The morning call., 1894-06-30
BUCK" DENIES 1T.
Saws the Suffers Are Not
His Men.
EXPLAINS TO MAX POPPER.
Politicians Run After Him for
Advice.
PURITY IN POLITICS is NONSENSE.
Characteristic Sentiments of the Ex-
Boss-Democratic Enrolment
Goes Forward.
PURITY IN POLITICS is NONSENSE.

The appearance of Chris Buckley In the
Baldwin Hotel among the politicians, who
there assemble. on Thursday night, is said
to have been entirely without political
significance. Colonel Henry Kowalsky
says so, and that settles it.
The co lionel says that Buckley told him
that he was doing nothing In politics, and
if Buckley SAYS so. who can doubt it? The
gangs of the followers of the boss VIII o
have been going about in wagons from dis
trict to district, stuffng the Democratic
rolls, go for nothing as evidence. Chris
was ever noted for his retiring disposition,
and his chief characteristic of keeping his
hands off politics is in itself sufficient to
purge him of the imputation of attempting
now to interfere.
Colonel Kowalsky says that Buckley
was only looking for a physician to cure
him of blindness when he entered the
Baldwin. He asked the colonel if he
knew of a certain healer who it was said
could restore human sight. and when the
doughty warrior replied in the affirma-
tive and promised TO Introduce Mr.. Buck
ley to the performer of miracles, they
both repaired to the Kowalsky apart
ments to talk the matter over. That was
absolutely all there was to tie Buckley
visit, and the reception by OLD heelers,
the handshakings and plaudits of the
:hrong were only incidental ebullitions of
feeling on the part Of the men who Will
vote in a oxen districts at the Democratic
primary.
But these re not the ouly reasons for
believing that Buckley did not ask his
friends to invade the enrolling places and
stuff the rolls. He yesterday personally
informed Max Pepper that he had no pO-
Iltlcal ambition, and made a general dis
claimer of all intention to intrude his
personality into the present contest.
Ii was rather IN unexpected sight to see
Mr.. Pepper and Mr.. Buckley in close con-
sutation in the cafe back of the Baldwin
bar. Maurice Schmitt was with them,
lending the sem blance of innocence to the
meeting. Democrats we're assembling in
groups in the main Office of the hotel,
where they were eXcitedly discussing the
rows in the ThiTty-fifth and Thirty sixth
districts. Every man who came In asked
Tor Max Pepper, and few wags impaired
the information that he was in the cafe
back Of the bar anxious to see the iD-
Quirer. One by one the ward politicians
hasened to the cafe, and one by one they
came back and stage. whis pered. "Why, he
is with Buck So great was the awe of
the Lord of Livermore among the pea
jacket statesmen that the very thought of
having intruded upon him in the midst of
political conference was enough to shake
their nerves.
Did you talk to MaxP" one OF them
was asked.
'No," he said, when 1 seen Buck 1
just wilted"
The onference lasted for over an hour.
Mr.. Pepper returned 10 the hotel lobby
first and there ralated his experience. 81
was in the bar" he said, when Buckley
and Schmitt came in. l was told that Mr..
Buckley wanted to speak to me, and we
went into the cafe together. He told me
that he had heard that said that the
rolls were being stuffed. and that be had
been sending for the men who were doing
the work, and Issuing instructions to
them This last, he told me. was not true.
He had not sent for the men, but many of
the boys had come to him to tell them
how to adjust their differences, and how
tn carry on their fights. He had person
ally no Interest in these matters and was
strictly ont Of politics. The men who
were stutfing the rolls were being sent
around by the office-hOlders at the new
City Hall. II l would investigate l would
find that to be true"
Mr.. Pepper then said that Buckley had
assured him that he was not pursuing the
right course. He never could hope to win
in the way he was going. 1t was necessary
in order TO do policies to get down to the
methods of politicians. go among the COM
mon herd, get in among the boys. Pop
peT's ideas about purifying politics evi.
nonsense. 1t could never be done that
way.
Chairman Pepper asked as to Sam
Rainey's attitude and Buckley simply
said that Raney was old enough to look
after his own interests. But as for Kim
self, be wasn't lifting hand. How much
the chairman of the general committee be-
lieved of all this he didn't say, and it was
net necessary for him to do so. He only
smiled as he related the details Of the
Meeting.
Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department
called on Chairman Pepper yesterday
afternoon to ascertain upon what author
ity be had made the statement that fire.
man had taken a gang Of suffers to the
Thirty-ninih District and there enrolled
them. Pepper gave his informant. and
the Chief said he would trace the matter
TO its source. He declared that he would
make an example OF any member of the
department who should be found med
ding with the primary. Should this be
done the examples will be very numerous,
Tor there Is little doubt that the attraction
which a primary eXerts for the average
fireman when there are Rainey interests
to be subserved has proved too much for
many members of the department
The enrolment passed off quietly last
night as compared with the work of
Thursday. The row in the Thirty-sixth
District resulted in an appeal TO Chairman
Pepper TO patch the affair up. About
and had lively discussion of the fracas
and the respective rights of the contending
factions. Mr.. Pepper gave roll to Dis
trct Chairman Steve Crowley, and in
structed him to proceed with the enroll
ment last night at Twenty-eighth and
Church streets. 1t was freely pre-
dicted that there would be another
free fight if Crowley carried out
instructions, and half dozen broad
shouidered policemen were sent out to
preserve the peace. Whether it was their
presence or the good management of Dep
uty Sheriff Burns that prevented a dis
turbance, the result was that there was
no lighting. But RolandO Hall was
crowded with men who evidently did not
live in the district. They arrived by every
ear from downtown, some headed by Billy
TUFTS, representing Mike Sears, others by
Ed Harrington, and others still by Ring
and Quinn of Eighteenth street Billy
fitzgerald had a party of sixty on the
ground. Burns had forestalled the visi-
tors. however. He had more men in line
than could be registered in the time al
lowed, and they held their places.to the
exclusion of the outsiders. Those who
could not enroll were told to appear at
Noe and Sanchez streets at O'Clock to-
night and 60 their worst for McDade.
At the closing of the polls 30 voters
had been registered. greatly 10 the discom-
future Of Harrington, who does not live in
the district, but apparently 10 the delight
OF Burns and Ben WierDers The latter