The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

Attorney Brande1s who prosecuted Ballinger. But
the Ballinger crowd is beginning to get busy l
observe that Governor Giett has appointed Frank
Short of Fresno delegate to represent California
and they hope to persuade Mr.. Taft to make an
address,.
RED OLD WRETCH
How the old crowd hates the direct primary
Listen to Harrison Grey Otis in the Los Angeles
Times:
It is a boon ward heeers and professional
feature of it all is that it establishes the principle
of self-nomnaon for office and enables the most
with the fttcst. There is no sitting process Any
knavc can run for law maker or Judge For in
stance, look at that red old wretch, Savage of San
Pedro setting himself up for or state senator again
been impossible Under a convention system OF
nomination nom rat: Now al; all a Job chaser need do IS to
he goes with the best OF them.
Yet this red old wretch had no difficulty what
in getting his nomination from the convention
system and he represented, or msreprcsentcd San
Pedro in the senate for years. When Bill Savage
visits Los Angeles Otis hides in back office But
really they ought to get together They belong in
the same camp. # you don't believe it ask Walter
Parker.
NOT TAKEN INTERNALLY
Speculation as to the prevailing spasm OF virtue
provokes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to remark:
While California bans prize fights Havana dis
visitors. Evidently there's impression that
Americans are less respectable than their laws
TOM CLUNIE'S PORK
A little bit of congressional history in which
now deceased San Franciscan made the leading
figure is told by Arthur w. Dunn, formerly with
the Associated Press in Washington. and explains
the origin OF the familiar political phrase "the pork
barrel The story concerns the late Thomas
Clunie, who erected the Clunie building at Cali
fornia and Montgomery streets. He was mem
Der of the fifty-frst congress- representing San
Francisco. This is Dunn's story
That was a wonderful session, taking it alto
gether and of the interesting features
the public building legislation Two days
set apart for the consideration of public buildings
bill 1t is doubtful whether Tom Reed would have
allowed that time if Seth AIilliken of Maine had
buildings and grounds and had everything cooked
up to take care OF the Pine Tree state ahead of
all others. Men who had been fortunate enough
to have their bills reported called them up :
after another, and although the economists fought
them from time to time, dozen more states
were cared for the FIRST day The second day there
great scramble for place, and men watched
the proceedings with care to see It their bills
Late in the afternoon, about $50 o'clock or
thereabouts, with dozen bills still on the calen-
dar, the excitement became intense. Finally one
of the economists on the republican side moved to
adjourn Instantly there a great clamor
: among those whose bills had not been, reached
but high above the dim and uproar heard the
Clunie was democrat representing a San Fran
imaginable. Everybody liked him. JovaI smiling
with good word joke for everybody, he was
beyond doubt one of the most popular men in
the house.
Hold on! Hold there.7 shouted Tom. and
his voice rang out 50 loud that everybody stopped,
Don't adjourn till | get my piece of pork
He went on with other explanation, but it
was drowned in laughter 1t won. The house
refused to adjourn, and the appropriation for a
public building in Tom Clunies district in San
francisco passed.
The pork industry in congress has grown ikea
weed since Tom Clune invented the phrase. With
majority of congressman tits the last word of
craftsmanship and their chief claim to. considera-
ton. Pork, like kissing, goes by favor 1t is an
interesting fact, illustrating the value Of pleasant
manners, that Tom Clunie, although minority
member in his first session, unusually
full in getting all that coming and little more.