The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-28
NO HARMONY
IN THE CAMP
OF DEMOCRATS
Heap of Trouble on
Phelan's Mind.
HIGH TREASON is SUSPECTED
CLUBS EXISTING ONLY FANCY
INDoRSE THE MAYOR.
Rainey Is Selected as the Outcast
to Suffer for the Sins
of All the Other
Bosses
HIGH TREASON is SUSPECTED
CLUBS EXISTING ONLY FANCY
INDORSE THE MAYOR.

The camp Of local Democrats is
crowded with politicians who are eager
to boss the party in the next municipal
campaign The vast patronage under
the new charter is the prize in view.
The high-handed usurpation Of author
ity by the so-called Democratic County
Committee has provoked a spirit Of
hostility in the ranks that threatens an
open revolt. To-day the moving fac
lions manifest so much bitterness that
party leaders predict disaster to the
Democrats in the next election.
There is a heap of political trouble on
Mayor Phelan's mind. One faction of
the party, that claims the exclusive
privilege Of providing a pedestal for
the Mayor and conducting the exercises
of alteration, is assailed by A. M. Law
renee. The story goes that Lawrence
has broken with the Committee of One
Hundred because he cannot manage
the executive committee of twenty
which Jasper Mcdonald recently ap-
pointed. The cause assigned for the
break is the report that the executive
committee has resolved to recognize
certain Assembly clubs as official or
CARNATIONS. Mr.. Mcdonald asserts
that no such recognition is promised,
ger to his scheme in this direction
A supporter of the One Hundred re-
marks: For lightweight in politics
Lawrence is playing q heavy game.
He has taken into his confidence ex-
boodlers and old-time outcasts. He
instructs them to get out and shout for
Phelan. to organize independent clubs
and adopt glowing resolutions of con-
fidence in the Mayors integrity AS a
citizen and his speed as a political
runner. The game is to convince the
Mayor that the people cannot be happy
without him. 1t is the hope that the
Mayor will be thus lulled to sleep by
the soft music of the praise service,
and that while he sleepeth Lawrence
may get ample time to do politics with
Raineys men"
The leaders Of the Committee of
One Hundred are certainly anxious 20
convince the Mayor that they own the
works. They want him to understand
that the fountain of inspiration for the
next municipal campaign is in the
Columbian building. Accordingly they
have given Phelan some pointers TO en-
tighten him as to Lawrences duplicity.
In the first place they have given to
the Mayor positive proof that one of
the great mass meetings which in
dorSed him, and which was heralded
by Lawrence as great outpouring of
Independent Democrats was attended
by only six persons. Proof was given |
to the Mayor that many of the clubs
reported as having organized and |
adopted Phelan resolutions do not exist |
now and were never organized. The |
resolutions were simply sent in for
publication by FOUNDERS. The repre-
sentatiVes of the Committee of One
Hundred also told Phelan that Law
renee was ambitious to become
r,-it he i-fo <,fi
Rainey's men hoped to make the ticket
in all respects save that of Mayor.
The story comes that Phelan is get !
ting very uneasy. He suspects that
Lawrence is not sincere. When it
comes to naming Supervisors it must |
be confessed that Lawrence can hardly !
pick out worse lot than Phelan once |
selected. There are great many Dem !
Ccrats, however, contending that the
convention should nominate the ticket |
and that the BOSSES big and little, |
should be compelled to stand aside.
1t would be very embarrassing for |
Lawrence a this time to point out any |
clubs for official designation. His in
dependent organizations belong to the |
realm of fancy. while the Buckley clubs
and the organization formed under the
auspices Of the executive committee
are bands of visible and Veritable roar
ing Democrats.
The Democratic municipal campaign, |
so far as it relates to the renomina-
ton of Mayor Phelan, is to be con-
Quoted under a pretense of rebuking
the bosses. Some particular boss is to
be selected as the "bOgie man" of poll
tics RumOr goes that Rainey, whose
abdication was heralded a few weeks
ago, is to take the role of bad man.
He is to be execrated and driven to
his Livermore ranch. The programme
is still elastic and may be warped to
meet new conditions. The political |
managers of the Southern Pacific bu-
reau may introduce some original |
features in the campaign. A boss
other than Rainey may be put up for
public execution. 1t is a sure thing, |
however, that Phelan will be put for
ward as the arch enemy of the boss in
local politics.