The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02
Donnelly and Donavan Start on
a Pilgrimage in the Thirty
Seventh.
BLAINE LEGION Is ACTIVE.
The Forces Marshaling in Readiness
for the State Convention on
Tuesday Next.
Edward Donnelly was doing politics yes

Edward Donnelly was doing politics yes
| terday.
In company with NJ. Donavan and
John G. Leidert he had secured copy of
the poll list of the Thirty seventh District
and started out early in the afternoon to
| make a house-to-house canvass of the go
names for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the voters on the list resided at
the given address or not. 1t is expected
that the Donnelly committee of investiga-
ton will complete their labor in about
ninety days if they work eight hours a
day.
Mr.. Donnelly said that he was in favor
of pure politics and always had been so.
He expressed his belief that "raw work"
had been done in the recent primaries, but
be was confident that John D. Spreckels
neither inspired nor knew of it.
81 believe that Mr.. Spreckels is honest
and sincere in his professions of political
purity" added Mr.. Donnelly, "and l am
confident that whatever crooked work was
done was without his knowledge"
The Fifth Congressional District COM
mittee will render its decision in the
Thirty-seventh Assembly District contest
tomorrow at II o'clock. j. E. Richard de-
clined to intimate what the decision would
be, but the consensus of opinion on the
outside is that Messrs. Donnelly, Donahue,
Donayan and Johnson have not made out
anything like plausible case, and that
they will be thrust into exterior darkness
where there is weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth. They have shown that
five voters were debarred from casting
their ballots at the primary because their
names had been already voted, and they
proved that a. W. Johnson's name was
not on the poll list, although he says that
he voted. They have 20. attempted to
show, however, that his vote was not
counted.
In view of the fAss that Mr.. Donnelly
and his friends were wiped out by about
500 majority it would seem 10 be rather up
hill work fer them TO show that that guam
tity OF votes was cast frauduleDtly.
President Mcintyre has called a meeting
of the Blaine Legion of the Pacific for 2
O'Clock this afternoon in the Baldwin Ho-
tel for the purpose of electing new board
of directors. The present directors are:
alta, vice-president; Edward Lande, secre-
tary; a. G. Booth, secretary; John d.
Spreckels and Daniel NJ. Burns.
at this election there will be no changes
save the appointment Of a successor to
d. NJ. Burns. Carroll Cook and Henry
Martin, treasurer of the Native Sons of the
Golden West, are named for the place.
Cook s friends are confident that they will
succeed in getting their man in.
The Kelly-Rainey Republicans assem-
bled in two small rooms in the Flood
building last night for the purpose of
devlsing ways and means in getting TO
Sacramento and of making other arrange
ments for breaking into the State Conven-
ton.
Some of the patriots present believed
that there ought to be room in the Fire
Department for some good workers and
| . 4baxr oil Af ka 49,
| principle of rotation in Office should be
| more widely extended.
| The meeting was called for the purpose
| of getting together the chairmen of the
| Assembly District delegations in order
| that not one member should escape in the
| political rodeo.
The caucus was held in secret. Martin
| Kelly allowed the light of his countenance
| to shine at the gathering and gave the
| faithful few the benefit of his political
wisdom. Sam Rainey was absent for the
| sake of appearances, but his spirit was
| there in full bloom.
Much apprehension existed on the trans
portation question. The distance from
! San Francisco to Sacramento on the ties,
| by way of Stockton, is about 1873 miles. 1t
is considerably shorter by way OF Benecia,
| but the fare isn't much cheaper. Some re-
| lief was afforded by the suggestion that
| the trip could be made economically by
steam boat, provided that the passengers
camped on deck. The suggestion that Mr..
Rainey should furnish barge with tug
to tow it up the river was considered lack
| ing in dignity.
| 1t was decided to go to Sacramento any,
how. There would be no trouble about
getting back to this City, because there
would be plenty of room on the hog train
| for all hands.
The majority of the delegates will start
tomorrow afternoon, so as to be OH the
| field early to buttonhole the country dele
cations as they enter the Capital City.
Outside OF the Kelly Rainey meeting
politics were fiat, stale and insipid last
| night. Everything is in readiness for the
State Convention, which bids fair to be
one of the most lively and interesting in
| the history OF the State.