The morning call., 1890-08-19
OFF FOR SAN JOSE.
The Democratic Hosts Start for
the Seat of War.
The Hears.-Whits Controversy-Pond May Be
Bu;kley's Man-Demoeratie Strikers
Want Transportation.

The corridors of the Palace Hotel be gan
rapidly to cool yesterday from the noon
hour, and by night the last burning spice
laden Whit of Democratic breath had been
caught up by the purifying outer air. The
morning found all the leading candidates
either at San Jose or on the road leading
10 the scene OF Democratic disturbances,
and the rank and file Of the delegates
drifted after the chiefs, leaving the erst-
While resounding Railways to the festive
drummer and the placid-mannered tourist.
The delegates who were still at the hotel
in rhe early part Of the afternoon sought
the corners rather than the center OF the
lobby, and talked in less boisterous tones
than when surrounded by larger aggre-
CATION Of stawart Democrats.
STEPHEN NJ WHITES FIGHT.
With these remaining few the topic of
most interest was the struggle of Stephen
NJ White to carry the convention with
him, and the efforts Of Clunie, Hearst &
Co. to head him off. The opposition Of
Hearst TO " hite at this time is thing that
puzzles many of tie boys" Ii it is taken
Tor granted that Hearst wants to succeed
himself two years from now, il is not IN
derstucd why he does not welcome the
election of " bite to the Senate this year so
as to get him out of his way. II White is
not elected this year there is no doubt but
that he will be a formidable candidate w o
years hence, and, far as personal
strength is concerned, will be able to down
Hearst, Clnnie or any Of the numerous
other Democratic aspirants.
II IS thought by some of the delegates
that Hearst does not believe a Democratic
Legislature can be elected this year, and is
afraid if White gets the Endorsement of the
party without Democratic Legislature
following that he viii then be an almost
Irresistible candidate in 1892.
Others again say that Hearst's opposition
is due to pure hate,-that he has never for
given WhUe Tor his action in the Legisia-
lure four years ago. which, it is said, cost
Hearst an extra 100000 to get elected Sen
atOr, aud that he intends TO thWart the
political aspirations of Stephen NJ. White
whenever and wherever he can.
4 SOUND SLEEPER.
But every Democrat had a different solu-
ton. mo, sir, said one OF the San Fran
cisco delegates, Hearst does not intend to
succeed himself. His health will not per-
nit it. | know that Hearst now has to be
shaken and worked over every morning to
wake him from his sleep. The doctors say
that otherwise be might never waken.
HearSrS ambition has been satisfied and he
means 10 reIjTe. His mantle viii fall on
Tom Clunie. He has made Clunie his polit-
zeal residuary legatee Why, Tom Clunie
Is Democratic Senator from California now.
Hearst never votes on measure without
sending over to the House for Tom Ciunle
and asking how he shall vote. Clunie owns
Hearst So far as political life is concerned,
and this fight against White is not to get
him out of HearstS way. but 30 clear the
path for Clunie, who intends to make the
fight for Senator this year and not two
years later"
AN OBLIGATION.
Said another delegate who is from the
country: " 1t is all on account of an obi
CATION which Hearst has put himself under
10 Stanford. l was in the Legislature when
Hearst was elected Senator, and | con-
cluded then that Hearst and Stanford had
some sort OF an understanding. Ii this Is
not so why IS 1t that IN some of the Assem-
BY districts they are putting up the weakest
Democrats they can trot out? / know one
man who Is going to run for the express
purpose Of being beaten. Mr.. Hearst is
playing fast and loose with the Democratic
party, but 1t don't 90 with me-"
" " lite is simply rigging up plan, said
another delegate, Ito get elected to the
United States Senate without its costing
him cent; but we Legislators, as is to be,
are going to stop that little game. If that
was done where'd We be?'
POND DOING SLICK WORK.
II looks now as if the Democratic Con-
vention was in danger of being frozen into
solidarity by the Pond iceberg. Somebody
IL Mr.. Ponds party has been getting in
some Machiavelian work during the last
day or TWO, and there are strong surface in
dlcations Of break from English to Pond.
\ iumor fiOated around yesterday which
caused the Coleman managers TO look
scared. 1t was to the effect that the Lord
high ExecutioBer, Mr.. Christopher Buck
ley, had been trying to fool the public into
che belief that he was against Pond, so that
the cry of :" boss candidate" would not
be raised against him al the polls, but. it is
said by those who claim to know all about
it, that at the proper moment those 20 San
Francisco votes, upon which Mr.. Coleman
Las ali along been counting, will suddenly
b. Topped over TO Pond ana start the worst
sort OF a break in the direction of the man
WIN the frlgid smile. If this is true it will
dispose of Mr.. Coleman in short order.
SOME OF Ponds supporters smile and say
with a Wink: . Most f,these boys are fool
ing Jimmie '. James is putting up the
stuff, and they are making him believe
everything is all right. But just you wait
and see them desert him when the time
comes for them to do it"
CHECKED THROUGH FREE.
The Manhattan Club chartered special
train yesterday and gave the San Francisco
delegates free Tide to San Jose, the club
acting as a sort of guard OF honor. The
delegates met in the Democratic County
Committee headquarters yesterday after
noon and were All given tickets and had
their haud-baggage checked and taken care
VI. Chairman Dougherty presided over the
work and Secretary j. II. Long gave out
the tickets and checks.
The scene at the rooms was amusing.
TIE buns" and the 'toughs" among the
faithful had heard that free ride TO San
Jose was on the cards, and they assembled
in the rooms in great numbers. They made
existence a burden to Secretary Long. 1t
was III vain that he protested he had no
power to give tickets TO any but delegates,
that this was merely a compliment of the
Manhattan Club, over which the County
Committee had no control. They needed
not his explanation. but hung about his
neck, blew their fiery breaths in his face,
seized him by arms and buttcnholes, and
begged, clamored and demanded. Buckley
had promised them they should 60, and 90
they would. But the nimble-witted Secre-
tary was deaf to all opportunities. and they
got no tickets.