The record-union., 1896-08-16

nominate Joseph Kelly who was de-
feated two years ago-and worse than
defeated at the polls-for the State
Central Committee took him off the
ticket on the declared ground that, as
partner of Buckley, he had bodied
the Board of Supervisors. With Kelly
as an opponent, Loud appeared to be
secure, but it is announced that JULIUS
Kahn, who does not train with Spreck-
els, will be an Independent Republican
candidate. Kahn is popular, free sill
yer man, and it is not impossible that
the Populists will indorSe him. He will
divide the Republican vote and draw
to him thousands of Democrats, who
feel that Kelly's candidacy is a disgrace
to the party and an intolerable affront
to themselves. Mr.. Kahn is a young
lawyer, associated with w. w. Foote,
who is his warm friend. Party feeling
is weak this year, and 1 am quite sure
that the influential men of the Demo-
cratic State Committee would a good
deal rather have Kahn than Kelly
elected. Indeed, they would prefer
Loud. And that is about how every de-
cent Democrat in the district feels, too.
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to be questioned that they have become
very hopeful of carrying California.
The dissensions of the Republicans here
cheer them greatly and help inspire
them with an earnest desire for union
among themselves and fusion with the
Populists. Fusion on terms satisfac-
tory to both sides will not be easy to
bring about, but the outlook is that the
two parties will come to more or less
satisfactory agreement The Populists
feel encouraged to ask a great deal and
a great deal will be granted, for the
Democratic managers are determined
that if every free silver vote in the State
is not made to count for Bryan it will be
through no fault of theirs. The local
troubles are harassing. The Junta de-
clnes to treat with the Buckleyites on
the ground that there is nothing to ar
bitrate, and that the best way to deal
with them is to stamp on them with the
hob-nailed shoe of power. That policy
has worked we'll up to date, so far as
preventing the Buckleyites from getting
recognition from the State Committee
or State Convention or Election Com
missioners goes, but the exiled faction
instead of being crushed has been goad-
ed to ferocity. The Junta men say that
the Buckleyites are insignificant numer-
ically, and that in quality they are the
sort Of persons it profits a party to be
without. IF there's any Doodle offering
they will vote the Republican ticket
anyway" a Junta chief observed to me.
They're the riff-raff of the party, and
have always been a curse to it, driving
away respectable citizens from its sup
port. Buckley is simply fighting to get
some standing in the Democratic organ
ization in order that he may sell it out.
1t would be a fatal mistake to take him
and his lambs into the fold again.
1--WE have the bulk of the San Fran
cisco Democracy with u.s." says Leader
OBrien, speaking for the Buckleyites,
''and the superiority of the Junta fell
lows in the matter of respectability is
all in their own minds. If powerful
wing of the party such as we are don't
get recognition, nobody who knows any
thing about politics needs to be told
what the consequence is likely to be on
election day.
The State Committee, which pants for
harmony, is distressed and doesn't know
what to do. But while Gavin McNab,
who is a power with the committee, has
breath left in his energetic body the
Buckleyites will remain cursing and
swearing outside the breastworks.
To return to General Spreckels' vast
schemes of policy. Readers of the
Chronicle" cannot but have noticed
that General De Young, though himself
not averse to getting on his feet and let
ting his eloquence flow and excite re-
marks, has suddenly conceived a strong
distaste and deep scorn for oratory. 1t
is true that Candidate Bryan is the os-
tensible object of the Generals con-
tempt, but those who have knowledge of
the inner secrets of Republican politics
are wide awake to the malign local sig
nificance of these articles which are in
tended to convey the impression that the
gift for ornate speech never goes with
good brains Bryan is an orator So is
Colonel Samuel NJ. Shortridge. and the
Colonel, like the General has his eve on
the United States Senate. During the
past two weeks all artful disguises of
ambition, all the pretty airs of attract
i've modesty have been cast aside by the
/ Colonel. He is in the field for the SEN
atorship, and General Spreckels is be-
hind him with his barrel and weighty
influence. The Colonel's sister. Mrs
Clara Shortridge Foltz, who is known
to the press of the United States as an
eminent lawyer, in proclaiming that her
brother is a statesman and an intellect
Ual giant, who overtops his fellows as
stately oak does the weeds beneath its
outrageous branches, does not exceed
the admiration which Spreckels feels
for Sam. The notion, long held, that
either Claus Spreckals or John d. would
seek to replace Senator Perkins is
proved to have been erroneous. The
| elder Spreckels is too busy to care for
| the gauds Of office, and his eldest son
has been subjugatei by the amazing
genius of the Colonel, as privately re-
vealed to him. The politicians tell me
| that the agents of the General are at
work throughout the State arranging
| for the nomination of legislators who
will pledge themselves to Shortridge.
The politicians say that Spreckels has
made compact with Hervey Lindley of
Los Angeles, who has his grip on the
political machine there, and who in pur-
suance of the terms of the compact is
| tilling the citrus belt for the Colonel 1t
is also averred that Mr. Lindley, if sue
cessful in this enterprise, will be re-
warded by the General with the gift
| of Senator Whites shoes two years
hence. If a Republican Legislature shall
be chosen the hold-overs viii belong to
Lindley. But Senator Perkins naturally
wants another term, and his friends are
not hypnotized by the genius of Short
ridge, or disheartened by the thought of
| Spreckels' money. They are at work.
William Hamilton, who managed Mr..
] Perkins fight before WAS at Los Anca=