The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23
POWER OF A COMMISSIONER.
Ordering Out the Police to Run
the Primaries.
"JUST WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER"
Official District Returns of Delegates
Who Were Slated for the
Cow ention.

bOsS Ol JHH htpuDlIca1 paTLy
drew up his phalanx of slaves We. terday
between the hours OF 6 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
crushing the life out of all who opposed
him. Although the Thermometer registered
"a IN the shade it will prove to have been
one Of the coolest days Daniel ever en-
cOuntered and Will fall several degrees
below the memory of the 'oldest settlers"
FROM east TO west and north TO south in
the city of San Francisco the man who es-
sayed The role of "pure politician" set
tied down his iron hand on thousands of
voters and they fell under his direction.
On election day, if the murmurings have
any weight, a body OF old-iime leaders will
dig up The tomahawk buried when Criin-
MUS and Kelly were defeated and flourish
il TO kill. 1t was out all along the line
that Burns was on the throne aud would
introduce a political reign of terror
whether his many subjects liked it or not.
He began his despolism some weeks ago,
and not needing the advice of conservative
leaders and previous sufferers from such a
course he plunged his party into ate of
tUrmoiI that is now seething mass OF
conflicting opinions. While posing as a
purifier he had worked hand and glove
BILE upon the escutcheon of the Repubh-
can party still stand out bold and glaring
as before. There is no Improvement either
in the methods of procedure or the pur-
poses and pledges of the delegates.
Dams policemen were ordered out by
him in full force for A. NJ. yesterday and
were compelled TO drown their shame and
distress in steam beer side by side with
common plebslans who jeered and tainted
their proud and sensitive natures. Even
they know that Dan has Numbered, and
while they continue to kneel at his shrine
they will all be ready to leave him when
hey can do so without being whipped into
line again by order of the king. The state
of affairs at important polling places where
trouble was expected opens the story that
W i'll be concluded when Repu blican NUM-
cipal nominees are knocked out of the fight
by those who are rolling up their sleeve
and rasping their teeth In anticipation of
a ''go" with Dan Burns in the Nuvem Der
election.
Eight stslwart D. licemen tried to keen
cool In front of II Minna street, which
was one Of the poliing-places in the TWEEN
ty-eighth District. Trying to keep cool
was pretty nearly all the officers had to d o
during the afternoon, fact which agree
ABLY surprised everybody in that neig h Dor
hood. The 1wenty-eigEth is the great
stronghold of Martin Kelly, who was ex-
pected to appear with strong opposition
TO the Burns arrangements with separate
ticket and a powerful backing from the
precincts OF Tar Flat. Blu. 1t came not
The opposition element sent out skIrmish
line in the morning, but it came TO moth
ing. Whether the prospects for hot day
caused it TO wilt in antieipa ion, or neither
an understanding for smity had been
reached between Burns and his opposers
is not generally known. The latter propo-
siton, however, gained the most credence
among the hangers-On at the pills.
The Twenty-eighth Assembly District
has always been looked upon as partieu-
lsrly tough" and when there was pros
pect of opposition 10 the Iowers that BE-,
the Chief OF Police deemed 1t advise bic TO
place strong squad If officers on duty at
the danger spot. Eight uniformed men
were there under command of Sergeant
Smith. But all through the morning and
afternoon they had nothing o do, except
to lounge easily aud wipe off persplration.
1t was different during the primaries
for the State convention. AT that time
the Twenty eighth was under the protec-
ton of no less than twenty hree police
men, and they had ali they could do to
prevent slaughter and breaking of limbs.
Yesterday there we're no disputes over
ballots in the Tar Flat regions. Voters
came, one by one, cast their ballots In
silence and the transparent ballot-box,
and went away. The policemen took little
maps from time to time.
At y0tiug-place 2 of the same district,
415 Folsom street, the same spirit of quiet
ness reigned throughout the day. A few
Kpllyites, opposers of Burns. came
silently, surveyed the field that seemed
deserted, and as silently went away.
There were only four policemen on duty
at this votiDg-Dlace. A man with a pri-
mary jag sat on the doorstep, half asleep,
ard tried to swallow flies. In the mean
time the pink slips continued to drop into
the transparent ballOt-box at intervals of
about two minutes.
"The expected opposition is demnition
failure" said Ole voter, who vainly looked
for the hackers and supporters of Krlly's
thrsaled opposition. 81 wanted to be in
It from the start" he added. "but there
seems to be nothing of it. L guess I'll go
home and bathe my head with ice water"
And he went forthwith.
At 1006 Howard street, one of the voting
places in the Thirtieth District, sweet
peace prevailed throughout the day. The
threatened opposition made no sign of
materaliziug, not even in words nor dis
cordant sound. Three or four policemen
sat or stood through the day and grew
weary of the monotoDy. One of the cleo
ton officers volunteered the Information
that there had been some talk of an oppo-
stion ticket early in the day, but that the
idea seemed to have vanished out of sight
and out of mind.
The same condition Of affairs prevailed
at the corner of Sixth and Tehama streets,
the second polling-pace in the Thrtieth.
There had been no sign of the threatened
opposition.
"Some of them tried to get up contest
here" said one of the officers, shut it
amounted TO nothing at H."
In the Tbirty-third. where dissatisfaction
with the Burns management had been hot
and high. there was no opposition that
reached the baliot-box. There were muir
murs of dissent in little groups around the
voting places, but no sign of concerted
opposition appeared during The morning