The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-15
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FISK IS SENT
TO THE SENATE
President Takes This Action
Without Notice to Hayes
and Kahn
Californian Led to Expect That
He Would Await Result
of Investigation
Postmaster General Announces
That Confirmation Depends
Upon Exoneration
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The
nomination of Arthur G. Fisk to be
postmaster at San Francisco to sue
ceed himself was sent to the senate
today by the president. This action
was taken without notice to Repre-
sentatives Kahn and Hayes and was
severe shock to them, as they had
been given to understand that no
action would be taken pending the in
vestigation Of the charges against
Fisk. Postmaster General Meyer
caused it to be understood today that
Fisk's name was sent to the senate
with the understanding that it would
not be acted upon until the investiga-
ton had been finished and Fisk cleared
of the charges against him.
The astonished Californians profess
to accept this to mean that the inves-
tigation of Fisk viii have but little
effect. There was much sarcastic COM
ment among the representatives from
other states when the Californians told
the story of Fisks appointment with
charges hanging over him. The ap-
pointnnent of Fisk is credited to Sem
ator Flint
AS A "PERsoNAB FAVOR,
AS intimated by the president the
other day Senator Flint has made a
personal matter of Fisk's appointment.
and 1t would have been extremely en-
barrassing to him as well as to First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock if Fisk had been turned down.
Both are warm friends of Fisk and
they impressed it upon the president
that they wanted Fisk appointed as a
personal favor"
Neither Kahn nor Hayes would talk
of the Fisk appointment They were
apparently too full for utterance. An
other member OF the delegation said:
This astonishing proceeding is evil
IDENTIFY taken as a desperate method OF
saving Fisk. Now that his name has
been sent to the senate it is probably
calculated that the persons making
charges against him will lose hope OF
be frightened and fail to press their
allegations. If the charges are not
pressed the investigation is likely tc
be perfunctory and result in a white
wash of Fisk Then he will be con-
firmed without trouble. II there are
really any serious charges against
Fisk now is the time to press them
So long as the matter was In the hands
| of Hitchcock Fisk was immunes Now
if there is anything wrong with hin
he can be shown up and his friends in
the department cannot prevent the
truth coming to light. If the charge:
are true it will be a sorry day for FISH
that his hackers were so eager to in
duce the president to send his name
to the senate
| AI1lI0DE Or lnE< SENAIE
With the senate apparently organized
solidly against the president. as wa.
shown today in the matter of -four
Ohio postofice appointments, the Cali
fornians optimism about the senate.
refusal to confirm Fisk seems ground
less. Foraker managed to carry sen
atorial courtesy to the length of secur
ing the rejection of four presidential
appointments today. If Foraker cal
induce the committee on postoff1ces t.
reject four presidential appointment,
on the ground that they were made Il
benefit Taft. Perkins and Flint shoult
have little difficulty in securing tn.
confirmation of one postmaster, s,
prominently identified with the Herrir
machine as Fisk mas always been.
A demonstration of the strength o,
the senatorial cabal was given toda,
when the four Ohio postmasters, al.
legged to have been appointed for thu
sake of assisting the Taft boom, were
rejected by the senate at the instanc,
of Foraker Senator Dick OF Ohio is .
member of the postoffice committee
which reported the nominations ad
verseIy. When his report was made
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