The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 30, 1898, Page 1

o e the Library.+**?* Call " VOLUME LXXXIV.—NO. 122. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REPUBLICANS ADOPT A PLATFORM. FgglcliflEGE}gD FIRST TOUR NAMING OF CANDIDATES PROGRESSES RAPIDLY Nominees Are Selected for Many of the Offices on ' the Party Ticket. - Much Enthusiasm. 306306 X0 306 30 6 X6 30 X6 06 06 %6 00 0 ¥ 1 ) Mr. Chretlen. On motlon it was adopted | For Mayor, [ CHARL™S L. PATTON. For City and County att’y, WILLIAM F. FITZGERALD. For Auditor, ASA R. WELLS. For Assessor, JOHN D. SIEBE. For Treasurer, I. J. TRUMAN. For Surveyor, CHARL.:S TILTON. For County Clerk, WILLIAM A. DEANE. For Sheriff, HENRY S. MARTIN. For Supt. of Streets, MARTIN F. FRAGLEY. For District Attorney, D. J. MURPHY. For Tax Collector, EDWARD 1. SHEEHAN. For Judges of Superior Court, DAVIS LOUDERBACK, JOHN CARSON, JAMES M. TROUTT, HENRY N. CLEMENT. For Police Judges, H. L. JOACHIMSEN, A. B. TREADWELL, CEARLES A. LOW, HOMAS GRAHAM. (Unexpired Term), A. B. TREADWELL. * Justices of the Peacs, HOMAS F. DUNNE, <USLPH bL. BARRY, ¥. H. KERRIGAN, C. C. GROEZINGER, G. W. F. COOK. For Supt. of Schools, R. H. WEBSTER, For Senators, 18th—JOHN A. HOEY. 20th—F. H. BURNETT. 22d—SIG. M. BETTMAN. 24th—LEON DENNERY. For Assemblymen, 29th—CHAS. KENEALLY. 30th—L. A. DEVOTO. 81st—THOMAS BROPHY. 82d—P. F. SULLIVAN. 83d—ROBT. McCULLOUGH. 84th—E. I. ROBINSON. 35th—W. H. COBB. 86th—H. H. MERRILL. 37th—J. C. BOOBAR. 38th—W. H. RICKARDS. 39th—LEON E. JONES. 40th—HENRY W. MILLER. 41st—H. C. DIBBLE. 42d—L. A. HENRY. 43d—FRED LUNDQUIST. 45th—EUGENE SULLIVAN. For School Directors, J. B. COLE, EDWARD L. HEAD, WILLIAM KEMP, JOHN CONLAN, T. M. THOMAS, VANDERLYNN STOW, M. HOLBROOK, DR. J. I. MANSON, G. E. ARMSTRONG, DR. E. H. GEDGE, P. A. BERGEROT, ‘W. G. STAFFORD. (Unexpired Term), J. B. COLE. 0 306 308 30 306 308 06 30 308 308 308 06 30 ¥ ¥ G300 308 308 X8 08 X0 30 308 308 0K XK X X0 308 306 0K X8 X6 X6 308 306 XX 00 0 O 00K 00 N O M 6 0% © 1525100010 5 5 8 350 v JORCH 108 06 308 108 0 X X I X o b= o bed f2d bed bed b= ped b= ped =g ped b o ped e bod =g g e b= b= fed L b=d o b o b= b= o b bed =3 | 000EXEI0E0E XN RN R R R O Y I N The platform, which is an expression of the principles represented by the party’s candidates for office, was adopted by the Republican Municipal Convention last evening. The document is a strong one, and is In keeping with the great care that 18 belng exercised in the selection of men to whom will be intrusted the work of | carrying out its provisions. The work of making nominations was also continued from the point where the convention left off Weédnesday evening. The busines nt forward smoothly and rapidly, and nothing occurred to mar the harmony that has marked the work of the convention since its initial session. The Legislative, judicial and educational convention completed its labors, and it is now believed that at {o-night's session the entire municipal ticket will have been completed. The nominations made by the municipal convention last night were Willlam A. Deane for County Clerk, Henry §, Martin for Sheriff, Martin F. Fragley for Su- perintendent of Streets, D. J, Murphy for District Attorney, and Edward I. Shee- han for Tax Collector. The sclection of each name was the signal for much ap- plause and many cheers, as each one of the candidates is well known and popular. All appeared before the convention and thanked the assembled, delegates for the honor that had been bestowed upon them. They each Indorsed the platform, apd briefly promised, if elected, to carry out its provision in the spirit as well as in the letter. Following the calling of the convention to order by Chairman Allen, J. M. Chre- tien, chairman of the committee on plat- form and resolutions, announced that the committee was ready to present its re- port. The platform, which is printed in full in another column of this paper, is of considerable length and was read by | ascended the platform for the purpose of | vention and fellow citizens: | onded by W. as read. . IARES WATER AND THEN PROCELDS Wy SPEECH Warre. \\ Chairman Allen announced that Charles L. Patton, the Republican nominee for Mayor, was unable to be present at the meeting of the convention last evening, but had authorized the statement that Talwer 1 b v \p- iR purpose of addressing the convention rel- ative to his acceptance of the platform and the nomination which has been ten- dered him. Chairman Allen then an- nounced that the next business before the convention was the selection of a candidate for County Clerk. O. C. Pratt of the Thirty-second Assembly District presenting to the convention the name ot Willilam