The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-03
THE. .HAPLESS
MAYOR AND HIS
H | :' { !! CASE
Stunned 4 Friends
:. He. Betrayed. !.
a 4 COURSE OF lNc /: 3: INC
SILK. HAT BOSS IS SHOUTING
:. :. *: :: "soUR" GRAPES"
After Being. Kicked Out by the Har-
=: .ney-Rainey Democrats Phe-
|: " !. Ian Becomes Somewhat 81,
+: -. ~ -: s: Abusive. 81:
-.
4 COURSE OF INCOMPETENCE
SILK: HAT: BOSS Is SHOUTING
. -: ."soUR GRAPES

=. Mayor Phelan's attempt to effect a
combination with 1.-The Harvey Rainey
Democrats by. offering them. one-third
of the: patronage of ther*city govern
ment and control. of. the party organ
>tzation is. the sensation Of. sensations
in political. circles: 49, :.
That the silk. hat boss and his, man
ayers were kicked. out .5by the men
whom they sought to. buy was not sur
.pristng to those acquainted: with tho
situation. 1t is as we'll known now as
it was three months ago that the con-
troll of the Democratic party organiza-
ton was stolen from the Harvey
Rafney committee of: $50 and turned
over to. Mr. Phelan by a few political
shysters: who. had no purpose in view
other than that of securing for them
selves and their friends. the spoils that
would come from a Democratic victory.
The rank and file of the party was not
taken into the consideration, of these
Hessians, and from. the date of the Or
ganization of. the: disreputable Commit
tee of One Hundred until the present
day the party voters have had no voice
in the selection Of the State or munich
pal candidates, nor have they had any
thing to. say regarding the conduct Of
the campaign,
During the past few months Mr.. Phe-
Ian has. taken particular pains to call
those members of his party not repre-
scented by the Committee of One Hun
Dire by such names as thieves,
"blackguardS" and tools Of the allied
corporations" His pledges to the citi-
ZenS Of San Francisco, to the members
I:of the Non-Partisan convention and
their sympathizers, and to members of
his own party. who have upheld his ac-
| tionS in the. past, contained the stipu-;
lation that he would devote his energy,
his time and the interests of his friends
to drive. out of politics the Democrats
represented by Rainey and Harvey.
: Instead. of accepting the offer the
Harney-Rainey Democrats have re-
pudiated Mr.. Pheian, they being some
what particular in their choice of po-
finds himself deserted by the friends
whom he betrayed and ignored and
cast aside by the men whom he sought
to buy with patronage and party
power: In this predicament he at
tempts to cover his shame and defeat
by shouting that he is opposed by
corrupt boss, who in turn is supported
in his acts by corrupt following OF
thugs. ex-convicts and unpublished
criminals. The accusation is worthy.
of the source from which it came. It
was to these same men that Mr.. Phelan
rOleIeu MS patronage anu Inc coIltIoi soL
the party If they would indorse his cam
didacy. Had they accepted the bait
and, made the desired Endorsement they
would have been held up to the view OF
the public by Mr.. Phelan as model DEM
-ocrats who were united for good govern
ment-and Mr.. Phelan. Not having
made the Endorsement, they are ac-
cused by the silk hat boss; who calls
them bad names and warns the good
people of San Francisco to beware Of
them.
Mr.. Phelan is making a spectacle Of,
himself, and the spectacle is not a
pleasing one.