The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 28, 1903, Page 4

NEW STYLE OF BALLOT TO BE USED AT THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION Democrats Are Lining Up to Wage a Fierce Battle Over the Chairmanship —_— of the Coming Convention and the Factions Are Divided on a Choice. McNab Favors T. W. Hickey and Horse and Carts Like J. E. 0’'Donn -— — - - — | To vote » straight Ticket, stamp & cross (X) within the clrcie under the party heading. B 7o uote & spit Ticket, that is, for candidates of Gifferent parties, stamp 8 cross (X) in the ' . voting Circie at the head of your party ticket, and & cwoss (X) afler each candidets (not - on your party ticket] for whem you desire to vots, of stamp & cross (X) for each individual cane. or on STAMP your party voting circle.) . o be elected and you desire to vote for candidates for that office who are on your party ticket, and also for amp & cross X after the names of #il the candidates for that office for whom you desire to vote, whether they ice, the space for that office in the party column sailat ©f cangicetes for ail offices for which the voter may v otes the straight ticket of such party, vote for Y oh offices on any othar tickst, o by wy @re not printed upon the baliot, Derson not on the balict, write the name of ¥ « of the office, in the blank column, and o not stame & cross (X her the neme writien in the biank column. 0SS (X) ARE FORBIDDEN MARKS OR ERASURES ARE FORBIDDEN IAND MAKE THE BALLOT VOID.! | STAMF, TEAR, or DEFACE THIS BALLOT, return it 10 the Inspector of Election and obtain another. . REPUBLICAN TICKET DEMOCRATIC TICKET. SOCIALIST TICKET. BLANK COLUMN. o —~ oo Ny wairr 1x | - o o et 8 a5 . = For Aviiter, Sn e + 3 CL . nomexr 5 3 st Tax Colineter, For Tas agbasar S o TR, 3 -t Tor T Coteror, ki s e R ek iy o) - . o wai e . R AT . s | . s woven. THONAR T OAN. | 1005 7 Dikion 4 Tor Public Admisimiraion oy Dol v [ . e Conaner, | WU RN, T Sapareier, o dian A A Ehoix = = e - Vor Buge E E g T { - 5 E 7 | | == T (P oFi7 Sepervon - Vor Wuperiser, - - For Judgu of m'v-lm Court, - o e R | J — - )T ADOPTED BY LAST LEGISLATURE- WHICH WILL BE USED IN THIS CITY AT THE COMING TION AND WHICH HAS N ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR THE RUCTING CITIZENS, 5 - * | v ballot law of California, March 14 1903, may be| to the members of “‘ who framed it, but i voter, order to give close attention Registrar. There g ‘so long as the elector restricts his choice to the nominees of his own party, but when he elects to vote for a Supervisor -or Police Judge in the of another party the danger of confusion be Registrar Walsh has issued special i ctions to election offi- cers. He has given thirteen examples to | show the manner in which the ordinary ballot may be voted and how it shall be counted. Ballot No. 1 in the Registrar's list shows a cfoss inside the circl the ¥ of the Republican ticket. is no other mark in the ballot, and fore every candidate in the Republi column is voted for. Ballot No. 2 of the Registrar's exhibit shows a similar er inside the circle at the head of the Demo- cratic ticket, and this signifies that every Democratic candidate in the column is| voted for. Exampl, . 3 shows a cross in the circle at the top and a cross op- | posite every name in the column. This| also is a straight ballot. | Exhibit No. 5 of the Registrar's special instructions show a cross within the cir- cle at the top of the Republican ballot and a crose opposite the names of all the candidates but two. The Registrar holds that this must be counted as a! t ballot, adding this note: pecial attention is called to bal- lot N You will note that the voter has failed to place a cross opposite two candidates in his party column, and no stamp appeafing In any other column he o has placed a cross in the the head of his party column; therefore it must be considered that he intended to vote a straight party ticket, and it must be counted as such.” DANGER OF CONFUSION. | It i obvious that the greatest danger | of confusion will arise in the voting for Supervisors. The Registrar's exhibit N $ in the pamphlet of special instruction shows a cross within the circle at the | head of the Republican column and also a cross opposite the names of nine Super- visors in the Democratic column. The Registrar rules that the ballot shall be | thus counted: *“The voter having placed a cross in his party circle and also mine | crosses in another party coiumn for Su- | pervisors, and having failed to place | crosses opposite the Supervisors in his party column, it is impossible to ascer- in which nine Supervisors he intended 10 vote for in his party column, if any; | therefore, in canvassing this ballot it must be counted, as. to Supervisors, in favor of those opposite whose names he stamps a cross and no others. The same | applles to Police Judges.” | The ballots illustrated in The Call to-| day are reproduced to show the style of the new form. As one studies. the law and the ballot the impression grows stronger that the voter, in order to lessen the chances of error, should place the site the name of every candi- hat he votes for. Surely the utmost hould be taken in voting for Super- provided the voter has made up his mind to vote for some nominees of the party to which he does not belong. If the stamps for one Supervisor he shofild stamp for every other Supervisor that he desires to vote for. voter In r rd to a candidate whose name appears twice on the ballot, the Regis-| trar rules: “If the name of the same person is printed more than once on a ballot, as a candidate for the same office, the placing of a cross opposite such name in more than one of the different places, where it is so printed, must not be re- garded as a distinguishing mark on the ballot, and must be counted only as one vote for such person.” AS TO WRITTEN NAMES. The Registrar holds: “Any name writ- ten upon a ballot shall be counted for the office under which it is written, provided it is written in the ‘blank column.’ “If a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an of- fice (as, for instance, a ballot whereon | the |ing the ficlent to make things lively for Gavim. The first fight will be over the selection of a chairman of the convention. McNab favors Thomas W. Hickey, the boy ora- tor from the Mission, who stumped the State for Lane. The Horse and Carts do not look upon Hickey with favor, as he is too good a programmer to suit them. They say they want just a little chance in the proceedings and do not care to be ignored when certain important commit- tees are named. There is some talk of the Horse and Carts putting up Joseph E. O'Donnell for chairman. There may be other candidates, but they >have not loomed up on the political horizon as yet. The side that gets the chairman will have “works,”” as one Bourbon puts fit. The “works” in this instance will be the appointing of numerous committees and | the recognition of friendly delegates dur- heat of discussion. Then again | the chairman is entitled to rule with his nineteen or more Supervisors, or three or | more Police Judges, have been voted for), or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the voter's choice for any of- fice to be filled, his ballot shall not be counted for such office, but the balance of the ticket should be counted. “If a voter stamps in the circle at the head of one'of the party columns and also stamps in the voting square after | the name of any candidate in the same or any other column, or writes the.name | of a person for such office in the blank column, such act does not invalidate his ballot, but his vote must be counted for fhe candidate opposite whose name the cross is made, or for the person whose name is 80 written in the blank column, and as to the other officers the ballot must be counted as a straight party vote for the candidates for the office under the circle stamped.” The new style of ballot was adopted at the last session of the Legislature. The politicians of the two leading parties rec- ommended it. The first practical test of its workings in San Francisco will be made at the municipal election on Tues- day, November 3. MERRY TIMES COMING. That there will be merry times in the Democratic municipal convention next month is a certainty. At this early day the forces are lining up for a battle royal and unless compromises are made the Bourbons will liven things up so that the convention will be not unlike those held in the good old days of Democracy. The Janiter of the building in which the dele- gates will meet has been warned of what might happen and he intends to anchor al] the chairs to the floor and do away with cuspidors. McNab's forces are in the majority, but the combination of the Horse and Carts, Eddie Graney's aggregations, Mahoney’s bunch and the Morgue Club, will be suf- side, which is an important factor in the great game of politics. . It is almost a certainty that Lewis F. Byington will securé the nomination for | Distriet Attorney. McNab would rather give up another office to the opposition than let Byington have the nomination. Although the present District Attorney has not taken an active part in the Democratic squabbles, he is in sympathy with the Horse and Cart movement. HOT FIGHT EXPECTED. If McNab attempts to throw Byington down and name Supervisor Brandenstein, who is said to be looking for the nomina- tion, there will be a hot fight on the floor of the convention. Byington is promised support from all sides and he will get it if it comes to an open fight. 4 At present there are five candidates in the field for nomination as Police Judges. Judges Mogan and Cabaniss seem to have a lead In the fight and it is probable they will be nominated. Charlie Weller, who | is a close friend of McNab, counts on one of the places. Archie Campbell, the popu- lar young attorney, has been given assur- ances that if he can show that he will win at the coming electioh he will be considered. Edward F. Shofttall, a promi- nent member of the Olympic and Sauth End Rowing clubs, is also in the field and has hopes. All candidates on the Democratic ticket Jook with longing eyes toward the Union Labor party convention. They all hope that the Labor party will indorse the nominees of the Democratic convention and thus aid them to defeat the Repub- lican nominees. It is thought the Bourbons will be dis- appointed, as the Labor party delegates favor the nomination of a straight ticket. The convention will probably be held the latter part of next week. There seems’ to be a feeling in Repub- lican circles that it would be a mistake to nominate a member of the organiza- tion committee of the United League Club for chairman of . the coming municipal convention. Henry Ach has been named and one or two districts favor Ach’s elec- tion.to the position of honor. An_effort is being made to pull Ach down and al- low some outsider to get the plum. John CISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUS ERNEST HASTINGS, MATINEE IDOL, SOON RECOVERS SENSHTION " HRSES I SMITH Eis Serious Charges to Be Brought Against a Constable. Supervisor Debenedetti " of San Mateo Said to Be Involved. i Special Dispatch to The Call. HALF MOON BAY, Aug. 27.