The morning call., 1892-05-09
KELLY'O LITTLE JOKER.
With DOrn's Aid He Will Play a
GINNING Game.
Business Men to Name Local Convention
Nike Playing Into Alger's Hands.
Cleveland or Einl

Martin Kelly, with the aid of his man
Dorm, is preparing a plan by means of
which he hopes 10 full the wool over the
eyes of the voters Of San Francisco.
TIE FIST move was the recent addition Of
the names OF 81 business men to the County
Committee and the next will be the adop-
ton Of resolution demanding the retire
ment from the committee of all persons
holding positions under the Federal, State
and municipal governments. The places
thus made vacant will OF course be filled by
the committee. AS Kelly has majority, it
goes without saving that he will see to it
that the new men are chosen from his own
followers. ana Burns viii be left sadly in
the minority.
On the lattel S side of the house seven
committeeman viii be turned adrift. They
are: A. ). Isaacs, wharfinger at Folsom
street; Ambrose A. Watson, deputy in the
Street Department; c. C. Pistolesi, clerk to
the Prosecuting Attorney; Grant Israel,
clerk Health Office: F. K0rgel. iBspecto
Health Department; Mauric l.. Asher,
whal finger. and L. }. Mills, Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector. When their
places are filed Burns will still have IL of
the old committee left to represent his in
terests, and Kelly will have SO. and, as the
81 new men are all with the latter, he will
have full sway in the committee. This will
enable him to carry out his plans withO ut
let or hindrance.
THE LITTLE JOKER.
But this is not all there is in Kelly's
scheme. Back Of il all is a little joker that
may cut an important figure in the coming
municipal fight 1t is nothing more nor less
than the apparent retirement Of Kelly and
CrimminS and the tuning over Of the ticket
TO the business men. In the present CON-
mittee, for instance. there are So Of The so
called business men out Of total number
OF 100. This, It Will be seen, IS clear ma
JGrltY. Out Of this number Kelly controls
absolutely at least 40.
Already the intimation has been thrown
out that no primary election viii be held for
the selection of delegates to tie municipal
convention. kelly'S followers are industri-
ousy pointing out that the last primary was
SO diSgraceful that it hurt the Re- ubliean
party badly among the better class of voters
and that repetition If the scenes would
surely result in defeat at the polls. To
avoid this they suggest tie advisability Of
appointing the delegates, but il this were
undertaken by the County Committee as
whole it would give the public a chance TO
say that Kelly was debating the entire pro-
gramme.
KELLY's PATRIOTISM.
Kelly is too Shrewd to be- caught in a trap
Of this kind. SO he will, with great display
Of sOicitude for the success Of his party,
suggest that the choice of delegates 10 the
convention BE- entrusted to the SO business
men, Of whom he knows 30 are his willing
slaves This, however, is not supposed to
be known by the dear people, who are al
ways cTcdulous, and they will be expected
to applaud the self-sacrlfce INSIDE by Mr..
Kelly in voluntarily TelinQushing his
power in favor OF tie business men.
If this programme is carried out, aud
such is the intention without a doubt, Mr.
Kelly will simply bob up as Of old when the
election IS over aud proceed to fill Up the
Offices with his old gang Of heelerS