The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23

Supervisors that 1 didn't know. Just be-
cause heard they were good men. The
horse laughed again.
"Indeed2"
'.Yes. After they were elected I met
one OF them, and passed the time o day
with him and that was ali. Another was
Joe Dimond. l met him out at the race
track. and introduced myself to him. and
that was ALL Third ana last laugh by
the horse.
M. Rainey did not explain what be-
came of the third Democratic Supervisor,
who did not make his acquaintance be-
fore the election, nor did he diyulge tue
name of that unfortunate anonymous IN
dividual, who, in all proba bility, is still
roaming the political jungles OF San Fran
cisco yearning for an Introduction to Mr..
Rainey and mourning because nobody
will show him the road to the ST. George
stables.
Returning to the question of Mr..
PheIan's candidacy, Mr.. Rainey said that
even though Mr.. Phelan should repudiate
him, yet would he give support to the head
of the Junta's municipal ticket.
"I m going for Mr.. Phelan for Mayor"
he repeated over and over again, as though
he required the testimony of his own
voice TO keep himself up to an appearance
of stead fastness in consuming the BAN
quet of crow that every body in the City
knows is testing his capacity for political
dainties.
There is another story going the rounds.
1t is to the effect that Mr.. Rainey re-
Gently told some of his acquaintances
that they could find him at the Phelan
headquarters in the Flood building. In
quiry was made at room Al of the Flood
building, where the friends of Mr.. Phelan
are doing their work, aid it was ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Rainey had never been
seen there
Thinking some mistake might have
been made, and that Mr.. Rainey might
have meant that he was to be found at
the Junta headquarters, room IL, Flood
building, application was made at the
last named place.
Richard O'Connor, chairman of the
Junta's purity OF election committee, who
is in constant attendance at room II,
said:
1--WE never see Mr.. Rainey. He never
comes here. Is be for Phelan? Yes, 1
suppose so. He says he is, understand.
No, don't know what work he is doing
in the ca paign."
T. B. McGinnis, clerk of the Junta COM
mittee, also constantly at room IL during
| business hours. said:
..Mr. Rainey does not come here. He is
gentleman 10 whom | never spoke in my
| life. l never met him. l don't know
what he is doing in regard to the munich
| pal ticket"
! So goes the game OF shuttlecock COM
monty called Democratic politics in San
Francisco, and it must be admitted that
the circumstances are most distressing to
those worthy gentlemen known in polit-
ical circles as 'the push" With so many
conflicting elements in their party and so
much uncertainty as to the actual inten-
| tions OF their principal bosses and sub
bosses 1.-THE push" are having hard time
| to get in line, since success of Ell her fac
tion will do them no good unless. by
chance, they cast their fortunes with that
| faction before election time.
! In the meantime the Republicans are
| rallying to the standard of the regular
nominees of their party. The result will
! be that it will make no practical difference
whether Mr.. Rainey is joking or not or
what he means when he says, Il am going
/ for Mr.. Pheian.'