The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09

HTRTY-THREE THOUSAND
votes were cast at the primary
election Yesterday and the peo-
pie achieved a triumph over
y the political bosses. The over
whelnTing defeat of the regular organl-
cation of the Republican party and the
sweeping victory won by the Central
Republican League signify that the
Republicans of San Francisco will not
take orders from saloon bosses-they
Will not go to the barrOoms for polltlcal
guidance and inspiration.
The Republican bosses, Kelly and
Crimmins, got what they deserved At
Sacramento last winter. when the
manly, honest and fearless Republi-
cans were making the greatest fight in
the history of California to preserve
the honor of the State in the United
States Senate, Kelly and Crimmlns
cast what little influence they pos
sessed to aid Burns and the railroad
They have been relegated to political
obscurity where they may keep com
pany with the Mexican. The death knell
of Bosses Crimmins and Kelly was
sounded when The Call defeated the
blanket ticket scheme.
At the headquarters of the Kelly
Crimnins forces defeat was acknowl-
edged early in the evening. An atmos-
phere of gloom and lonesoneness settled
over the place and hardly a visitor called
10 share the sorrow of the few faith
fuI lieutenants who remained on guard
and hoped against hope that the bad
news that had been coming in over the
telephone since the polls closed might
be without foundation and that in the
end the lightning would strike them.
They admitted that they had been de-
feated. however-hOpelessly defeated
They did not know in what districts the
1unishment had been most severe
that did not seem to worry them II
was sufficient for them 10 know that
they were no longer in it.
In marked contrast was the SITUATION
at the Grand Hotel rendezvous. The
rooms were crowded, figures were dis
DIayed on the walls and cOngratuIa-
lions were in order AS early as y
O'Clock the Central Republicans had re-
turns showing that they had Won out
in the Thirty fourth, Thlrty-h1tn,
Thirty-sixth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth
and Forty-seCond districts, While the
Kelly Crimmins forces conceded them
the Thirty-seventh and Forty-hrst.
The only unsatisfactory news was that
Kelly and Crimmins had carried the
Twenty ninth district by the narrow
margin of three votes
"A glorious victory for honest poll
tics" was the cry Of the winners They
gave all the credit to the decent ele-
Inent of the voters of the city and
claimed none for themselves
The result Of the election is looked
upon as a blessing to the real Repub-
lcan party. 1t means that the County
Committee, which viii in future guide
the destinies Of the organization, will
have a higher and more laudable object
than controlling the spoils of office. If
the convention is equal to the occasion
and nominates representative men
there is little question but that the vic
tory at the next municipal election will
be as sweeping as the uprising of yes
terday against bOssism-
The reform Democrats, under the
leadership Of Gavin McNab and Jasper
Mcdonald. have won a victory over
the boss forces which were marshaled
by Buckley. Rainev and the Examiner.
Boss Buckley made a desperate fight
70 gain control Of the convention, but