The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17
The Buckleyites Are Sending
Out Doves Amid the Roar
of Battle.
RAINEY AND BUCKLEY FOR IT
Both Sides Talk War and Purity and
Begin Whisperings of Com
promise.

The Democratic local situation as it pre-
sented itself yesterday was one of bitter
and uncompromising war between the
Buckley and the Junta factions, with talk
of compromise already reaching the indie
pendent observers ears above the roar OF
battle.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee, after comparatively brief session last
Saturday afternoon and evening, at which
Gavin McNab and his friends held nearly
all of the thirty-seven proxies, at
which the chairman ruled and fought
uniformly for the Junta and at which a
majority of the members present were
controlled, through Mint, gubernatorial
or internal revenue office patronage, IN
favor of the McNab element, adopted
resolution directing the chairman and
secretary of the State Central Committee
to issue the call for the State convention
to the Junta Democratic organization in
San Francisco.
This official recognition is expected by
the Junta to give it prestige in the local
campaign preceding the State conven-
ton, and also to give it prestige before the
State convention when rival delegations
knock for admission. The Junta expects
besides that, by virtue of this action, Its
delegation will be put on the temporary
roll, and have a vote in the selection OF a
temporary chairman and the committee
on credentials.
If the Junta delegation is thus recog-
nized at the opening of the convention the
Buckley contesting delegation will have
the worst of it as far as the action of the
chairman and the committee on creden-
tials are concerned. That is a big advan-
tage, but beyond that the two delegations
IA l., eI,- loN1 Io
Buckley delegation did not have the best
OF it, through the showing OF superior
numbers-a party consideration which
State convention is not apt 20 ignore.
But the State convention is quite dis
tance in the future, and very great num-
Der OF things may h ppen in San Francisco
Democratic politics LeEween now and June
10, when the convention will meet at Sac
ramento.
AS things now stand the local Demo
cratic party is divided into three elements
those who support the Buckley side and
its claims to bring the Irregular" organiza-
ton; those who stand by the Junta, and
those who have. no use for either side be-
cause thev know that Buckley controls one
organization and that Rainey controls the
other, and that vote or word for either
side is equally vote or word in support
of bossism.
The fight as it has developed so far is a
fight of Buckley against Rainey. The
only occasion for such strange fight is
that Rainey has not yet secured what he
considers his just terms on division Of
spoils.
That Sam Rainev controls the Junta in
conjunction with John Daggett, Superin-
tendent of the Mint, is not denied in pri-
vate conversation by any of the leading
members of the Junta, and it is de-
MED only for publication by Gavin Nc
Nah and Chairman w Sullivan
when they are being interviewed. The
only doubt held by those conversant with
the political affairs of the Junta concern
ing the policy and the future of the organ
ization bas concerned Ed Lanigan, who
controls between forty and fifty votes in
the Junta's new general committee. With
Lanigan on Rainey's side, the control OF
the Junta's general committee is conceded
TO be settled
The next few days will develop some
thing definite concerning the posi- bility of
a compromise between the factions on a
general open primary or other proposition.
The BuckleylteS are now as anxious as
they have been for some time to reach an
agreement regarding primary election at
which they will get at least half the
election officers. AS far as definite indica-
tions go the Buckleyites will proceed to
hold primary election at which they will
muster the biggest voting strength they
are capable of, while the Junta managers
seem inclined to avoid a primary and to
appoint delegates to the State convention.
The Buckleyites propose 10 hold meet
ing OF their general committee next
Thursday, at which resolutions will be
adopted expressing their Indignation at
the rulings and course of Chairman Gould
at the Saturday meeting of the State Cen
tral Committee, their opinion of the State
Central Committee in general and their
determination to go ahead as the regular
local party organization.
In the meantime, amid the talk of fwar,
compromise propositions are being heard