The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Chapter of Inside history.


The inside history of the raid to oust
Parry and gain possession of the party
organization is interesting. Mayor-elect
Schmitz declined to make any promises
of patronage to certain members of the
committee, and they Immediately jumped
to the conclusion that Parry was to get
all Of it. Consulting among themselves
and taking advice of Buckley, they said,
I'VE will capture the works and force
Schmitz to our terms" Thirteen of the
twenty-five joined the movement and re-
organized the committee, ouSting Parry
from the craftsmanship. Then the propo-
sition was renewed 10 the Mayor-elect
that they would be satisfied with three
appointments-one for the Fire CommiS-
sion, one for the Board of Public Works
and one for the Election Commission.
They went so far as to name the men
whose appointment they desired.
Meanwhile the defeated candidates were
appealing for recognition. They were in
sisting that they carried the banner of
the party in the battle and went to de-
feat with honor. They held conference
and decided that they would be satisfied
if four places were given to them-one
Fire Commissioner one Election Commits
sioner, one Police Commissioner and one
member of the Board of Public Works.
When the four were agreed upon every
defeated candidate whose choice was not
embraced in the list selected began an
agitation on his own account for patron
The Mayor-elect having only eight COM
missioners to appoint the appeal was en-
barrassing. AS one Of the eight must be
an artist and another physician he had
practically only six remaining. OF course
after satisfying the demands of defeated
candidates he would have had two for
the public generally if the executive COM
mittees bunch of thirteen had not de-
manded three. All the demands have
not been registered. 1t is said that every
member of the executive committee ex-
poets something for himself. The great
est roar ever heard in San Francisco will
be uttered when the Mayor-elect names
the new commissioners.
Failed to Secure Warrants.
The Buckley members of the commit
tee whose overthrow at Tuesday nights
meeting rankles deep are doing their ut
most to regain their lost prestige. Tim
othy Ryan and ]. Lane, two of Delaney's S
warmest supporters, called upon their at
torney, T. Carl, Spelling. yesterday morn
ing, and after long conference the party
proceeded to the office of the warrant and
bond clerk at the Hall of Justice and de-
manded two warrants-one for the arrest
Of G. Aubertine, secretary of the commit
own use of property belonging to the
committee and for the mutilation thereof
and the other to enable the officers to
search Aubertine's premises for the books
and documents in his possession.
Bond Clerk Peery considered the mat
ter and decided not to take action until
after mature reflection. He announced
his belief that the complainants were not
entitled to the warrants in question, and
Ryan and Lane were informed that the
matter would be given careful considera-
ton. No warrant was issued during the
day, and the chances are excellent that
none will be issued unless more valid rea-
sons for that step are assigned.
Unable to secure what they wanted
the office of District Attorney Byington
and asked that he take some steps in the
premises. Byington declined to take anv
action, claiming that he lacked jurisdic-
tion. He hinted that the minority com
mittee had little legal standing thus far
and that if 1t had a complaint the proper
body to adjust the same was the execu-
tive committee itself.
VIII File Suit in Court.
During the day a meeting of the dis
satisfied members of the executive com
mittee was held in Attorney Spelline's
office, and 1t was decided to take the mat
ter into court to-day. The precise nature
of lie proceedings to be had was not di-
vulged, but the impression prevails that
writ of Injunction will be applied for in
order that the regularity of the act of
the Parry faction in seeding from the
main body might be determined. with
regard to the filing of the complaint to-
day Attorney Spelling said:
There can be no question that the action
taken at the meeting Tuesday evening by the
Parry faction is illegal, and that the books
and papers Of the committee are improperly
in the hands of Aubertine. The law grants to
executive committees Of political parties the
same rights as attach to private corporations