The herald., 1894-10-18
THE LOCAL FIELD OF POLITICS.
Martin Masters From San Fran
cisco Gives a Talk.
He Throws Some Light on Mr.. Estee's
Nomination.
The Pasnte Mssting suocsss-An In
terestiug Programme for tho
JonA,bsns Next Month.
Eows Notes.

The HERALD man had occasion to
visit the lower end of the Eighth ward
yesterday, and WAS introduced to Mr..
Martin Masters, visiting statesman n
from San Francisco. M Masters, who,
by the way, has done little business in
admirer OF Col. Dan Burns, who he az.
fectionately terms ''de high muck a.
muck OF de whole gang which does poll
tics in de city"
Mr.. Masters was loud in his denuncia-
ton OF the long-hairs throughout the
state who are finding fault with Dan for
the way ne nominated Estee.
Said Mr.. Masters: "You know Dan is
police com mmiesioner in the city, and
he can make the gang do just what he
wants, and in return they can have a
wink from the police if they don't at
tempt to turn too big trick.
I'VE just turned loose in the primary
election. and de kernel grabbed the
whole 162 delegates to the Sacramento
convention. You bet your life we was
ior the programme. and don't you forget
we stood up. Every man reported for
duty, and got his paper on the railroad
right from the KernePs private office.
'Some of the gang had to sign writ
ten pledge to vote accordin' to orders
before they could get on the delegations
in their precincts.
"You can roast Dan just as much as
you like and it don't phase him, because
ne holds the top hand, and the kickers
have got to stand in or 60 down.
"Why don't the long-hairs take
their medicine and quit kicking? They
can't beat the kernel this heat, nohow.
Why, see how they worked the conven-
tion. The day before old Estee was
nominated the gang got passes from
headq uarters aid went up to Sacramento
$50 strong under the leadership of Billy
and Johnny Abbott from Los Angeles,
who went up for Charley Webber, Tom
Ward, who killed Officer Rickenbaugh
in saloon row down here on Alameda
street about year ago, the bapJo-eyed
Kid, Hector Brady, Tim Sullivan, Reddy
Gallagher, Fatty Walsh, Tom Cullen
and big Necked' Smith. We got our
ed Estee badges at the depot and had
Nrders to turn loose as aoon as Estee was
ominated and shout for Burns aud
Istee.
"We was told to yell for a man won't
name for lieutenant governor, but Web
ber and Lindlsy traded something or
other with the kernel for a guy named
Millard, and we give him rally during
the night.
Say, ie that Millard the same mug
that went out in punch from a kid
named Widney. that the Examiner
wrote up? If he is the same guy he
won't catch my vote-see?"
Mr.. Masters at this point grew enthu-
Elastic in his description of how the
gang whooped it up for Estee, and gave
vivid word picture OF how the "kerneP'
turned the champagne loose with the
gang. He was really dramatic when he
told how Burns made the speech OF his
life in a saloon next door to the Golden
Eagle hotel about O'Clock in the morn
ing, with Frank Rhoades. the boss gam
bier OF Sacramento, leaning on his arm.
Said Burns: Boys, believe in grsti-
tude, and tonight am happy because I
have paid off O big debt / owed Essse
lince the time l was in trouble, and
want you all to fill 'em up and drink to
. Estse and my friend Rhoades, who stood
by me with so votes from Sacramento" {"
Mr.. Mastera informed the admiring
crowd that the kernel had "his skates"
on. and insisted on three cheers for the
gang.
I'VE was going to stay up in Sacra-
mento until the convention was through,
but some OF the boys got too frisky and
we got orders to 60 home, and then
these long haired guye want to turn
the kernel down" Why they amt next
to themselves, the kernel is figuring to
~. 1.
gets through, and he will do it, You can
bet your life.
Say where is Hervey Lindley Office 2
I want to catch on with him, as he is
next to the kernel and must be all right
with the gang"
Before the scribe took his departure it
WAS intimated that Mr.. Masters was
under an alias down here, pending the
difficulty in which he was mixed up in
San Francisco. -
While Mr.. Masters description is
couched in the language peculiar to the
district south of Market street, it is
every word true, as can be testified to by
every newspaper man who was ON the
ground in Sacramento during the excit-
ing period covered by the story as told
above.
st was amid just such scenes and by
lust such methods that Dan Burns SO.
cured the nomination OF Morris M.
Estee," said ap rominent Republican to
whom the HERALD man repeated Mr..
Masters story for verifcation, and it is
because of these facts that thousands of
the respectable conservative element in
the Repu blicsn party will vote against
NJ, Estae IN Novam her 9Th
Said the same gentleman: flames
McLachlsn was nominated by practic.
aliy the same crowd. Blackstock, an
attorney for ii Southern Pacific Rail-
road company in Ventura county, was
chosen chairman OF the district conven'
tion and the secretary was an employee
Of the railroad. and yet we are told by
the Evening Express that McAachlan is
not railroad man. l will venture the
'Itatement that 8 out OF every 10 dele
gates in the Sixth district convention
procured free transportation to and
from Sacramento.
"Hervey LIndley and Charles Webber
were in charge of the transportation at
this end OF tho line, as can be proven
beyond question by telegram received
by a ward politician in this city, in
which he was referred to Hervey Lindley
for his passes.
THE Express people overdo the thing ;
they haven't o word to cay about the
county ticket, and tell you the county
candidates are all glad as they fear to
be ciassed as railroad candidates if it
supports them. Every evening there
are from two to three columns OF abuae
OF White and Patton. White is not q
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