The morning call., 1894-09-10
ALL TANGLED UP.
Mixed Condition of Local
Politics.
BOTH PARTIES ARE AT SEA.
Congressman Mcguire Returns
From Washington.
WILL SPEAK NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
Story of the Rumor About a Falling
Out Between Colonel Burns
and j. ID. SpreckeIs.

There is an old legend to the effect that
when rag carpets were the rage two eco
nomical housewives took their balls of
cloth in strips to the weaver, and desired
that he make carpets out of them. In
some manner the strips became so mixed
that when the carpets were completed,
neither of the good danes could identify
her property.
How the difficulty was Strengthened out
is not recorded, but the old story is very
applicable to the present state of political
affairs in this city.
Both the Republican and Democratic
parties have taken their goods to the
weaver-the general pubic-with the re-
suit that everything has become confused,
and the question is how matters are going
to be Strengthened out.
Although yesterday was Sunday and
politicians were supposed to be at rest re.
cuperating after the arduous work of this
week, there were a great many of the
boys" around the usual haunts.
True, the chief men of both parties. the
leaders as it were. were not on deck.
Colonel Burns is still away. and on the
Democratic side only Max Pepper and
Andy Clunie were vi sible. Neither of the
Richelieu Clunie had weighty matters on
his mind. Since resigning from lhe gen.
eral committee OF the party he has been
engaged in studying up the best methods
OF handling the Democratic municipal
convention in the interests of Mr.. c. A.
Buckley, otherwise known as Chris"
His resign alton did not come as a sur
prise to any one in the party who bad
been watching the playing that has been
going pm for some weeks past very closely
ANDY always has the best interests of
the party at heart" said one of his friends
yesterday, land II he leaves the committee
IN order that he may get into the conven-
ton. it is in behalf of good people. You
can bet on that
Others who are not quite 80 close to
Audy's heart, aud who are not so familiar
with his impulses, stated that having en-
gineered matters as far as the State ticket
was concerned in the interests of Buckley
| he was now preparing to make fight in
municipal affairs.
Max Pepper has, during the last few
days, adopted different tactics He look.
wise and says nothing. Whether or not
session at all hours and the membe
thereof might hear what he would
say is a conuDdrum, but Max is mum
all the same. He formed cnpspic.
nous member of a group of politicians
thst gathered on Market street, near
political wisdom that fell from The lips of
"Sconchin" Maloney. Max said nothing,
| however, and when asked if there was
anything new in politics, ventured to say,
| Nothing that L know Of"
In the Republican ranks the same oplD-
ion in regard to lack of novelty in cam.
| paign matters seemed to prevail. Colonel
| Burns being away oDody seemed inclined
| 10 express an opinion as to ANYTHING
There was some gossip though about the
reported falling out. between Colonel
| Burns and John ID. Spreckels. This re-
port upon being traced up was found TO
have no foundation in fact. According to
a veracious mem ber of the party it all han
pened through meeting of the Colonel
/ and the commodore in downtown resort
several days ago. AT an interesting stage
! of the proceedings the commodore asked
for mixture, to which saccharne adds an
extra flavor
"rll take mine straight" SAID the
| colonel
No sugar?" inquired the barkeeper.
who had heard his order imperfectly.
IN sugar in mine" said the colonel in
| his brusQue manner.
So the story got out that the colonel was
not taking any sugar In his, aud eventually
the report was that he had fallen out with
| the commodore.
Colonel Charles Sonntag was In an in
| 0igDant mood yesterday over the impnta-
tions that had been cast upon his motiy az
in declining the nomination for Railroad
| Commissioner. A mOrning Journal had
accused him of being subseryieut to the
influence of w. w. Stow and that
that astute politician had. in vulgar
| parlaDce. "called him down." Mr.. Sonntag
said he had expressed himself In manner
| not to be misunderstood in the letter which
| he had written to Mr.. Cornwall. His DC
| stiOD, as regards the railroad company.
he said, bad been we'll understood long
ago. and there were no influences which
could have been brought to bear 10 change
his views.
There Is considerable anxiety among
| local Republicans over the prOspects in
the coming convention for aspiring caudi-
| dates. The uneasy feeling is caused by
The fact that rumors got abroad that
! Colonel Burns had made up slate, and
that certain people who had great expec-
tattons were not OH it. Friends of the
! colonel in his absence deny that there is
a slate, and claim that the colonel is
going TO leave the field open to all comers
In the hope that by doing so there would
| be less chance OF any split or kicking in
the party.
Congressman James G. Mcguire arrived
| yesterday morning from Washington ac-
cOmpanied by his family. He was met at
the Oakland mole by a delegation of
friends from this city, including James Il.
| Barry, Joseph Leggett and w. j. b. Mac
| KAY of the Coast Seamen's Journal. After
crossing the bay Mr.. Mcguire was the
guest of Joseph LeGgett for few hours.
He then took the afternoon train for Los
Gatos, where he will remain until next
Thursday and enjoy much needed rest.
| He pleaded fatigu- as an excuse for lot
talking about matters political. He will
return on Thursday and speak in Metro
pulitan Temple on Friday night upon CAM
pagn issues.
At meeting of the Lincoln Republican
Club on Saturday night resolutions were
passed indorsiDg the Repu blican State
ticket. Speeches were made by A Cana
van, P. Riley, j. Tully, II. Ward and