Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-27
The "Blind Boss" of the San Francisco
Democracy Held Up to the Light,


the hotels of vigilance-committee times in
San Francisco and the important part taken
in the cause of law and order by VIM. t.
Coleman, when the conversation drifted
into politics. The prevalence there of an
independent spirit in politics, and the de-
sire of all good citizens to crush and stamp
out the corrupt bossism, which has been
such curse to San Francisco, was COM
mented on freely and energetically. Apro-
pos of that he said one of the bosses, named
Buckley blind man, was reported to be
Manning at Albany, and Boosted that he
was going to control in his own interests
the Pacific Coast patronage.
Do you know anything about him."
''Oh! yes" said he; Ibis day of defeat
has come. 1t dawned last fall There was
an independent movement there at
the election in 1884 which COM
pletely routed him = horse, foot
and dragons. He had, by the aid of his
strikers, who frequent his gin mill on
Bush street, and through some of the fire
department bosses, one of whom is now
| visiting this city, managed to pack some
district clubs with his gang to such an ex-
| tent that most disgraceful rows took place
| there nightly. Citizens who had mingled
! in politics, who went to join these clubs,
| were terrorized unless they voted for GER
tain men as officers. The result was that
| decent, respectable men, to the number of
| thousands, were afraid to venture to vote
at the primaries. Thus these bosses, with
| Buckley and fire department official
named Rainey at the head. filled the
Municipal Convention with their agents
| The fire department was VIGOROUSLY q
political machine. Many of its members
were in the Convention, against all rules.
and bummers, vultures Of politics, with
men whose votes were purchasable. The
| consequence was that the better element in
the party joined the independent move
ment, which cast over 5000 votes, Or voted
| the Republican ticket or declined to vote
at all on November 18th, except for Presi-
| dent and Buckley'S men were nearly all
overwhelmingly and disgracefully beaten
| The Mayor was elected by Republican
votes. Buckley, reluctantly, was compelled
| to nominate him. But one Supervisor was
| elected out of Board of twelve, and not
| single School Director out of twelve. The
| facts and figures speak for themselves. The
| two Congressional nominees he was instru-
mental in placing before the people We're
worse beaten than were ever nominees for
| Congress before-one by over 900 votes in
| Democratic district over / 200 strong the
| other BY over 900 in a Democratic district
| between 500 and 900 strong. Tie people
| were disguised and tired with BuckleyS
| methods, and they asserted themselves.
| Why, it is notorious fact that few self
| respecting men can be induced now to ac-
| cept nomination at his hands. In the
State Convention the country delegates
always vote against his men. This is the
truth, known to all men, and I challenge
contradiction. 1t is also a fact that
n no
instrumental in getting positions for in
any municipal office has to pay him so
much of his salary for the favor This
nest needs cleaning out. 1t is only one of
many like it throughout the land, and
believe Cleveland will do it when the facts
are known to him. | tell you the ways of
this blind boss area curse to or politics
No Federal Office should he given to one of
his friends that he would not fill with his
creatures. He boasts openly of his init
macy with Manning. Says he went to
school with him, and has fixed him.
If Manning takes any stock in him he is
not the man he is represented TO be. The fell
low has certain kind Of intelligence He
is shrewd and smart in many respects, but
wants coin or patronage for everything he
does. He makes money. He has pleas
ant and smooth manners, and would
deceive any stranger under the sun He
has had two brothers hung, one in China
and one in California. No man who has
any prominence will be seen going into his
saloon. | tell you, my dear sir, his power
has vanished, and no man knows il better
than himself. The papers OF San Francisco
last fall will support every word | utter
The leading men, politicians or no politi |
clans will bear out these statements. The |
delegation from the notorious Stockton |
Convention 10 Chicago last fall were all for
Thurman except one. He voted for Butler |
This is the way they voted all the time !
They never changed to Cleveland until his |
election was assured. No, the blind |
boss is shorn of his power, and no one
knows ii better than himself. Hereafter |
we hope to crush out all such methods as !
his in San Francisco politics: otherwise, |
farewell to reform and honest government |
There are several Caliiornians here who |
will agree with every word have said
Rainy is much worked up over this, and |
has been all day endeayoring to explain to |
the people about the hotels how much |
larger the vote for the Buckley local candi- |
dates was at the last election than the vote |
for President.
Daggetts Mission to Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 26th.-Daggett and |
Cross will call on the President tomorrow.
Daggett said TO your correspondent tonight |
that the object of his visit here was simply |
to inform the President Of the condition of |
affairs in California, and 10 request him. in
the distribution of patronage, to give the
offices to the men who We're best entitled to
recognition by Yeason of service to the
party. He said he was MOI after any office
for himself or any of his friends but
wanted merely to call the Presidents at
tention to the true state of affairs, and TO
refute certain statements made regarding
himself. He will only remain here two or
three days.
"a 3Ian by the Name of McCoppin."
WASHINGTON, April 26th.-A Sunday pa
per says: a man by the name of McCoppin
is here from California, who has papers in
for the Chinese Mission and the Naval
Office at San Francisco. Nothing mean
about that man. Can such a man get any
thing"
The Colorado Snowslide Catastrophe.
DENVER, April 26th-A large rescuing
party left Leadville early this morning for
the scene OF the snowsidc on Home Stake
and are now working with desper
ate earnestness to reach the victims. Up to
dark this evening two bodies had been re
covered The fate OF the other buried mi
ners will probably not be known before
some time tomorrow, as a great mountain
of snow must first be removed. There
seems no possible doubt that all have per-
ished. Home Stake mountain is one of the
highest in that part Of the State. The side
of the mountain on which the mine is To-
Gated is very PERCEPTIONS, and the great av-
alanche must have literally fallen upon the
cabin OF the unsuspecting miners, crushing
IL almost instantly.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
LEADvILLE, April 26th-The searching
party has just returned from the Home
Stake mountain, having found ten bodies
in the cabin, possibly killed by snow
slide two weeks ago. The bodies will be
brought here tomorrow
New Orleans Exposition.
New ORLEANS, April 26th.-The time for
making entries expired on January 10TH
The jury on flour has finished its work. A
movement is on foot to close the ExpoSi-
ton before the Both of June and open il
again next October, and number of cx-
hibitors are calculated upon to see to it
that other exhibitors fall into the trap A
majority of the exhibitors, however, want
TO move their exhibits to Louisville. which
opens its fair on August 18th. II is under
stood that the Southern Pacific Company,
which makes the California exhibit will
remove its entire display to Louisville.
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