The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12
CHRIS AND OTHERS TALK.
Some Opinions on What Will Happen Next

Saturday.
Christopher A. Buckley returned to town
from Ravenswood night before last and
will remain here until next week at least.
Mr. Buckley assured CALL reporter yes
terday that he was in the City on private
business and that he is still 'out of poll
tics"
Buckley was quite willing to talk for
publication about the local situation and
the State Central Committees concern
with it, but it was of course only as DEM
ocrat at large, having no personal interest
in what is going on. AS Mr.. Buckley is
likely to gain complete control OF the local
party. what he was pleased to say in his
plenitude Of discretion may be OF interest.
81 am out of politics, as I have said be-
fore, though many people seem loath to
believe it," began Mr.. Buckley. II am q
Democrat, willing to do anything can for
the party and am willing to give advice
to my friends when it is wanted. There is
a newspaper here that seems determined
to force me into politics. apparently to get
a chance to vilify Inc. People look at me
and say, You're looking first rate but
really | am sick man, and II l were to 60
into politics would not last long.
Il have taken no particular interest in
what the State Central Committee may
do have met none of the mem bers, and
am not we'll informed as to the probabili-
ties. i don't propose to do anything with
the matter. In my opinion the State
Central Committee has no right to inter-
fere in this situation. Ii 1t does do so it
should act in the direction of effecting
some arrangement by which all members
of the party could go out and battle for
supremacy. Let the majority rule. AS
Democrat, l would be glad to see some
thing done to blend all elements of the
party in this City.
'I think that if the State Central Com
mittee should endeavor to usurp authority
and hand the party over to small fac
ton, which would be given authority to
name delegates to the State convention
representing the entire party, the people
would repudiate such thing. There
would be rebellion against any attempt to
take away the rights OF the majority and
hand them over to the minority. The
State convention is the highest authority
in any party. The State Central Commit
tee is but the executive committee of that
body. The State convention is a legisa-
tive body and the Judge of the qualifica-
tons of Its members. II minority fac
tion were recognized as the regular organ
iZation by the State Central Committee
the majority would 60 right ahead as
though such thing did not exist and the
State convention would judge which rep
resentatives of the people were rightfully
entitled to seats.
THE regular local organization. as it
stands, is in the hands of good men who
are able to map out a platform and
nominate ticket which will bring success
to the party. A few years ago we paid 81
in taxation, where now we pay 81 %, and
belle re that the City government can be
run better than now within the dollar
limit. When the people pay taxes and
cease to pay royalty they can have good
government.
'But the party will come out all right.
There must be more or less strife in all
parties. Joe Hamilton used to say: Boys,
don't mind these orators who are vilify-
ing you. Why, there's no spirit in Dem
ocratic convention without fight Our
party is made up of all elements, and the
first principle of an Irishman is to hit a
head when he sees it. But when the polls
are open they all 60 up and vote the DEM
ocratic ticket.
s'Of course there are lot OF fellows in
all parties who will get out and shout, Il
wouldn't do what that fellow does'-till
they get a chance There are now on deck
a lot of demagogne reformers who vilify
men instead of attacking or advocating
principles.
tion. When 1T has prepared platform
and nominated officers iG needs some Or
ganization to look to to see that pledges
and principles are carried out. That was
the way it used to be. Now there is no
power to look to. Off
cials are amenable to nobody and they do
as they please and disregard pledges with
Il am down here on private business
and l suppose some people will say that 1
am trying to run the State Central Com
mittee, but am not"
Gavin McNab talked, too, and again
about what the State Central Committee
would do about his party machine. he
said:
"The State Central Committee wants to
be assured that the organization 1t recog-
nizes Is Democratic and that 1t Is not COM
posed OF brokers who wish to secure the
nomination of men to serve the purposes
of corporations ana of other men whose
throats they can cut. Buckley and Rainey
have been together in this business, and
they are equally obnoxious to the decent
element"
H. B. McAvoy is member of the State
Central Committee, and has all along been
identified with the Junta. Recently he
has favored compromise proposition in
stead of fighting for the recognition of The
Junta, and Gavin McNab has threatened
to "roast" him before the State Central
Committee. Mr.. McAvoy said yesterday:
II do not know whether will introduce
any measure at the meeting or not. What
believe in is square deal, both in poll
tics and business. I believe that the in
terests of the party demand an open
primary that will give everybody square
deal and let the majority of the people
say who they want to represent them.
That's Democracy. l favor primary
under the Porter law, with inspectors ap
pointed by Registrar Hinton. have seen
abont twenty of the members OF the State
Central Committee from out OF town, and
while they are all opposed to Buckley, as
| am and always have been, they all seem
to favor some broad proposition that will
unite the party and favor its success.
Said James II. 0 Brien yesterday: II be-
lieve that the State Central Committee will
be fair and sensible and look at the Ques-
tion from the standpoint of justice, Demo-
cratic principles and the good OF the entire
party. It will do SO if the meeting is not
a proxy meeting with Gavin McNab voting
the proxies"
His Buggy Wrecked.
John Geides. a bartender at 1O1 First street,
was driving along Twenty-second street and