The San Francisco call., 1910-12-13

have not considered il worth their
while TO canvass the senators for their
support. 1t is different with the self
sacrificing citizens willing to pilot the
assembly across a sea of legislative
trouble. They have not taken the Los
Angeles program idea so seriously.
Ihey have been out hustling for sup
port and votes regardless of confer
ences and state committee edicts. The
Two important posts under the assem-
oly are chief clerk and sergeant at
arms For chief clerk there is a merry
pettIe on between T. c. Walker of San
francisco San Jose and Watsonville
and L. B. Mallory of Los Gatos
WALKER VS.. MALLORY
Walker is veteran attache of the
assembly He is one of the most cap
able and best trained men the lower
mousse has had on its staff for many
years. Mallory has the experience
gained as an assistant clerk under clio
Lloyd in the last legislature. Walker
ana Mallory have made their fight good
enough to convince them and their
friends that the plum lies between
them Tie feeling that they have it
Staked cut as against the rest OF the
world has put them in compromising
frame Of mind and il is understood that
either would be content with the place
next in rank under the other.
FOR sergeant at arms of the assembly
Jack" Stafford is cut to succeed him
self with 2 vim that offers cold COM
fort TO Deputy Sheriff White of Sac
ramento, who was announced as having
the administration promise of the
place subsequently Hiram w john
son informed Stafford that his policy
was hands off" and that while he
would not promise Stafford his support
he would promise not to interpose any
opposition. Stafford did not hang
around to attempt to change Johnson's
attitude. He hit the road looking for
assemblymen with votes Unless some
Of them are forced to break their
pledges to Stafford he had enough tied
up now to give him a clear ma jority in
the republican caucus and his old job.
PORTER GETS BUSY
Acting Governor "Warrie" Porter
has not launched the expected Jail de-
livery, but there is time for that and
meanwhile he has gone a warming UP
heat by appointing his old friend and
district coadjutor, Dunk" Mcpherson
of Santa Cruz, a trustee of the Agnews'
insane asylum. Porter's preferment of
his friend with the air tight whiskers
has created some fuss The friends of
David Rutherford of Oakland, who was
let down for Dunk" are peeved. They
have wired Gillett. They have be-
sought the governor with terse ten
worders and night letters to call off
Porter and more particularly Dunk"
The appointment of Mcpherson may be
distasteful to the friends of Ruther-
the institution, but Porter owed
Dunk" something and Porter is the
lad to pay his political debts when the
wherewithal is left around loose.
Mcpherson has stood nobly at the
back of his WatsonviIle neighbor and
patron. Mcpherson was and is in the
printing business in Santa Cruz. Por-
ter was engaged in manufacturing su-
pervisors and other quasi public serv-
ants, notably game wardens. Some of
his products are still on exhibition in
Santa Cruz county. None admired
them so enthusiastically as Dunk"
There was no little thing Dunk"
would not do for "Warrie." Some years
ago he Joined the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and took a place on it's execu-
tive committee. Thereafter he did not
rely wholly upon the newspapers for
information touching the inner work
ings Of the league. "Dunk's" trustee
ship may not be full of promise of
public service, but as a recognition of
private service il has real class