The morning call., 1894-07-23

ioked with about not being Tin it, any
! longer, but he only smiled g0od-naturedly
and replied that he reckoned they were
right, in very nOn-committa way.
In speaking OF his resignation, Mr.. Pop
per said there was nothing much to add to
| what he had said on the previous evening.
II said nothing about resignng until
| Saturday evening to any one, ne re-
marked, "for the reason that L did not
feel called upon to do so. had advised
with my friends regarding it, and they had
been strong in condemDing such course
on my part. | knew l would only get the
same advice if l spoke again to them. so
decided to act for myself, as my mind was
fully made up as to what course to pursue.
Yes, | am firm in the stand have
taken. l am heartily sick of working
night and day for the good of the party as
| have done, and then be mIsrepresented
and held res ponsible for things l have no
knowledge of. l have seen for several
weeks how things have been drifting in the
clubs and how matters are going into
the wrong channels. | would have pulled
out then, but stayed by the advice OF my
friends.
a"Now, regarding the statement of Mr..
FentOn that had spoken at the Tlvoll IN
a dsrespectful manner of the President L
think there is some mistake. a party OF
us used to meet every night and, OF
course, discuss politics. Many things
were said in joking way, and one OF the
party is pronounced anti Cleveland man.
| think Fenton has attributed some re-
mark of his to me. | must see Eenton
about that anyway. AS far as President
Cleveland is concerned every one knows
that | have a standardization for him, and
that all the members of the Forty-thlrd
District delegation that participated In the
campaign of 1892 were strongly bound to
Cleveland. l differed from Mr.. Cleveland
on the Chinese question, but outside OF
that never had one word to say against
him."
AS to his probable successor. Mr.. Pepper
did not care to express an opinion, but he
reiterated his denial of the statement that
he had resigned in order to take part In a
movement to put q Republican ticket In
the field.
Notwithstanding Mr., Peppers state
ment about the causes for his action, big
Interrogation point stands prominently IN
the midst of every group Of Democrats
who discuss the affair.
One who is prominent in the councils Of
the local party said last evening:
81 never knew Pepper was so thin
skinned before, nor so sensitive. | don't
believe it now. He is not strong man in
overcoming obstacles. and either he is
afraid that be cannot make the fight or
else he has another object in view. What
that is can only be surmised. hardly be-
leve he would enter into an independent
movement 1t is not in his line. He has
always been too much of a machine man
to make any such break. | am inclined to
think it is because he found that
his power was slipping away. and
that things were not going as he
wanted them. 1t is all very well for
the members Of the committee to say that
they always consulted him, but any one
who attended the meetings of the commit
tee know that generally Max smiled ana
acquiesced, while Andy Clunie and some
of the others did the talking and general
directing"
1t is yet early to form anv definite con-
clusion as to Mr.. Peppers successor
When j. j. Dryers name is mentioned as
being the choice of Andy Clunie broad
smile of mysterious import is observable
upon the features of those who hear it. 1t
is said that Mr.. Clunie himself grins sardOn-
ically when the matter is preached TO him.
Those who know say that MIR. Dryers
chances are about as good for the place as
are Mr.. PullmaD's for being pres ldent of
the 4. II. u.
The choice will pro badly be made early
this week, though. and there is no doubt
that it will be some reliable man who will
assist in carrying out the plans for the
primary upon the system that has been
outlined ever since the organization OF the
clubs began.
The committee of seven-now six
whose special business it is to purify the
club rolls, met at the 1roQuois Club
rooms last evening and held rather long
session.
Major Harvey presided. and Messrs
Clunie. Cusick. Fenton, Healey and
Merle were present.
There was a large delegation present
from the Twenty-eighth District to see
what action would be taken with the re-
port OF The CanVaSslng committee upon
about thirty men who were accused of
being suffers upon the district club roll.
After considerable debate ii was de-
cided to revoke the action Of the commit
tee in twelve OF the cases. and as for the
others sustain the committee.
The event of the evening occurred.
though, over the discussion OF the Forty
second District. There are two factions
/ in this district, one represented by
Joe Hayes and the other, which is in the
minority. by Martin Fleming.
Each had report on three cases-Dan
Jordan, Z. Sinclair and E. T. Allen.
These men were stricken from the roll by
the Hayes or majority faction, and they
appealed To the committee to be restored.
II was claimed that Gordan resided in
the FOrtieth District and was therefore a
suffer. He was registers from 10 Tay-
lor street where he does not reside. Cor
dan denied that he lived out of the district
and said he could prove it. His case was
| taken under advisement.
Mr.. Allen, who is like Gordan, deputy
in the County Clerks office, had signed
from the Hotel Melville, whereas 1t was
said he resided at the Windsor House, on
the 30th. He offered to bring proof, and
his case was taken under Amusement.
The charge against Sinclair of voting at
the Republican primaries was not sus-
tanned, and he was restored to the roll.
The committee will meet next Friday
night to hear the respective charges of
stu ffiUg the roll in the FOrty-secOnd Dis
| trict.