A. Deane. He said: “Mr. Chairman, gentlemen of the con- Two years ago at an election held In this city and county a gentleman ran for the office of Auditor, pitted against whom was a reg- ular Democratic nominee and a Republi- can nominee running on a sidetrack ticket. That Republican nominee ob- tained 30,000 votes—a few hundred | votes less than the Democratic nominee, | the Republican sideshow nominee having | obtained but 4000 votes. He is a man who | is enthused and dnspired by thoughts which come to him when he realizes that the genius of Willlam McKinley has led the Republican party up to the achieve- ments of to-day. That the same courage, the same wisdom our President has dis- played during his administration has been so marked that there is not an American | citizen to-day so humble, so lowly or lost that he fails to recognize in our standard- bearer one of the noblest works of God. (Applause.) “At the present time he is occupying | the position of chief deputy in the office | of the County Clerk of the city and coun- ty of San Francisco, and has performed s0 well his duty that he has maintained the universal commendation of all people, irrespective of class or party. Gentle- men, in placing before you the name of Willlam A. Deane (great applause) I mention a name that will add force and glory to the victory that shall be won on the 8th of November.” (Applause.) The nomination of Mr. Deane was sec- | W. Allen. There being no further nomination a motion was made and carried instructing the secretary to cast the ballot for Mr. Deane as the nominee of the convention for the office of County Clerk. Mr. Deane said: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I indorse your platform and 1 thank you for the confidence you have placed in me.” (Applause.) Nominations for a candidate for Sher- iff being next in order ex-State Senator P. C. Maher presented to the convention the name of Henry S. Martin. A great burst of applause. greeted the mention of the candidate’s name and the demonstra- tion was taken as a striking evidence of his popularity. Mr. Maher said: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I have in my mind's eye an ideal candidate for the office of Sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco. He has been a long time a resident of this city and county. He arrived here some thirty-nine years ago and has held a con- tinuous residence here all that time. He was received on that occasion by an old pioneer who happened to be his father; surrounded by a gredt many friends who welcomed him to San Francisco. He has been making friends ever since and to-day he has them numbered by the thousands in this city and by the hundreds in this convention. If you nominate him there will not be a person in this large city who will not rejoice. “My friends, not alone will this nomi- nation please the residents of this city, but it will please the residents of every coun- ty of the State where the Native Sons have held their Grand Parlor—pleased that the grand treasurer of the Native Sons has been awarded the nomination of Sheriff by the Republican party in San Francisco. (Great cheering and ap- plause.) % “It 18 unnecessary for me, I see, to mention his name, but to have it go down on the records properly 1 say it is Henry 8. Martin. (Cheers and applause.) “He 1s a gentleman possessed of execu- tive ability., He is 2 man of means and | one of our heaviest taxpayers. (Laugh- | ter) I readily see that we have a num- ber of taxpayers here—he is one of them. If elected, he will see that the office is | | | | | | Daly placed Martin F. Fragley in nomi- | fice of Superintendent of Streets I have PARCEL OF, HUMOR, o » the bottom of honor you have nominating me for the 3 If the people will elect me—if elected by | the people, I will discharge the duties of that high and important office to the best of my ability. I thank you again, gentle- | men, sincerely.”” (Applause.) The next order of business was the se- lection of a candidate for the office of Superintendent of Streets. Judge J. C. nation. He said: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: There is nothing that shows more clearly the character of a city to strangers than its streets and parks, and nothing is so critieally judged by such visitors. In our platform we have pledged our candidates to aid in the progress of this city. Great stress has been placed on the improvement of our streets and highways. 