The morning call., 1894-09-22
Andy Clunie Sounds the Warm
ing, but Is Unheeded.
McDADE'S FRIENDS IN DESPAIR.

For the first time since the converting of
the Democratic municipal convention the
slate made its app earance last night.
The grasping hand of Sam RaiDey, which
has been held over the body during the
first days, descended, the great fingers
closed and held tne delegates as in wise.
1t was simply another lesson on the
effectiveness of organization and the bal
auce of power. Rainey's 200 votes thrown
to any of the candidates in the anti-boss
ranks will nominate him, and the Bush
street autocrat decided yesterday that his
followers were sufficiently disciplined and
that the time h ad arrived for action.
The excitement of the convention began
with the unmistakable appearance of
boss politics. The delegates and the vast
audience, from being comparatively quiet
and orderly, became agitated at the pros
pect of a battle. The lobby and the gal
lery, packed with its perspiring humanity,
were evidently hostile to the ruler. Half
of them sat with their coats of, enduring
the discomfort occasiOned by the sitting
atmosphere IN order to watch the course of
the proceedings.
Any motion or turn in the tide of events
which was unfavorable to the Rainey men
was cheered with wild enthusiasm, but
down in the pit, where sat the men who
had been sent to select representative and
honest candid ties for the suffrage of the
1o1a -,
ominous silence whenever these ebulIitions
of feeling were manifested.
The night was momentous one for the
party, for the act of Rainey will throw it
into a position which makes all hope of
success impossible. Respectable Demo
Gratis will leave it now as a thing accursed
and seek good government at the hands of
the Non-Partisans. A bolt from the con-
vention was talked OF, and the talk was
n idle threat
"I'd rather retire from politics forever
than submit to the mandates Of such
man as Ralney," said one of them, ''and if
this slate which has been announced goes
through l shall tell all my friends to leave
the convention"
The speaker was a leader in one of the
auti-boss districts, and his word carries
weight enough to show that the party has
been fatally hurt.
Jefferson G. James. the first man on the
Rainey slate, was declared the nominee of
the party for Mayor. He was also the
choice of Christopher A. Buckley, who,
when he left the city last Monday, said to
some of his henchmen, boys, Pm going
away, and all L ask is that you will put
old man James through" But it was
Rainey that did it. he, too, had set bis
heart on James, and when his command
was issued tie men who have pinned their
faith to the fire departm ent's old boss fell
into line.
James himself was so certain of nomi-
nation after this that be wrote his letter of
acceptance during the afternoon and read
it to a number of friends.
But James found more opposition in the
convention than he anticipated. He stood
on the stage back of the secretaries and
during the early stages Of the rollcan was
visibly nervous. There had been rous-
ing reception of Sutro's name, and at first
he held his own fairly we'll in the count
He began 10 lose ground as the call pro-
crossed. and when it was half over Super
visor James face began to beam and his
confidence was restored.
The convention heard the announce
ment of tie result without any manifesto
ticn of revolt, but the outbreak will
come.
One of the first intimations of the ap
preaching storm was given by Andy
Cunie, who before the Mayoralty contest
had been reached arose and moved that