The morning call., 1892-10-20
jim CRAVEN At home.
All the Boys Say That He
Is a Daisy.
MONEY FLOWS LIKE WATER.
Senator Mikes" Able Candidate for the
State Senate in the Seven.
teenth District.

being worked by Kelly and Crimmins in the
interest OF jim Craven and Johnny Martin
has naturally aroused special interest in the
candidature of these two proteges of the
Third-street bosses.
Johnny Martins position as barkeeper of
the Bella Union dive is sufficiently we'll
known, and the men who vote for him can
not say they do so ignorantly or unknow-
ingiy; that is to say, if dvekeeping is
regarded as incompatible with legislative
honors.
The case Is different with Jim Craven.
who seeks admission to the state Senate
through the votes of the electors in the
Seventeenth District.
There has been an air Of mystery about
Jim Craven all along. He has been differ
emily described as gentleman OF leisure. a
knight OF rest, hanger-on of Kelly and
Crimmins' saloon and a hard working ar IT,
san.
Tuesday night. after pretty long search,
a CALL reporter located Mr. Craven in a
saloon in the vicinity of Fourth and Howard
streets.
1t was evidently Jim's reception day.
The Kelly and Crimmlus lambs were there
in force. They crowded the bar; they even
took partial possession of the family
entrance" and the little side rooms in
which number of women were drinking
steam beer with casual acquaintance.
1t was q breezy, jolly, bappy-go-lucky
crowd, and Jim was the hero of the hour.
He produced handful of gold and silver
and invited all present to take cigar"
Most OF those present preferred drinks
hard drinks, too and the lambs bleated
| joyously.
In the course OF mixed conversation Mr..
| Craven became aware of the fact that
CALL reporter was present He graciously
condescended TO be interviewed, and the
Kelly and Crlmmins lambs crowded around
| in a way to make the reporter uneasy about
| his watch and chain. Mr.. Craven evidently
| did not stand Ia need OF such convertible
| tribes, but it might have been otherwise
| with the lambs.
81 am 3S years old" said Mr. Craven. III
| am native OF Virginia and came to Cali
| and still In the business, but have not been
working for three months. / have been
recently employed by the new gas COM
| pany."
Have you ever been in politics, Mr..
Craven?" asked the reporter. with side
| glance at the lambs.
"Why, yes" he said apologetically. II
| was Deputy Sheriff under Tom Desmond
here"
Right you are" said Desmond. land Pm
making Jim's fight right now"
Jim cast a grateful look at his stalwart
| friend and proceeded.
las to this fight, my opponent Is Bill
Dunn. He has the Endorsement of the
| Non-Partisaus, and the district is Demo-
| cratic by between 500 and 1000 but l am
| going TO win. So will Windrow, Shack
| and Faneher. Why, Fancher has only 100
and some odd majority to overcome, while
| l have nearly 1000. But shall win"
| Mr.. Craven pulled out another handful
| Of coins, among which were several $50
| gold pieces and asked the boys TO take
| cigar"
| They took 1t.
Jim is good boy" said one of the lambs
| appealingly 10 THE CALL reporter. five
| known him twenty years. He Is good
| boy"
| just about this time Mr. Craven seemed
| TO think it time to retrench his expenditure
| and the gathering Of lambs quickly dis
| persed.
That's all right" said quist-looking
| man who had stood almost unobserved near
row of empty kegs which formed
| part of the furniture Of the estab-
| lishment, and in sort of a way
| prevented the access of the unenightened
| to the ladies" snuggery In the rear,
That's all right" continued the quiet man
| how thoughtfully, "but / should like to know
much time Jim Craven has put in as gas
| filter in the last four years. I'm afraid he
| likes politics better than gasftting"
Il understood him TO say he was hard
| working artisan" said the reporter doubt
He didn't say that" replied the quiet
| man; He said he was a gasfitter. So ne
is. But jim isn't exactly the man 10 work
| at trade when he eau get along without it.
! Those men around him wouldn't be any use
| to an honest, industrious mechanic. But
| they'd be heap of use to a man IN politics,
especially of the Kelly and Crimmlns sort.
Do you suppose these legislative candidates
are putting up their own money!"
Where does il come FROM" asked the
| reporter, with the pencil ready for an i'm
portsnt entry.
Never mind" replied the quiet man. as
he edged toward the door. "The sack is
open now, that's all. That's how Jim ex-
poets to get away with that 1000 majority,
and the crowd around him are just the boys
to help him do it. Do You 'savey?'"
The reported thought he sawed.
Fright here" said the quiet man, as he
departed. Il want TO say | have been a
Republican all my life. But when / see
the city at the mercy of Kelly and GRIM
Minis, and such fellows as these Indicating
few of the lambs who were caucussing In
dark corner, I'm going to protect MY
home and vote the Non-Partisan ticket"