The morning call., 1894-07-22
Pepper RESIGNS.
Retired Before He Was
SCathed.
CONFUSION IN THE CAMP.
Thought Buckley Was About
to Take Control.
CtUNIE DENOUNCEs HIS FRIEND.
49,;
The Ex-Bos Was Tired of Being Ac-
cused of Conspiracies-Makes
-. an Explanation.
CtuNIE DENoUNces HIS FRIEND.
Max PGnner is ont of politics.

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Max Pepper is out of politics.
He abandoned his post and left his
forces in confusion at the supreme mo-
ment.
The man In whom the party had ex-
pressed perfect confidence, to whom it
gave entire control and by whom it eX-
pected 10 be led out of the wilderness has
sought shelter in obscurity from The shafts
Of the press and the suspicious of the pub
lie.
Mr.. Pepper, the leader of the Democ-
racy, has resigned, without moments
warning to his brothers on the purity
committee, which was appointed at his
instance. was in the midst Of its work and
was leaning heavily upon him. 1t all
came out at a meeting of the committee in
the Iroquois Club last night, and il caused
a big sensation, though it must be con-
fessed that 1t did not stampede
the members nor cause the followers of
Democracy to throw I'D their hands in
despair. They recognized it as an awk-
ward position in which to be placed on
the eve of a primary. but after the first
astonishment was over they collected their
Wis anu uGCldlEu il4a6 4udA OpPOA hnO
not the Democratic party after all, and
=. that it was not beyond the bounds of pos
sibflity that some man equally good might
be quickly fouEd to take his place.
During the past week the controversies
in the districts growing out OF the attempt
to strike from the primary rolls the hum
dreds of suffers who registered at the last
enrolment have been increasing in num-
O. beers and asperity, and the committee was
overwhelmed by a deluge of complaints,
lists of names and details OF petty quarrels
ard contentious. The attendance upon the
meetings of. the body became so large that
more spacious rooms had to be engaged
from time to time, and last night it was
found necessary to secure the use OF the
.IrOquois. Clubs room. From o'clock on
members of canvassing committees with
tales of woe to unfold and indignant vOt-
eTs who had been cited to appear
and. prove their right to vote poured
into the hall. The committee was
late in making Its appearance, and
it was S 80 before they began to drop IN.
Even then they evinced no disposition to
60 to work, but conversed long and
earnestly with each other, while the i'm
patient attendants chafed and fumed and
wondered what the long wait meant.
Suddenly it was discovered that it
was the absence of the chairman which
prevented the work from being commenced.
Then rumor got abroad that Max Pepper
had resigned. but it was discredited, and
the FESTIVE Democrats waited on in the
hope of having chance TO be heard.
Ii was haf-past 9 o'clock before Com
mitteemen Harvey. Clunie. Fenton and
Healey. who had been having conference
in the hallway, entered the room and
moved to the speakers stand.
BY prearrangement Major Harvey took
the chair, and almost Immediately Healey,
who assumed the duties of secretary in the
absence of Tom Cusck, stood up and said
be had a communication of great impor-
lance which he desired to read 1t was
surmised that it related to Pepper, and
there was dead silence while Mr. Healey
read:
CITY, July 81, 1894
To the members of the primary committee of
the Democratic party Of San Fr0ncjsco-GEN-
TLEMEN: l herewith request that my name be
erased from the ticket in the FOrty-thlrd
District as a candidate for the
general committee to be submitted TO
the members of the said district club at a
primary election 10 be held July 80, ana do not
intend to lend my name TO the proposed scut-
ling Of the Democratic ship by two well.Enown
political prIvateersmen, Buckley and Rainey
Yours respectfully, 3 MAX Pepper.
Healey said he had another communica-
ton addressed TO himself. of a personal
nature, and he did not fead it. 1t was
afterward found to be as follows:
CITY, July 81. 1894.
M Dear Tom: See that my communication
is read and acted upon; cannot attend any
more meetings of the committee in fact am
out Of The trouble connected with the manage
ment OF Democratic primary Yours, truly,
MAX PoPPER.
Andy CluEie was instantly on his feet
wit motion that Peppers communication
TO the committee be received, that the re-
quest be granted and that the canvassing
committee be instructed to strike Peppers
name from the roll.
Clunie then went on to make some very
warm remarks. He said: This has
taken me as much by surprise as it has
anybody 10 this room. ! have known Mr..
Pepper for many years and have always
considered him to be man who could be
relied upon. | understand that he has
no complaint to make against this
committee, and l don't think be
ought to have, but l believe that
he has been misled by stories that have
been taken to him. and that he is pursued
by phantoms. think it was his duty to
have consulted this committee before TAX
ing any such step. This committee has
deferred to him in everything. He has
had his own way. Now, while l have had
the greatest respect for Mr.. Pepper.
this action of his brands him as an
enemy of this committee. OF the party and
of every man in this room. don't think
this action should interfere with the work
before US one iota. The Democratic party
is bigger than Mr.. Pepper. 1t will con-