The morning call., 1892-11-02
TRUE TRUE Blue REPUBLICANS
For Harrison, but Not for
Martin Kelly.
THEY ARE NOT BOLTERS.
No Coed Reason Why Men Who Are Legal 10
the Party Should Not Be Non
Partisaus

From 10 Third street, where Martin Kelly
and Phil Crimmins do politics from the
dingy back room of disreputable saloon
in the name Of the Republican" party,
comes a howl that the voters who are not
with them are boilers from the party. just
when these two notorious rascals referred
TO were given q claim TO the party Is not
known, but they have it just the same ana
are working it for all it is worth.
Martin Kelly, who used to keep junk
shop on Mission street, and was promoted
from that TO the joint partnership of the
ThIrd-street gipmill, seems to regard HIM
self as the Moses who Is to lead the hosts
out of the wilderness, and to aid him in
the work be has named a number of gentle
men on his tickets for important places.
His prime favorite is Wendell Easton for
Mayor Mr.. East0n is too well known to
need much said, but his nomination was Sc
cured by voting in the State Central Com
mittee TO keep Kelly and Crimmins in
power. 1t is intimated that there we're other
considerations as well.
After choosing a Mayor, Kelly looked
about for an Auditor and picked up j. Judas
L. Smiley. who now holds the place. This
was TO reward Smiley for his betrayal OF the
Non Partisans and for his subservieney TO
the bosses as a member of the Election Com
mission Smiley's "Republieanism" is of
the Kelly stripe.
Thus were two OF the bosses friends pro-
vided for and there was rejoicing at Is
Third street.
But the crowning act came when a name
was to be chosen for Sheriff. Kelly turned
the matter over TO Crimmins. who suggested
his friend, w. }. Battner. The latter is
County Clerk now and has succeeded in
breaking his pledge to the taxpayers Of the
city 10 the tune Of about $1,000 a month. He
overlooked the fact that 6 ge-breaker
has never been reelected in the history of
San Francisco. That, it seems, is the one
objectionable sin.
For Tax Collector, Thomas 0'Brlen was
chosen because of his wel-known iriendli-
BeSs to the Third-street gang, and because,
10 filing places in his Office, he has handed
over his patronage 10 Kelly and Crimmins.
The bosses knew that they could depend
upon him to do their bidding in the future
auu III lLdL 4Gasyn uC Was RAk ~ dS dill
In other words, be was Kelly Republl-
can"
When it came TO Treasurer it is claimed
some little doubt existed, but Kelly said .
Say, Phil, this fellow Widber don't
amount 10 very much, but he's our friend
when it comes to dividing out the places,
and We might as well shove him in
again. eh?''
Sure" said Phil, as he checked OF the
name. and the JOB was done
E. B. Read. who is Jesse Marks friend,
was the next man chosen. and this, Kelly
explained, was done to please the Bear Club.
You see," said Kelly, 10 burst of conf
dence. This duck amt very biz potatoes,
but he's always willing to stand in when II
comes TO putting up any kind Of a job. Be-
sides all that, be gives Hsan the places that
amount TO anything, and that lets US old
the gang 10 line"
That settled it, Of course, for Kelly's
word is law, and SO Read went forth to de-
feat.
The pet Of them all, however, was George
w. Lee, the San Benito rancher. who as
pires 10 be County Clerk, and who is AT
present doing Martin Kellys work In the
License Office. Lee has been Kelly's chief
henchman in the County Committee in the
Twenty-eighth District for years, and there
was no bidding OF the boss he would not
obey. 10 fact, whenever a primary was to be
carried he was called upon to help cut, and
be never failed to carry out the orders
Kelly owns him, body, soul and breeches.
If elected he will not serve the party, but
will obey the dictates of Third street
District Attorney. ". S. Barnes"-that
Is the way a portion of Martins ticket
reads, and the name is that of the iucum-
bent who is recognized as a boss man.
When this had been done Kelly wanted TO
nominate John II. Durst, who holds the
Office at present, but the Grand Jury had
made such action unwise, so Kelly called in
his chief. deputy. Meyer jacobs. and gave
him the place Jacobs has been member
OF Kelly's committee for years, and has al.
ways stood out against the voters and in
favor Of the bosses. To elect him would be
to hand that much of the Election Counts
sion over to Third street.
For CoroHer Kelly named DR.. Garwo0d.
whose Office is now filed with W ard-heelers,
and who has never dared TO make a move
without consulting the bosses. This is the
only claim he has to being called "Repub-
hcan."
Walter B. Blair, another hsuge-- of the
Third-street saloon, has been named fol-
Public Administrator. II electe Kelly will
run the Office with the assistance Of Grim
minis.
The records of the Election Commission
show that Charles S. Tilton, the "Repub-
lican" nominee for Surveyor, is subservient
TO the bosses. On every vote where the in
terests of the boodlers and suffers were
concerned Tilton has obeyed orders. Would
not he do the Sau1a in future If ID
with the power?
Last but not least on the list is Charles
Green, whom no one knows and who wa
named to help along the interests Of Billy
AekersOn, the Democrat. He cannot be
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