The morning call., 1893-06-08
POPPER GETS IN.
He Is Elected From the
Forty=Third.
NOW THE FIGHT FOR BOSS.
r. c. Scott and John DonaI1ue Also
Elected to the General Commit
tee-Other Politics.

Max Pepper scored victory last even
ing and went into the membership of the
General Committee of the local Dem ocracy
with colors flying, but he did 1t in a man.
ner that showed his versatile mind.
Last Tuesday evening he sought access
to the General Committee by election in
the Thirty fifth District, his own district.
Last night, or twenty-four hours after
ward, he again sought admission to the
General Committee in ''his own district"
His own district the second time was the
ForEy-third.
1t is not to be understood that Mr.. Pop
per is claiming residence in the two dis
tricts. Not bit of it. He simply changed
his residence. He cut the Gordian knot
by moving to the Baldwin Hotel and TAX
ing rooms there. So when the meeting of
the Forty-third District was called last
night, he appeared as bona-fide resident
of the Forty third.
1t was clearly Pepper meeting from
the first, and, as it met in the Baldwin
Hotel in room Immediately above Pop
per's, that was TO be expected. The chair
man, William Henderson, proceeded at
once to the election of Mr.. Pepper. but was
reminded that few minor details, such
as calling the roll to find whether a quorum
was present, and something in the way of
motion putting Pepper IN nomination,
would be quite in order, else the validity
OF his election might be questioned This
was done in regular order, after much
prompting to the chairman. and Pepper
was elected a mem Der of the club and
afterward member of thu general COM
mittee. with one dissenting vote in each
case. Those votes were cast by Z. p. Gas
serly. who holds down fat job n the new
City Hall. The vote Pepper scored in his
favor was 1S
By this election of Pepper the fight
against him has been transferred from the
districts to the floor of the General Com
mlltee. be is after the chairmanship as
soon as j. j. Dwyer lets loose. His enc
mics must now concentrate their efforts in
canvassing the districts for other men or
he will give very hard fight, for Popuer
Is eXerting his whole strength doing that
very thing. He claims majority in mos I
of the districts. and last night heuchman
made test vote of the Thirtieth, in which
fifteen or TWENTY-FIVE were pronounced
dead sure" for Pepper. The competition
for the coveted bosship of the local De-
mocracy are Pepper, Harney (who is
backed by SulIvan) and Treacy To-
morrow evening at the General Committee
their relative strength will be developed
unless some one summons votes enough to
carry away the prize, which is hsrdly
possible.
After the Forty-third District committee
had elected Pepper il proceeded 10 the
hlilng of two vacancies, which the commit
tee created for the purpose. There have
been on the rolls two names which evil
IDENTIFY should not have been there, for
boz h members had relinquishrd their rAsi-
denees in the district. These were CASTOR
A-che and John s. Collins. The Forty
third District has little use for parliament
tary rules, and the members of the COM
mittee evidently believe it a or me TO live
elsew here than in the district. CASTOR
Asche, who is in Paris, and John S. Col
seemed to know where. will probably feel
THIS when they learn that S. FlyshakeI
brought written charges against them
Their high crime was non-residence. One
member thought it would not do to bring
Written charges If the gentlemen could no;
appear In their own defense. and the
charges were Withdrawn. A motion.
however, did the work and two holes
were made in the General Committee
These were filed by the election of r. c.
Scott to succeed CASTOR Asche, and John
Donahue vice John S. Collins. The former
was put IN the canvassing committee and
the latter was elected treasurer.
AT meeting of the Thirty-second Dis
trict committee last evening, 2. j. McElrov
in the chair, a set of resolutions was
passed indorsing the candidacy of Max
Pepper for the leadership of the party.