The morning call., 1894-05-29
MORE HEADS FALL
Four Discharges on the
Water Front.
ANTE PRIMARY ACTIVITY.
The Harbor Board Still Yields
Its Little AK.
AMONG POLITICIANS UPTOWN.
Republicans Ready for the Prelimi-
nary SkirnisE-Democra After
the AssessorsFip.
AMONG POLITICIANS UPTOWN.

All worked hard to retain their jobs, but
"tbe powers that be" worked a little
harder, with fatal results to the four I'M
fortunates.
The privilege of gathering dust by the
wayside on the front and wheeling 1t
away in carts is not considered one of the
Commissioners patronage plums, there
fore it was not suspected by the two
sweepers, who were notified yesterday to
cease welding the broom. that they would
have to report to sign the payroll so soon
after the "uniucky dozen" was relegated
to political rear row.
There was one man, however, who has
been expecting to get it where the muir
derer wore the rope, and that man Is Tom
Barry, who has dealt much with the
county committee.
BarPy's duty to the board and the State
was to see that no bTOad-gauge cars ran
on the narrOW-gauge tracks at the water
front belt road. Barry has been told to
cease switching freight trains and retire
from public life.
Another gentleman who was attached
to the belt-road system but not very much
attached 10 President Bassett was removed
because he did not have as much pull with
the board aS an old-tme locomotive. His
name is buried somewhere in the mlputes
of the last meeting and awaits Identified
ton.
Dan Mccarthy is the name of one of the
discharged sweepers. His comrades name
is said 10 be Sullivan.
Dan Burns denies that he will be iDhu-
enced by anything The Board of Harbor
Commissioners 90, and the disposition OF
the small-frY politicians who are offering
so many sacrifices at his altar is pathetic
to ALI who are partial to the havboC fathers.
Every man on the front, from the man
who guards the gang plank Of the tug
Markham on picnic DAYS 10 the heads of
departments, is trembling in his shoes.
Not one of them knows whether he is
safe from dismissal or not. NOf one of
them exists who has not lost confidence In
mankind, and who is not ngurlng on how
much be can save for cold day between
now and the primaries.
There is a deep perpleXing mystery sur
rounding the day and hour that the meet
ing was held which resulted in four more
political deaths. Could it be possible
when the uDluckY twelve were unan-
nounced but bounced, that a second ses-
sion was held In the dark Tecesses Of the
building, at California and Drumm stree s?
Now that the Republican primary cleo
ton officers have been chosen IN all the
districts of the city and are almost without
exception Burns men the Interesting
question is what is Mr.. Burns going to do
with the advantage he has gained? Does
this mean the defeat of any particular can
didate TO be voted for in the State cOuYen-
ton by the delegates to be elected at the
primaries next Saturday.
1t was being said on the streets yester-
day that the supremacy of Mr.. Burns WAS
not very promising for the chances of w.
S. Barnes for the gubernatOral nOmina-
tinn. but this seems to he purely guess
work. It is quite sure that no reason for
the assumption has been given bg Mr..
Burns. who throughout the present cam
paigp has said that be had no candidates.
He adheres to that declaration, declaring
at the same time that all be intends 10 DO
is to see that the ballOt-bOXes are not
stuffed, and that ali candidates shall have
fair chance at the primary polls. There
is nothing more definite than this 10 be got
out of him present, and Mr.. Barnes will
take bis chances in the convention Ike the
rest OF the candidates. He will have The
disadvantage of going before the BODY as
a city candidate, his strength lying in San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento.
aud it generally happens that such can
didate meets the oppos ton of the country
and consequently defeat. Great energy is
being thrown into the Barnes movement
however, and it is hoped to win MANY
friends for him in the interior.
The campaign committee met Yesterday
at 9 o'clock and made a few changes in
several precincts. +. Haskell was made
judge at pOling-plsce l Of the Thirtieth
District in place of John Sullivan. J.
place 2 Of the Thirtieth District in place
of Thomas Ivory. In Precinct 2 OF the
Tbirty-fOuTth District Cornelius Hide
brant was made inspector and j. McNulty
Judge, which is simply reversal OF places.
j. Liebert was made clerk of No. l of the
Thirtyseventh instead Of Henry Cordes,
and }. L. Green inspector OF No. of the
Thirty seventh instead OF j. c. Fitzgerald.
This bout completes the work of prepaT-
ing for the primary. The clubs are now
all permanently organized. the election Off
GERS chosen and the pOlling-places named
If Kelly and CTimmins hope to elect any
delegates they must do 1t by sheer ability
10 outy0te their opponents.
Assistant Secretary SteDpacher Of the
State Central Committee reported that the
arrangements Tor the convention to be held
at Sacramento on the 18TH of June will be
better than ever before The aecOmmoda-
tiOns for the press will be exceptionally
good, and every facility for providing the
public with tie news has been arranged
Tor Besides ample writing space in the
convention hall there will De large room
adjacent set apart for the use of CORE
spOndents. 1t will contain telegraph in
struments and force of operators will be
on hand to receive and send dispatches, so
that the newspaper msn will work within
forty feet OF the wires. In addition six
pages will be provided. Downtown near
the Golden Eagle Hotel there will be an
other reporters room. The convent ton
hall Will be octagOnal In shape and will
seat 1000 pertons. The claimants stand
will be raised four feet, and there will also
be stands for speakers al convenient places
in the hall. Sounding boards and other
acoustic arrangements have been put in.
The Sacramento people are working hard
TO supply the delegates and visitors every
convenience. Secretary Steppacher goes
to the capital every week to lend his as.
Sistanee to the various committees having
charge of The arrangements.
Among local Democrats there is great
depression at present. At a meeting of
the Iroouois Club last week there were
no speakers and nothing done. One Of the
members in the course of his remarks said
that the Republicans were everywhere
active and that there was little life among
Democrats
But there is one hope the party INDUCES
and that is TO capture the oftice of Asses
sor and its rich patronage. 1t is based
upon the fact that John D. Siebe and J
r. DAILY, who have been political enenie.
in the past, are both out for the Office or
the Repu blican side and the fight will b,
80 bitter between them that there may bt
a splii.
Eight years ago Siebe bolted the party
nomination and ran Independently. caus
ing The election by the Democrats of j. c
NeaIOD. Four years later Siebe secured
The nomination, defeating DAILY, aud was
elected Now the Democrats say that i
Siebe is nominated this time Daily viii