The San Francisco call., 1896-04-28

party, and they realized yesterday that
their scheme was lost.
The.regular delegation, which represents
the vast bulk of the party and all its
decency and strength, and which was
nominal ed and elected by the people
themselves at primary which was clean,
just and not boss-run, will go ir the tenn
porary roll and vote for temporary chair
man.
Then will appear Kelly and Mahoney
with brass band and the claim, 1--WE are
the Republican party of the Fourth Dis
trict" The result has no uncertainty
about it.
Kelly and Mahoney will pe known as
two discarded bosses, vile of character and
filthy of record. who combined with
Rainey and Buckley to defeat the last
Republican nominee for Governor and
who are now making desperate efforts to
get hold of something in the party which
they can trade. sell and use to boost them
selves into local power.
1t will be well known that it was Kelly
and Mahoney who stirred quietly about
on the evening of the adjournment of the
State Central Committee and cooked mp a
tricky scheme to get control of the party
organization in the Fourth District, and
that hurriedly called midnight meeting
was held in Jerry Mahoney's rooms, at
which the Kelly Mahoney Congressional
committee was appointed against the pro-
tests of several of the State Central Com
mitteemen who were able to be present at
an hours notice.
1t will be clearly apparent that this
alleged Congressional committee was
created by the votes of two of the eleven
members of the State Central Committee,
one legitimate proxy and two forged
proxies. One of these proxies, provided
by Martin Kelly, was voted by Mahoney
and the other by Jake Shaen, the Police
Court clerk.
On this, as a starter, rest the legal
claims of the Kelly Mahoney freebooting
outfit. few days later majority of the
members of the State Central Committee
met and appointed the regular Congress
sional Committee, which has been recog.
nized by the mass of the party, and which
declared for an open primary, referring its
conduct to the County Committee, the
regular and proper local party authority.
Kelly and Mahoney wholly controlled
and bossed their committee. Kelly and
Mahoney named delegation and got up
a cheap and farcical primary to give it a
further color of regularity. AS not 300
votes were cast 1900 votes were added to
the returns to supply fictitious show of
Importance. When they had thus blown
up their fake they began to shout, spread
absurd stories of offers of compromise,
put forth bold claims and make other
desperate att empts to force recognition.
As this Kelly and Mahonev delegation
represents nobody but Martin Kelly and
a scattering few of their old political asso-
Ciates, and has no soul or purpose beyond
the low ambitions of corrupt politicians
who are out in the cold, the issue of its
contest with the mass of the local Repub-
lican party becomes no uncertainty.
With the temporary roll trick lost Kelly
and Mahoney have left little but the
brass band.
Tom o. Brien the Police Court clerk, is
still loyal to Kelly and Mahoney, and ex-
poets to make the chief speech for his
masters at Sacramento. 1t is this oppor-
tunity which mainly salves the sore spot
made day or two ago by the assessment
of $50 made against his municipal salary
to help pay for the band.
Many Republican politicians are wonder
ing what Estee will do to Martin Kelly at
Sacramento and whether threat he made
just after the last election has leaked its
grim purpose all away.
''If that Martin Kelly ever
shows his head in State politics again"
Estee is reported as having declared, "Pll
hang a full length picture OF him in the
convention hall with traitor over it.''
AS Martin Kelly gave California Dem
ocratic administration by openly turning
the south -of-Market power he possessed
then against Estee. there are some people
who wonder if Kelly hasn't some ''gall' to
spare.
The regular Fourth District delegation is
organizing by Assembly districts. each
district elec ting a chairman. The Thirty
fourth District is one of those which have
organized, and George w. Elder has been
made the chairman.