The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
Buckley and Anti Buckley
Forces Hastily Muster
for the Fray.
MoMENToUs THURSDAY NIGHT
Both Factions to Hold Decisive
Meetings Then-Talk Of Vic
tory and Revolution.

day before yesterday.
On Thursday night the Buckley and
anti-Buckley forces Will be rallied in posi-
ton for battle and each side will adopt a
definite plan of action for the possession of
the party organization. Then events will
follow quickly. Notices of both meetings
were hustled out yesterday.
On that evening the Deuprey committee
on organization of the party will meet in
the Mills building to decide definitely how
to kill the present general committee in
the most expeditions way and create by
any arbitrary means that seem most expe-
dient new general committee which
shall be solidly anti-Buckley and able to
completely shut Boss Buckley and all his
friends from any participation in party
affairs. 1t is openly proclaimed by the
Junta that while the Deuprey committee
is regular and has sovereign powers, any
necessary action, however revolutionary
in its method, that is necessary to COM
pletely knock Buckley out will be taken
for the good of the party.
The Buckley faction will on the same
evening muster in great strength at the
Occidental Club at Bush and Stockton
streets 1t is to be a special general meet
ing of the club ''to consider matters of
great importance to the party" Besides
a large majority of the 400 or more mem
bers of the club there will be rallied there
many Democrats of influence who are not
membe of the club. but who are standing
in with the Buckley side. At this impor-
tant ralley of the Buckleyites, the first
open one to be held, tie party situation
will be discussed from the Buckley stand
point, enthusiasm will be stimulated, pres
tige increased and steps taken to develop
that 154 strength in the general committee
on last Wednesday night into control of
the committee. The meeting will be ex-
pected to give whoop and swing and con-
fidence to the faction. and probably there
will be resolutions and committees created.
The general committee is the citadel to
both sides now, and the quick tug. of-war
is over its capture. 1t will give regularity
and salvation from being reyolutionists to
the side that possesses it. Ii the Junta
wins it will remain the regular" wing of
the party, and will reorganize in its own
interest. If the Junta loses it will set up
a new organization with title from the
Deuprey committee. In that event two
organizations will claim recognition of the
| State Central Committee. If the Buckley
faction loses, it is not likely to set up any
revolutionary organization. 1t will de-
velop and assert its strength, in all proba-
bility, within the party as organized and
win all it can by the power and arts it
possesses. So it is life and death struggle
that is on, and it will be over soon.
The Deuprey committee of twenty-five
| cd 10 fha bx,
Eugene N. Deuprey, who, as chairman OF
the last Democratic Municipal Convention,
appointed it. He will call it to order for
organization, and may sit with it in an
advisory capacity. Gavin McNab and
some of the other anti-Buckley leaders
will probably be there in the same
capacity.
The buzz of preparation for the meeting
enlivened the Occidental Hotel lobby last
night. The Occidental Hotel is Mr. Nc
Nab's residence. Many important confer
ences are held upstairs. The forces rally
there for advice, and so that hostelry nat
urally became the a1lti-Buckley headquar
ters. That is another evidence of the rise
to leadership of the hustllng McNab, who
is the active leader of the forces and does
most of the important talking. The fac
tions are both Occidentals now.
A complete programme has not beer
prepared for the Deuprey committee, buI
one important thing is fully decided on
The committee will request A. A. Watkins
chairman of the general committee, to ap
point committee of twenty-five from
among the members of the general com
mittee-one from each district and sever
at large-to act with the Deuprey commit
tee. Mr.. Watkins will, it is said, announc,
this committee day or two later. Thes,
twenty-five will be stanch anti Buckley
men and the two committees will coalesce
becoming committee of fifty, in which
the general committee, which is to die
will be represented. Another thing de
cided by the Junta Is we'll understood to b.
that this committee of fifty will be mem
bers of the new general committee, tn
Deuprey committee coming into the ney
body and the others remaining in thei
chars while the change is made.
The rest of the programme is indefnit
yet. By what method the other 400 will
be selected Is not decided. The idea tha
the committee of fifty that is to be so sooi
may by the exercise of sovereign powe
create district organizations of anti
Buckley men where is danger of Buckle,
controlling the present district clubs ane
may direct the district clubs to elect thei
quotas has been advanced. Whatever tn
definite plan the present programme is TO
the fifty to grow into a new anti-Buckle,
county organization of the size mentioned
the present large number being deeme,
safest when Buckley is near.
Whether the work of the Deuprey com
mittee will likely be submitted at all to th
general committee for ratification nobod
informed will say. 1t is a certain thin
that it will not be unless the Junta !
positive that it has an 'air-tight cinchn O.
majority in the committee. While th
McNabites are vigorously declaring tha
Buckley is losing his strength every hou
) and that he couldn't now muster 100 vote
in the committee they are demonstrating
the sovereignty of the Deuprey committe
and at the same time declaring tha
they will adopt any revolutionary polio
that becomes necessary and expedien
to down the corrupt and designing bos
that is reaching for the party organiza
: ton. Up at the Occidental Club they poin