The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Rainey and Lanigan Completely
Control the Small End of
the Party.
COLIN NJ. BOYD FOR MAYOR.
Some of the Defeated Anti.Rainey
Minority Talk of Bo.ting, and
Trouble Nears.

DR.. D. F. Raglan is to be the permanent
chairman of Sam Rainey's municipal con-
vention, which will convene in Odd Eel
lows Hall tonight.
This and other features of the slate were
fixed I'D last night at late caucus of the
leading Heutenants of Rainey and Laui-
gan and some of the anarchists of the
Junta campaign committee who have gone
into a deal to support the Rainey-Lanigan
programme.
DR.. Raglan will probably not be tenn
porary chairman, however. G. A. Rey-
nolds is likely TO be named for that posi-
ton.
The fact that the convention has been
won "hands down" by Rainey and Lani-
gan was generally conceded by the fright
ened and despairlng anti Raineyites about
headquarters last night. Rainey will run
the convention.
For the first time close friends of W. P.
Sullivan conceded last night that Mr.
Sullivan was in danger of going down in
the wreck of anti-Raineyites. He will be
the anti-Rainey candidate for chairman
and the vote on chairman will to large
degree measure the strength of the Rainey
and the anti-Rainey factions. The Rainey-
ties gleefully say that tonight Mr.. SuIli-
van will be chucked off the political stage.
The convention promises to be merry
ii not sensational row and full of sur
prises. But the Rainey iuggernaut-car
will roll right along to the end. crushing
the political hopes, a whole lot OF de
cent" but kindergarten politicians.
There is all sorts of talk of boiling, and
a bolt will likely occur, but it will prob
ably be little one after all and:it won't
amount to much
Samuel Braunhart will not bolt, at least
until the nomination for Senator in the
Seventeenth District is made. Hart is in
his fight, and it is generally conceded that
he will easily win the nomination in spite
OF the Rainey- Daggett efforts to defeat
him.
Max Pepper, who has threatened bolt
ing. was little dazed and uncertain last
night.
II never in my life knew less about
convention on the day before" he SAID.
II don't know whether or not Rainey has
the convention, but the craftsmanship
fight will tell. As to boiling, l will not
cross bridge until l come to it.
The craftsmanship fight was all the talk
about headquarters last night among the
people who were not on the inside" with
the Raineyites. Besides Chairman SulIi-
van, DR.. Ruttanzi, Attorney Joseph
O'Donnell, DR.. Raglan and Alex Vogel-
sang were talked about amid the uncer-
tainiy, while the Rainey- Lanigan caucus
was going on elsewhere.
Colin NJ. Boyd, one of Sam Rainey.s
Fire Commissioners, is TO be the candidate
for Mayor. Jimmy Phelan appears to be
out of the race with the McNab-S ullivan-
Pepper minority.
Gavin McNab however, kept everybody
guessing about where he was, as usual.
There is a widespread report and belief
that, finding Rainey and Lanigan in con-
troll, he has made terms and will get some
recognition out of what Rainey doesn't
want.
City and County Attorney Creswell,
Auditor Broderick and Treasurer Block
are to be renominated as a reward for their
recognition of the Junta.