The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
THE BUCKLEY PRIMARY,
Ex-Supervisor Dundon's Enemies
Trying to Depose Him
From Power.
With the Exception of Colonel O'Byrne's
Quarrel the Situation Is Fairly
Peaceful.

The election officers who will run the
Buckley Democratic primary next Satur-
day night were chosen last evening in
most of the districts by the district COM
mittees of twenty-five, composing the gen.
eral committee.
This was very easy operation in most
OF the districts In nearly all there are no
contests, or none that have not been fixed
up. and in those there will be but one
ticket.
In several districts opposing leaders and
factions are rivals for district power
which might help nominate men and get
patronage il Buckleyites get offices. 1t is
the policy OF the primary committee OF
twenty-five, OF which II. J. Donovan is
chairman, to manufacture harmony out of
discord and 10 get such rival factions TO
agree on a single ticket winch will divide
the representation in the general com
mittee.
The committee on supervision and arbl-
tratlOn has succeeded admirably in all the
districts except the Thirty-second and
Thirty-hith. in which bloody war is still
pending. In the Thirty fifth Colonel John
O'Byrne and Larry Dolan are respectively
at the head of oppo>ing factions and the
feeling IS bitter. Dolan and his friends
are IN the majority.
The committee succeeded in fixing up
an agreement on one ticket. Dolan taking
twenty delegates to the general committee
and D Byrne's friends happened to have a
majority OF those pre- ent and they chose
the inspector and two other officers, giving
the majority minority OF the election
officers.
The inspector is, of course everything
at primary, for the faction that has him
can win "hands down in spite of any
thing. The o Byrne people acted accord
ing to the rules last night, but he other
side, fearful that another ticket might be
sprung in spite of the agreement, re be led
roared and began row that Il e commit
tee will have to settle over again.
Down in the Thirty second there is big
and a determined war on ex-Supervisor
Dundon. James II. O'Brien of the pr-
mary committee was appoin ed to settle
things, and he went to the meeting last
night, but after long session it tT4ke up
in row which will be continued might.
There are several reasons why large ele-
ment in Dun dons district are trying to
chase him ont of power. In 1892 he be-
came an active reorganiZer, but was one OF
the earliest to return to the Buckley camp.
The "old-timers" are thus down on him.
When he was Supervisor he voted to cut
down some wages and salaries in which
his political constituents were interested.
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decently, ungratefully and unwisely in
distributing patronage. For these and
otner reasons a whole lot OF Thirty-second
District Democrats are crying Down
Dundon!"
Dundon holds about half of the delega-
ton from that district in the precinct gem
eral committee. When the new mem bers
of the general committee were nominated
the other night Dundon man was named
for sub-president and himself for vice
president. Since then he has surrendered
both offices, but the anti-Dundon faction
refuses TO put up its knife, and q harmo-
NOUS ticket with divided power the pow
ers have not been able to produce.
1t looks as though there would be reg
ular old-time primary down there, and the
primary committee will probably have to
appoint election officers, take charge of
the hallot-box and let Dundon and his
enemies fight it out on Saturday night.
at tie election the polls will open in
each district at 1880 P. NJ. This would give
time for but part of the vote enrolled to
be polled. In most districts tins will make
no difference In districts where two
tickets will be in the field the time will
probably be extended an hour later than
$3.50 P. NJ.
The following selections of election Off
GERS were reported last night:
Twenty-eighth District = Inspector, James
Stevenson; clerks, II. Desham, J. f. Crane
Twenty -ninth-Inspector, Thomas Lawlor;
judges, Robert Phillips, John Tyrrelf; clerks,
h: j. Gallagher, j. j. Lynch.
Thirtieth-lnspector, George Smith; judges
John Carney, Joseph Killclinei clerks, Peter
Hauck, j. Shaley.
Thirty frst-Inspector.E E. P. Enright; judges
N. A. Clarke, Harry Daley clerks, NJ. ODon-
nell, Martin Ratgan.
Thirty -sixth-Inspector,: Hugh Foley; judges,
James Bowen, James Mcconnell; clerks. Alfred
Gis!en, 2. Driseoll.
Fortieth - Inspector. J. Phillips judges,
Charles Wellander, NJ. Mclaughlin; clerks,
joseph Kelly, F. McLane.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, j. b. Sherrard: judges,
Patrick CenaYan, E. Langford; clerks, f. IL.
Larkey, John Hopkins.
ty-third-Inspector, Edward Riley; judges
James stevenson, Thomas A. Hickey: clerks,
II. Derham, J. F. Crane.
Forty,fourth Inspector, W. G. Britton;
judges, NJ. Harrigan, H. Benges; clerks, Charles
Mccarthy Jr., John Keane
Forty fifth-Inspector, Captain ]. Phillips:
judges, Edward Foley, John Harrigan; clerks,
Ralph Cohen, Peter Becker.