The morning call., 1892-07-15
FACTIONS STILL AT War.
Burns County Committee Not
Recognized.
Martin Kelly Will Continue to Represent the
Republican Party in the
Municipal Fight.

BY a vote of 9 to the executive com-
mittee Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee refused to recognize the Burns or
ganization as the regular county committee
Those who voted in the affirmative on the
resolution we're: +. Ii. Myers. C. f. Bas-
sett, Wendell Eastsn, Scipio Craig, A. B.
Lennon, J. n. e. Wilson, c. L. Taylor. J.
w. Wilson of Sacramento and Phil Lilien-
thai. Those who were opposed TO repudiat-
ing the committee were: Thomas Flint Jr..
w. b. Lawrence. j. Ii. Mahoney, w.
Il. Pond and Isaac Upham. This
action Of course does not force
the recognition Of Kelly's committee
and Wilson's job lot. but it is tantam ount to
that and puts the organization in their
hands. peculiar feature nf il is that OF
the men who voted against Burns are sew
eral who would not have figured promi-
nently but for Burns. Bassett, for instance,
was made secretary by that gentleman and
Myers was placed in the chair by the same
influence. Burns made Wilson vice. chair
man of the body aud trusted him until the
latter sold him out few days ago. A. b.
Lennon and Scpio Craig, of course, to-
gether with Wendel Easton and LiIienthal,
are known to be warm supporters of De
Young for the Senate. and as such, IS q
natural consequence, stood in with Martin
Kelly.
BURNS RNIFED BY FRIENDS.
1t will be seen from this that Burns was
slaughtered in the house of his friends by
men whom he had made and to whom lie
naturally looked for support.
Ii was known early in the day that the
executive committee was to meet and that
w. f. Fitzgerald was to hand ia bis resig-
nation. This Was done. and Wendell Easton
moved that the election Of succe sSOT be
postponed. This was done in order TO place
j. N l.. Wilson in the chair, but Fitzgerald.
who remained on the committee, opposed
the proposition so vigorously that the mo-
tiOn was Withdrawn, and +. III. Myers was
nominated and elected chairman.
A communication from a. Ruef. chair
man OF the Burns County Committee, was
then read in which IL was asked that the
body over which he presided be recognized
as the Republican County Committee of
San Francisco. The matter was then taken
up. and Ruef and X. {. Meyers, chairman
OF kslly's committee. were sent for. Ruef
came promptly. but Meyers failed to ap-
pear until sent for n second time by VIII
son, who was in constant communication
with Martin Kelly, who hung around the
doorway with Maurice Asher and A. ).
lsaacs, his new recruits. lsaacs and Asher
were beth given places on the water front
by Barns, but went over TO Kelly with the
POwell-stTeet job lot bought by Kelly.
KELLY's HENCHMEN.
About 10 O'clock Meyers came over from
q meeting of his committee, attended by
about 100 of the Third-street crowd, among
whom was ID. 5. Dorm and Ruef. Meyers.
Dorm ami /. X. Sullivan were called before
the committee Each argued the matter al
great length from his respective standpoint
and, on motion Of A. Is. Lennon, il was
decided that the Burns committee be not
recognized.
Before submitting the proposition finally
the Burns people offered 10 accept the de-
cision as final, but to this the Kelly
people would not agree, aud in view
Of this the Burns people now say that
they do not consider the result as In any
way binding on them. They Will probably
therefore, continue their organization as it
IS at present and the chances are that a
Citizens ticket will be placed in the field.
Burns. it is stated on good authority, will
absolutely refuse TO have anything 10 d
with Martin Kelly, and If necessary will try
TO defeat his ticket at the polls.