The morning call., 1894-07-29
AFTER THE ROUT.
Disquieted Democrats in
Retreat.
POPPER AS A TACUCIAN.
AStOnishment at His Sudden
Political SorersauIts.
WHAT WILL THE NEXT TURN BE ?
The Primary Postponement Possibly
a Mere Party EXpedient to Off
set Buckley's Work.


day night by refusing to contend with him
we're resting on their laures yesterday
and there was calm and peaceful lull
following several weeks OF turmoil and
trouble in the Democratic camp.
Max Pepper went to San Jose to indulge
in peaceful retrospection upon his escape
from being swallowed by the Buckley cor
morant. Andy Clunie went across the bay
to give his teeming brain a rest, and those
of The committee of seven who remained
in the city devoted themselves to their
private affairs exclusively. For the first
time IN two months reformed" Demo-
Gratis are enjoying sense of security, and
the relief they experience is so pleaSurable
that tDev are content to remain Quiescent
a few days before ass aIllpg the awkward
problem of how to conduct the campaign
without permitting the people to have
voice in any of its proceedings.
The general opinion among them is that
the committee has acted wisely in doing
away with the primary. not because Of
fear OF Buckley, but as they say because
of other good and cogent reasons. While
yet painting from their flight they assert
that they were not scared. The rolls
couldn't have been purified in time any
way, and it would have been bad policy
TO proceed on the lines previously laid
down, because the public would then have
thought that Buckley was at the helm of
the Democratic ship and would not have
supported the ticket at the election. All
this goes to show that Democratic politics
Is very queer thing any way. Before
Friday night Max Pepper was traitor, SO
his followers said; now he is their savior.
Peppers hasty retirement was not a flight
it was a maneuver. From being a badly
scared boss he has been promoted to the
Importance of a general 1t is Interesting
fn IN
him in committee and out are now ready
to fall in behind him again and do his bid
ding.
There is, though. one element of dis
senters, composed of the men who had
been nominated for places on the general
committee and would have been voted for
on Monday night but for the calling off of
the primary. They put up So so each for
the privilege OF being placed on the dis
trict tickets, and the Democratic coffers
swelled and bulged with the money thus
secured. Part of it has been used 10 pay
the printers who did large amount of
work for the committee. The men who
put up this money will doubt be pleased
to know that Mr.. Pepper said late Friday
night that it would be paid hack to them,
but it will be hard to convince those o
the candidates who are not on the present
committee that they have been Justly de-
prived of the right 10 go before the people
for election.
The managers say that they hope to
quiet these dlsgruntl ed asprants and also
10 harmonic a half dozen districts which,
during the operations of the committee of
seven, became involved in bitter strife
over the canceiing of suffers from the
rolls. 1t would seem to the observer that
this would be no easy thing to do, but
after the reception of Pepper into the
Democratic embrace, in the light of his
late diSaffection, all things may be deemed
possible III this particular field OF politics.
The Democrats will have to do some
thing very soon. Their breathing spell
must be short There are conventions
coming on and delegates to be elected, and
tile naming of these delegates involves the
question whether the general committee
intends TO perpetuate itself in power and
assume the prerOgatiVe of making a con-
ventiOn to suit Itself or whether it will
permit Democratic voters TO have say as
TO who shall nominate the party candi-
dates.
The programme of the Republicans is to
postpone their municipal politics until
late in September. 1he convention Will
not be called until the middle of that
month, and the candidates will have six
weeks in which to conduct their campaign.
Colonel Burns said yesterday that he
thought that would give them time
enough. and that it was not we'll to have
too long struggle. Colonel Burns does
not appear to be very much exercised over
the failure of the Election Commissioners
to provide Registrar Evans with extra
clerks for registering voters. He says
that he thinks that the board will have to
do what the law requires, and that if the
people of San Francisco want to be reg
stered they will find some way of accom-
pushing The purpose. The only thing to
be apprehended is that the board may
comDlicate matters by putting off action
so long that registration will be retarded
and the public seriously inconvenienced.
The Tenth Ward Estee Republican
Club met last night at 43 Everett street
and organized by eIecting the following
officers: ID. j. Garyey, president; F. Hell
denreich, vce-presdent, Emil Heiden-
reich, secretary; j. Mass, recording secre-
tary; John Never. treasurer; Charles
Cook, Sergeant-at-arms. Standing COM
mittees were appointed and the club then
municipal ticket: f. j. GRAY for Police
Judge. William j. Blattner for Sheriff and
Charles A. Jonas for Supervisor of the
Tenth Ward. Eighty nine members
signed the club ROLL
Democratic headquarters were deserted
last night, and there were only a few
Democrats about the corridors. Max
Pepper had not returned from San Jose,
and his friends INDUCED in good deal of
speculation as TO where he was. Finally
one of his fieutenants entered the hotel
and announced that Mr.. Pepper had gone
to the Garden City. Very shortly after
this il was said that the leader had gone
thther neither for his health nor mental
repose, but that, having achieved such
conspicuous success in rescuing his party
In this city from the periIS of uckleyism,
he ad determined to give the good Demo-
Gratis of San jose the benefit of his sage
advice as to how to escape from the
clutches of Jim Rea, as the Santa Clara
Democracy is almost as much wrought up
over bossism as their brethren in this city.
Down at The Federal building there is
contest in progress over the appointment
of chief deputyship under Marshal
Baldwin. James Ivory. a warm friend of
the Marshal. wants the place, and a. l..
Parish, the present chief deputy. doesn's
fancy relinquishng IL. Ivory has strong
claims upon the man from whom he now
asks for place. He did yeomaD service for
Baldwin when the latter was running for
Mayor, two years ago, and he was the
MarshaPs right hand man at Sacramento
recently during the railroad riots. Parish,
on the other hand, has served under Mar
sinai Long and Marshal Franks, and dur
ing hs long term of Office has made many
strong friends among the Democrats in
Federal positions. A petition is now being
circulated for signatures asking that he be
retained in office
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No One Mourns the Loss