrate having jurisdiction. Con-
sequently, If Judgment is passed on
the date set, Mayor Schmitz will
have ground for a new application
for bail and his request may run the
gamut, not only of the twelve judges
of the superior court, but of the APP
pellate justices and judges of the po-
lice courts as well.
Whether Mayor Schmitz will ask
for sentence on June 9th or ask for
a continuance has not been stated by
his attorneys. This has made it i'm
possible for the prosecution to plan
it's action in this regard The con-
viction of Mayor Schmitz has at last
made simple what has heretofore
been complex problem. The char
ter provision making it incumbent
upon, the board of supervisors to ap-
point an acting mayor from their
own number whenever the mayor be-
comes temporarily incapacitated
from performing the duties of his
Office, can be taken advantage of be-
cause of Mayor Schmitz' imprison-
men. When Prosecuting Attorney
Langdon gives the word, backed with
the power of the supervisors, James
Gallagher or some other supervisor
will be at once appointed acting may
or. designations will be accepted
from one or two members of the
board, who are not only willing, but
actually clamOring for a chance to
be free again and vacant place will
be made with the man chosen by the
prosecution to take the mayors chair.
Gallagher will then be ordered to re-
sign, the board will be instructed to
place the new member in his stead
and the new member, as acting may
or, will start by chopping off Chief
of Police Dinan's head and then pro-
coed down the line.
This is the plan which District At
torney Langdon acknowledges has
been given the most sefious conside-
ration and which may be put into
execution within the next few days.
The hesitancy in arriving at a, con-
clusion is due to the necessity to
study every side of the question
thoroughly before turning on bate
ries, the force of which would be tre-
mendous in affecting not only the POI
litical welfare of the city, but its in
dustrial and economic standing as
well.
No serious thought has been given
by the graft prosecutors t. the iden-
tity of the men who would be chosen
to carry out this work If the plan is
adopted. That will come when it has
been determined that this is the best
method to pursue, and men will be
chosen to fill all the positions that
would be vacated before the first
steps are taken.
In the meantime the question of
the disposal of the Schmitz case is
having no inconsiderable influence on
the possible outcome of the plan OF
executing the change in the govern
ment.