The morning call., 1894-06-29
BUCKLEY AGAIN.
The Ex-Boss Astonist1es
Democrats.
HE HOLDS A LONG LEVEE.
Surrounded by Old-Timers in the
Baldwin Office.
HE HOLDS A LONG LEYEE
WHILE HIS GANGS ARE AT WORK
Max Pepper VIII Not Introduce the
PostOffice PIan-Flghts and
Stolen Rolls.

THE CALL announced exclusively
yesterday that he had captured the rolls
and in doing so manifested his designs
on the Democratic party.
This startling news was received with
astonishment in political circles, for 1t
only served TO confirm certain vague sus-
| picions of the day before that all was not
| right with the enrolment. Politicians
who had the management of district clubs
and also control of the rolls were so COM
pletely taken by surprise that they were
ready al moments notice to give up the
| fight in disgust. Night was waited with
| feverish interest. and when the hour had
arrived for rendezvous In the Baldwin
Hotel corridors there were many anxious
and puzzled faces among the interested
ones.
8 Max Pepper was present as usual with
many of his friends around him. Each
| and every one had few words Of discus
sion on the Buckley invasion which was
the all absorbing topic OF conversation.
just while the question was creating In
tense interest Buckley appeared among
the Democratic crowd. smiling pleasantly,
with an exasperating expression of serenity
and security. There could also be noticed
jauntily attred in light summer suit and
soft white hat.
Buckley walked from the elevator es-
| corted by Billy Harrison, his nephew,
George A. Bates and Attorney Kowalsky,
in whose rooms he had been entertained
for an hour previously.
The party walked TO prominent posi-
| ton directly opposite the hotel clerks of
| fee. and there halted abruptly. This mo-
! tiOn suggested a prearranged maneuver, as
if il all was designed for effect.
Presently the hum of the voices ceased.
In its place was significant calm, and all
eyes were turned in wonder on the appa-
rition. One by one the ranks were thinned
as Democrats moved toward the ex-boss.
Some of the politicians shook his hand,
others told funny stories at which all
laughed, and the crowd looked on curl
ously.
The levee was kept up In iucular way,
and the loudest laugh was Buckley's,
which had ring of boastfuness. At last
Andy ClunIe remarked aloud after Buck
ley had chaffed him over @ stolen roll in
the Thirty-sixth District: "Buck, you'd
never believe said that about you"
"Betcher life," replied the ex-boss, and
the group broke up.
The enrolment places were almost with
exception the scene of more or less dis
graceful proceedings during the evening
and night. 10 two places the rolls were
stolen, one of them amid bitter faction
fight. All over town gangs were taken
from one district to another in wagons and
carriages. After signing the roll In one
place they moved away to the next district
and swelled the roll. Altogether this un-
expected turn in affairs has all but demor-
allied the decent men who have all along
been struggling for decepey in conducting
politics according to new methods.
ut seems" said one of them last night,
with sigh, ''it seems that the city of
San Francisco, after a brief respite, is to
fall back again into the grasp of corrupt
politicians, hoodlums and ex-convicts."
No Democrat feels the approaching dis
grace more keenly than Max Pepper.
81 cannot submit the postal primary
plan in face of such an enrolment" he
said. II shall not submit 1t now-it would
be folly. l have tried this with a hope
that it would be taken up in the interest of
clean politics, but there is not the least
possible show for the plan now.
Decent people are disgusted over this
enrolment, and that is the way / feel
about it. But the decent people won't
stand this work. They will assert their
principles later on-even il the enrolment
be captured by Buckley.
THE matter OF adjusting difficulties in
the enrolment has been left in the hands
of the district committees, because /
thought the people wanted it so. There
fore l cannot say what will be done or
what course / will pursue until these COM
mittees Investigate the rolls and make
their reports.
II have heard only few cases of Buck
ley and Rainey taking a hand in politics.
though there is no doubt whatever tbev
are In the other districts. Buckley sends
for his old timers and gives them what is
known as an '0il-can talk that is he saws:
Here, YOU have not been taken care of
since | went out, and now is your chance
to get in for yourself. i want nothing.
but if you stand by me now you'll be
taken care Of
He sent Windrow, a Republican dsle-
gate at the last convention, for Newson
and Martinette in the Thirty-fifth District.
Lennon OF Tehama County, a brother of
the late Denny Lennon of the Fire De-
partment, was sent for by Buckley through
an old heeler. They met at the Reception
saloon, where Buckley has his new head
| quarters. These cases show that he is
again in politics. l have not signed the
roll and Will not.'
When Buckley entered the Baldwin
Maurice Schmitt was at his coattails.
happy as child with a new toy. Maurice
probably could then foresee himself back
again in the Fire Commissioned Buck
should win.
The story is going the rounds upon
very good foundation that the Republican
primary scheme and the present effort at
capturing the Democratic primary on
similar plan emanated from persons in.
terested in the Police and the Fire DEPART
ments. The great desideratum on both
sides Of the political house is to de-
feat any effort to get new
city charter, which would result In
uDsetting the two great municipal bodies.
BY getting control of both parties and sac
rificing one for the other this year Burns
and Buckley would be victorious two years
hence. The charter would be defeated
and the departments mentioned would be
under the thumbs of Dan Burns and
Buckley.
The worst acts of rowdyism were in the
Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth district en-
rollment places last night. In the Thirty
fifth, at Twenty-seventh and Folsom