The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-23
Mixes EVENING PAPER,
Another Chapter From Its
Queer Pages.
KELLY'S METHODS EXPOSED.
The Revelation of a Corrupt Job az a Reward
for Which Three Men Were Named
for High Places.
KELLY'S METHODS EXPOSED.

to the average voter. and showed couclu-
slvely that sincerity is not a part of the
makeup OF that remarkable journal.
On the oath Of last March, while Colonel
d. NJ. Burns. being, it is claimed. in a
liberal mood, was still advancing money to
the editor to pay his printers. and Mike de
Young was lingering in the East, an article
appeared speaking of the indignation among
the Republicans lover the dictatoria attI-
tude assumed by the Thrd-street Doodle
faction OF the County Committee" which
concluded as follows:
"A review of the above plan shows that
the Third-street cOmpatriots are laying
the wires for a reign of despoliation tyorse
than any that Boss Buckley ever en-
gneered. To carry out their nefarious
plot they have taken to Their bosom an
army OF political heelers, desperate ward
workers, Migrants, prize-fig hters and all
the tough roustabouts and Ioafers that
they can secure. Surrounded by such a
motley conviviaI crowd they EXPECT to
descend upon the works. pack the Boards
of Election, stuff the balIot-boxes. change
the returns, and have all their dirty work
Endorsed by corrupt returning. board of
their own appointing.
"Their well-lad plans will not, however.
materialize, Tor the respectable element of
the Republican party in this city has deter
mined to thwart the rascals In their das-
form bands OF organized workers in all the
Assembly districts In the CITY,"
About this time the editor of the Post was
figuring on some legal advertising which he
never got, and he touched Kelly and Grim
Minis up in this manner in an article headed
"a Fair Primary:
ut is foregone conclusion that unless
the Republican County Committee will con-
sent to have the primary election conducted
fairly, it will be the greatest farce in the
world 10 have such an election at all. II a
clique or faction, even with small majority
in the committee shall insist on ignoring
the rights of the minority and fixing things
to suit their wishes and theirs only, the
rank and file of the party will not have any,
thing to do with the primary election, for
they would simply be voting TO M purpose.
There is no sensible Republican in this
city who believes that primary election
managed and controlled by that celebrated
rio-Crimmlns, Kelly and Pillsbury-would
express in its results the opinions and
wishes of anybody but Crimmns. Kelly and
Pillsbury. and the faction which has Sc
lected them as leaders. Certainly the Re-
publican party of San Francisco would not
be represented. nor would its wishes be
consulted.
Following such primary there could be
but one thing-a packed convention, ready
and even anxious to obey the behesls of the
men who sent them there, and to nominate
for public Offices candidates who would
wear the collar as distinctly as did the
solid nine the Buckley badge of servitude.
| That such nominees could not be elected Is
| almost q conceded fact but that would not
relieve Crimmius. Kelly and Plllsbury OF
the responsibility Of having tried to thrust
them on to the Republican party and the
| city.
IF the majority Of the County Committee
| have the interest Of the party at heart they
will undo their high hauded work OF few
frhf aHu hat hA mi
| right to be represented at the primary cleo
| ton, and do all in their power to heal the
| existing discussions and get the party into
| line. We may be sure that the Democrats
are rubbing their hands with delight al the
| situation and hoping that the primary cleo
| ton will be carried out on the lines LAID
| down by the combination. III the party
hopes to succeed it should do everything II
can to disappoint its Democratic oppo-
| nents."
| Immediately following this editorial is
| another, headed THE New Boss" from
which the following extracts are taken:
| "Mr. Pillsbury aspires to be the new boss
| of the Republican party. tie has corpora
/ tions to look after and defend. and he wants
| the Republican party as a tool in his trade.
at is Kelly, CrimmlDs and Pillsbury that
| have combined TO shut out every ore but
their gang from the polling booths at the
| primaries. The Republican party holds
| them in contempt, and viii be satsfle1
| with nothing but an equal representation
| for the minority on the election boards"
There is also a long article headed Peace
makers" closing with the following para
! graphs:
1T is needless to say that after the mer-
cenary aims OF the boudlers are exposed the
members If the Republican party will not
| submit, for they will not with their eyes
open elect TO Office men who aim to follow
the dictates of their bosses and to esta blish
| in San Francisco a reign OF DOodlery, black
| pnoi nd nnrrnntinn n md
defiant than that carried on by Boss Tweed
In New York or Buckley In this city.
at is expected that the arbitration COM
| mittee, at their meeting tonight. will de-
wise plan by which the Republicans will
be allowed an opportunity of expressing
their opinions at the polls. The respectable
element predominates in this city and will
win in such contest il Kelly and Crimmins'
| army Of heeers. roughs and t0ughs are not
allowed to intimidate decent people on cleo
ton day.
1T may be that the Third-street corrup-
tionists may not permit a representation of
their henchmen of the County Committee
to attend the meeting tonight If such a
thing should happen 1t will signify that the
boodlers are opposed to giving way in favor
OF clean politics, square election and a
fair count. 1t will also demonstrate that
they depend upon ballot-box stufing and
falsifying returns in order to win"
Not only editorially but locally was the
| UBuL UldluldiUou. uuu do n consequence the
evening Nike de Dung made the following
comments on meeting of the Republican
County Committee:
"Kelly and Crimmins, the leaders of the
Third-street political highhinders of the
Republican County Committee, are stll
maintaining their defiant attitude toward the
respectable element Of the Republican party
in this city.
Last Saturday Chairman Movers. In
obedience to the order OF head boodlers
Kelly and Cri mmins. called meeting of
the County Committee, The gatherin q
came off at 80 O'Farrell street. The nrins
cipal business of the meeting was the con-
sideratiOn of tho following memorial and
resolutions. which were sent in by the gen.
tlemen who, ON last Monday night, withdrew
from the committee because they wsald
not submit to having their rights trampled
under foot by gang Of political prostitutes
and programme slaves Of Kelly aud Grim
MINIS"
Here follow the memorial and resolu.
tiOns, which were referred to COMMITTEES
of five.
The article goes on:
"Chairman Meyers, who Is one of the
leaders OF the booders, showed his fidelilv
to the boss c0rruptionsts by appointing on
the committee Messrs. Dorm, Ruef, Jacobs.
| Nicholson and Lewis.
at will be observed that the members of
the committee with the execution az Ruef
are the subservent tools of Kelly and Grim
Minis.
"Dorn is one OF the talented hencbren
OF the boodlers. and makes politics nav
by acting as legal adviser for sheriff Lam
meister. Ruef aims at rich rewards In III a
future. Meyer Jacobs makes "A living
through his political Mutations Atnres-
ont he Is Chief Deputy City and County
Attorney. Nicholson is the happy possess
sor OF the Office of prosecuting attorney of
Police Court 4. He was app ointed Mt tb q
bidding of Kelly and Crimmins. and Lewis
has held office In the past as Assemb lyman.
Meyers knew that the committee would
view the matter placed in their hands from
Kelly and Crimmins standpoint. He took
no chances as to any disagreement and
failed TO show any consideration to the
twenty-five new members of the committee
by appointing one Of them to consider SO