The morning call., 1893-05-12
DIVER STEPS OUT
He Is Tired of Being a
Political Boss.
AND RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT.
The General Committee Will Demand
an Accounting of the $4,000
Expended in the Campaign.

j. j. Dwyel has got tired of being one of
in his resignation as president of the gen.
eral committee of the Democratic party.
The news OF the resignation soon spread
among the politicians and created a small
sized sensation, as II was wholly unex-
pected. At the various political clubs and
headquarters 1t was the talk of the hour.
The following is Dryers letter OF resig-
nation:
SAN FRANCISCO, May II, 1898.
S. Fl. Daniels Esq. secretary Of the general
committee Of the Democratic party Of the city
and county Of san FrdnciscO-DEAR SIR: |
hereby tender my resignation as president of
the general committee of the Democratic party.
My law practice requires all my time, and it
has become impossible for me any longer TO
give TO the dutirs of that position tie attention
which their Importance demands l resign at
THIS date so that my successor may have ample
time TO prepare for the next campaign.
take Tins opportunity, sir, OF expressing my
great obligations To you personally for The zeal
aud ability exhibited by You as secretary during
my tenn oil once, ana 10 congratulate the COM
mittee on The sweeping victory achieved by the
party at the last election III this city. Ii must
forever remain source OF pride and satisfac-
ton TO those associated IN the reorganization
movement that the Recognized Democracy
demonstrated 10 the people OF this State that
municipal election can be won in 4 large city by
Il regular uariy Organization without the cor
rupt expenditure OF a single dollar.
l desire also TO return to tue committee my
thanks for the hOnOrs and kinduesses so abund-
antiy bestowed upon me by them during the
stormy campaign OF last year. and to assure
them that though my personal affairs compel
me to lay down The burdens of office In the or
Ganization, shall always hold myself in readl-
ness as Il private In The ranks to assist The
Democratic party in lis great mission of free
government aud equal rights. am, sir yours
very respectfully, j. j. DwYER.
The general impression among politi-
clans is that Dwyer has shown Il long head
in getting out TO avoid coming storm. 1t
will be remembered that some months ago
while Dryer was seeking the minlstership
to Japan at Washington, Il stormy meeting
of the general committee was held at
Metropolitan Hall, at which the Clunle-
Dundon faction obtained the ascendency
and repudiated the so-called advisory COM
mitlee. which managed the affairs of the
party during the last campaign.
When Dryer returned from Washington
he was awful mad" AMI he held that the
proceedings at the Metropolitan Hall
meeting were void, because the meeting,
he claimed. was illegally held. He occu-
pied his time in trying TO heal the breach,
but with little success. A call was then
issued for another meeting of the general
committee, which is to be held On Wednes-
day next 1t IS known that that Meeting
is going to be most exciting one.
The opposition to the bosses and tho adj
visory committee has been steadily grow
ing, and perfect storm is expected to take
place. 1t is known that a resolution has
been prepared and will be offered at the
meeting calling upon the advisory COM
mittee to make an explanation of the eX-
pen1iture of the funds during the last
campaign.
The advisory committee managed to ex-
pend the sum o go, 600, but no one outside
OF its members knows how the money was
spent, as the advisory committee has all
along refused TO make report on the
matter. The advisory committee also
managed to run up debt OF $1,000, which
is still unpaid.
desperate attempt is said to have
recently been made TO clear off this in
debtedness by levying an assessment upon
all the employees in the departments at the
new City Hall. THIS course Is said to have
only resulted in intensifyug the oppos-
ton TO the bosses aud The advisory COM
mittee.
These facts were all expected to come
out at the next meeting. when it was
thought 10 be loregone conclusion that
the bosses and the advisory committee
would have TO 60.
DwYer has shown a long head In getting
out before the breaking of the storm.
Gavin McNab, in speaking on the sub
ject said last night:
Mr.. DIVERS resignation comes too late
TO Kermit him TO escape from tile present
self. Why did he not wait until after the
meeting next Wednesday night? Surely
the matter of few days would not have
mattered much to his business interests.
Everybody knows that the present
machine has long since lost the confidence
of the party. Its utmost strength in the
last campaign was 17,000 votes. The gene
raj disgust prevailing since the election
has reduced this number by at least one
half. With this insignificant and democrat
lied following Mr. Dwyer was cunning
enough to perceive that even though he
lasted until the next campaign as boss, he
must in the end 60 the way of Mannix and
Brady, Christopher Buckley and Grim
minis aud Kelly.
Il observe that Mr. Dwyer states that
the last campaign was conducted without
the corrupt expenditure of n singls dollar
The proper way TO have made this state
ment would have been for The advisory
committee to have reported the expendi-
lures TO the general committee. As the
matter now stands an immense sum of
money was expended in the last campaign
by the advisory committee. There are
various rumOrs regarding the manner OF
its expenditure, but the advisory committee
has never rendered an account for n single
dollar, and no one knows where it went.
IL 1t were all expended properly, why is
the advisory committee afraid to report?
If Mr.. Dwyer seeks by his resignation
to escape the responsibility of the de-
graded primaries of last year BY having
his friends advertise him as fool nobody
will object, as either conclusion Is dis
astr0uS"