The morning call., 1892-11-05
KELLY IN A QUANDARY.
In the Very Face of Defeat
He Hesitates.
TO SAVE BILLY BLATTNER.
That Is the Tip Which Has Gone Out From
the Third-Street Ginmill-Ea.ton
to Be knitted.

Dante saw the words over the gate of the
INFERNO: who enter here leave hope
behind"
virtually the same words have been
placed over the doorway leading into Mar
tin kelly's ginmIll. at 16 Third street, and
Tue candidates who went there in search
OF nominations are beginning TO realize it.
For months certain ambitious men, whose
desires blinded their judgment. haunted the
dlngy back room at all hours OF the day
and night. and at last they are coming to a
realizing sense of the mistake which was
made.
That Kelly has given up all hope of sue
cess in the coming election there can be no
doubt. Raw as his work has been he is not
by any means fool when il comes to doing
politics. and he realizes as clearly as any
one that the people have at last determined
TO rise and down the bosses.
The result of all this has been to create a
great commotion at 16 Third street. All
sorts OF conferences and consultations have
been held during the past week. and on
Thursday evening, Kelly. Crimmins. Dorm
and Van Schaick met IN the back room of
the saloon TO canvass the situation, Just
what was done has not been made public
but enough has leaked out for il TO be
known that the outlook was discussed far
into the night. 1t is known, too, that no
definite conclusion was reached, but some
very positive views were expressed.
The prevailing opinion seemed TO be that
some prompt action should be taken.
Kelly was in thoughtful frame Of mind
and between liberal draughtS of steam beer
he said: Say, Phil. these Non-Partisans
are playing the very mischief with our
chances, and we've got to do something on
Sheriff and the County Clerk. and IL we get
them we can afford to let all the rest CO."
Sure" said Phil.
Then the entire fight was gone into and
Kelly suggested that the ticket be
slaughtered to save the two offices sug-
gested. This met with general approval,
but Dorm wanted TO 90 a step further
There is no denying the fact" said he,
that it looks very much as if we we're
knocked out. but If such is the case we want
to get even. / am in favor Of doing all the
harm we eau, and il the worst comes to tie
worst we will instruct the gang TO vote for
0DOnnell to beat Ellert."
Van Schaick nodded his head and Grim
Minis smiled. but Kelly was not quite favor
able to such proposition. He doubled its
wisdom. aud so expressed himself In very
plain terms.
When the meeting broke up long after
midnight 10 decision had been reached. but
II now seems to be the general opinion that
at the last me oment tile Thlrd-street gang,
or as many of them as can be handled
will be thrown from Easton to 0'Donnell.
in order to defeat Ellert If possible, and by
that means spite the NOn-PartiSans.
But can they deliver the goods?
That is the one question which they are
trying to solve before taxing any decided
steps aud but one thing stands in the way.
A change Of base in the presence of the
enemy Is a dangerous experiment In poll
tics as well as in war, and the general who
attempts it takes the gravest risk
Quay tried II at Minneapolis when he sa "
W hnQ tan ha mi
that his forces went all TO pieces.
That is just the danger which confronts
Kelly and CrImmins in case they should
seek to divert their fight, and 20 one knows
better than they the risk they would take.
Their following is not any too loyal as the
matter now stands, and il an attempt were
10 be made to transfer them in body il IS
hard to fOresee the result.
The chances are that they will be afraid
to take the risk, but they may chance IL as a
last resort.