The San Francisco call., 1895-11-26
POPPER TO THE FRONT.
Max Suddenly Bobs Up Again
as One of the Junta
Leaders.
The Occidental People Will Let the
New Primary Committee Take
Care of Vacancies.

The latest Junta news is that Max Pop
per is an anti-Buckley leader again. He
was UP at the headquarters in the Flood
building last night for the first time in
three or four weeks, and he consulted with
man after man in the back room, just like
Gavin McNab.
Pepper started in in that active way
when the pot began to BOIL and then he
quit as suddenly as light goes out, and
took the attitude of disinterested and
somewhat weary spectator. Something
made Max sick and he quit His quitting
was one of the quiet quarrels that have
kept the combination feeling the internal
need OF something like paregoric. Now,
all at once, something has been fixed up
and Pepper is a prominent Junta boss
again.
The cause of his disaffection was in
some way closely connected with the
prominent and controlling position in
this com bination of Rainey, Daggett and
Lanigan, to all of whom he is a bitter
enemy. While he was out he kept quiet
finger on the pulse OF the situation through
his friend Braunhart, but now here he is
back again, ready to aggresslvely fight for
Rainey and Daggett, whom he likes like
poison.
The Buckeyites are forging actively
ahead in preparing for their regular prim-
ary on January and in strengthening and
fortifying their position. In this opera
ton no tricks are being overlooked.
That committee of twenty-five to en-
gineer the primary election is being pre-
pared by Chairman Rothschild in connec-
tion with other leaders, and it will
probably be announced to-day. Mr.
pf1Sl hill r1aNr tod h Ind
Mcguire about the composition OF the
committee, and Mr.. Mcguire and his
friends will be given extensive RECOGNITION
in spite of any disgust with the inharmoni-
Gus situation that Mcguire may feel. This
committee will take practical charge of
the party machine as soon as appointed,
and at the next meeting of the regular gen
eral committee, which will be called for
some night this week, it will have imDor-
tant reports and recommendations to make
to the general body.
The Buckley forces are nothing if not
perfectly organized, and one of their in
side organizations consists of two men,
bers Of the general committee in each
district, which was appointed mainly to
look after matters connected with the roll.
At one of its frequent meetings at the
Occidental Club, held last night, the ques-
tion of what to do with the vacancies
caused by members staying too persistently
by the Ralney-McNab committee was dis
cussed for an hour, together with means
OF winning over some of the rebels. 1t
was at last decided to let the primary com
lnittce take charge of the matter of
vacancies.
Arrangements were also perfected to
complete the stock of affidavits which will
be ready to prove in the State convention,
to the State Central Committee or to any
body else, that majority of the regular
committee were present last Friday night
and ordered the primary for January 4,
which will thus be the Irregular" and only
legal one and the one representing the
Democratic party of San Francisco. Affi-
davits will recite just who were present
from each district, and then it has been
decided to get further affidavits from
absent members, who will swear that
though not at the meeting they approved
the proceedings. 1t is claimed that these
affidavits will show at least 275 members
OF the general committee to be with Buck
ley on the primary proposition.
The Jun:a is trying to appear quiescent.
The next meeting of the "side" general
committee is not talked about, and there is
no gossip as to when it will occur. The COM
mittee of fifty will this week complete the
full roll OF 450, and then die a natural
death.
1--WE are doing nothing now because
there is nothing to do, said Sam Braun
hart yesterday. eve forced the fight,
got the other side where we wanted them,
and now we are letting them have things
their own way"