The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
MERRY WAR NOW.
District Club Democrats
Are at Outs.
A Reformer Says the Influence of
the Mint and the Fire Depart
ment Is at Work.

There Is a vacancy IN the Democratic
General Committee. caused by the death
of one of the members from the Twenty
ninth District. The deceased had not been
buried before the struggle for the vacant
place in the committee began. One of the
aspirants for the place is r. J. O'Reilly.
Those who oppose him claim that his
election would be ID the interest of the
bosses, and that politician well known
to be in favor with Buckley is his stanchest
supporter. Three meetings of the dis
trict club have been called during the past
two weeks. No definite result followed,
owing to the lack of quorum. The calling
of these meetings, it is stated, has been
opposed by the chairman, vice-chairman,
recording secretary and number of MEM
bers who claim 10 represent the reform
anti-boss element.
Notices are now out for meeting TO be
held at the rooms of the Americas Club,
Third and howard streets, at o'clock to-
morrow night. Mr.. Strouse, who claims
to speak for the reform element, asserts:
This meeting is called for the purpose
of electing OReilly to the vacancy and to
make the pct of the bosses. McCOurtney,
leader Of de push in the district
ITO secure the attendance of quorum
at the meeting on Saturday next every TO-
are not friendly to the aspiration Of
O'Reillv and the ambition of McCourtney.
| The United States Mint has been invaded
| and the Superintendent has been asked to
| use his influence to have member vote
! for person not his personal choice and
| against his friends for many years be-
cause he has a chum at work for Uncle
| Sam. McCourtney holds fat place in the
| Mint and with the counsel OF an astute
tutor, who holds.a fat place in the same
| institution, the influence is effective.
The Fire Department, which by decla-
| ration of the Chief is presumed to be out
| of politics. is used with effect to CON-
| pei the attendance Of one of the mem bers
to leave his post of duty during his watch
| under orders, with an intimatiOn that it is
discretion not TO disobey. Another men,
| Der has brother. who IS driver in tho
| department. and the same kind of argu-
| ment is USED with him.
Another member Is an aspirant for the
position of Port Warden and is promised
help from the gang to induce Governor
elect Budd TO name him.
Positions in the Offices of the Sh eriff,
| County Clerk and In other Offices are
promised if the members will only stand
| up to the racket and do the bidding of Nc
| Courtney, Gibney, OReiIly and others,
| who represent the old-line bosses in TAX
| ing the control of the district from the re-
! form element, whose decent way Of con-
Quoting politics dispeases them.
| The following postal is issued by the
regular district officers warning the men,
! bers that the notice of meeting sent out by
an unauthorized person is nnwarranted:
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6, 1894.
| Sir: The notice for meeting of the district
| committee of the Tweny.ninth District TO be
| held ID cember s, 1894, is without authority
and i'll violation of the rules OF the general com
mittee No meeting Is called by the authorized
| officials.
The persistency with which these meetings
| are called is eQualed only by the monumental
gall OF the instigators Respectfully.
| j. j. MCCARTHY, Chairman,
JOHN UDoNNELL, Recording Secretary.
The meeting tomorrow night will DEM
| Onstrate the strength OF the Buckleyites in
the district. There will doubtless be a
spirited contest.