The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07

HERE are a few more details to be
arranged before everything is ready
for the big battle that will open
with the polls tomorrow morning;
L. there are a few more election ON
GERS to be pressed into service the
tickets of a half dozen dlstrlcts u oe
printed and the ballot boxes TO De ols-
+rib1,+ed but these are matters of mere
detail and of little significance IN the
face of the mighty preparation that mas
been going on these past lew WEEKS
1t has been the preparation for the lhfe
cornered battle that is on among the
bosses and between them and the people
The row that has fractured the Demo-
cratic ranks into Independent 1acuohs'
all warning for the supremacy, has peeh
on desperately the past few days
The bosses realize that the fight which
is To begin tomorrow means the elimina-
ton of one of them at least from the
politics and perquisites Of the city man
agement. They realize also that, unless
some condition may at the last minute De
brought to bear to disturb the harmony
that now exists among the factions
of the Republican party, tomorrow
fight will mean the elimination OIL them
all. The anti-boss movement that has at
tanned such stupendous proportions IN the
Republican ranks bodies i'll to the clques
that have for so long ruled the Guy;
Every member Of the party IS resolved
TO elect good men to the CONVENTION NJ
to fight for q common cause. II VIII nc
their own fault if they DO not win con-
Buckley's sudden accession Of Demo
cratic strength has forced the EXAMINER
Rainey combination to desperate meas
l!res The blind boss was counted a uedu
one until his lambs began TO mock lhto
the fold. Then it was found necessary 10
do something to stop the stampede, ana
Raiuey fell back on his oldest and strong
est graft; he issued his orders to the
Fire Department From the com 5,S.
headquarters on Saturday Went an oruer
10 the district engineers of the depart
ment to call a the Bush-street stable ana
get instructions. They turned up as or
dered and were handed slips on which
were printed the names of delegates upon
which the combination had settled, and
these they were instructed to hand to the
foremen of the different hrehouses 10 be
by them distributed among the men.
In distributing the slips the willing fore
men INDUCED IN quiet little talk, dc
rated by headquarters. with the men who
were under them. You know which side
YOUR bread is buttered on" began the in
StructiOns and you want TO get a move
on and have this ticket win Interview
every voter in your district and make
house-to-hOuse canvass. It has been fXed
at headquarters so that you need not re
port to your company for any other than
an inside alarm until Wednesday. Should
an outside alarm come IN Whlle you are
out rustling either the foreman or en-
gfneer will answer rollcall for YOU"
e-oI,l 0II+ from the Observation-Disclosures head
quarters. and besides every man has been
carefully instructed upon how TO prepare
his ballot. That is one point the bosses
are not overlooking. Its a new ballot
that viii be used tomorrow, simple
enough. but experience has taught the
bosses that voters will go wrong on the
easiest Of tickets.
Al the voting booth of each district the
voter Will be provided with slip contain
ing the names of the delegates Of his
party in that district. He will also be
given square ballot with space on il al
lotted to each party that has representa-
ton The ballot that viii be used to-
morrow has space for the Republican
party. one for the Democratic party, one
for the Peoples party. another for the So
called Citizens Republican party and an
other for the Standardization OrganiZa-
ton. If he wishes 10 vote for the Repub-
lican delegates Of his district he viii ask
for d slip carrying the names he desires.
This slip Will be gummed on the back,
and in order TO vote it he has simply to
paste it in the space on the square bal
lot designated as that of the Republican
party. Then he will drop it in the bal
lot box.
Concerning the ballot boxes. Registrar
Steppacher has had a couple Of timers at
work on them for weeks past. They have
so mended the locks and sOldered up every
crack and crevice that the only way one
of them can be got into save by the lock
is with can opener. Mr.. Steppachcr says