1.ow, gentlemen, for the of- in view a representative of the Republi- can party, a man who will support ..e platform, a man who will not sit in his office, but will go out on the highways and see that the streets are built and that the contracts are carried out, and to per- form that duty he must have experience. He must know. a street when it is fin- ished. “Taking that view, gentlemen, I am going to present the name of & man who is in every way qualified to fill the office of Superintendent of Streets. He is a man whose name has never been brought in question. He is not a stranger in San Francisco. Although not having held an elective office, he has won the admiration and confidence of the men who employed him and those with whom he dealt. He has held office as Superintendent of the House of Correction (applause), and when he accepted that office he found that the institution was $5000 in debt by reason of the administration of his predecessor. But out of the appropriation he paid off the debt by the introduction of economic measures. By the introduction of disci- pline he brought about numerous im- provements. After a faithful administra- tion he was able to leave $3000 1n the treasury. ‘“‘Now, gentlemen, there is no office more important, and I ask you to nominate this gentleman because he will execute the dutiés of this office so that it will be a credit to the city. Four years to come the people will look back to the adminis- tration of Martin F. Fragley. (Applause and cheers.) 1 see you are going to nom- inate him and his election will follow as a natural consequence.” (Applause.) The nomination was seconded by A. Ruef. There being no further nomina- tions the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for Mr. Fragley. He was es- corted to the platform and said: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I indorse your platform heartily and if elected to the position of Superintendent of Streets I guarantee to do my duty faithfully.” (Applause.) Nominations for a candidate for District Attorney were next in order and A. P. Van Duzer named ex-Superior Judge D. J. Murphy for the position. He pald a glow- ing tribute to Judge Murphy’s record as a run economically and to the best interests of the people. Nominate him and you public officer and declared that his nom- ination at the hands of the convention r x : { Ffoar could be considered as equivalent to an election. He said: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: My native modesty would not have allowed me to appear before you this evening if it had not been requested of me that I should nominate a man from the Mission for an office, and as I live at the Mission I never go back on a man who lives at the Mission. (Applause.) And partieularly when he lives in the warm belt. The office of District Attor- ney, in my opinion, stands first in the municipal government. There is no ques- tion whatever that so far as the welfare of this great city is concerned that office should be filled by a man who possesses a fiber of steel and a brain as quick as a rapid-fire gun. We have been looking for a man of that quality and have found many. I read the other day that the cen- tral principle of all municipal govern- ments was to place in office men who have been tried and found to be true. The one I have the honor to place In nomina- tion is such a man. It was in 1853 he came to California. In 1870 the people of this city made him District Attorney. That they were satisfled with his labors was shown at the next election when they elected him again, because the people oo NONE OF THE \ _NouGuEy "PATENT BREARABLE CHAIRS FOR BECSY ee « a man was guilty of larceny ’be convicted and if a man was 'of murder he would be hanged, and, M In favor of hanging, as it has a di- t tendency to reduce Democratic ma- Jorities. .(Laughter and prolonged ap- plause.) “I'e gentleman after he had served years as District Attorney was pro- moted to the bench. During six years the white light of the public press was thrown upon him. They could find noth- ing against him. He was re-elected to serve six years more. He has had the distinction of trying the most important criminal case in the annals of this coun- try, and it may be sald to his credit that when the voluminous transcript had been made and filed in the Supreme Court, the Judges of that distinguished body were unable to find one mistake that had been made by the Judge. You know who he is. His name is D. J. Murphy. (Tremen- dous applause.) I present him to you for the office of District Attorney, He needs nothing further than merely to name him. I want to simply say this: That all sorts of fights will be made against him, but I don’t consider that there will be a Democrat in the Mission that will not vote for him. They know him, and they say he is the man for that place.” There being no other candidate for the nomination, Judge