The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-04

FORMER DEPUTY
ACCUSES DALTON
Frank Shay Makes Affidavit
: That He Gave Assessor SIS
h1.onth From Salary

: OAKLAND, Aug. 3.-The episode to-
Gay in the Dalton Blackburn contro-
Fersy in which the assessor of Ala
media county has had the almost daily
burden OF meeting charges hurled at
MN by his former ally in politics, was
the making public Of an affidavit of
frank. NJ Shay, Dalton's deputy Until
two days ago. that he had paid his
p onlef S25 month out Of his salary for
long period, giving him $500 in all
sor the privilege of holding his posi-
e ton.
Coming as it does after Blackburn
mad accused Henry P Dalton of ac-
eepfing large sums Of money from him.
yVhich Blackburn said were collected by
: Finn for the assessors benefit for
p wrongful purposes after Fred W. lie
hs4lister, a man prominent in public
= NE, had issued 4 public statement that
patton was getting about. $4,000 a
9nlce. Shays affidavit of today put the
county assessor still more on the de-
tensiTe in his night for reelection. His
: contest for the republican nomina ton
with /. Harrison Clay has now over
:.shaooWed the other political fights in
- Alameda county
ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE
Shay made this affidavit August 1,
the very day he handed in his resig na-
ton to Dalton. II declares that shortly
after he went TO work in the county
assessors office. nearly four years ago.
1Dalton told him that lie had incurred
:hesNy campaign expenses, and that
.ShaN would have TO pay him So a
month out Of his salary of 1925 month.
SHAY swears that he paid this SIS a
month from that time on until he had
$500 helm e
handed directly by him TO Thomas NJ.
~ Robinson, Dalton's chief deputy and
rtghthsnd man in politics. Robinson is
new striving for the republican NOM
eination for county clerk After that
/, time. Shays affidavit goes on to relate
his payments OF SIS a month out of his
: salary were made direct to Dalton him
self In all. Shay declares, he paid
o.: Dalton and Robinson about $500.
Dalton says this is lie. He de-
clares he never collected a cent of
'Shsy's salary. He met the latest charge
against him today with the same kind
p OF defense he made against Leslie
Blackburn's charges. When the latter
declared that he had paid the assessor
large sums Of money, and showed can
celed checks 10 substantiate his state
'ment. Dalton said that the checks rep
resented loans made 10 him by. Black
burn when he was in financial straits
because his salary was tied up for years
by injUnctions He said that Black
burns insinuation that these checks
represented money collected for max
ing sow assessments was false.
SPLIT Is SUDDEN
The split between Dalton and Black
burn is one of the most remarkable in
cidents in Alameda politics for years.
Blackburn, who began his political
reer in San Francisco more than
generation ago, has been one of Dali
tons closest advisers for several terms
in Office. Until few days ago there
was no suspicion that their relations
were strained, and neither the assessor
nor Blackburn has seen ht 10 explain
: the cause Of the split.
lie BaIister's published statement
relative TO the affairs in the assessors
Office was concerned entirely with the
alleged retention by the assessor of
commissions for collecting personal
property taxes and with Daltons al
legged activity in lobbying at Sacra-
rnento to prevent the alteration of the
law that permits him to keep such COM
missions. lie Ballister gave figures
which show that the assessor has aver
aged $4,000 a year for the last three
years for such commission, in addition
to yearly salary of $4,000. To lie Bal
lister Dalton answered that the law
gave him the right TO keep these COM
missions and that he had to pay some
Of his deputies out of them for the COL
. lection Of the taxes.