The San Francisco call., 1895-10-17
The BLIND Boss APPEARS TO BE
FORGING TO THE FRONT
AGAIN.
DIsTRUST IN THE "JUNTA."
THEIR PREMATURE QUARRELS
OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF
PATRONAGE.

There are minors of trouble in the coun-
cils and RANKS Of the four Democratic
would-be leaders who are IN oPpoSl1loh 10
Chris Buckley. Each OF the uli'a mas 81 ms
followers and they cannot aglee' ne
word has been passed afoulIu 'naU lhe
Blind Boss has been lnduISlng III ms usual
tactics and that he has so dlStrlputed the
seeds of distrust in the ranks OF MS oppo-
nents that a crop OF bitter dlscord is the
result.
TIE question OF final distribution of
Iatronage was thrust into the camp OF the
Junta bv some of Buckley's emissaries,
and as a consequence there is danger of
disrnntion OF the combination that has
been threatening 20 wrest the leadership
from the Sage of Ravenswood.
Rainey. WeIburn, McNab and Daggett
have boasted that they would send Buck
lev back to Livermore; but latest in
formation in regard to the inside manipu-
Iations indicate that Chris is the most
cheerful OF the outfit.
McNab, Rainey and Welburn are repre-
sented to be considerably disgruntled and
virtually ready to give up the battle on ac-
count of the hard blows suffered at the
hands of Buckley, and on account of the
internecine strife now raging.
Daggett, who has an appreciation of pat
ronage second to no one, and whose grasp in
thatdirection is not easily shaken, still con-
fronts the ambitious and confident Buck
ley, who, by dividing the forces of oppo-
sitlon, hopes and expects to defeat them
in sections.
That this expectation has some founda-
ton is illustrated by rumors of desertions
OF very considerable number from the
camp Of the Junta to the castle OF Boss
Buckley. In short, it is apparent the solid
strength OF Buckley's ancient following is
being rallied about him, and that with the
assistance of some powerful influences
familiar in the workings of California
politics Chris looks forward to an early
abandonment of what he regards as a
minor Cuban insurrection and to the
speedy coronation of himself as supreme
ruler of his political castles in Spain.
Tomorrow evening the Deuprey COM
mittee OF twenty-five Democrats, re-en-
forced by twenty-five men from the gen.
eral committee appointed by a. A. Wat
kins, will meet in the Flood building. The
purpose of the meeting is to reorganize the
local factions and present the party in
such shape that the State Central Commit
tee. seeing 1t. will recognize it.
When Frank Gould, chairman of the
State organization, was in San Francisco
last Saturday Gavin McNab talked politics
to him and went away with the most
solemn assurance that Gould would recog.
nize the DeupreyWatkins fifty as the reg
ulars.
The Buckley followers do not dispute
this, but they are considering, neverthe-
less, the advisability of calling together at
the Metropolitan Temple the 154 lambs
who espoused the cause OF O'Brien in the
recent fight for control of the general COM
mittee and ascertaining what can be done
in the way of organizing a force that the
State Central Committee cannot afford to
ignore.
In the first two rounds with Gavin Nc
Nab and John Daggett Buckley has GER
talnly been worsted but he has not been
knocked out by any means. While Nc
Nab and Daggett have the organization
sure enough, the Occidentals claim to have
the strongest following in the districts
among the rank and file OF voters and
workers.
Gavin McNab insists that Buckley as a.
politician is dead. He says: German
Neutrality-suspicious. argue that the dead man
never knows that he is dead, but the live
people standing around know it. Buckley
doesn't seem to comprehend that he is
dead as boss, but others know it.
1t is known that Buckley and Burns
have been together recently, and the ru-
nor goes that the Blind Boss is looking
Tor some assistance outside of Democratic
ranks.
Martin Kelly is said to be very quiet and
non-committal nowadays. He sees a
friend occasionally on the Powell-street
sidewalk, in front of the Baldwin Hotel.
John Daggett, Superintendent of the
Mint, and Mr.. Welburn, Collector of In
ternal Revenue. are the only Federal of
fce-holders taking an active part in the
local reorganization of the party.
The Republican County Committee will
not meet again until the latter part of the
month, unless something unexpected
occurs.