The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-18
IT'S DEUPREY.
He IS Elected as the
Chairman.
THE DEMOCRATS MEET
Work Of the MuniciDal
Convention.
LEADERS MAKE SPEECHES.
Henley Makes the Nominating
Address.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
Buckley Fails to Appear, Giving Rise
to Rumor That He Has
Abandoned the Field.

Where is Buckley 2" That was the cry
OF the Democrats yesterday, and it was
still being heard on all sides when the
municipal convention assembled in Union
Hall lastnight to organize for its labors.
There was no response. The Buckley
men did not want 10 reply sud the anti
boss Democrats could not, because they
did not know. a very sick lot of delegates
were those who have for the past few
days boosted that a picked band of the
followers OF the blind man were going
into the convention so we'll organized that
they would throw their more numerous
enemies into confusion, and by trading
capture the most desirable nominations
within the gift of the body.
They had very little to say, and their
studied silence gave rise to the suspicion
that while their leader was said to have
abandoned the field be had ouly practiced
one of those ruses for which he is famed
But. on the other hand. the sad and de-
jected sir which chung TO them made the
keener observers conclude that the Liver
more rancher had sought the shades of his
own vine and fg tree with the determine
ton to let his enemies have their way.
Buckley was said to have announced in
the morning that he was sick, and this was
taken as the usual plea of the man who
intends TO do q great deal of work behind
the scenes ana away from the annOyaGces
of countless applicants for advice and as
pirants for political honors. Then it was
said that he had gone out of town, an
nouncing that he would remain away until
after the adj urnment of the convention.
At any rate nobody could find him, and
friends and foes alike concluded that be
had shown the white feather and sought
the seclusiOn that vineyard grants.
This did not sound like Buckley, but the
circumstances were such that there was
scarcely any escape from the conclusion
that it was true.
One story was that Buckley had been
pulled down by Jim Budd before the lat
ter's departure for Santa Cruz. Budd was
said TO have found that the b0undless
ambition and rapacty of the returned
refugee was playing havoc with the
chances Of the success of the party 10 this
city and to have gone to Chris and in
duced him to forego tho attempt to cap
ture the municipal Offices. It was also
said that he had found that he stood no
chance of carrying the day, as be had
planned, and had given up the fight in
sheer despair.
Be this as it may. the convention met at
8 o'clock. elected Eugene Deuprey, the
candidate of the anti-Buckley element,
as temporary chairman. and transacted
some other business without a sgn of
opposition.
There was an immense crowd in attend
ance. The huge hall was packed to the
doors and all the seats in the gallery were
taken. There had been but small effort at
ornamentalion. Flags draped across the
Al :.
of the big, ungainly place.
But the Democrats had not been wholly
unmndful of the creature comforts. A
bar waa in full blast during the evening at
the front of The building, and the enter
prising proprietor even ventured to sell
drinks among the audience, which seemed
meet and proper in the old Morosco Thea
ter, but was not countenaneed after the
convention had been called to order.
Eugene Deuprey was received with con-
sidera BILE enthusiasm and promised that.
with the help of the delegates, the bust
ness of the convention should be conducted
with decorum and dispatch. 1t was a big
promise to make, but Deuprey seemed to
be full of confidence. and certainly last
night there was no evidence Of approach
ing storms.
Nevertheless the elements give promise
OF storms. No sooner does cloud 0isap-
pear from the Democratic sky than another
arises on the horiz N. No sooner had it
been announced that Buckley would make
no contest for the charmanehip than
rumors began to be heard of another com
bine. This was said 20 he under tine man.
agemeDt of eX-Chairman Max POppsr, who
though be has resigned from the general
committee has not abandoned politics. He
has been holding caucuses in the Baldwin
Hotel with Jere Lynch, George I. Marye
Jr., Barclay Henley, Fl. Fl. Scott aud
others, and it is said that they have pre-
pared slate which they will
attempt to run through by raising
the familiar anti-boss cry. They favor
Scott for Assessor. and will make strong
eff IT to put him through. Another Of
their plans was to have Andy Clnne
thrown cut of the convention on the
ground that be was ineligible through hav-
ing been a member of the general COM
mittee. Clunie was there last night, and
he arrived with the intention OF making a
desperate stand TO remain on the floor.
The prospect Of battle in no way cast
bin down. as it never does, and the re-
suit showed that he will probably be
seated this evening.
When Chairman Deuprey named the
committee on credentials it was apparent
from Its personnel that blow had been
aimed at Andy. None of his friends were
on the committee and several OF his enc
mics were. Mr. Deuprey was a little too
decent about this piece of business. he
could readily have found enough anti
Clunle men to have given MAJORITY
sgainst the loquacious attorney in the
committee, but for appearance sake he put
on lew bitter enemies of the dIstaSteful
delegate and relied on their antipsthy to
carry the committee against him.
Clunle when asked what be thought OF
the committee answered: There are no
friends OF mine on it, and most of the
members are strangers to me. l see that
Charley Weller is the chairman and he is
my bitter enemy. That is what be was
put there for, and so / suppose that they
will try to unseat me-" Well, the ls
came on in committee, as Andy had an
iicirated. He made game fight and won.
The committee wi not report in favor of
uuseating him. and he will be on the floor
to make the fight for Buckley. should the
latter decide to Teappear on the field
With the apparent victory OF the anti
boss faction The tax about a bolt which
has been threatened in the event of the
success of the Buekleytes somewhat SUBJ
sided, but open rebellion is not vet altr-
gether out of the question. The CRY is
said to have had its origin in the County
Clerks Office. II Haley is not nominated