The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-26

get hold of the State machine for use two
years hence. Among politicians these
three are understood to be quite ready to
rip open Jim 8 am bition with knife when
the time shall come and leave it to putrefy
in the tules.
Gouid's deep sores were not healed when
Budd a few weeks ago threw him his first
morsel of recognition by making him di-
rector of the Agnews Insane Asylum.
McNab is outwardly friendly to Budd, but
he has received nothing from him during
all of the Democratic depopulation of
Stockton, and is known to cherish mixed
feelings about the chief magistrate OF his
adopted State.
When Peter McGlade, not so long ago,
was after the chief clerkship at the Regis
trars Office, which he got, McNab teie-
phoned to Budd at Sacramento protesting
and imploring that Peter be turned down.
His answer was McGlade's appointment.
McNab's hostility to McGlade. by the
way, began during the last campaign.
when the latter was running for Clerk of
the Supreme Court. He refused to put
his assessment into Gould's hands, it is
currently told, on the ground that he
didn't propose to put any of his good
money into the hands of A. P. AS, re-
ferring to McNab and Gould.
Daggett's heart slightly chills, too, when
Budd is around, so that the Governor is
not enthusiastic in support of McNab,
Daggett, Rainey and ''clean politics.
There can be no doubt that Budd will be
Endorsed in some sort of a way by the State
Convention. That will not be because
there is no horde OF hungry and disap-
pointed politicians in the convention hall
aching to hit him with club, but because
1t is rather party necessity, and because
the kickers are chiefly kicking about the
way Budd has dispensed and not dis
pensed patronage. 1t won't look well TO
carry such grievances into State conven-
ton, and, though Budd's Endorsement will
meet opposition, most of the politicians
will let it go through and cuss during
recess.
Samuel Braunhart is cutting quite
little figure now and getting talked about.
He is at war against McNab and Chair
man Sullivan. These gentlemen treat him
in his presence with patronizing good
nature, as ii he didn't amount to much,
and have smiles and gibes for his back.
Braunhart is disguised ct the triumph
OF Daggett Rainey and McNab, which Nc
Nab and Sullivan have brought about and
he is inclined to rebel. Braunhart is sim
cerely and uncompromisingl opposed to
both Buckley and Rainev, and has until
recently believed that McNab and Sulll-
van were also. He and Max Pepper have
both sickened recently at the programme
McNab has developed.
Braunhart is suspicious of McNab's great
organization scheme, and knows that If
Men alb should secure control of the local
machine he would be dumped" Then
Braunhart is q stanch silver man IN the
middle OF gold camp. He has a record
on silver, made at previous State conven-
tons, and that is another reason why he is
becoming anti McNab. a number of the
members OF the campaign committee are
ranged with him in rebellion against Nc
Nab's domination.
Braunhart and Chairman Sullivan had
an open quarrel at headquarters the other
night, and it is much talked about among
atew. Itwas over John Cunningham, who
as Chairman Sullivan's personal political
adviser and general utility man has be-
come assistant secretary by Sullivan's
direction.
Mr.. Cunningham was long a secretary
and confidential agent of Chris Buckley
in the days of the latter's power, and his
wide acquaintance with the men, ways
and things of local politics makes him es-
specially valuable TO his old personal
friend, Mr.. Sullivan, who has newly en-
tered the political arena. So for some
time Mr.. Cunningham has been popular
and important man at the wheel.
But between Messrs. Cunningham and
Braunhart there arose an antagonism
which grew until an explosion came the
other night and Braunhart declared war
by demanding of Sullivan that the head
quarters be cleared of Cunningham.
Braunhart fired all his guns. but Sullivan
fired back and stood valiantly by his
friend Cunningham, who is still at head
quarters, throughout each evening. And
Braunhart swears each day and night.
Braunhart is especially sore at Sullivan
because he discovered" Sullivan politi-
cally. Sullivan was just member of the
forgotten Deuprey committee when Nc
Nab, Braunhart, Rainey and others re-
suscitated it last fall, and be had never
been chairman or anything, only colonel
of the First Regiment. Braunhart sug-
gested him for a convenient chairman,
and then he naturally rose to be chairman
of the part of the General Committee that
split off at Metropolitan Temple. Then
Braunhart got the marble face from the
chairman, and he spells it the same as he
does "ingratitude.