The morning call., 1892-09-27
SENATORIAL DISTRICT

things, which. to them. are Of the utmost
importance.
In the first place they want above all the
Board of Supervisors.
The cause is not so remote that it would
be difficult to discover.
There is an anti-diVe fight to begin with,
aud Kelly has chosen to espouse tbe cause
Of the propTiet0rs Of the crime hatcheIies.
glance at the general personnel OF the
candidates whom he has nominated is suth-
cirnt to make that fact plain.
In this way Kelly hopes TO command the
votes of the hangers-On Of all the disreput-
able resorts in the city.
They number up in the thousands and
are and have always been an important fac
tor in figuring up the outcome Of political
contests.
That Kelly wishes for other reasons to
control the board is not surprising, for to
this body is delegated under the law, the
power 10 grant franchises and dispense
other faYOrs OF inestima bic value.
Whatever comes back in the way OF re-
ward is always shared by the bosses.
Kelly, by working IL right, could continue
to live in Iuxuriant and indoent ease
Martin is not Of an industrious tempera-
ment.
He prefers to live as he has by his wits
without being compelled to get out and
work.
Aside from the board there are two Of
fces which Kelly wishes TO control.
They are those of Sheriff and County
Clerk.
The former officer, besides having large
amount of patronage to distribute, is useful
TO men who are in trouble.
In other words IL will be difficult for the
Grand Jury 10 act without the cooperation
of the Sheriff.
In his calculations Kelly has not over
looked this fact.
So far as the County Clerk Is concerned
the nominee is a close friend of the bosses.
1t Is pretty safe TO assume that not a
place in bis Office viii be given out without
the sanction Of the Third-street bosses.
1t is one Of the best offices under the city
government for the dispensing of patron
age.
1t would be great thing to fall back upon
if all else were lost at the polls.
In it all, however. another thing must not
be overlooked.
That is Mike de Young's Legislative
ticket.
Mike has a bargain with Kelly.
Both, it may be said. are doing all within
their power to deliver the goods.
Nike, in return for the support of the Tar
Flat bosses. has agreed TO give the support
of his alleged newspaper for what it Is
worth.
Kelly, Of course, has the worst of the bar
gam.
But. to his credit. it may be said he is do
his share of ii.
Mike is struggling along - foundering
ratheT-tO help the ticket.
But his help is of no special con sequence,
owing to the TACT that no one believes in
him or his paper.
Back of everything he says in that paper
yea, In every news item-the intelligent
voter sees an ulterior and selfish political
motive.
No one. as a consequence, gives the paper
the slightest heed.
But Kelly is anxious to do what he can TO
carry out his bargain.
IL be can he will send a delegation TO the
Legislature from this city to vote for Mike.
The instruments by which he hopes to
attain this end have already been named
They are earthen pots every one of them.
The community is opposed to them.
All have records chat will drive from them
the decent element of the city. but it is not
upon voters alone that Kelly bases his hopes
for success.
He is, as a politician, too crafty to rely
upon the hckleness of the average voter
Tor SUI port, and depends for success rather
upon the dexterity Of his followers In hand
ing the returns and the machinery
among those who have rallied about bis
panner are some OF the most desperate men
Ia town.
There are hundreds of them who are will
Ing 10 take their chances of going to San
quentin IN order TO serve the boss
LII tney succeed In escaping the clutches
OF the law, their reward may be 2 lob as
eXtraman in the Fire Department q few
dollars or pulp that will keep them ont
OF jail for year or two.
Tne latter Is generally their reward, as the
majority Of them are OF that class who
spend the greater part Of their time in
schemlng how to escape Imprisonment.
But how IS all this TO be done?
how are the thousands of voters in this
city to be practically deprived of the logica
results Oh their votes in order to send Mike
10 the Senate and place Billy BIattner in
the office now held by Mr.. Laumeistero
10 the average citizen il would seem to
be task most difficult 20 accomplish
To the daring ward heller 1t seems easv
OF accomplishment In spite Of the dangers
which surround it.
The plans have already been formed
Kelly's lleutenants are already busiIy a,
work in an effort to carry them into execu.
tion.
The most daring part of the programme
Is q scheme which has been invented "a
change the returns.
The device is this:
Under the provisions of the so-called
Australian ballot law as enacted by the last
Legislature, The voter when he reires to the
secIusion OF the booth must, with a rubber
stamp provided for that purpose, place a
cross Opposite the name OF each person for
whom he intends to vote.
For example. under the general head oi
Mayor be the four names. l.. r. Ebert,
Barry Baldwin, Wendell Easton and G. c.
oaposite each will be small blank space