The San Francisco call., 1909-12-22
5E0N MAY ONLY
Be BOOSTING IRISH
Runner las 1t That Colonel Will
-t Better Job From the
President
Likely TO Succeed De Vries as
President of New York
Appraisers

Has General George Stone, in prying
Colonel John P Irish out and himself
into q $1,000 a year sinecure as naval
oficer al the port OF san Francisco.
p been instrumental IN boosting Irish into
e $1,000 & year 5ob2 That is a question
that is being answered afirmstively by
some Of the local republican politicians
chose 10 both the federal and the Herrin
state machine
President Taft notified the senate
yesterday OF his selection OF the dough
~ general OF saw logs 70 succeed the
valiant colonel OF militant phrases as
the local vent for 5000 Of easy money.
simultaneously with the announcement
of stones nomination came the local
announcement that Irish was not 70 be
separated from the federal payroll
that he was 10 succeed Marion de Nries
as president OF the board Of general ap-
praisers al New York.
The nomination OF stone YESTERDAY y
was departure from the program as
. originally announced. The executive
promise ran 10 the effect that the
change would be made Immediately af-
ter the first OF the year. That will
probably be the effect OF the nomina-
tion made yesterday. Congress ad-
iourned yesterday and il is improba bic
that nominations made yesterday will
be reported for confirmation any earlier
than would have been the case had they
not been sent 70 the senate until con-
Eress reconvened-
WOULD DECREASE THEIR JOY
The JOY OF the republicans who have
wished 10 witness the scslping of Irish
for these ? years viii oe materially de-
creased II stones success involves a
S4.ee9 q year promotion for Irish. but
II Irish does land the Job for which. IL
Is said. he is slated. the republicans who
are in The dumps over Stones appoint
nent wiz be reconciied. almost
Secretaries Franklin MscVeagh and
Dickinson. gold democrats. have made
z valiant tight 10 save Irish-s clutch
upon his local soft thing. They have
hGep compelled 20 fight & presidential
premise and Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock. as well as the California
senators The new turn OF affairs il is
said. VIII deliver the California senator's
luto their hands and compel Perkins
and Flint 70 so through the motions Of
40 ing for better job for Irish.
HAD HIS WIRES OUT
De Eries IS 10 be presiding Judge Of
the new customs court OF appeal. the
$4,000 year berth. which was offered
20 and refused by Collector Fred :.
;StrattOn- The Job 70 be vacated bv De
Nries was also offered to Stratton. II
IS said now that when Irish made signs
q surrender several weeks ago he had
MS trains laid for the IS. 600 berth at
New York and that his cabinet and
eastern senatorial friends had ALREADY
fred their matches
II IS contended that the Job belongs
g Oaiirornia and now fer the sake OF
N argument for Irish that il belongs
% democrat. because De Vries is of
lnst partisan persuasion Irish's cab
l2et and senatorial friends are urging
MS peculiar fitness for the place ana
one OF the Herrin machine bigwigs said
yesterday.
Irish is out for the place. He has
powerful friends in the east a7d 7
would be willing TO bet that he gets n
Il hst IS the way I feel about his luck
and the way the cards Iie.~