Murphy was made the nominee of the convention by acclama- tion. He was escorted to the platform, and spoke as follows: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I would be devoid of feeling and have a cold heart if I did not feel grateful for your kindness to me to- night. There are many gentlemen here in this convention whom I have known for many years and with whom I have had personal and social relations. There are present before me my neighbors with whom and beside whom I have lived for years, and to receive this kind treatment at your hands and at their hands I must say causes a grateful emotion in my heart. “The position to which you have nomi- nated me is one of the most important in this city and county. I am not a novice as to the duties of that office. As you have been informed I have had the honor of filling it for three full terms. It has great responsibilities connected with it and the man who assumes the office must assume the responsibilities. He must be kind and firm: know no class and no caste; recognize the poor man and treat him the same as the richest and proudest in the land. (Great applause.) And such, gentlemen, will be the treatment of any and all the citizens of this city should I be elected to this office. Your platform I have heard and indorse in its entirety. I have been a Republican for many years. I believe the prosperity of the country fs due to the enforcement of the principles of the Republican party. And I believe that Gage and Neff and the entire State ticket and this ticket you have nomi. nated must of necessity, if the citizens of this State understand their duties and perform them, be triumphantly elected. “Now, without desiring to take up your further time, I can return you my sin- cere thanks, and If elected will perform my duties as completely, as truthtully and as honestly as it is within my power to do.” (Applause.) X Ex-Assemblyman Frank H. Powers was ‘ bor Commissioner Administrato: the next speaker to address the conven- tion. He'did so for the purpose of plac- ing the name of Edward 1. Sheehan in nomination for the office of Tax Collec- tor. He said: “Mr. Chalrman and gentlemen of the convention: Probably the most import- ant position of any place is the man who bandles the dough. (Laughter.) In this city the Tax Collector is the means whereby the oil which makes the machin- ery work is secured. Such a man must be able to fil! the position because of his capacity as a business man, because of his accuracy as a bookkeeper, and be- cause of his integrity as an honest citi- zen. We have nominated a ticket which will soon be elected, taking representa- tives from every branch ot the civil life that we represent. We have lawyers, bankers, merchants and workingmen, and now I wish to present to you one of the residents of the lower Mission, a man who has worked himself up from the shoemaker’s bench. I name Edward I Sheehan for Tax Collector.” (Applause and cheers.) There being no other nominations for the position Mr. Sheehan was declared the nominee of the convention by accla- mation. He was escorted to the platform and spoke as follows: “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I return you my hearty thanks for this compliment. I indorse your platform, and if elected to the posi- tion of Tax Collector I will carry out the duties of that office in a way that will re- flect credit on the Republican party.” (Applause.) On motion of J. M. Chretien the con- vention- adjourned to meet at Odd Fel- lows’ Hall this evening at 8 o’clock. G ankie g COMPLETES ITS DUTIES Close of the Legislative, Judicial and Educational Convention. ‘With cheers for the standard bearers of their party, the delegates to the Republl- can legislative, judicial and educational convention concluded their labors at an early hour last evening and adjourned. The convention completed its work by nominating twelve School Directors and by filling the legislative ticket. The hour set for the opening of the convention was 7 o'clock, but it was three-quarters of an hour later before the delegates were in their places and chairman E. 1. Wolfe | called them to order. | The chairman announced that the com- mittee of five to whom was referred the selection of twelve candidates for School Directors was made up of the following | delegates: Richard D. Faulkner, chair- | man; B. 