The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-30
KELLY'S COMBINATION.
It:Includes Rea, Sesnon and Bob
Northam.
Burns Confident That He viii Secure the
:. Election Of Nsf as chairman-Dsmo-
cratic Clubs,

=. Since the primaries held on Saturday the
Kelly men have not been idle and are reach
ing, oQt to the interior for aid in carrying
cut their schemes. 1t is said that j. w.
Rea Of Santa Clara, Robert Northam OF Los
Angeles and William T.. Sesnen of Fresno
have jain@d issues with them and will do all
Within their:power 10 help them out.
/. Rea is we'll known: as a machine;polItl-
clan. sndsin spite of his position as Railroad
Conimissioner,:he never hesitates 10 take
,faud with the gang when any Jobs; are To-
be accomplished. II. is true that he was
beaten by a large majority at the polls 10
hissown county OF Santa Clara, but by some
means he manages 10 keep a firm grip on
the machine, and rRns primary politics TO
.suit his own sweet will. Heis one OF the
most bitter opponents of the State admins
4 tration and never misses asehance to abuse
Z Governor Markham. His story Is that the
latter failed to give him the recognition he
felt tina t be- deserved, but the Governors
/ friends say that .Rea was given all he
earned when he4was reuominated for Rail-
road Commissioner:
NoRTHANf,s IRREGULARITIES.
t. Bob Noftham OF Los Angeles is an uniu-
! portant factor TO comparative degree. He
( has always been: a hard man TO keep IN line
I and in the last State campaign caused no
! end of bother by his eccentrieities. He
/ went 10 Sacramento as delegate in the In
4 terests of Markham ard then endeavored TO
secure the nomination OF Harvey Lindley
4 for Congress. : Failing ia this. he flew the
/ track and threatened TO go over 10 the De-
mecraeS. He even went SO far as 10 de-
ciate himself openly Tor Pond. and for
/ several days ~paraded the streets of Los
/ Angeles with a Pond lily pinned to the
4 lapel of hrs coat. To coneiliate him he was
{made chairman of the Republican County
I Committee and did good service. but in the
recent county convention in Los Angeles he
was knocked out by Spence.
Sesn6n is another hard man to keep track
LOT; . he has. been everything 10y turns and
nothing longs: At one Tins he affiliated
I with the: DEMOCRATS in this city, and then
! flrted n 9st industriously with the Kearney
tperty. His popularity was great at one
/ time, when he was president of the Howard
:s.Cierk ufsde him many enemies. because Of
'theoway in which he distributed the patron
:: age. and at last he went to Fresno to live.
where he blossomed out rs 4 straight Re-
publican. Co.
= REA OR BARNES.
:: While Crimminhs, Kelly, Rea. Sesnon.
: n GEtham * Co. are getting things in work
ing order there is reason 10 believe that
General Barnes may be left In the lurch.
He'haS an idea in his lead that kelly:swil
be for him 10 the last, but Kelly is a hard
: man to depend upon. He is, in fact, the
!: ppl0us OF all the bosses. and if he finds il
:: 10 his advantage he viii throw Barnes over
board in a hurry. The chances are that he
iwill be sacrificed in the interest. of Rea
e. after9the FIRST. skrmiSh.
= 0Rea has been stung TO the quick by the
;erireisms Of the press upon bis course as a
Railroad CommisS Toner, and Is anxious 10
:: secure reimbursement. For that reason he
mas been reaching out in all directions, aud
. will bring more votes TO his candidacy than
i: is generally supposed: That he can beat
9Nefs is BOT, however, to be believed at this
. time. % The latter is man of popularity
:. aaanC4lg tie interior delegates and has not
beer identified with any faction to any great
aXSent.s He was chairman of the recent
'Elif2ip e convention, Is Grand Commander
:poi1tedSState Prison Commissioner by Gov
: sernS5ro Markham. The northern portion Of
. shebfafe is friendly to him in the extreme,
:. .andth Barns vote from this city will be
:: given to kim IN a lump. Sacramento. too.
=: maybe expected to stand In llne for him. as
:. Frank Rhodes Is opposed TO Kelly and wifi
= 6ppese the Third-street boss under any and
:: $iil circumstances.
- :$0 RIGHT FOR DELEGATEs.& >:
: l$f the meantime the fgbt for delegates. is
:. nSt' bang overlooked, aud the various cans
:: ii 6asessare bard at work.
>: 1T d esgTQOst sanguine of success aid most
: prominently spoken Of in the Second Dis
: ;strlgt 4ase5 a. j, Rhodes Of Sacramento, and
ID ohm + = 3Kidder OF Grass Valley, Tile
."farJHer3Rs too well known 10 need comment
,swhiie00tke latter has the support Of the min
. ;ihg.scuntess which comprise the bulk OF tie
:. dist5let. Abe L0uttit of San joaquin, who
. jaasSS9a candidate. is nHt OF ii, because his
,::eoUntg desires not TO interfere as Stockton
twas .gia Ell the convention.
- 4ue she3Thfrd District Senator Eli Dennis
ten .0f Alameda ana reese Clark of Yolo,
wv lp5s wa in othe last Assembly. are working
lizard and B}af succeed.
= Z. - Pilisbury aud Joseph r. Spear are
:talkadsef in the Fourth, and as this distric;
: is helt by Burns may succeed. "
Theosit uation in the Fifth is more compli.
=: gated, Candidates are numerous and theii
: success orodefeat will depend largely upor
Ikea; VITO holds The balance of power
Ma Sheldon, Senator Jim Byrnes, G. NJ
= Shortfigge, George a. Knight, K. Z. Franck
80. A. ale and others are In the fight, witt
= NO .favofites In tie betting. The result il
badly. ia d8ubt.
. Tie Sixteenth District seems inclined Il
:. favor +. ~ johnson eff Los Angeles aud r
L. - ack Of San Luis Ohspo.
:: Over iDo the:SeVenf h there are Roberts O.
MADE ga. Dr. 'holnas Flint of San BenitC
and Sheriff. Seymour of San Bernardno
:: san Diego has put TO one In the field as yet
but VIII probably have some one for trading
: furposes!@
HE Firat:Distrief. strange to say, has no
:: BEEN heard 'front.'. :.
=, Ao.figiht has vel: been: made for the sec
reearyShip oftha convention, as ii has been
lost sightot fn.tlfe more important questio
= of .tlfe elfaiElAanship9o