The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-31

| before the primaries il they were not &c
close at hand. but be will probably be able
to hold together his misce llaneous adher-
ents until mex Saturday. the eventful day,
He has everything well in hand now. The
campaign committee is his, and be has a
| judge, clerk and Inspector for every poll
ing-place. The CrmminS people Will
stand but a poor show when 1t comes TO a
protest over frauds at the polls, which
must be settled by the campaign commit
tee. They hope, however, to be able to
hold their own at the polling places.
There was an interesting sight at the
Baldwin last night. The rendezvous was
crowded with the former followers OF
Buckley, recent friends CT Crimmins and
Kelly, old Republicans and dozens OF
young men just blooming into ward poll
ticlans.
While Mr.. Burns was busy in an inner
room on the second floor Christopher A.
Buckley entered the barroom from the
POwell-street side. passed through aud
went into one of the little sittiDg-rooms,
the usual entrance to which is on Ellis
street. Shortly thereafter Burns made his
escape from the people who had been
6uttonholing him and wendell his way
downstairs and into the sitting apart
ments in the rear of the bar.
Then Sam Rainey sauntered into the
hotel. and made his way back to the re-
cess into which Buckley and Burns had
senator Mahoney went in and out and
when asked what was going on within
said: Nothing at all. That is only a
good place TO get little refreshments. -
In the lobby and the halls upstairs there
were about as many old Buckleyites as Re-
publicans
So well known is the utilization Of the
Burns and Buckley crowds that the won
der was rather that any pains were taken
TO secure the secrecy of movements of the
principals.
Sam Rainey goes up to the Burns rooms
from time TO time and is as secreIive about
what goes on when he is there as only
Sam Ralney can be. But the bottom has
dropped cut OF the mystery, and now when
any one inquiries for Mr. Rainey he is
told Il guess he is upstairs in the head
quarters" Buckley occasionally InvadeS
the Republican precincts, but he is anxious
to have 1t understood that his ''hands are
on, and he keeps more in the background
than mis- old lieutenant
The news from Washington is that the
matter OF the appointment of Postmaster
Tor San Francisco remains unattended o
because the President is unwilling to
offend Congressman Mcguire. President
Cleveland would like to appoint McCOp-
pin, VINO is put forward by Senator White,
but Judge Mcguire is bitterly opposed to
McCoppln and strongly advocates the ap-
polnlment OF Joseph Leggett. Judge Ma
gulre stands well with the administration
and has many warm friends at the Capitol.
lie may be returned 10 Congress, and it is
not desired to offend him. And so the
matter hangs fire, and the President is
delaying an appointment which Demo-
Gratis here think ought TO have been made
long ago.
The Independent Political Club of the
Forty-second District was organized last
night at Pacific and Taylor streets by the
election of the following officers: B. E.
Fahey, president; w. II. McAIahon, vice
president; V. A. ThOTnhill, financial Sec
rotary; ii. +. Dunn, CORE spending secre-
tary; +. A. Underwood, recording secre-
tary; Chris Won Dohlen, treasurer; w. B.
Gibson, sergeant-at-arms.
AT Republican meeting, held at FEEDER
ated Hall on Howard street. in the Thirty
eighth Assembly District last night, John
II. Smith in the chair, resolutions were
adopted providing that no boss candidate
should be put on the ticket for State dele
gates.
In the course of the meeting, while the
committee of seven appointed by the
County Com mittee was being discussed
almost a free fight took place, the lie be-
ing given and taken. No ticket was
nominated. the club adjourning in con.
fusion.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Fremont Club was held on Tuesday even
ing, at which the speakers were ID. S.
Weaver, F. Casper. D. ElIery, n. Morgan
and others. Sa.F
The Logan Club held a meeting last
night in which great interest was taken
Thirty-two members signed the roll.
At meeting OF Club of the Twenty
ninth Assembly District, held in Irish
American Hall last night. a committee OF
five was appointed to select delegates 10
the State convention. The committee will
meet ;his morning to make its selections
1t consists of: P. f. Madden, r. ]. Can.
diff. w. E. Mayhem. G. E. Van Duzer anC
j. j. Lyons