The herald., 1894-09-03

a Republican body. We were told that
Crimmins, snd the result was they got
$3.50 month from US.
Joseph p. Kelly used to get the
money, and eaid he paid 1t over to
| Crimmins. The money was not paid
for the contract, mind you, but to make
certain that we would be let alone. 1t
WAS virtually blaokmail. We were
stood up. We were given to understand
in no uncertain way that unless we paid
that sum OF mopey our streetsweeP ping
work would be rejected. All We could
| do was to pay the money.
81 did go to Livermore to see Buckley
| on his return. but it was not to bow be-
fore his shrine. as Clunie puts it, or to
offer him the Democratic party manage
ment. / went there to learn what he
expected to do in politics. He answered
that he expected to have nothing what
ever to do with political affairs, but to
rest quietly in his vineyard. BE even
added that if he had anything to do with
the Democratic party it could not sue
coed.
"As to handing him over the Demo-
cratic party, l cannot even get q noRi-
nation from it. Clunie can do that. /
that time, except the evening when we
met in the Baldwin hotel, but an inves-
tigation would show that Clunie has. He
claims to be- B1ekley's attorney in suit
which he threatens to bring against me
for an accounting in our partnership
matters.
IF the general committee cares to ex-
pei me | am willing to GO; that doesn't
worry me at ALL" concluded Chairman
Pepper, as he turned his attention TO the
political visitors who surrounded him.
Andrew Clunie was asked last night if
he had any additional charges to make
against Pepper.
''The facts are ABOUT all in the letter
and are stated. None of them are ex-
sggerated. OF course there are some
details, and l shall allude to some of
them. The reason | got out the story
now for publication was because there
was an intimation that the facts had
been collected and in the Office OF
morning Republican paper. The paper
expected to let the matter lie dormant
till later in the campaign, and then give
i. ia the hope of destroying the Demo.
cratic party.
81 thought, therefore. that 1 would
give 1t out at once. though l had Intend
ed to. sooner or later, anyhow. Pepper
lie trying to split the party wide open,
and beat the people who opposed him.
He has been the partner OF buckley
for 10 years. l have talked to him In
regard to the facts set forth in the letter
several times, and he admitted them.
He at no time denied their truth. He
is worth now $4,000 or $50 900, nearly
oil of which was made out OF politics.
If ha 0DaEn't unit Tho ha haa
been pursuing he will disrupt the party
completely and get every body in whole
lot Of trouble.
MAKES HIM TIRED.
"Popper has been all along telling how
pure he is. and how corrupt everybody
else is. until the rank and file Of the
party is tired OF it. He had better look
to himself. 1t seems to me he will have
TO give up and try something else.
u don't see how the Democratic par
ty can enter the campaign with Pepper
as leader and succeed. Who will take
his place. l don't know.
II don't think Pepper will deny the
charges | made. He has all along been
Buckley's partner. As for the charges,
l wrote them of my own accord, without
consultation. except with two or three
friends who knew some details OF his
working, the full facts of which 1 had
not at hand.
Though Pepper has admitted the
charges, he doesn't seem to care. All
he is concerned about is the coin. The
reason he came out in the press against
Buckley some time ago ia. I think. be-
cause they had had little trouble.
Pepper, himself, boasts that Buckley
han an enormous lot OF confidence in
him. He has mad, he Rays, SO high az
$50, 900 or $40, 900 at a time of Buckley's
money, without ecratch of pen.
"One Of the main things I protest
against is that after he has stood in SO
long on the spols. he should attempt
to pose as purist. That 10 some thing
that cannot very we'll be STOOL