The morning call., 1894-09-27

| given Monday afternoon had hardly per-
fected all of the actors in the parts as
| signed them. The evidence of the stage
machinery was a little too apparent, yet,
! considering the fact that some of the
mariOnettes were new % the stage and a
| irif1e embarrassed, they responded readily
| enough when the wires were fairly elec.
| trifed.
Once in a while one would lose his cue
and go as.ray for time, but the prompter
managed to bring him back to the situation
with no great break in the play.
The delegates formed what Sammy
Braunhart of the rival show at Union
Hall, when in his classical mood, would
term the Pretorian guard of Cesar Burns.
They showed one quality considered ad-
| mirable in soldiers, even though they were
but the toy warriors of poltics-implicit
obedience to the order of their COM
mander.
Candidates for nomination by the Re-
publican convention find themselves in a
very distressing condition. They were
going before body which was packed
with delegates appointed by one man, and
that man would give no intimation of the
instructions he would issue to his serv-
ers- What could the aspiring politician
do? Wre-pulling for him was not of the
slightest use. He might get the good will
of all The delegates in the body and yet be
as far from the goal as if he had not one
supporter. Ordinarily, losing candidates
may enjoy the satisfaction OF making a
struggle, but here they must sit idly down
and await the mandate of the boss who
manipulated the primary.
This is what Colonel Burns called
keeping his hands off. He would not tell
even his closest friends who were on the
slate. He said that all the candidates.
after presenting their names, must wait
forty-eight hours, in order that the people
might have a chance to express their opin-
ion as to who were the best and most
available men.
The real cause of the delay is perfectly
plain. Burns wanted time In which to Sc
lect his men. He might do 1t now, If in
deed he has not, but he might by waiting
get some valuable hints in the interim
which he has ordered that would enable
him 10 steer clear of powders in the gCise
of candidates who are too Objectionable to
the people to stand ghost of show of
being elected.
IL 10 nooCltCQ bidb NOlOu0l 10 Sill
cere in his desire to have the aspirants
discussed by the people. Such discussion
would enable him to see just how far be
might so In naming railroad candidat
wi hout driving off what following he now
has In the Republican party.
1nquirers are soberly informed that, the
colonel has no candidates. Ae packed
the convention for mere pastime. He
worked early and late before the prim airy
to put in the men who have since received
credentials. He made bitter enemies, and
drove out Of the party several districts
with no object in view whatever. He has
no slate, he says, but the public is not in-
sane, and does not believe in his disinter-
estedness.
For these reasons very little if any can
wasting is being done by the men who
want to be nominated. Yesterday there
were few politicians about the Baldwin
Hotel headquarters. Colonel Burns was
not there. He was busy with State poll
tics at the State Central Committee rooms.
SO the crowds sought him there, and were
informed that he was attending a meeting
OF the campaign or some other committee