The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-27
dorm WANTED TO DIVIDE.
He Offered Mahoney Half of
Five Delegates.
The Senator Would Not Agree and the Mat.
ter Is Still Unsettled-Boss Crimmirs'
Brother Knocked Out.

An air Of general WEAKNESS similar to
that tired feeling pervaled the Burns fac
tion yesterday. 1t was noticeable at the
headquarters on Powell street. in the CON-
mittee-roOm on Kearny street and in little
knots and groups of dlsgruntled politicians
that gathered on the streets. They knew
that they were short five delegates and the
fact that they had been bunkoed by the
five workers in the Kelly and Crimmins
crowd did but little TO soothe their ruffisd
feelings.
Yesterday forenoon an armistiee was de-
clared long enough to allow Dorm ana
Mahoney 10 meet on neutral ground, but
no settlement was reached. Dorm offered
to make division of the disputed delegates
from the Thlrty-sixih, but the Senator
spurned the offer. He wanted the entire
five or none at all. Arrangements were made
Tor meeting at IL o'clock this morning
between representatives of the two factions
at which an effort will be made by the
Burns people 10 secure count OF the bal
/ lots of the Thirty sixth District Failing
in this the matter will be carried TO
Stockton.
From remarks let fall by the mournful
faction the loss OF the five delegates was
mainly due to the newness of the bosses.
in fine work as Mcssrs. Kelly and Grim
Minis, and the committee relied too much on
the fact that Burns Is q Police Commits
sioner.
DID NOT ALLOW CROOKED WORK.
They did not think That the police would
allow any crooked work, and therefore
failed TO station a strong guard of fighting
men at the polls. This Is where they made
mistake. but the oversight was not Giscoy-
cred until TOO late.
The juggling with the returns was done in
the Stcond Precinct of the Thirty-sixth Dis
trict, where Kelly and Crimmins have a
strong following. After the ballots, num-
bering l59. bad been counted, a gang of men
headed by heeler named Jack Mccarthy
broke into the room. During the t2ht that
followed Mccarthy ana his gang carried of
the tally-sheet, but the Burns clerk escaped
with the ballot-bOX. He made for the
street, where he was protected by the po-
lice. and finally reached the Republican
headquarters.
The result was here announced as 1J9
votes. and that Wilson and Burns carried
the district. In the meantime the five
workers were arranging to carry the district
themselves. Another tally-sheet was fixed
up, TO which was added 1909 ballots. marked
to show that the Kelly delegates had been
elected, and taken to Headquarters as the
correct returns. As the matter now stands,
Doth factions are Jointly holding the Tort
with squad Of police guarding the returns
until settlement can bc effected.
The Swindled faction claims that IL wa.
further swiDdled out of its lawful delegates
and will protest a number of the othe- dis
tricts.
sLEIGHT- oF-HAND WORK.
They assert that ia the Thirty-fourth the
slelght-of-hand work Of County Committee
man l.. h. Hagenkamp, in shaking ballots
out OF his sleeve, lost them that district and
the benefits 10 be derived theTefTom. Con-
test Will also be entered in the Twenty
eighth. Twenty-ninth, Thirty-secOnd, Thir-
iy-third, Thiriy-ffth, Thirty-sixth. Forty
fourth and Furty-SiXtn districts.
few drops of bright red RepuDucan
blood was spilled on the sidewalk shortly
after l o'clock. at the corner of Third and
Mission streets Hector Brodie q member
of the Burns faction, met Billy Crimmius, n
brother of the boss, and punched Ills head
with neatness and dispatch. Mr.. Brodie
was not walking about with 4 chip on his
shoulder. as many suppose. He was at
tending to his OWN business, he says, when
Crimmns came up aud accused him of max
ing ungentlemanly remarks about the Grim
Minis people. Brodie denied the charge
which was to the effect that he had declared
his intention of whipping Mr.. Crimmins
After few words the men fell TO work
Brodie caught his opponent crack over
the eye, Knocking him across watering
trough. at the edge OF the sidewalk In an
instant Mr.. Brodie was on top and trying 10
slew Mr.. Crimmins around so as 10 duck
him IN tire trough when friends interfered.
Crimmins went his way, while Mr.. Brode
retired to headquarters TO wipe the blood off
his fists and tell how IL all happened.