The morning call., 1892-11-02
AND STANCH DEMOCRATS
Are for Cleveland, but Not
for Sullivan.
RIGHTS OF VOTERS USURPED
There Are Many Good Democrats on the
Non-Partisan Ticket Who Are Simply
oppos d to Bosses.

The claim has been made that the entire
Democracy In the city of San Francisco is
composed of two men. Their names are
Sullivan and Dwyer. Time was. and not
so very long ago, when Buckley owned the
party, but he Was defeated and went into
exile. No sooner had this been accom-
plished than the two new bosses showed
their heads above the horizon, and when
the voters refused to acknowledge them as
the entire party they started the cry that
any one who did not vote their ticket could
not claim to be Democrat By some mys-
terlous process of reasoning they figured
out that vote against Barry Baldwin was
not consistent with vote for Grover
Cleveland. and The two could not. accordn &
to their views, be reconciled.
When they named Barry Baldwin they
chose man who stood well in the COM
munity. but one who they believed would
do their bidding.
Patronage and consequent power being
what was wan ted they picked up William
Broderick and dictated his nomination.
Broderiek has been their friend in all their
schemes and has stood by them as he stood
by Buckley in days gone by. II elected he
will turn over the patronage of his Office to
them.
Sullivan knew the man he had to deal
with and lie and Dwyer chuckled over the
result
Realizing that the most valuable patron
age Office in the city is that of Sheriff. and
that to control it means half the municipal
battle. Sullivan played shy and pretended
to back and fill. By turns be blew hot and
blew cold. One day he was for Whelan ap-
parently and the next favored John J. Nc
Dade. The latter was the more docile and
was willing to parcel out the places to suit
the bosses. That suited them and McDade
was named
To round cut the ticket a little James n.
Black was chosen for Tax Collector. He is
a brother-in-iaw of Curtis II. Lindley. who
is Henry Eickhoff's law partner. Elckhoff
is Sullivan's confidential adviser.
From this ii will be seen that the connec-
ton is not hard to trace. The charges are
that Sullivan has already distributed the
patronage. 1t must be asked If this is the
Democracy of Jefferson.
The fne Italian hand of Eiekhoff is again
seen in the selection of C. II. Koehnc Ike as
the nominee for Treasurer Sullivan.
DwyeT Eiekhoff. Watkins and Daniels met
night after night to make up the ticket be-
fore the convention met. 1t was EickhOffs
task to hunt a Treasurer.
Christian II. Koehncke was found, and
Sullivan ordered him nominated by his sub
serVent convention.
j. T. Washington was the choice of the
Democrats for Recorder, but he was not the
kind OF a map TO let boss conduct bis Of
fee.
That IS why Jere Sullivan chose Tommy
Glynn and forced bin upon the Metropoli-
tan Hall gathering 1t was a hard dose 10
swallow. but it had TO co. To control the
party in the future jobs must be had for the
gang, and that was just what Glynn was
willing TO give up.
Washington was dumped and Glynn was
named. His hardest work VIII be to draw
his salary.
Next TO the Sheriff's Office In point OF i'm
portance, SO far as boss is concerned, is
the County Clerkship. II requires a small
army of clerks at good fat salaries, and
when one has a host of henchmen to feed it
means great deal. Haley wanted the office
and Sullivan wanted the place for his ward
workers There were other men like Sleyin
and Shattuck who would have been good
officers, but they wanted to have their own
way. Sullivan having laid claim to the
whole party had his own way. Whoever
votes against Haley they say Is a bolter,
and yet this is called by the name Of De-
moeracy
Then Sullivan went out and found Henry
S. Foote for District Attorney. and when
the time came he pulled the st ing from his
private room and the work was done.
Remembering Buckley, who held sway
for years, Sullivan saw that one great
source of the retention OF power lay in con-
trolling the Election Commis sion, and for
that purpose he dictated the name of Harry
I. Creswell, in opposition to the wishes of
great body Of the party What the rank
aud file wanted cut no figure with him. He
held the whip hand and could make the
voters dance at pleasure. They could either
dance or be called boilers
Then the convention of automatons which
had been set up by Sullivan picked out Dr.
Hughes for Coroner The Democratic party
had no hand in it. They are expected only
to vote.
One of Sullivan's ambitions Is to enlarge
his legal business by the attorneyship of the
Public Administrator. That is why he told
the convention to name Freese.
William Nj. Fitzhugh has been known as
boss man for years. For services rem
dered Buckley nominated bin for Surveyor
two years ago. but he went down in the
wreck. Sullivan fshed him out Of the sewer
OF defeat.
If he be elected. he may he expected to
obey orders without question.
BILLY" Ackerson, who is making his
fight for Superintendent of Streets along
with George Lee and Billy Blattner, has
always been machine man. The office Is
good one for young man. and n it are
lots Of nice places for Suilvan's friends.