The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-10
WILD AND WooLLY.
Buckley Democrats Angry at the Elk
posture of Their Plot.

Buckley Democrats Angry at the Ex-
posture of Their Plot.
The true explanation of why the Demo-
cratic Judicial and Educational Convention
made proposition to the Republican Mu-
nicipal Convention to select a Board of
School Directors by taking six from each
party, rs presented in The CALL, caused
considerable merriment yesterday in the
Republican ranks, while some of Buclley's
Brigadiers made use of expl etives sui
phurous that they would have caused their
wealthy Boss to defer his social aspira-
lions had be heard them.
The exposure OF BuckleyS crafty laid
plot was not appreciated by his henchmen,
and any reference to the article published
under the caption of LAMBS Woot' was a
signal for renewal of political profanity.
James Ii. Long, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic County Committee, pressed his dia-
mond-decorated hand to his tall white fore
head and declared: 80 help ME Buckley
that resolution was Introduced and adopted
for no other motive than what it implies
for the purpose of taking educational mat
tiers out Of politics and having Board of
School Directors composed of the best ma
teTial that the Democratic and Republican
parties can put forth. Any man who says
there was an Ethiopian in the fence corner
when that resolution was sprung upon the
convention by Delegate James +. Kennedy
and supported by Inc is m IDIOT"
Other henchmen of the boss expressed
similar views and also tried to combat cold
facts with hot Rdiectives.
The whole scheme was neatly exposed
by THE CALL, said an independent Demo-
crat. s. In order to retain his lambs in the
School Department, and knowing that his
candidates will be showed under at the COM
ing election, Buckley made that proposition
with the knowledge that none OF his bruisers
could be removed from their comfortable
positions in the department by vote of six
School Directors. With six lambs in the
board and his present gang holding the ap-
pontments he could still control the depart
ment."
When the Buckley Educational and Ju-
dicial Convention reaSSepbles in the County
Committee rooms tonight it will renew the
struggle with the pulling predicament.
James II. Simmons, professor in the Boys
High School who received the nomination
for Superintendent of Schools from the Re-
form Democrats, and who was compelled by
'Buck" 10 decline the honor, will be re-
nominated for the office by the convention
unless the boss has reconsldered his re-
fuSal to allow james O'COnnor, principal
of the Valencia Grammar School, to receive
the nomination for this most important
county billet.
Ii is an open secret that the Buckleyites
are very short of material for the School
Board. Among those who may be placed in
nomination tonight are: j. W. Sweeney,
Joseph P!unkett, John Ilnahan, one Law
renee, who resigned as messenger of Sam
RaiDey's seminary for the faitnful-other-
wise known as the San Francisco Fire De-
partment-in order TO enter the educational
arena; William Fitzgerald, Of bituminous
rock fame, ard A. L. SPOTS, Secretary of
the New City Hall Commissioners, Secretary
Of the Democratic State Central Committee,
ex-Recorder and ex-defeated nominee for
the same Office.