The morning call., 1894-06-28
BUCKLEY IN 1T.
He Is Taking a Hand in
Another Primary.
RAINEY AGAIN WITH HIM.
Trying to Capture the General
Committee.
RAINEY AGAIN WITH HIM.
PoPPeR MEN FEAR HIS STRENGTH
Politics of the Past Recalled by Scenes
Attending the Democratic
Enrolment.

There Is deep concern IL the Democratic
camp. The hand of "eX-Boss" Buckley
and of his able assistant Samuel Rainey
is plainly discernible in the district en-
rolment which has been in progress since
Monday night. The hand is very large,
and it seems fully capable OF grasping
full share of all that is to be gained at the
approaching primaries.
When Chairman Pepper declared TO the
State Central Committee that a baneiul
influence would be felt In Democratic
politics this year, it was thought by many
that he was over-apprehensive, and when
in tho general committee he reiterated his
prediction, and in his desperation pro-
posed as an escape from this vaguely
limited at danger the postal primary plan.
Democrats began to say, MAX must be
getting ratified"
But Mr.. Pepper foresaw that Buckley
and Rainey would not be content with
their achievements with the Republican
leaders, but would undertake Ito play
both ends against the middle" and capture
the Democratic primaries as well. 1t is
now perfectly apparent that he W as right.
Buckley and Rainey are actively at
work, and the enrolment of Democratic
voters is being attended by all the old tao
ties of the days when Buckley's power was
at its height
The primary which is to take place on
the Both of July is for the purpose of elect
ing members OF the new general commit
tee which will then take the reins and con-
troll the Democratic organization for two
years. Ii Buckley and Raiuey can control
the new committee they will have a strong
footing on the political field two years
hence. They do not expect to do much at
the next election, and are building for the
| future. The general committee is founda-
tion upon which they could found the
structure of fu ture greatness.
The enrolment has thus far been chiefly
remarkable for the fact that Democrats
| are being placed on the lists by the hun
dreds every night when in the face of Re-
| publican enthusiasm it was naturally sup
posed it would be difficult to get the voters
out. Ia some OF the districts the signing
OF names has been carried on on larger
scale than in the big years OF the past. 1t
has been quite evident that the rolls
we're being stuffed, but it was
not until last night that the Democrats
openly charged the stuffing to Buckley.
| They could conceal 1t no longer. His
friends are making an open fight In the
Twenty-eighth, Thirty-first Thirty-sec-
ond. Thirty-fifth. Thirty-sixth. Thirty
ninth. Forty-frst Forty-second, Forty
| fourth and Forty-ffth districts, and his
| friends are SO well known that conceal
ment was not even attempted. Some old
and very familiar faces have appeared on
the scese. Jake Lindo, BuckIey's former
Poundmaster, was plying the boys with
steam beer Isst night, and a wagon
load of men who had evidently i'm
bibed large quantities of the mex
pensive beverage drove up Market
street en- route to the enrolment places.
| They visited the Forty-frst District and
had their names put down on the books.
| Out In the Mission the streetcar conduct
ors inquired what all the travelling to and
! fro of men who we're peitner sober nor
orderly meant and they were Informed
that their passengers were Democrats
going TO be enrolled.
Not all of this is to be laid at the door of
the Buckley men, as large pumbsrs of Re-
publicans, or rather meu who voted at the
Republican primary. have signed the dis
| trict rolls, but for the most part 1t was the
Buck ley Rainey gang that went from
place to place, and In not few instances
they were led by some member of the
Fire Department. II is conceded by Mr..
Peppers friends that the Forty-frst and
Forty-second districts will probably elect a
Buckley member of the general commit
tee.
Ed Graney. the horseshoer of the Fire
Department, is attempting to run things
in the Fcrty-second. and it looks as if he
| would succeed in doing so. This Is plainly
Rainey district Considerable work is
also being done In the Forty-ffth District.
but the Pepper crowd expects to be able
to stand off the invaders. The FOrty-third
is Peppers home district aud he will prob
ably be able TO hold it. Buckley also has
his home here. but so far as can be as
certained ne has made no effort to assert
himself.
There is a considerable Buckley follow
ing in the Thirty-second, but the district
is thought 10 be safe for the other side.
The row in this district between Chairman
McElroy of the district committee and his
rivals has been patched up. The taking
of names at Mike McDouald's hall, Sixth
and Brannan streets. has been discon-
tinued and the Toll destroyed The con-
tending factions have In some way been
brought together, and last night the en-
rollment was in progress al 518 Fourth
street, the place selected by the general
committee, and James Reavy was superin-
tending the work.
Martin Kelly made an effort to inter.
fere with the enrolment in his old dis
trct. He had a number of men on hand
Tuesday night claiming the right to sign
the roll on the ground that they were
voters who were denied the right to vote
at the Republican primary and now
wanted to become Democrats. Kelly made
no bones of the fact that he had a griev.
ance and was trying 10 get even with men
who had defeated him in his own party
some of the men got their names on the
book, but last night they had either ex-
hsusted their numbers or given over theiI
attempt to get revenge. for few of them
were seen about the enrolling rooms.
Chairman Max Popper did not want to
talk about the Buckley affair last night,
but he did not deny that the old Bush.
street boss was at work with ali his vim
The matter WAS openly discussed in the
Baldwin Hotel, where the grievance COM
mittee meets nightly to adjust differences
in the districts. Several members were oj
the opinion that Buckley would capture a.
least nine of the districts. while other:
only conceded two.
The meeting of the general committee
on next Monday night is expected TO be