The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-07
BUCKLEY BACK.
A Talk With John Farley, His
FeliOW-TOurist.

Christopher A. Buckley and bride and
other members OF his party, consisting of
John Farley, Jere Driscoll and Jake Ru-
dolph, arrived in this city yesterday after
an extended trip at the East The Demo-
cratic "boss" went Immediately to his
home on Post street and denied himself to
reporters on the ground of fatigue from
travel.
Mr.. Farley was seen at his place of bust
ness and in reply to the first query by the
reporter said:
''Glad to get back? Well, 1 should say
so. Although l have had an elegant trip,
there is no place like San Francisco after
all. Hot? Why, that does not half express
129 persons suffering from sunstroke were
taken to the hospital. Of these. twenty
two died. 1t was so hot there that large
sponges saturated with water were kept on
the horses heads, and many of them had
umbrellas attached to their harness. But,
Notwithstanding this, 1853 of the poor
animals dropped dead in one day.
You were at the Buckley banquet at
Delmonico's in New York. of course?"
Eyes, and it was grand affair. Covers
were laid Tor seventy and sixty-four were
present There were Republicans and
Democrats, Tammanytes and anti-Tam-
manyites. Mayor Grant General Sickles,
Congressman Clunie, Senator Grady, men,
bers of the Board of Police Commissioners
and many others prominent in political and
commercial life were among the guests.
Senator Hearst came over from Washing
ton with Clunie especially to be present,
but at 10 minutes past o'clock he was
taken i'll and sent his regrets.
Nearly every one made speech. AL
though Mayor Grant was not down on the
list TO respond to toast he desired the
pleasure of making few remarks and was
allowed that privilege. Senator Grady and
others, who had been sch0ol-boys with
Buckley, spoke in happy vein of those
days. The banquet was in every way a
most pleasant otfair.
"While in Chicago Mr.. Buckley was the
guest of W. Pinkerton. In that city great
preparations are being made for the Worlds
Fair. California has been granted all she
asked for in tho way of space. There is,
however, already some dissatisfaction as to
the fair arrangements. This understand is
mainly because the exhibits are to be so d.
vided that part of them will be at one end
OF the city and part at another. This seems
to have been the result of a scheme on the
part of the Illinois Commission to
itors among the citizens of Chi
cago The fair is nearly two years off
and yet the five leading hotels have already
let every available Inch of space in their
establishments to intending visitors. At
one of these hotels arrangements have
HIEtHuy Dttu iHduo iOi pidCluR I'VE ana
seven cots in a room.
lone of the first things the Commission
ers from this State should do is to ascertain
what accommodations people from this
Coast will be furnished, and not permit
them to leave here and encounter discom-
fort and even hardships at Chicago for lack
of proper accommodation. Colonel For
sythe, the only active Commissioner from
this Coast, will, understand, look into this
matter"
Mr.. Farley, who is a member of the Cali
fornia Athletic Club, which proposed to
match John l.. Sullivan and Peter Jack
son. was asked about the champion pugilist.
Eyes, l met Sullivan in New York, and
can say positively that Sullivan will never
meet Jackson unless he is forced to do so
by reason of actual want. The big fellow
is too fond of life of ease and pleasure and
of luxuries, both solid and liquid, to
train; in fact, he breads training. He is
apparently dead to the world as fighter. He
said to me, why should l fight this man
jackson? have theatrical engagement
which returns me $1,000 week. For this
sum l go on the stage in dress suit and
spar LannOn (also in dress suit two short
rounds. Can you see any reason why l
should go into training to fight Jackson?"