The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-12
HE is ALL CONFIDENCE.

MAX Pepper is on top, If anybody
should ask you," said Senator Billy Dunn
yesterday.
Dunn was not the only Democratic COM
mitteeman to express the same opinion,
and judging by the form displayed by the
Properties yesterday the forecast TOR
Thursday nights race for the chairman
ship should be Max Pepper in a walk.
Mr.. Peppers immediate supporters are
not amateur politicians. Messrs. Treacy
and Aarney's seem to be. While their
supporters were slumbering yesterday
morning Peppers were skirmishing around
town, making arrangements for their po-
litical funeral.
Peppers men effected q grand coup and
they are free in their assertions that when
the committee gathers in Metropolitan
Temple on Thursday evening the Iroquois
warrior will walk away with the chair
manship.
1t will be remembered that at both
meetings of the committee no more than
81 members answered their names at roll
call. Thete are 400 members. Those
rs absenteeS would cut quite an important
factor In the outcome OF the fight. Pop
pers lieutenants, who were trained in q
well-known political school, did not over
look the fact, but Treacy and Harney's
men did.
Now, early yesterday morning Mr.. Pop
per's lieutenants or personal friends hur-
ried around town and visited the absen-
tees. They secured personal assurances
from seventy of them that they would
attend the next meeting of the committee
and also that they would cast their votes
foc Mr. Pepper. According to the latter's
friends the absentees are men of their
ri r,f iarI l,
any political factions in their districts
Congressman Mcguire and Cousin Nelly
Murphy, the ''Scandahoovian orator." as
an opponent in his district referred to
him at Saturday nights meeting, Nare still
warm supporters of ex-Deputy Sheriff
Treacy.
Sam Newman claims 245 votes for Pop
per, as do also Gavin McNab and the ire
pressible Andy Clunie. the Phlliipizers of
the local Democracy.
They estimate Treacy's strength at 155
and Harney's at So.
Cousin Nelly Murphy. whose phonics
resemble those of man talking with a
spool in his mouth. took hot salt water
bath at Harbor View yesterday, and when
he returned to his district appeared very
fresh.
Dis man Pepper won't win eff | can
help IT." said Murphy, He amt got no
245 votes nor 10 part of dem. See?"
Treacy and Harvey are losing conf
dence though, and as they see that they
cannot prevent MIR. Peppers election by
casting their strength to another man,
they have decided to continue dilatory
tactics. They hope to force Pepper out of
the fight. but that gentleman says he is in
to stay.
Mr.. Pepper was the most unconcerned
politician in the lot yesterday. He went
over to his Raywards home early in the
morning and stayed there all day. 1t has
been his custom for years to take his
mother out driving on Sunday, and all the
political preferment or business in the
world couldn't stop him.
The hight for the gavel has caused lot
OF bitterness, and the committeeman who
are drawing fat salaries at the City Hall
are all at loggerheads. Sheriff McDade
tried to drive his men to vote for Harvey
Some of them rebeled, and when trouble
seemed imminent Pepper influence OF a
very strong nature was brought to bear on
the Sheriff and he was forced to withdraw
his instructions. County Clerk halev
drove his men with a lash-one of those
that knocks people off the municipal paw
roll-for refusing to comply with his
wishes, and consequently Nike O'Connor
and a horde of others aid the opponents of
Pepper.
Superintendent of Streets Ackerson see
ing This state of affairs determined to try
some OF the same medicine on his men
Ackerson is Pepper man, and accordingly
I he ordered his men to vote in his in
terest.
On Thursday night severa! free fights
VIII more than likely be the order Jim
Neil says that II Sammy Braunhart does
not keep his fingers out of the pie he will
break his head. Jim also has no use for
Senator Billy Dunn.
AS long as that schooboy politician
and Gymnast Braunbart are for Pepper.
I'll he against him." said jim. $40 Won
think I'm going to let them get in and run
the Twenty-ninth and shut me out ?
Never. Neil is friendly to Pepper. but he
Is as famous disturber as Tracy's chief
boomer. Whatever Dunn and Braunhart
are for be is against. The fight will wax
warm, and before it is decided many heads
VIII be badly battered. What the outcome
will be politically is problem hard to
solve. Some say it will split the party,
while others believe a reconciliation will
surely follow the election of tie chair
man."