The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-09
DEANE TOO CLOSE
To De YOUNG To
SUIT PRESIDENT
Refuses to Appoint Brother
in Law of Editor as
Postmaster
PERKINS IN DIsFAvoR
Executive Resents Criticism
in Letter of Senator to
Californian
DIG UP OLD CHARGES
Congressman Will Ask That
Real Investigation of
Fisk Be Made
SPECIAL DIsrATcH TO rae CALI.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The
fight over the San Francisco post
mastersFiP has reached an early
crisis, although the anti Fisk men
have no candidate as yet to replace
John J. Deane, whose name the
president fatty refuse. TO consider.
Tomorrow both sides will see the
president and both will urge irnnnc-
date action, one requesting that
Fisk be reappointed at once and the
other prepared to put up strong
showing of reasons why, Fisk should
De abandoned as possibility.
Today the Tess reason for the turn
ing down of Deane was uncovered.
AS indicated in these dispatches yes
terday, it does not in any way re-
feet upon the integrity or compe-
tency of Deane. 1t was his rela-
tinostip TO NJ H. de Young that turned
the scales OF the presidents favor
against him. 10 the deep regret OF both
consressmen Hayes and Kahn. both OF
whom believed that Deane would
make exactly the kind of postmaster
that San Francisco needs. They have
definitely given up Deane-s SIGHT as
hopeless and have so notified him.
when HAYES ard Kahn pressed for
some kind of reply to their appea1
in behalf Of Deane they were informed
BY one or the presidents Official
spokesmen that Deane's relationship
to de Young was the fatal handicap.
and that this was the resson why he
would not be appointed to Fisks
place. Judge ". W. Morrow called on
the president a feT days ago to make
a further plea fer Deane. doing so on
g telegrsphed request from members
OF Deape.s family. 1t is understood
that the president told Judge Morrow
that 1t was too bad that Deane had
de Young for a brother In law
BITTER AGAINST DE Young
The president is said to be exceed
ingly bitter against de Young. partly
on account OF editorial articles that
appeared in de Young's paper. the San
Francisco Chronicle. last year, when
the Japanese question was acute. In
White House circles some Of the
Chronicles editorial criticisms of the
president at that time are character
lied as vicious.
When the Californians 60 to see the
president tomorrow about the post
msstership Senator Flint will be the
representative of the Fisk partisans,
his colleague, Senator Perkins, being
persona non zrata at the White House
for THE time being. This trouble de-
scended upon the senior senator when
the president found out that he had
been artistically roasted in one of
Perkins weekly lettere to the califor-
MIA press.
! The president and Perkins had a
lively session Saturday on this sub
ject following the receipt of a copy
of the Perkins letter from a friend
| in California Again Monday the presi-
dent expressed himself vigorously
when a copy of The Call editorial.
headed "sepator Perkins, Journalist"
reached the White House.
The anti-Fisk leaders, Congressman
Hayes and Kahn. will lay before the
| president the substance OF charges
made against Fisk last May by an en-
pioye Of the san Francisco postoffice.
They made an effort to see these
charges at the postoffice department
today. but First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock put them of and
finally referred them TO Postmaster
General Meyer, who made an appoint
ment with the congressman for tomor-
row afternoon
TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES
The congressman cay they have In
formation from San Francisco to the
effect that whitewashing ,...investi-
1 o1@sn ~ 4ha charges wox noa5e ~.