The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
Three Supervisors He Wants, and
for Them He Desperately
Battles.
JOHN DAGGETT's MEN AT WORK
Mint Employees Given Permission to
Shout for Rainey's Nominees.
Phelan Is Waning.

cLrl1e Is pTeWlug III the DeInOCraL1c
ranks in San Francisco over the charter
question. The anti-charter sentiment has
developed unexpected vitality among the
Bnckleyites during the past two weeks 1t
was generally understood that the Buck
ley wing Of the Democratic party would
refuse TO work for the charter. even from
the moment that that instrument was fin
ished by its trainers, but it remained for
Joseph 1. Dinond, Buckley nominee for
Mayor TO crystalline AMI give voice to that
feeling. Since Mr.. Dimond has openly
announced that he is opposed to the char
ter there has been rallyiug Of the forces
TO support him in that matter.
James d. Phelan, the Junta nominee
for Mayor, will be the sufferer on account
of this not altogether unexpected issue In
the local campaign.
Careful stud ents of the political situation
in San Francisco agree that the charter
discussion is bound to cut a big figure in
the result of the election. No person of
sagacity can possibly shut b is eyes to this
fact Since Mr.. Phelan. in his own per-
sonality, seeks to repr sent the spirit and
force of the proposed new charter, any op-
position that materiallZes against the in-
strument must necessarily and ineyita bly,
be directed against him. For this reason
it is conceded that already there have
been many desertions from the ranks OF
Mr.. Phelan, and 1t is held that these votes
will go TO Mr.. Dlmond.
Altogether it is pretty fight-iust such
q fight as the Democrats of San Francisco
seem to like. The benefit which the peo-
pie will reap from. this contest will be the
election of G. L. Taylor, the Repu blican
nominee for Mayor, who is known to be
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Alright, whether the. charter be adopted
or not.
Ed Lanigan, who holds down a d esk
in the office Of the Collector of Internal
Revenue during the brief periods he is
able to spare from political affairs, has
not improved his popularity during the
past few months. Mr.. Lanigan was
conspicuous on the floor of the Junta
Democratic convention, and it was quite
loudly asserted by those whom he did not
indorse that he had laid himself liable to
dismissal from the Federal brigade under
the operation of the civil service rules.
Nothing of consequence came of this
growl, however, but there is serious dan
ger ahead for Mr.. Lanigan if he persists
in his present political tactics for the ad-
vancement OF the interests of his personal
REPRESENTATIVES on the Junta ticket.
Mr.. Lanigan is conceded to be the die
tator of three nominations for Super
visors, namely, Haskins, Sheehan and
Britt. As Mr.. Lanigan gave these
men their places on the ticket it
is supposed that he considers him
self able 10 control their votes if they
should happen to be elected. In this he
may be mistaken, as the gentlemen are
credited with being of more than ordinary
intelligence and independence Up to the
present however, they have done nothing
to undeceive Mr.. LAM an in his assump-
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mittee for them in municipal legislation.
and be is working for them day and night
as if his political salvation depended on
their success.
Sam Rainey, in partners hip with John
Daggett of the United States Mint, is said
10 own the remainder of the Junta super
visorial ticket, so when you hear en-
ployes of the Mint shouting for Rainey's
candidates you may understand that their
violation OF civil service rules, prohibiting
offensive partlsanship, will meet with the
approval of their superior.
John Feeny, who is running for State
Senator in the Twenty-iftn Senatorial
District, is another of Mr.. Daggett's ad-
herents. Whether elected or not he is
sure Of a place in the Mint, SO long as Mr..
Daggett has the say.
Rainey is just at present deveting the
greater portion OF his time and attention
to mapping out the campaign for his su-
pervis orial candidates. After he gets that
mat ter arranged to his satisfaction he
may give some OF the other candidates a
lift but at all times the weight of his
energies and influence will be thrown in
the balance for his would-be Supervisors.
The public will understand Rainey's
particular anxiety for the election of his
Supervisors when it is explained that
there are two Fire Commissioners to be
chosen by the next Board of Supervisors,
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direction he might as well retire from the
political arena SO far as practical" re-
suits are concerned.
Democrats have practically abandoned
the fight for Superintendent of Streets, as
they feel the conditions to be against