The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02

pering defeat 1t is seen and realized that
all this ''pure government minority, in
cluding the Examiner, surrendered TO
Sam Rainey when he at last exhibited his
control.
1t Is seen that Sam Rainey conceded no
more than any boss would concede to any
CORES sponding minority; tha: he conceded
nothing he wanted much himself, and
that all the anti-Raineyites got out of the
convention was Phelan. four Supervisors
and two or three unimportant offices that
no boss out for the stuff and the patron
age would care to bother with.
On top of this they have seen Phelan
talk bravely about a good Board of Super
yisors and then accept Sam Rainey's slate
and come forth and lndorse it from top to
bottom.
This is not surprising as it is we'll and
currently understood that before Phelan
| was accepted by Rainey there was effected
| an understanding that if Phelan and the
charter both succeeded the Fire Depart
ment would not be taken from Rainey' s
grasp.
Now that the Junta convention is over
it is realized more fully the extent to
Bryan element of the local Democracy, As
the Buckleyites comprise the silver ele-
ment.
This has made Phelans nomination ap-
propriate, as he is sterling goldbug and
refused to be candidate for delegate to
the Chicago convention on that ground.
Every gold and every Cleveland Demo-
crat who has taken an active part in local
politics has been enrolled on the Junta
side.
An illustration of this is given in a
| story of the first session of the platform
committee, which is reliable. Chairman
Alexander I. Vogelsang asked if it were
advisable to indorse Bryan. The vote
| against it was 18 to 7. After discussion it
was decided to make that plank as brief
| as possible and to say as little as possible.
So the Junta platform says not word
about Bryan, and in shrewd style in
dorses 1.-THE historical principles of
Democracy contained in the Chicago
platform" not the platform, but "the
| historic principles" if there are any
| there.
During the convention three or four
| fool nominators spoke the name of Will
lam Jennings Bryan, but in no case was
decent cheer of Bryan's name heard.
| The National issue has thus further sum
| dered the local Democracy and this is the
main reason why the Populists have con-
| te emptuously refused to have anything to
do with the Junta crowd and have sought
alliance with the Buckleyites.
One of the queer Developments OF poll
y
John Fay, Junta hero from the start,
landed in the Buckley camp. Fay lost the
nomination for Senator in the Twenty
! fifth District because he was beaten by his
old enemy, Daggett, in alliance with
Rainey. Fay started out 20 run as an in
dependent, but he has been taken in by
| the Cator-White combination.
The Buckleyites nominated George Cal
| lahan. Night before last, after Gator,
| Buckley and others had effected the
proper arrangements, the Buckley con-
ventions of the Forty-fourth and Forty
| fifth districts met, received Callahan s
resignation and named Fav in his stead.
| The Buckley com mittee on vacancies will
| ratifv the thing, and Fay's nomination by
the Populsts is said to be fixed.
TIE secretaries and the sergeants-at-
arms of the Rainey convention met in DR..
Ragan's Office last evening and after con-
siderable scrapping divided up the five
| hundred and some dollars left of the $40
tax on every name presented for NOM
ination. At the close of the convention it
was ordered that the debt of $155 of the
General Com mittee should be paid from
the harvest, but the boys wouldn't stand
any such foolishness last night, and moth
| ing but hall rent was allowed.
Secretary Saulman got $40 a night for
six nights, several assistant secretaries
arms took what was left, amounting to
about 81 so night.
The Buckleyites are highly satisfied just
now with attending their second conven-
ton, under the management of the Popu-
lists, but they will break loose on their
own account again as soon as that Su-
preme Court decision is rendered.