The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
BUCKLEY'S DREAM
WAS SHORT-LWED
Rainey Captures the Popu-
list Legislative Con-
vention.
The Push" on Hand to See the
Bones From the Whited
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a cLoUDBU RsT FOR SURPRISES
The Last of Its Purity" Dispelled by
Its Assembly and Senatorial
Nominations.

At the continuation of the Populist con-
vention last night at 1859 Mission street it
was seen that Sam Ra1ney had combined
with Chris Buckley to absorb the party.
To the real simon-pure Populists it was
gall and bitterness to see the principles to
which they were loyal dragged in the dust
by political tricksters.
Buckley's skillful hand manipulated the
municipal convention. Gator just rolled
up the bottoms of his Populist trousers
and waded out to where the "Blind Devil
sat in his little throne in the political
slough and said: "Chris, send me to Con-
gress and my party is yours" Chris
promised and the party was his.
But change came over the spirit of
Gators dreams. Either he feared that he
had fallen in the eyes of his own party or
Buckley "turned him down"-an old
trick, by the way, as Lieutenant Rainey
can well attest.
So last night the so-called Populists,
who were no longer bipeds but Buckley
lambs, experienced a spasmodic revulsio n
OF feeling. The pnblic had declared that
they had been swallowed by Buckley.
They would show the public that they
had not.
They were unselfish, these politicians.
They would pour balm on Boss Rainey's
wounded heart and make him a happy
man. They did it by nominating nearly
al Junta men for the Assembly and State
Senate.
For this purpose they went into ex-
ecutive session, and the result of this
spasmodic revulsion of feeling is attested
by the following nominees:
For the senate-seventeenth District, Sam
Braunhart Junta); Nine teenth District, Lau-
-ar( oNa ~ frct Inf
Hugo K. Ascher Uunta); Twenty-third Dis
trict, Sidney Hall (Junta); Twenty-ffth Dis
trict, John Fay buckley.
For the ssembly-Twenty-eight District,
Eugene T. Lacey tJunta); Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, John Allen Junta); Thirtieth District,
Eugene J. Harmon yunta); Thirty-frst Dis
iSs psct T. 1ea0Y p0Sefs seks ana TSy
third District, E. J. Crane buckley; ;
Thirth-iourth District, Robert Fay (PoPl;
(Jnnta); Thirty-sixth District. H. McGrath
(Juntal; Thirty seventh District, III. /.
Mulcreavey Uunta); Thirty-eighth District,
]. s. wardell ,Ountal; Fortieth District, c. $.
Rosener buckley; ForIy-frst District, Frank
A. schmitz (Junta); Forty-second District,
J: seyI.dM ssynolds BSuckleyl Forty third
fourth District, Gabriel Nathan Buckley);
Forty-ffth District, Felix Mulgrew buckley.
During the whole of the convention the
halls and corridors were crowded with the
Buckley and the Rainey push"
T. Carl Spelling hit into clever scheme
TO learn what was going on by guiding
several of his companions into a room
where part of the proceedings could be
heard through the keyhole.
Hang it, boys" he whispered, ''they
are turning us down for Rainey at every
lap"
At this there was a concerted groan.
The news came to Sam Braunhart where
he was stationed buttonholing delegates
who emerged for liquid refreshments to
learn how his candidacy was making 1t.
The taciturn Samuel smiled from ear to
ear. This was indeed heavenly news.
But the Populists, so called for distinc-
tion from the rest of the ',.push," acre
happy.
They freely stated that the public now
would not know where they ''were at"
Thus perishes the Populist party in San
Francisco. Its banner of "purity" is
draggled in the mud.