The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-02


tinacity tina characterized him as water
front hotel-runner years ago, when the
weary passenger had as little chance of
escaping his clutches as Supervisor James
I:has OF becoming Mayor. of San Francisco.
He goes around with his men in carriages,
and he still boasts that he will break the
slate from which Burns was compelled to
cross his name at the last moment lie
has the Barbary Coast diyekeepers at his
back; and IL is said several districts in ad-
'ditfon to; those abovs mentioned. When
the naming of Supervisors is reached
lively row Is likely to occur.
Some politicians who 90 to the;bottom of
things say that Burns course in regard to
/. King lisa shame. The hotel man has been
close in. the: boss confidence all along, and.
|. until "a howl was raised by the: property
owners over the hin fitness Of the ex-hOtel-
/ RUM CIR for.the office of: Supervisor he was
unquestonabIy:o the slate. Burns, IL
said, really wants: King nominated, be-
cause. he has been and would. be in the
future a useful. map; but il would be a
damaging stroke to- openly nominate him,
so he has been removed from / he slate and
will. be altowedto Try to break it.. Should
/ he succeed the boss thinks he will be re-
/ ;lieyed ofth res possibility Of putting such
! man on the ticket. But the responsi bill
lily will: still hang TO him. because it was
he who caused the convention to be packed
| with lower :Kearny street, Barbary Coast
! and wa Ter Fl ont ;barkeepers and dive pro-
prietors who are try ing to put King in:
+ The withdrawal of John D.. D8ly from
| the field as an asprant for Assessor was a
matter of much. comment yesterday: 1t
| left the convention no alternativ but 10
nomin ate L: B. Reed. notorious for bis at
| tempt to have himself counted in as Re-
corder two years ago; IL: u. Lynch, mas
| ter mechanic of the MaIkef-street railway
| SYSTEM, and an out-and-Oht. railroad man,
| or Henry Martin. In order Ito. n ominate
Martin the convention would have to sus-
pend the rules, and the gOssipers thought
that this would not be done: ~:
John DAILY proposes to be. satisfied with
| the action OF the bosses. Like: Marc An
thony, he says they are honorable men
.What cause they had that made them do,
Ealas, know not: 81 didn't ask them
/. their reasons. | was told that had bet
! ter get out, and have taken their advice.
| Ishould have been better satisfied if they
| had told me why. but it's all right any
| way"
/ Such complacence on the part of a
sbrewd candidate amazed the politicians.
and they all said that it was because DAILY
| had been promised something else. :.
;: Last nights session of the. convention
was strictly according to programme.
There were only two slight incidents to
mar<the perfectly smooth running of the
machine.
:Assoon. as the chairman had called the
.delee ates to order Gulfoyle of the Thirty
eighth renewed his motion Of last Satur-
I day night. for committee 10 investigate
the charges made against d. S. Dorm ana
A: f.: John. Marcus ID. Boruck instantly
sprang to his feet and moved to lay the
motion. on: the table. The vote was put
and.- though the noes were very strong. the
chair ruled that the motion had been car
! red. :: -.
+ Guilfoye called for a division, bui
Chairman: Watt would not hear him
When the delegate persisted in his demand
4 wall 0rdered<t the sergeant-at-arms: to seal
the man who wanted to investigate the
charges. GnHfoyle saw that he had nc
lehance. OF "a proper. ruling on his motion
and sat down. ~: : :. :. Z : .:>:
r. Another small ripple was caused py
i Edgar Briggs, one :.ofthe candidates fol-
Public Administrator: After being placed
in. nomination he took the platform ant
4 began to make the regulation speech. Fol
i time it looked as though he was still
in: the race and was only ;complyins
with the rule requiring candidates to. IN
dorse the platform, but he suddenl,
! broke in with the statement that he un
derstood that the ticket had been slated
and for that reason he wished 10 WITHDRAW
his name. II decline to- be a candidate