The herald., 1898-11-19
DOWN The LINE
Christopher Buckley, who at one time
had a large slice of the Democratic party in

buckley on accordingly elected
Yorke's Letter such state and San
Francisco officials
as suited his needs, including several SUI
preme court justices, is now in the city at
tending to some private business. lie Is not
in politics any more. This is because OF a
determined fight made upon him and his
methods by the San Francisco Examiner,
which resulted in his taking sudden trip
to Canada while a grand jury was in ses-
sion. Since then Mr. Buckley has attended
to his own business and is enjoying life as
he never did before. He will not talk for
publication any more, as he holds that since
he has retired from the light that beats 50
fiercely on a political king the public has
no further right to an interest in him, but
to friend yesterday he spoke in substance
as follows: If it had not been for Father
\ Iorke's letter San Francisco would have
gone for Mcguire by at least 5000, for it is
normally Democratic city by 5000 and the
Democrats had this increased by 5000 before
the letter appeared. Then, if Crimmins had
used any sense in his campaign methods he
could have beaten Phelan easily. Take the
vote in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth,
Ihrtieth and Thirty-first districts: why,
any child knows that Mcguire should have
had by rights 1900 majority alone in the
first OF these, and he got hundred"
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The cause of it all was really the commit
tee OF one hundred That was one of the
worst pieces of polit-
cause ana tics ever done in the
Effect state" continued the
blind white devil
IF the committee had kept faith with the
had do tna
take in those who had done the hard party
work, it would not have interfered with
Phelans nomination at all and the whole
city ticket would have been winner. But
1t was all poorly carried on and the result
could have been foreseen by a novice
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The senatorship:' continued the sage:
why, there is no possible doubt about
that. Mr.. de Young
LIE oung has it as sure as sun
Is Sure rise, unless he is will
ing to be switched to
the Paris exposition, which is not very like
ly. The legislature is entirely in the hands
OF Col. Dan Burns. and he will carry out
the program and present Mr.. de Young with
the nomination and election. No one who !
knows anything at all about the situation
doubts this
The same friend who talked to Buckley |
for me also had conversation with John !
L. Gaffey, who is
GaHey's now building San Pc
Transition dro harbor, having
retired from la haute
politique. He learned from Mr.. Gatfey the
startling news that he has come to the
conclusion that the Democratic party had
better abandon the Chicago platform if it
wants success and give up the plan of fusion.
Gatiey sums up the situation with an epi-
gram of course, which is: In California,
until man gets $500 he is Democrat; bu.
Is soon as he has that amount of wealth he
Joins the Republicans" Mr.. Gaffey is of
the opinion that Democratic success in this
state depends On more general distribu-
ton OF wealth. | am not permitted, of
course, in tins column to editorialize. per.
haps, but | may add. when Gaffey comes to
l conclusion il IS sure to be worth some
The contest of l.. II. Valentine for the
'peakershlp at Sacramento promises to be
an interesting phase
Valentine of the session His
and Colonel Dan only opponent is
Howard Wright OF
who claims the honor for his
ounty as his is the banner Republican
ounty in the state and one which was not
ecognlzed in the giving out of state nom-
lations. Mr. Valentine thinks he will win c
hough 1t is an open secret that Col. Dan
'urns is for Wright, and as Valentine is
ne OF the most pronounced Bulla men in
he state, and believes that he will win, Col. !,
Jan will hardly let him have control of the a
arllamentary tactics OF the house, unless p
e can be whipped into the De Young
anks. Valentine will have practically all h
he ten votes south of the Tehachapi, and is
las several pigeon holes of his desk filed
'l'n letters from northern members pledg- II
ng MN their support; but, there is always
ol. Dan, and if De Young is to be senator
alentlne can never be speaker. Four g
lonths ago, when Mr. Wright was here he
let aientine and then told him he hoped t
would havs the pleasure of supporting fl
I'm Tor the speakership, and promised him Ii
Is oes, efforts; but things have changed
nee then, and there is possibility that $;
urns has had something to do with the
lange. 'Ne h,
ieu iiaihhess was In the city yesterday ~
ON his pastoral retreat at Pomona wbero h'
lie cultivates the
1as'oral grape and the olive, Al
Harkness and has plenty of ., 81
time to figure ou. nj nj
lrbecue programs and menus for Spanish NJ NJ
ippers Harkness is one of the best viveurs N
the country and has been sadly missed
late from the Palace and Billy's.
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Dad Brighton, the detective, about "
hom so much has been said in the trial of hc
wv. Clark, the supposed
Wise murderer of China '
Old Dad man at Tropco, is ~, ~
the man who really ~
the hiding place of Sonntag and
vans and enabled Marshal Gard TO run
EN- to cover. Dad" despite his years
one of the best detectives in the state and w
S several knicks in his revolver stock as
ementoes of encounters in which the other Al
low remained on the field. w
Gaffey did condescend to talk little to II
yesterday about politics. We were on -,
Spring street when "
Eaton Is Buckley passed, and | w
Exonerated asked Juan if he A,
knew what the ex- w
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