The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-29
AMONG THE
POLITICIANS.
Anti.Buckley Men Preparing for
Organization.
J. J. Flynn Elected Grand sachem Of the Iro-
quois Glub-Primaries to Be Eeld-San
Jose Has the Money.

With the close of the week the political
situation, locally, is decidedly complicated.
On the surface things are apparently as fiat
as ditch water but it is evident that deep
down forces are at work which will be I'M
portant in their bearings upon the future.
Buckley still fingers at the East, hobnob-
bing, no doubt, with David Bennett Hill
and the Tammany leaders, and he is not ex-
pected to return until after the 4th of July.
When he does return, however. there will,
in all probability, be music in the air, and
he will make it his business, it is said, to
apply the lash to a number of Democrats
who have been plotting treason in his alb
sence.
Whether he will succeed in scourging
them into line remains to be seen. but there
are those who predict that the revolt Is as
Stunning such proportions and is being
fathered by such class of men that the
"boss " will find it hard to crush it. There
can be no doubt that he will attempt concil-
iatory tactics at nrst, and if that fails he
will use the whip.
Many of those who are now in the move
ment TO oppose him are men who in the
past have been indebted to him for politi-
cal favors, and this he will show in order
to accuse them of ingratitude. 1t is safe
to say that he will pull some of them down,
but how far he will cripple the movement
is matter for conjecture.
WIDESPREAD MOVEMENT.
The movement against him is more wide
spread than is generally supposed, and is
being kept as quiet as possible in order to
steal a march en- the "bosses." There can
be no doubt, however, that it is well under
way, and while no complete organization
has as yet been effected, their plans are
already made and the prelimnaries at
tended to.
Their proposed method of organization is
very simple, and If the feeling against
Buckley and his henchmen is as great as
claimed, it will be potent factor in the
coming campaign. 1t is proposed to select
an Executive Committee of fifty practical
politcians-two from eacff Assembly and
one from each Senatorial diStrlct-who Will
have complete charge OF the organization.
None but experienced political workers VIII
be selected, as being acquainted with Buck
ley'S methods, and they will be in position
to fight him with his own tactics.
At the head of this committee, perhaps
at least such is the present programme
Will be well-knOwn attorney, who has
been a pronounced anti-Buckley man for
years, and who, it is urged, Will listen to
no compromise. Under his leadership the
convention VIII proceed to organize in every
precinct. 1t is the intention to put tickets
in the field for delegates to the State con-
venton, and of course they Will be either
outvoted or outcounted at every turn.
BEGINNING OF THE CIRCUS.
This, however, will be but the beginning
of the Democratic circus. The ant-Buck-
ley men, in pursuance of their plan, will
claim fraud and will send contesting dele
cations to the San Jose convention. They
will find themselves turned away and will.
so they have planned, return to this city
and either nominate an Independent ticket
or proceed to knife Buckley's ticket from
top to bottom. The same will be done so
far as the municipal and legislative tickets
are concerned.
In the mean time they are quietly circu-
lating pledges in all parts of the city and
are procuring hundreds of signatures of
men who are sick and disguised with
"boss" rule. When the time for decided
action shall have arrived the signers of the
pledges will be called upon, and through
them clubs will be formed in every precinct.