The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1899, Page 7

[JoActi M SEN// \ PoricE / THE BAN HORACE DAVIS ACCEPTS REPUBLICAN STANDARD The Municipal Mayor . Auditor , Treasurer Assessor Tax Collector . Recorder . . Joseph H. William Z. Tiffany City Attorney Charles H. Jacksor District Attorney Alfred P. Bl Public Administrator John Farnham County Clerk . William A. Deane Sheriff . John Lackmann Coroner . . Dr. A. D. McLean SUPERVISCRES. Nathan Bibo. Charles Bliss. Major Charles Boxton. Joseph Britton. Colonel Victor Duboce. Samuel Foster. D. C. M. Gedeell, Thomas L. Henderson W. C. Johnson. Convention Nominates Him for Mayor, Completes Its Ticket and Opens the Campaign With Unrivaled Enthusiasm. S. Jeffers. Charles J. King. George R. Sand George T. Shaw. Dr. E. N. Torello. William Watson. C.S. W John L. Ki DR POLICE JUDGES. L. G. Carpenter. H. L. Joachimsen. James L. Nagle. Charles A. Low. ( ORACE DAVIS has been chosen to bear the standard of the Re- publicans in the municipal cam- paign. In the midst of a scene of perhaps unrivaled enthusiasm in a local political convention he was nominated last night for the position of r. Whatever factional disturbances lmay have manifested themselyes in the it The name of Horac ery member of th hearty support and Cheer af! cheer rang B'rith Hall as the stan- placed in nomination. - hats In the afr, jumped and ted themselves n who is to > the campaign. record of and honorable pr was cloquently told the delegates not control ther and above rds of the speaker upon the the gre f excitement political cam auspices Horace fight last night for the position of Mayor armed at every point. When the con- vention chose him for the post of honor on the municipal ticket the work of nominating was finished. The session had been one of excitement. The first stubborn fight of the night came when nominations for Police Judges were called. William A. Deane had been nom- distinguished ate life could the platform roar of his hearers in an If ever a man en- | | | | FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899 TI=FANY. RECORDER. S, | HoORACE. DAVIS, PJ\AVOR;X o Dr. Ac. inated for Cou rk, John T,:\(‘kmnnn’ D. or Sheriff A McLean for | manded for ex Coroner. rman mildly de- [be pledged clared nomin »r Police Judges in | Mayor. Therc order. There was a murmur and buzz of | sion for thi itement in the galleries, which were | the only repl crowded by ou ers of Police | moment to the end of t ham. This official | was in pers! t eviden e caucus nomina- | termined to defeat if_possible, [} s Low, James L. chimsen and Thomas ¥. | e placed in nomination. Gra- | s was re vith the utmost | 1 Time a e his nomina- | n was seconde by represen- ives of the minority, but of the ma- jority as w 3¢ the vote was taken | it scemed as if he certainly would win one | of the pri Then came the Incident | which perhaps cost him his nomination. ling the nomination of Charles | adford made an im- | alling upon the ma- | the decision the | ed the ire of the gal- reated bitterness upon the g deterred by the demon- i radford went from district to | district urging the cancus dele Stand firm. When he reached o gation of the Thirty-eighth District he addressed . Licchti, the chairman. Liechti did not wish to discuss the matter and shoved Bradford to one side. Brad- o 1 and as he was going fown rdan aimed & vicious blow at him. Fortunately he did not strike and Bradford walked coolly away. The incident cost Graham his nomination. f his seconds w One hdrew and balloting began. The four caucus candidates were nominated. The report of the committee on Super- visors was then adopted and eighteen men were chosen. With their selection began a thinly disguised effort of the minority to throw discredit upon the la- bors of the convention. The leader in this episode was A. Ruef, who was persistent in a serles of interruptions aimed at the SHERIFF candidates of the conven ing not effort: nd expecting The last nomination of the night was | that of Horace Davis for Mayor. Whi nominations were in order J. F. Engii: of the Thir hird District moved at conclusion of a long speech that the c n- didacy of James D. Phelan b English deposited 310 and w with jeers. He sut back his money an | dent closed. The concluding signifi- cant incident of the night was an addre of acceptance delivered by Horace Davi who was applauded and cheered until the all was a very bedlam of enthusiastic, excited delegates. Chairman Sheldon G. Kellogg called the convention to order promvtly o'clock, and instructed Secreta to call the roll of the delegates. having been carried out, the chair stated that the first order of business w. nomination of a County Clerk. W. McMartin then took the floor and placed William A. Deane, the incumbent,in nomi- nation, in his remarks Mr. McMartin said the convention had not thus far . mistake in the selection of its candidat He therefore ured the convention that Mr. Deane was in every way worthy to take his place on the ticket, as he was possessed of all the qualities that would make him worthy of the confldence of reputable Democrats. He dwelt on the fact that Mr. Deane polled the highest vote on the ticket at the last election, and that he was as sure to be elected this time if given the nomi- nation. J. K. Jones in seconding Mr. Deane said that the delegates were not naming a prophecy or a guess, but a fact and a certainty, The nominations being de- < | correct ; closed, 0 ci ucted the cor Jefore next order of bt taken up. Mr. Ruef aros would like to refer to a ruling n ir on a point of order t the last session of the con not a sufficient num- x lection of a Administrator. He s that time a number of had come to him and told him ! in his objection, but ¥ | looked into the matter he did rot |1t was correct, but in order to remov r e the secre | doubt, he would like to h |tary cast the unan vote of th fon for Captain nham. The coming as it_did egate who was Mr. Farn! i t on the night he was nominat heartily applauded. It was put f 1, and the se Ty out the object o ining his own pos ald: “1 am gl will rem ible objec 1l doubt, a 2 > on that might be made to the proceed- » next order of business will be nination of a candidate for ti J. G. Boyne secured the floor afid said: he gentleman 1 wish to pla nation for that high and i of Sheriff of this. municipali known to* L. He has ant office well is Board of ‘Supervisors of this county for two terms, and who If you se fit to nominate will add strength'to this | ticket and will surely be a winner. He | has been identified with the business in- terests of this city for many years, and I therefore take pleasure in placing be- fore you for your consideration the name of John Lackmann.” Dawson Mayer said that he took great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Lackmann. In do- Democrats and Republicans of this city. The nominations closed, Mr. Lackmann Lved on the | ye stated t the convention’s candidate by placed Dr. A. D. McLean for Corcner. At the con- eulogy on nominee the osed and Secretary Wilson t con on for Dr. unced that nomina- Judges were in order ed for an exciting fray s settled back in their Tauszky was the first to sntion. He nominated L. office in_a neat : of the good . Carpenter. J. rd. He named I on on the if nominated by the urely be elected, as alities that made t the nolse-making iraham in nomina- n to the dele- lent record vil life. A. nomination said he arose to | give h ssent to the nomination | of Mr. He stated that at the | cau fow nights ago every one | e bility. That nothing more | on that score. But that he ce In nomi- | | disqualified to sit on the bench by ;n of his mot having practiced law ve vears previous to the election, which was in direct opposition to the charter. if Graham were elected he would test the constitutionality of the law in the highest courts of the land. Some one in the gallery velled, “Give him the nomination,” and the speaker re-echoed e fi the sentiment. In aunigk succession R. Cox, E. L. No- lan, W. H. R. McMartin, J. K. Jones, F. B. Haynes, Thomas Dennis and J. Farnsworth seconded the nomination of Mr. Graham. Their words of eulogy ing %o he volced the semtiments of {he | brought cheers from the gallery and the Continued on Ninth Page.