The morning call., 1892-11-03

strong hold of bossism, the r1eIly-Crinmins Il
dive at l6 Third street.
Two of the "Republican'' County Com
mitteemen have resigned and have gore
over to the Non-Partisans. Others will
follow soon, and there will soon be
nothing left of the fabric of the bosses
campaign or OF Nike de Young's dream.
The Third street bosses are on the run.
Even their best followers are deserting
them, and before election day there will
not be a corporaPs guard left to do them
honor.
Yesterday two of Kelly's County Com
mitteemen deserted him and went over with
their following to the Non-Partisans.
One is G. Baegalupi and the other is
Thomas Chandler.
The former represents the Forty-fourth
Assembly District and the latter the Forty
fifth.
Both have been prominently identified
with Republican politics for long time and
both are influential when it comes to vote
getting.
Mr.. Chandler was seen last night and
said:
Yes. it is true that I have joined the
ranks of tho on-Partisans. and from this
time on l shall stand by them.
''While a County Committeeman l have
had a chance to see the kind OF work being
done, and it has been enough TO disgust any
decent man.
"They are about the worst specimens of
bosses ever saddled upon any community,
and the people will In my opinion wipe
them off the face of the earth at the polls"
This is but the beginning of the end.
Like rats leaving a sinking ship the sup
porters of Martin Kelly are falling away
from him, and it looks now as if his fight
would be over by Saturday night
The whole trouble has been that the
Third street bosses have no. acted with any
degree of decency.
Not satisfied with the control of the party
they have been hoggish to degree which
has disgusted their best friends
Clerks who have drawn moderate salaries
have been assessed 10 enrich Kelly, and
when they have protested they have been
threatened with the loss of their places.
One by one these men have fallen away
from them until the only support left is
few hired heelers who care nothing fer any
one except they are literally paid.
So far as they are concerned the men who
have followed Kelly see that the end has
come. and they are falling over each other
in frantic attempt to get out from under
the wreck.
Threats and arguments alike are futile to
induce them to hold on, and every one of
them are striving to get into line with the
Non-Partisans.
boss combination has been their raw work
in the City ball
They have fought for the dives and have
done all within their. power to rob the
small taxpayers by means of street extern
sions.
In fact they have sought to enrich them
selves by every means within their power
at the expense of the public, and this has at
last been seen.
They have by their own hands wrought
their own downfall, and by the Sth Of No
vember there will not be enough of them
left 10 fill Kelly's dingy little room in the
rear of his ginmlll.
When his own County Committee deserts
him it is proof positive that his power is
gone, aud that his fight has been lost.
1t is an assured fact that no one else will
come to his rescue, and he will go back to
his iunk-shop and sink into silent obscu-
rily.
One of the most CALLING results of it all
will be that this saloon will cease TO do
paying business the moment the heelers
see that the fight is lost, and that source Of
revenue will be cut off.
La other words, everything will go down
with a slump and they will be left stranded
high and and dry.
The detection in the Kelly camp means
now the absolute and crushing defeat of
Easton, Blattner and Lee.
1t tmeans the death of Dossism in the Re-
publican party locally. and the return of
the people to their rights.
The chances are, in fact. that complete
reorganization Of the party will be made
two years hence, and in the new deal it is
safe TO assert that Kelly and Crimmins will
not have a hand.