The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-09

Every day crowds of hungry looking
men assemble in a Bush-street saloon and
talk ana look mysterious for hours at
time. Then a blind man is led down from
Kearny street and into the saloon by
tall, gaunt attendant. After that there is
a great deal Of hobnobbing aud what poll
ticians call leg-pulling.
The blind man is the center of attraction.
He sits in a back room and has audiences
1t is Chris Buckley, and he fancies that he
is distributing the patronage of the SherltFs
Office and Street Department. just as he
used TO dom The days before he was chased
out of town by outraged citizens armed
with indictments. The men who press
about him are individuals who expect to
get the returned fugitive to boost them
into fat positions.
But Buckley is a king without throne
these days, and Democratic district lead
ers are saying that he is taking a whole
lot of trouble fornOthing. Before election
he was properly called a boss, because the
political heelers believed that he could
lead them to victory and therefore obeyed
his orders. But, now, what has Chris
Buckley TO give? NOTHING. the district
leaders say. Sher.ff-elpet Wheian is out
of the city, but those who know what his
IL lCuLlOuS hi say IuaI he VIII not let lDe
blind boss have the naming of a single
man for the Sherff's Office. Mr.. Whelan
believes, 1t is asserted, that what patron
age there is to give out in recognition of
political services performed during the
campaign should be distributed among the
leaders OF the districts, the men who
worked during the convention and did not
have 10 run away to the country for fear
of being put In Jail by Lynch or Henley.
II is known that Nhelan has taken the bit
in his teeth In regard TO the selection of an
attorney for the Sherlf's Office, and if COM
mon report be true he doesn't propose to
let boss whose sole power consists in
his own assumption of Importance have
any say in the appointment of deputies
and clerks.
As for Mr.. Ashworth, it is deemed
highly improbable that ne wi give Buck
ley the patronage of his Office, as there
seems to be no earthly reason why he
should. If Clerk Haley has evidence, as
be says he has, that Buckley personally
ordered and superintended frauds in the
districts south of Market street while the
counting was in progress. it is thought that
Chris chance for going 10 San Quentin is
much better than his prospect for giving
away any municipal positions this year.
That he did ride through the southern part
OF the city the night alter the election with
Maurice Schmitt and Issue instructions to
the officers in the booths is a matter that
is easily susceptible of proof. THE CALL
published the story of his hardihnod at
the time, aud there are dozens OF men
who saw it. No doubt il is for that piece
OF work that the Bush-street corrupter of
politics thinks Whelan should reward him.
The return of the Sherff-elect TO the city
is being anXiously awaited.
1t Is also very generally asserted that
Buckley and Sam Rainey are actively a.
work trying to corral enough members of
ka Aof y H.
TO do business at the old stand and In the
old manner. They are accredited with
having four Supervisors already, and they
are now reaching out for two more.
Their object is to control enough men,
bers of the board to prevent the Repu Dli-
cans from having a solid nine. The
bosses will endeavor to win over Nor
gaustern and King. and ifthey can succeed
in doing that they win be strong enough
do sOme effective work.
Another attempt was made last night by
the Buckley faction of the Democratic
general committee of the Twenty-ninth
District to hold meeting and elect R. j..
O'ReIlly a member of the committee to fill
vacancy. For the fourth or fifth time
the committee failed of quorum and the
matter had to be postponed.
The faction which favOrs the election of
O'Reilly has thirteen mem bers of the COM
miItee and the opposition eleven. 1t takes
thirteen to make a quorum and conse-
Quently the majority must have every one
have an election, as the eleven mem bers
who oppose O'Reilly stay away from the
meetings. The boss crowd have thus far
failed for one reason or anothsr to turn
out their full strength.
The strife has occasloned great deal of
comment, as the snti-boss men declare
that Superintendent Daggett of the Mint
and other men in the employ of the
United States, are working actively tor
O'Relly. The story is that Mr.. Daggett
hopes to 'stand in" with Buckley and
Rainey and become one of trio of place.
getters.
There was considerable discussion yes-
terday as to the object for which the RepuD-
lican State Central Committee has been
called to meet on Saturday next. The
general opinion is that certain mem bers o (
the committee are becoming very deeply
interested now In the prospect now pre-
sentlng Itself for an application of the
purity OF election law to the Committee
1t has been openly charged that the
Republican State Central COMMITTEES spent
S15O,OOO during the recent campaign. and
it has been as openly threatened that an
investigation shall be had into the matter.
Democrats declare that 1t is a perfectly
easy thing TO prove the charge, as they
know Just where the money was kent. and
can show the amounts that were drawn
and the dates they were taken from the
general fund. This is certainly a matter
of considerable importance to the Repub-
lican committee. and no doubt it will re-
ceiye due attention when the body con-
Venes.
Chairman Gould Of the Democratic State
Central Committee was in the city yester.
day and said that he had no fear that the
Republican State Central Committee would
enter upon contest in the Legislature
over the governorship. That would GER
tainly involve an investigation into the
acts of the committee. which was not de-
sired.
James q. Budd is at Stockton enjoying
himself hunting ducks.