The morning call., 1894-09-24

place six OF his men and six of the COM
mitIeemen on the ticket. all Of which was
accepted as perfectly satisfactory. Those
selected by the Committee were given out
TO the voters by word of mouth, but Mr.
humans selections were held back.
Now. don't get excited, boys" said
Truman. "Pl attend to this little bust
ness myself. just keep cool and let me
run this proposition"
but We want to know whom you have
selected. and we want to see where we get
ID. replied Humans followers.
"Well, wait till tomorrow morning.
when the polls open, and see."
ms plan of holding back important in
formation did not seem to 60. and then it
was given out in great haste that the fol-
lowers would scratch to finish. From
reports from that district 1t appears that
they carried out their threat. One voter
deliberately scratched every name on the
ticket and dropp,d it in the ballOt-box
win the Information that he would be
hanged If the bosses could run him, ana
that he would vote to suit himself. Every
body laughed, and the voter suddenly got
1t in his head that lie had not done the
| bosses any harm.
Charges were made that j. G. Carr. who
wanted to get on the ticket, was willing to
Duy votes Tor 81 90 apiece. At any rate,
Carr spent money very freely in some of
the adjacent resorts where refreshments
IN the shape of liquids were dispensed.
In this same district there Is a general up-
rising against the manner in which Burns
treated the friends who did everything Ia
tEeir power for him.
In the Fortieth and Forty-first districts
the merry war against Burns still goes on,
and what the outcome will be is yet prob
lematlc. A caucus was held yesterday
afternoon between repreSen tatiyeS of both
districts, for the purpose of agreein &. if
possible, upon a candidate for the State
Senate from the Twenty-SecOnd Senatorial
District. Oscar Lewis is the man who has
been most prominently mentioned in con-
necllon with the nomination, and his name
was discussed. The men from the Forty
first District were heartily in favor of Mr..
Lewis. and they urged that the two dis
tricts combine on him. The men from the
toItleth were somewhat shy. and while
they said that they had nothing agains Mr.,
Lewis they asked for little further time
10 consider the proposition. The Joint
committees then adjourned to meet next
Wednesday evening at Franklin Hall, cor
ner OF Bush and Fillmore streets. and come
TO some kind of settlement. 1t is more
than probable that they will agree upon
Mr.. Lewis.
In all the districts the Repu blIcans were
active yesterday preparing for the conven-
ton, which mee cts tomorrow afternoon. In
the districts where the protests against
Boss Burns have been made the interest
N "a ic of
curiosity interest, though, because the i'm
preston Is abroad among the "boys" that
castirOn slate has been prepared by
Messrs. Burns and Spreckels, which will
have to go through.
Sume of the secrets of the bosses have in
some manner leaked out and they are not
at all satisfactory TO the workers in the
party. 1t is openly claimed that Burns has
promised certain offices TO people who
the ''bOys" do not think have any right to
the same.
The boast that the convention would be-
gin and end its work inside of three or four
days has also aided in bringing about the
present state of affairs in Republican
circles.
How does Burns know how long the
convention will LAST, or why SHOULD be
predict that every thing can be carried
through within a specified time" said one
of the delegates to the convention last
evening when he was laboriDg under
Mt of indignation caused by the rumors
which were afioat.
Burns and some of the others who
stand in with him on this proposition will
! find themselves fooled" he continued
There is every prospect that there will
be lively battling in that convention from
the very start. Burns has lost the con-
| fdence of some Of his best men. He is
! too shifty altogether to suit them. Prob
ably he means well, but he has no head
for management and he'll find it out when
it comes t. handling that convention. By
his actions in the last few days be has lost
| the confidence of some of his best fol-
lowers"
Notwithstanding this pessimisti view
of affairs concerning the convention. the
candidates are rolling up the list of names
by the score. There are not less than
seve nty-fve aSpirants for SupervisOrRl
honors.
Yesterday NJ essrs. Willett Belcher and
Dare were in the lead for Superior Judges,
and w. S. Ba rnes declares that he has
walkover for the nomination for District
Attorney. For City and County Attorney
P. A. Berge rot and F. P. Bull are trying
their best.
1t was reported yesterday that DAILY had
withdrawn from the AssessOrship fight
and was going in for the nomination as
Tax Collector This would leave the field
open for John d. Siebe; but the report
was denied, and a contest over the AS
sessoTship is yet probable
1t is whispered that when the conven-
ton meets a most elaborate surprise will
be sprung in the shape eff an anti Burns
Republican, who will parry every threat
made by the Colonel at some of the fight.
ing factions.
Considerable specu lation has been in
dulged In as to who the chairman OF the
Republican convention will be.
When spoken to yesterday Burns said
rather haughtily that he had not quite
made up his mind.
WHO do you think IL will be?" was
asked.
That is something that is beyond me.
VI course, though, we must have chair
man, and then the Colonel looked wise
and his diamond stud glittered brightly al
II II approved of all which its owner had
said.
Taken altogether the Republicans ex.
pect on .he eve OF the convention is not a
bright one from a party standpoint.