The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-13
ALL THEIR OWN WAY.
Kelly and Crimmins Capture the Repub-
lican Primaries.


lican Primaries.
Kelly and Crimmins held their primary
yesterday.
1t wasn't much Of an election. but it helped
10 make the bosses deceive The public into
the belief that the bosses were compelled to
make a fight to hold their own.
Martin Kelly was ont early, as was also
Phil Crimmins.
To all appearances they worked like beav-
ers to save the day.
They knew before the polls were opened
that D. s. Dorm aud others of their faithful
henchmen had fixed the inspectors and
Judges so that no power could prevent the
election of their ticket
But the dear public had to be deceived
and they did 1t the best they could.
They started by ordering the polls opened
OF O'Clock in the morning.
This. they said was TO enable the poor
laboring man to vote.
In reality it was done In order TO allow
the suffers to vote the names OF reputable
citizens.
This was Dorn's idea.
1t proved great success.
1t enabled the FOUNDERS to cast q larger
vote at an earlier hour than had ever been
poled in the city.
Taken all in all il Is safe to say that more
votes were cast by smaller number Of
men yesterday than was ever known in the
history Of the city.
Such eminent statesmen as "Slob" Brown,
''SpHt-lip" Collins. "Crutch" Hawkins.
"ITon- foot" Johnson and host of others
were on hand early.
They voted fast and often.
They showered in the ballots as fast as
ever they could.
They spared neither age, race cor sex
To add To the general appearance OF things
It was announced that there were contests
ia nine OF the eighteen districts of the city.
This was another ruse.
1t was put up for the purpose Of deceiy-
ing the public.
The opposition tickets were mere dunn
mics. and had no backing whatever.
Decent people simply remained away
from the polls.
They allowed the heeIers 10 hold high
Tevel.
They knew that Martin Kelly had it all
fixed. and they refralned from any attempt
at interference.
The orders had gone out from the dingy
room OF the ginmill at l6 Third street. and
that settled it.
In only one district was there genuine
fight made against the Mission-street junk
dealer aud his miniOns and that was in the
Forty-frst District, where George Walker,
Irvine Graham ami Leon Dennery live.
This trio tried to stand the Third street
them, they found it losing fight.
They voted often enough and fast enough,
but their ballots found the floor instead of
the slot in the box and 50 they were coun ted
out.
This left the field clear to the boodlers.
who elected their ballot from top TO bot
tom.
SO far as results were concerned the cleo
ton might just as well have been held In
Santa Rosa or Milpitas.
Not 10 per cent OF the Republican voters
of this city took any hand in it. and such as
did were oil the very worst element of the
party.
In fact every ballot-box suffer and ward
heller, no matter TO which party he be-
longed, was on hand.
If a decent man cared to take part he was
simply barred out.
gates. most OF whom will owe direct alegi-
ance to Kelly and Crimmins.
The former. who is the more powerful of
the bosses, will sit behind the scenes and
pull the strings to suit himself.
"A ticket will be named TO suit their own
sweet will.
The chances are that The Board OF Super
vsors will be about as bad as the one now
In Office.
During the day the Burns faction took no
rart In the primary, and remained at home
or went out to look at the circus parade.
Conspicuous among the circus onlookers
was Mike Smith, who looked at the lions
with evident admiration depicted on his
face.
primaries? What primaries?" asked
Smith in his blandest tones. "'Pon my
soul. didn't know such thing was going
OH to-day. | was so taken up with the cir
Gus that l paid no attention to anything
else. Is Martin Kelly taking hand?"
Il am out Of politics." said Colonel Burns
with a smile. Strange. however, that the
Republicans should hold primary and
none Of my friends should know 1t. Per-
haps they forgot TO mention It,"