The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
The Junta Hereby Gives Notice
to a Budget of Strong
Raineyites.
MUST KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF.
From the Appearance of Things al
Present the Boss Is Likely to
Use His Friend.

Gavin McNab's epigrammatical treat
ment OF the condition of the local Democ-
racy in the CALL of yesterday was read by
the faithful of the Junta and pronounced
the correct thing and "a timely stab at
Rainey and Buckley from GAVIN
1t also had the effect of stirring up some
of the other war horses, who have been
slumbering with one eye open, waiting for
some one to jab them and open the other.
Mr.. Max Pepper, at the club rooms of
the Junta in the Flood building, last night
worked up few ideas, which he developed
early in the evening and gave forth:
owe want it distinctly understood. !"
said he, "that neither Rainey nor Buckley
can handle this organization. I refer prin-
cipally to Rainey. l do not consider that
Buckley is very much in it here, anyhow,
although it is said by good many that
Rainey and Buckley are in together, not
withstanding the fact that Sam Rainey
denies it.
eve simply want to keep Raineyism
minimized so that it cannot get control,
and if it ever should get beyond our power
to quash it will personally go before the
State Central Committee and oppose
Rainey as vigorously as I know how. You
cannot put that particular statement too
hard. l mean just what say, and if the
worst comes to the worst we will smash
rather than have the Rainey influence
dominate in this organization.
"We are watching every movement that
is made here, and we want to give notice
right now that certain Raineyites mustnot
attempt to exercise any power here for the
benefit of THAI Darticular boss
~ will even go further than others and
name the men:
''Nat Selig of the Twenty ninth.
Assistant Chief Engineer Dougherty of
the Thirtieth.
rs enator Armes of the Thirty-first.
'Mr. Gagus of the Thirty sixth.
"Ex-Assemb lymen Burke and Williams
of the Thirty seventh.
'Fire Comm issioner Macdonald of the
Thirty eighth.
sc. A. Fenton of the Thirty-ninth.
eddie Creamy of the Ferty-second.
Secretary Maxwell of theFire Depart
ment of the Forty-fourth.
"Those men must be careful to observe
the motive of this organization and must
not in any way attempt to infiict Rainey
upon US. We will not tolerate it in any
way, shape or manner, and clean politics
must prevail from now on. McNab has
handled the case fully enough to be un-
derstood, and we mean just exactly what
we say"
Recognizing the fact that Chief Sulli
van of the Fire Department and Sam
Rainey are intimate friends would it not
be possible for Rainey to control the Fire
Department? was asked.
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Pepper, signif-
cantly. Sullivan told me not so very
long ago that he had said to Rainey, Sam.
you are the only man who can drag the
Fire Department into politics. He told
me further that he believed Rainey had the
political power to make or break him, and
that he was q Rainey man and Ralney's
friend"
"Would not Rainey then take advantage
of Chief Sullivan's faith in him if it came
to an issue and the Fire Department was
required in politics?"
Mr.. Pepper drew two fingers down the
sides of his nose and looked across the
room few seconds before he answered
'Perhaps."
"What would be the result?"
SIT would kill Chief Sullivan. politically,
in San Francisco"
as such thing likely to occur?"
This time Mr.. Pepper passed his fingers
down his nose several times and took a
good long thought over the matter. Pres
emily he said: well, you are at liberty to
draw your own conclusions on that point.
It's hard to tell"
| The question now arises: Should Rainey
go to Chief Sullivan and in the majesty of
his might say. "Chief, need you and the
Fire Department to WIN out, would Sulli-
van stand by his statement to Mr.. Pepper
and show that he believed in Rainey, by
captivating, or would he refuse and stand
aloof from politics as Mr.. McNab says he
desires to?
question was asked of several men
who have political noses and who use
them. They didn't like to express an off
hand opinion on the first point, but when