'W. Willlams, T. P. O'Nell, Charles Mayers and Bernard Lemmon. The platform upon which the nominees of the convention will base their claims upon the suffrages of the people at the forthcoming election was then read by R. | D. Faulkner. The reading was punctuat- ed ‘by applause as the strong planks in | the instrument were set forth. Upon mo- Hop (f Delegate Guilfoyle it was received | abdl adopred as Lne platform of the con- ventlon. Delegate Morgenstern proposed a vote of thanks to the committee for its able efforts in framing the platform. Mr. Faulkner again took the center of the stage, this time to read the report of the special committee which selected twelve School Directors from 167 names submitted. He prefaced the r2port with some remarks, saying, among other things, that If the schools of the county are lacking in any qualities it is the fault of the people—they should pay more at- tention to that branch of the government. The report follows: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 1598. To the Officers and Members of the Repub- lican Judiclal, Educational and Legislative Conventior—Gentlemen: In accordance with 'a motion duly passed by your honorable body at its regular meeting held on Wednesday even- ing, September 25, 1§35, the undersigned were appolnted a committee of five to report and recommend to your honorable body the names of twelve candidates for the office of School Director, to be submlited for your considera- tion out’of the names suggested and handed in to the secretary by the delegates of this con- vention. Your committee would respectfully re- port that after their appointment by the chairman of this convention they duly considered the names and qualifications of ail candidates for the office of School Director— 167 in number—and after such consideration they beg to report that out of the multitude of gentlemen eminently qualified to fill the po- sition they have considered it advisable and expedient to suggest to the conventign the names of the following twelve to be stlected as the nominees of the Republican party for the office of School Director: J. B. Cole, Ed L. Head, Willlam Kemp, John Conion, T. M. Thomas, Vanderlynn Stow, H. M. Holbrook, Dr. Joset I Mafson, G. E. Armstrong, Dr. E. H. Gedge, P. A. Bergerot and Willlam G. Btafford. The attention of the delegates was then called to the fact that on the previous evening they neglected to nominate a candidate for the unexpired term of Police Judge. A. B. Treadwell was placed in nomination and was elected unani- mously. Delegate Faulkner said the same lngsa had occurred in the matter of School Di- rector, the delegates having overlooked the naming of a person to fill the unex- ired term of the late Director Halstead. §7B. Cole was nominated. and there be- xn% no opposition he was elected. he various delegations were then heard from in the matter of nominations for Assemblymen, where they had not been announced on the previous evening. When the Twenty-eighth District representatives were called upon to name their Assembly- man, Chairman J. E. Durnin announced that they had been unable to agree upon a candidate. The fact of an office goin, begging amused those present. The laug turned into a roar of laughter as Counsel- or Becsy hastily made his way_to the glnce where the Twen(y-eéfihth District lelegates were seated. His advice was ap- parently not desired as he was greeted coldly and made his way to his seat in & crestfallen manner. The list of Senators and Assemblymen was_completed by the additlon of John A. Hoey in the Eighteenth Senatorial and by adding L. A. Devoto in the Thirtieth Assembly: P. F. Sullivan in the Thirty- second; Robert McCullough in_the Thir- ty-third; J. G. Boobar In the Thirty-sev- enth and Leon E. Jonés in the Thirty- ninth. The nominees for these offices then indorsed the platform. No oratory was permitted, the men being restricted to the plain statement that they indorsed the platform. Fred Lees introduced a resolution to the effect that the present Republican County Committee of this city and eounty be em- powered to fill all vacancies that may oc- cur between now and the election, either by withdrawal, death or otherwise. Gaston Straus presented a resolution that Harrxd N. Gra{. P. H. Prendergast, A, Ruef, M. L. Asher and C. A. Wen: worth be appointed the auditing commit- tee of the convention and of all the Legis- lative, Amb]{ and Benatorial districts thereof, with all the powers and duties vested In committee under the pro- visions of the purity of elections law. Chairman E. 1. Wolfe, Vice-Chairman Burdette, Secretary Casey and his assist- ants were voted the thanks of the dele- gates for their work., whereupon the con- vention adjourned sine die. —_— Building "rades Council. At a meeting of the Building Trades’ Council last evening resolutions were passed condemnatory of an organization known. as the ‘“United Labor party,” which was characterized as being com- posed of representatives of “nothing but vagrancy, indolence and fraud,” and noti- lfy'll:.fi) all candidates who accept a nom- n n at the hands of this party that they ‘“‘will be held responsible for trying to decelve labor by Tgurchulng its name upon_the ballot.” Ffl.:l candédn;:y %E“ gfi- gerald for. c r was indorsed. Tremendous Ovation to the Standard-Bearer at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.