The morning call., 1893-06-13
Pepper AT PAR.
But Many Democrats Shy
of His Stock.
A BANQUET READY FOR HIM.
RGmored Surprises and Compromises
in the Three Cornered Fight OF
the Divided Democracy.

ST guess Pm all right" says Max Pop
rer, candidate for the craftsmanship of the
Democratic general committee.
You wait until Thursday night" say
Harvey and Treacy, the other two candi-
dates. we'll get there, sure. There may
be some surprises for the boys when we
meet"
The instructive spectacle Of Democrats
trying to tie knots in each others hair
goes merrily forward. The three candi-
dates show no external signs of weaken
ing, but for all that there are rumors of
internal qualms, if not serious diSintegra-
ton.
Max Pepper Processes to stand on the
platform of ''honest enrolment. clean pri-
naries; let every man be guaranteed one
vote and only one vote" He blandly
stands aloof and allows his friends to do
his talking and fighting.
His friends. on the other hand, profess
TO believe that no fighting is needed.
Many say that the last pandemonium at
Metropolitan Hall showed that he could
depend on 265 solid votes ont of the needed
225, and they believe that will be sufficient
to carry him through to victory.
SO confident are they Of his final triumph
that arrangements are already under way
for giving him an elaborate banquet next
Saturday evening at the Democratic Busi-
ness Mems Association CLUB quarters, for
merly the Manhattan.
Nevertheless the Pepper wing are not
taking many chances. They have their
workers out in the various districts and
noses are being counted pretty closely.
Gains in the Thirty-seven h, Twenty
eighth, Thirty-first, Thirty-third and
Thirty-ffth distrcts-all considered de-
voted 70 the enemy-are daily matter of
rumOr and denial and are likely to continue
so until Thursday night.
There were several caucuses held last
night over the policy to be pursued on the
coming occasion.
1t was openly asserted that the Sullivan
Mcguire wing had endeavored to effect a
compromise on Supervisor Kennedy, but
without appreciable success. Another
proposed compromise was George r. b.
Hayes, but it is understood that Mr. Hayes
positively refused TO stand. declaring him.
self unalterably for Pepper
In fact the Harvey reacy contingent
appears to do most Of the talking about
turned yesterday morning from the lnnO-
cent joys of country life, and plunged
headfoVemost into the atfray. The Muir
phys and the Gallaghers have been run
ming all over town, according TO rumor,
holding out inducements more or less gilt
lerlng Tor D0IIeTS 10 tnelr INES.
The temptation of mint appointment
has always certain weight, but there is
beginning 10 be an uneasy feeling that
Mcguire has no authority to promise any
thing in that line. Some go so far as to
say that if any appointments have been so
promised they will be promptly repudiated
by Superintendent Daggett.
DagGett is expected to arrive himself in
a few days and will doubtless have some
thing to say in the matter. But it is
known that Congressman Geary, by whose
influence he obtained the Fifth-street
office. has come out flat-tooted for Pepper
and would not be likely TO look with favor
uron any best0wal OF its patronage upon
MaX's enemies.
Still, the Sullivan wing pursues its old
tactics. Yesterday several chairmen of
various doubtful districts were indirectly
approached with overtures.
1t is reported that one of these, John NJ.
Klein, chairman of the Forty-ffth, was
sent tor by Sullivan. He returned polite
answer that his store was on Montgomery
street, near Washington, where he would
be a; home to any one until after business
hours.
Said prominent Democrat last night:
Sullivan is not likely to give up the fight
unless absolutely forced to it.
The same expressions of confidence in
Sullivan and Mcguire are heard among all
of Treacy's and Harney's followers
Maguire'S personal reputation has stood
him in good stead in the past, and there
appears to be blind belief in the strategic
ability of both leaders.
Harney'S siren 9Th is estimated at 6j
votes, gathered from his own district. the
Thrty-seventb. and otherwise scattered
over the city. Treacy has the remainder
or 40 aside from Peppers 265). Harney's
vote is derived from his own Thirly-frst.
the Twenty eighth, Thirty third and
Thirty-fft districts.
These two candidates are supposed to
have with them the major part Of the
City Hall, which represents tho local
machine, and this fact makes any settle
ment necessarily hinge on patronage con-
ditions. With Max Peppers well-known
professions as to patronage it does not
seem likely that any articles of absolute
peace will be signed.
One rumor last night was that Treacy
was to be offered the secretaryshlp. but
it is supposed thft nothing less than the
rose will content those behind him.
Last evening Max Pepper received
letter OF Endorsement from Charles J.
Swift, who took a prominent part among
the NonPartsans In the last campaign.
lie IS also feeling strong in the advocacy
Of Senator White, James Denman, z. B.
Pond and the Board of Supervisors with
the exception OF Hinton, who, his antago-
nists declare, is on the fence They also
deny that Senator White has interfered or
wlllinterfere in the matter.
The fight is bitter. and however il NAV
end and however well healed The sores
IL Is creating may seem to become it is
thought thatit will leave the Democracy
hopelessly divided beneath the surface.