The morning call., 1892-09-10
he never Liked ELLERT.
Boss Kelly Is Very Uneasy
Just Now.
TIE PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED.
From Every Part Of the City Come Expres.
stems of Good Will for the NoE-Parti-
SAYS Candidate for Mayor.

In spite Ut the fact that yesterday was adj
mission day politicians Of all degrees OF
prominence and respectabiity gathered on
the street corners and discussed the action
OF the Non-Partisan convention in the Sc
lection of Ellert for Mayor.
As rule there was but one opinion, and
that was that Ebert was a man not easily
to be beaten.
In fact he is considered so strong that his
election is regarded almost as a foregone
conclusion.
From all over the city comes the same
story.
Everywhere words Of praise for the can
didate are heard, and it IS hard to see how
any combination of circumstances can de-
feat him.
Nor is his popularity. apparently. con-
fined to any class of people.
Young men and old men, bankers, mer-
chants, lawyers, worKlngmeD, and in fact
representatives of nearly every trade aud
profession in the city are beginning already to
rally to his support, and it looks as If he
would make another of his phenomenal
runs.
There is another certainty in the case,
and that Is that Kelly and Crimmins ale
decidedly uneasy.
Kelly has never liked Ebert because he
has always refused 10 stand the corrupt
jobs In the Board of Supervisors.
Long ago Kelly was urged by a large
number OF prominent Republicans who saw
the drift Of events to take Ellert up as the
Republican candidate for Mayor, but this
the Thlrd-street boss SefuSed to do.
lie even went so far as to express himself
in frank and uncomplimentary terms con-
| corning what he regarded as Ellerts per-
| verseness In refusing to stand in. and gave
| 1t out that the nomination would never be
made with his consent.
Kelly IN sOme things is shrewd politi-
| clan, but he is always violently opposed to
| men In Office who will n OF shut their eyes to
| his nefarlous schemes.
His Chief aim In life is to loot the city
treasury and exact heavy contributions
| from City Hall employees and helpless TAX
| PAYERS.
No man in his eyes is a patriot or a capa-
| BILE fiicial who will not help him out.
Crimmns. on the other hand. is more
diplomatic in his temperament, and would
| have looked with favor upon Ebert but for
the protests of his wicked partner.
PM, who received his political education
in the Higgins school. is inclined to believe
II the duty OF BOSS 10 bolster up his ticket
with few good names.
LII gives dignity to the party and the
glamor Of few popular names is likely 10
blind the public TO the faults of a lot OF bad
men who are sandwiched in from time to
time.
For these reasons he favored Ebert, and
| had he had his own way would have ten
dered him the nomination.
In TACT he so lDtlmaled 10 more than one
OF his friends; but he was met with Kelly's
| objection, which could not be overruled.
Kelly preferred Wendell East0n or any
other gentleman of good character to Ebert.
| Not that he expected 10 handle Easton, but
as revenge for Ellert's refusals to stand in
ON the jobs"
AS the matter now stands il is little hard
to guess just what Kelly and Crimmins
| will do.
They will not renominate Mayor Sander
| son because they do not think he can be
| elected, and Wendell Easton declares that
| lie, Will not make the race.
The latter states most positively that
| when the campaign is over he will go abroad
| for at least six months for rest and reerea-
ton, and so does not care TO be elected to
any position.
| Then the bosses talked of j. B. Stetson,
/ but that gentleman declined absolutely to
| allow the use of his name.
Now they are looking around for some
one, and are unable TO hit on any who looks
like a winner.