—The series of mass-meetings held in the counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernar- dino, San Diego, Orange and Riverside under the auspices of the Republican State Central Committee closed in Los Angeles to- night with one of the greatest political demonstrations ever wit- nessed in the chief city of Southern California. Never in the history of California has there been such an awakening among the masses during a gubernatorial campaign. A vast multitude assembled at each speaking point to cheer the standard-bearer, Henry T. Gage, with assurances of victory and to respond to the eloquent utterances of General Barnes with tumultuous applause. The success of the tour in calling together great masses of the voting population inspires the Republicans with courage for renewed work in behalf of the cause. Sheortly before noon to-day Gage and Barnes arrived in Los Angeles from Riverside. They were met at the depot by Brad- ner W. Lee of the County Central Committee, Judge McKinley of the campaign committee and other representative Republi- cans, and escorted to the Van tively. At the Hollenbeck Hotel, Nuys and Hollenbeck, respec- from 3 until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, Mr. Gage received an immense number of callers. The same spirit of enthusiasm points in the southern part of the State was displayed here. manifested at other leading It was noted here, as elsewhere, that the enthusiasm proceeded from the people, as distinguished from the politicians. To gratify an almost universal desire in Los Angeles to hear General Barnes at length, Mr. Gage decided in the after- noon to abridge his own speech and give his brilliant associate from San Francisco ample opportunity for discourse. In order to afford the people of the city a chance to hear General Barnes under the most favorable auspices, it was deemed best to defer the procession of marching clubs until later in the campaign. One purpose of this deciston was to keep the atmosphere of the pavilion free from the smoke of torches and to avoid the con- PROMINENT LOS ANGELES REPUBLICANS WHO mrfll!lm WERE VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE MEETING AND ASSISTED IN ARRANGING FOR THE GREAT RATIFICATION, fusion incident to the advent of marching clubs. There is no occasion in this campaign in Southern California to bring both music and torches tc inspire animation. Mr. Gage’s ventilation of Maguire’s record on the railroad settlement bill in Congress and General Barnes’ review of Ma- guire’s checkered career as crank and single taxer, and his refer- ence to the “Little Giant's” sympathy for anarchists and nihil- ists, never fail to exalt their audience to a high degree of en- thusiasm. As the journey through the south progressed, the confidence of Mr. Gage and General Barnes in the triumph of the Republican cause increased. dawned, soon vanished. Now jority. sion ranks. the banner of the old party. place told Mr. Gage that they no party nominee of their own. The day of doubt, if ever it it is a question of Gage’s ma- Every hour brings a record of desertion from the fu- The Silver Republicans are again marching under Democrats at every meeting would vote for him, as they had The fusionists cherish the hope that San Francisco will give Maguire 15,000 majority, and on such a slender thread of hope they conduct the campaign. ONE A DEMAGOGUE; THE OTHER A MAN Chairman J. W. McKinley's Picture of the Rival Candidates for Guber- natorial Honors. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20.—Before 7:80 o’clock this evening the main floor and the galleries of Hazard’'s Pavilion were densely packed by people eager to extend a welcome to the standard bearer of the Republican party, and also to salute General Barnes. After some delay caused by waiting for the arrival of the escort, the Americus Club, from Pasadena, Mr. Gage and General Barpes were escorted. to the Pavilion. ‘When the standard bearer stepped to the platform in view of the multitude there went up a great acclaim. Three cheers were given for “Henry T. Gage, the next Governor of California.” The meeting was called to order by Brad- ner W. Lee, chairman of the Repub- lican County Committee, who an- nounced the following vice presidents: L. H. Valentine, Evan Lewis, B, J. En=