The morning call., 1894-07-04
PURITY POPPER.
How His Committee Will
Clean the Rolls.
The Fight in the Thirty Sixth Dis
trict and Election of lude-
pendent Officers.

The Pepper purity committee Is at pres
ent the main topic of conversation in politi-
cal circles. How will it work to purify
the rolls is what every intelligent Demo
cratic voter is asking himself just now.
The scope and meaning of this body was
well defined by Andy Clunie last night al
the Baldwin. Andy, with q clean shave
and smile of triumph, was the center OF
a group of admiring friends
"Y ou see this committee is not going to
usurp the functions of the district commit
tees" said the member OF the committee
on purlfcation.
''lt will be given to the district commit
tees to go through their rolls ana purify
them. They are bound to know the stuff
fers. Then II there is a kick, why, the
matter will naturally come under the
cogniZance of the committee of seven.
But l want il particularly understood that
this committee. does not propose to in-
trench On the work of the district COM
mitPes."
''How about the claim that certain City
Hall funcdonaries were instrumental in
stuffing the rolls ?' was asked.
'Oh," replied Mr. CluDie, benignly, ''the
committee OF the district will know those
and act accordingly"
So it is quite evident from Mr.. Clnnie's
COuhcl odgiOu Il!dJ tHS ulGLl6t Will Ut l6li
severely to the districts. These are Max
POpper's views also. He claimed last
night that there are from 5000 to 1000
suffers on the Democratic rolls. "There
are 1900 names usually enrolled" said
he. Now we are going 10 purify those
Tolis. That is what we are there for. and
that is what we intend to do" But while
Max Pepper rests peacefully in the con-
seriousness of his pure intentions there are
those who do not hesitate to say that it is
ali sham. Gavin McNab, who was con-
signed to a Quin:us Curtius abyss by the
transactions at the general committee meet
ing Monday evening, is still a deadly
enemy Of the Popperlan plan.
and as Tor Robert Boyd he is
breathing nothing but threateuings and
slaughter against his whilom chief
Boyd does not hesitate to tell his friends
that Pepper is playing into the hands Of
Buckley. and that he car prove, If neces-
saTy, that Buckley and Pepper have met
fifty times at least since the boss returned.
let alone once. The trouble between Boyd
and Pepper arose IN the lrOQuOiS Club,
where Boyd roasted the eX-sachem, and
the latter got committee appointed to see
about expelling the belIgerent Boyd.
BOyd is still In the club. fol be has some
influence in his way. but he is opposed to
every plan that Pepper proposes now.
As for Gavin MeNab, it would be hard to
tell where he is at just now.
There is row in the Thirty-siXth Dis
trlct which the grievance committee wdl
be called uD6n to settle. A faction headed
by one Quinn and one Ring captured the
rolls. Tnen President Crowley and Secre-
tary McCann got them back again. Later
the others captured them again. Now the
differences are 10 be placed before the
grievance committee for settlement
A meeting of the Independent Political
CLUB OF the Thirty-seventh Assembly Dis
trict was held last night at Fell and Oc-
tavia streets. The following officers were
elected: President. c. a. Shea; vice-pres
dent, d. Byrnes; secretary, L. McGirk
treasurer, q. kans; seTgeant-aJ-arms, W.
W. johnson: executive committee, G. Ii.
Charter. S. Denker Jr., l. Mangan.