The San Francisco call., 1901-11-30
.RUMORS Of WAR
AMONG BOSSES
Herrin's Henchmen Cast
Ugly Slurs on
Burns.

Boss Martin Kelly is quoted as saying:
"Crimmins is receiving a salary from
Herrin to play policeman and watch me-.
At Kelly's headquarters the other night,
on the occasion of the dedication of his
newly equipped apartments, there was a
deal of oratory. Ex-senator Morehouse
electrified the audience with an anti-Her-
rim speech, and there was considerable
anti-Gage talk. There is an impression
that some aspirant for the Office of Gov
ernor is in the background and secretly
contributing the coin to enable Boss
Kelly to make a splurge so early in the
campaign. Kelly's old running mate Sam
Rainey, was not among the statesmen
present at the dedication.
The reiterated reports of a falling out
among the local bosses should not be ac-
cepted as a true index of dissenSionS in
ever, that politicians who are close to
Gage and Herrin say that Burns is too
big a load for the Governor to carry in
the next campaign. The question is
asked: did the colonel ever win a
fght?" 1t is surmised that Herrin is try
ing to throw the responsibility for the
recent wreck of the Gage machine on
Burns The henchmen of the colonel
readily ascribe the disaster to the clumsy
politics of Herrin. Martin Kelly asserts
that he advised both of them against the
nomination of Wells.
Gator Was Favored for Office.
The story is corroborated that Herrin
and Dibble favored Gator, while Burns
and Goldberg declared for Wells. John
c. Lynch suggested c. A. Murdoch as a
compromise candidate, but Burns re-
piled that "Murdock was an impossi-
bility'
The bosses may be quarreling among
themselves now, but the cohesive power
of political patronage will probably unite
them for the machine candidate before tn
next primary election takes place. The
in6enondpnt Il
lose no time in organizing their forces in
every district of the city. The voters
should not be placed in the awkward po-
Sition of being compelled to vote for
Boss Kelly's delegates in order to escape
the greater disgrace of permitting the
election of Boss Herrin's creatures. The
chances are two to one that Kelly, Grim
minis, Herrin, Burns, Lynch, Dibble and
Rainey will come together to oppose the
forces of clean government; hence 1t is
essential that organization of the best
elements Of the party should not be neg
lected.
Champions of the Wage-Earner.
The Democrats are beginning to appre-
hend that the wage-earners of California
are IN a deplorable condition. Mayor Sny-
der of Los Angeles, Dick Beamer of
Woodland, Washington Dodge Of San
Francisco and Thomas J. Geary of Santa
Rosa are paraded as champions of the
toiling masses. Beamer is the Marysville
Democrats candidate for Governor. That
Men who are in position to Judge of
the feeling among labor organizations say
Beamer can secure the Endorsement of the
lapor party in San Francisco"
This comment signifies that Dick
Beamer is next to Jack Parry
Mayor Snyder is the gubernatorial can
didate Of Southern California Democrats.
Washington Dodge is Gavin McNab's
choice for Governor, and Thomas J..
Geary is the Examiners Democratic can
didate. Each aspirant is willing to wear
the union label in some. conspicuous place
at all hours of the day and night.
The Berkeley Gazette asserts that the
anti-Chfnese convention was used by de-
signing Democratic politicians and a yell
low newspaper to further their ambition,
and adds that "a good cause should not
be made a packhorse for office-seekers -
Would Wear the Union Label.
It happened fortunately that the Demo-
cratic jugglery of the convention was so
clumsily done by the manipulators that
the people who were observing the show
were not deceived. The raw work of put
ting on the committee of five yellow
press representative and three sandwich
Democrats, rendered the proceedings gro
teSque.
W. H. Pratt, formerly of Humboldt
County, who was United States SURVEYOR
General 1or the district of California dur
ing the administration of President Har-
rison, is mentioned as a proper man to
fill the vacancy in the office caused by the
death of John M. Gleaves.