The San Francisco call., 1896-06-08

partnership with Buckley. Pepper has
not forgiven. He was Tom Clunie's polit-
ical friend before that, and since that he
has held Thomas largely responsible for
not making Andy keep his mouth shut.
Pepper is proving himself a strong polit-
icaI influence just now. and he has large
part of the anti Buckley Junta with him.
They are now all at once plastering Gem
eral Clunie with Buckleyism. They cry
that his brother is big man in the
Buckley councils. They have aug up
a banquet by Mayor Grant to Buck
ley in New York in 1890 at which
Ciunie, who was there with other Pacific
the black-coffee hour. They hurl at him
an interview with Buckley in Los Angeles
recently in which Buckley said that
Mcguire and Clunie would be Congress
men.
When Joseph Z. Kelly, now apparently
eclipsed, started out for Congress on the
Buckley side not long ago Pepper looked
around for an anti-Buckley man to beat
him with and thouqht of Attorney V. 2.
Scheller, a prominent San Jose Democrat
and ex-Distriet Attorney. But no Scheller
boom was started.
When Popper read the other morning
that Clunie had jumped into the field, he
put on his hat and went to work. So it
was that Scheller was trotted out by Pop
per, backed by large elements in the Junta
and in the Iroquois Club and by many
friends down that way.
The San Jose Democrats said to Pepper
that Scheller could get Santa Clara County
If he could get enough to win in San Ma
teo and San Francisco. Scheller told Pop
per that he would run if the way seemed
clear and that he had much strength from
that end of the district. The biggest doubt
entertained by ScheIler and his friends
hor Sc on ha oorto tu Of
the contest here.
If the Junta delegation is seated a large
majority would go for Scheller. If the
Buckleyites get half a vote it is thought
likely that the Buckley portion of the
eig ty-five San Francisco votes, as well as
whatever Clunie men there may be among
the Juntaites, would go for Clunle. Pop
per assured the doubters that the Buckley
ties would not get half vote.
Scheller came to the picnic making
friends, and announced himself only
possible candidate.
Clunie had come down to the picnic to
build fences. He has supporters in Santa
Clara County and claims the San Mateo
delegates. He got in his work uptown,
and came TO the grove to win friends. He
got there a sickening blow. Not politi-
cal friends but Robert Ferral appeared to
be among the gum trees
Then came the meeting with Pepper.
Clunie wanted to make up and explain,
and L. V. Merle consented to say:
Mr. Pepper, l believe you know Mr.
Clunie.' The meeting was sensation
OF the day. Pepper turned loose
and declared in plain terms that he had
no political glad hand to extend and that
ne was against Clunie to the end. Clunie
and Scheller met later in the grove and
Scheller told Clunie he was in the race
Pepper and his friends have started
bitter and apparently uncompromising
fight. Clunie rode home rejecting on the
ways of political warfare, somewhat dis
figured but still in the middle of the ring.
Barney Murphy didn't come forth to
mingle. He is reported to be for Clunie,
but the Santa Clara party is expected to
unite on Scheller.
Pepper, Merle, Troy and others talked
the local contest vigorously to the San
Jose Democrats, who are said to be in
clined to favor a division of recognition
and new deal in San Francisco.
Robert Ferral announced his judicial
candidacy in the grove, and Mr.. Ferral is
a part of the Buckleyites' machine. He
was thoughtful, too, on the trip homeward.