Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-12
STATE SENATOR'S
M0THER-IN-LAW ON
PAYROLL AS PORTER
MCCARTNEY OF LOS ANGELES
KEEPS MONEY IN FAMILY
Patronage Committee at Sacramento
Puts Its o X on Appointment
of Woman to Mans
Job

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.-A spe-
clal dispatch to the Call from Sacra-
mento says:
Mrs. A. McCaldin, mother-in-law Of
Senator H. S. G. Mccartney of Los
Angeles, has been placed on the states
payroll in the capacity Of porter to
insure against any of the patronage
money apportioned to the statesmen
reverting to the state treasury. Hav-
ing omitted to mention that Mrs.
portion of his relatives name, the leg
islator, according to Lieutenant Cover
nor Porter and members Of the COM
mlttee on distribution of patronage
led the committee to believe that the
"A. McCaldin" appearing on his list
was a man, and the appointment was
approved. The appointee has not yet
performed any of the services of a por-
ter, and Mccartney stated today that
he intended to remedy the matter at
once.
Cartoonists have won fame delineat-
ing the pitiable plights of husbands
crushed under the tyranny Of their
wives mammas, but Mccartney stands
alone in his chosen field of humorous
art as the author of a new masterpiece
entitled 1.-THE Mother-in-LaW,- Sub
dued." The distinguished artists touch
was so subtle that the central figure Of
his picture was mistaken for man
until Sergeant-at-Arms Lou Martin at
tempted to divide the porters rough
work among the dozen persons named
on the porters' roll Then he discov-
cred to his dismay that "A. McCaIdin"
wore skirts.
In extenuation the only explanation
Mccartney has made is that he intends
to make change and that he only ap-
pointed his relative in order to preserve
to himself the right Of distributing, as
he might see fit, SO a day out of the
I &@ge.
lative days have elapsed since the law
makers parent-at-law acquired the
right to demand per drem, 1t has not
been recorded that she has cleaned
any cuspidors or done any other menial
service required of those who receive
as compensation So a day.
On the roll reported by the patronage
committee to the senate on Tuesday
appeared the following: "Messrs.
James Connell, William Savage, Will
lam Burres, A McCaldin, George
Wales, James Kelly, and E. c. Grove,
porters.''
A resolution was adopted declaring
the persons named to be the selection
of the senate, and the report was
passed to Lieutenant Governor Porter,
who signed it. From that time on a
collateral branch of the Mccartney
family had claim on the treasury.
Eyes, A. McCaldin is a distant rela-
tive of mine" said Mccartney in an
swer to query yesterday.
GAS a matter of fact is she not your
mother-in-law?"
"Well, ye-e-es, she is. But then
there is no use mentioning that. L
have been thinking of making a
change. In fact, I only wanted her to
hold the place until l could get one of
my constituents here from Los Angeles
to take it," he replied
From his own statements it seems
that the statesmen not only gave his
esteemed relative the short end Of his
patronage. but intended also to give
| her the double Cross
"I knew nothing about this matter
until Yesterday morning" said Lieuten-
ant Governor Porter. cat that time
the sergeant-at-arms reported to me
that there was a woman on the roll in
the capacity Of porter. knew nothing
about it before
Senators Welch, Price and Estudillo
composed the committee on distribu-
ton of patronage.
t'T naturally thought it was a man.
! said Senator Price. Each senator
handed in his name with the amount
to be paid out of his patronage, and
we did not know who the people were
| OF course in the matter Of the impor-
! tant positions we aScertained whether
| the applicants were competent or not
| This is the first I knew of a woman
4 having been appointed as porter