—Scandal {of a far-reaching order has cast a shadow over the Half Moon Bay district, | in San Mateo County. The little section | has been pronounced a “rotten borough''; | the judiciary expresses inability to dis- | pense justice and has turned its affairs | over to another township. A gigantic | political influence is held responsiple for | the diswrought condition. | one man seem to clasp the reins of power | in such a manner as to bring dismay to leading citizens regardless of their pro- test that the mandates of law be ob- gerved. % In the San Mateo Township the case of the People vs. G. Sidney Smith will come up_to-morrow morning before Jus- tice W.-O. Boothe. Justice John Piteher of the Half Moon Bay Township ordered the transfer of the case from his court and sensations may develop. A Consta- | ble will be accused of having favored the | The hdnds of | 28, 1903 FROM HALLUCINATION OF HIS LOVE IN DURANCE VILE AND FRIENDS DENY RAVING WAS DUE TO INSANE! BN L AR Y defendant to such an extent that he al- tered a venire of jurors already drawn, | and stated as a reason for so doing that | he desired men who would vote for ac- | quittal. (A deputy Constable, who pro- tested against so apparently a flagrant | violation of the law, has tendered his res- ! ignation, and impeachment proceedings | against the Constabje will be brought. | “Justice Pitcher, in ridding himself of the case, stated in open court that he has been handicapped continually by “fixed” juries and that it has become utterly im- possible to convict the gullty, though they admit their guilt, when certain pol- | fticians reach out to save them. | DEBENEDETTI HOLDS SWAY. The recent trouble arose out of an as- | sault made by G. Sidney Smith upon Jo- | seph Migutl, a rancher. The difficulty grew out of an effort to incorporate a | company for the purpose of building a | wharf in the harbor. The farmers have frequently ‘complained of the tyranny of 4 Thespian Appears at the Lamb’s Club in His Right Mind. LEE R A Miss Madge Chapman Says She Reciprocates His Affection. ————— thé present compan doing business in the little port and concluded to establish | a means of exportation on their own ac- | count. Joseph Miguil was a leader in the scheme. Supervisor Joseph Debenedetti, | who holds sway in the district by reason | of his position, is said to have sought an | | important place the company, but many of the citizens expressed their dis- favor of the man and said they would refuse to become tion In which he fi factor. Accordingly G. Sidney Smith, son of Dr. | Smith, was ‘chosen to advance the in- terests of the company and to solicit sub- | scriptions. The number of shares was | limited ‘to 25,000, at'a par value of $lL Nearly every. business man in the Half- | Moon” Bay “district placed his name on ! the list and some agreed to take 1000 ! shares of stock. This was before the | incorporation of the company, which | matter was left to Miguil and Smith. About three weeks ago the business was fixed up in San Francisco. SUBSCRIBERS DISSATISFIED. In some manner which has yet to be | explained the board of directors, with the exception of Smith, was composed of residents of San Francisco, and immedi- ately a roar of dissension started in the | barbor territory and many of the prin-| cipal subscribers announced their inten- | tion of withdrawing their names from the list, cspeclally when it was learned that | Smith was'to be awarded 11,000 shares of | stock for his services In bringing about the incorporation. { The wave of ‘dissent apparently did not | worry the directors except that they re- | considered thelr decision to'award Smith | the stock. The latter is particularly | friendly to Debenedetti and the move was | supposed to be one that would result in | throwing the control of the company into | the hands of the Supervisor. Threats| | were then made to sue the subscribers for | | the amounts they had set opposite their | | names and this affair is vet uneettled. | While the company was in its incip- jency some disagreement arose between | Smith and Miguil. The conversation was | regarding the attitude of the Supervisor | and Smith is said to have told Miguil | v to any transac- 1 as an important } | | that he could “swing Debenedetti around | and_handle him as he | liked. This remark Miguil vepeated to the Supervisor, and Smith, when ques- tioned about it, denounced Miguil as a | Har. Debenedetti then schemed to bring the two men together. On August 9 he | | called Miguil into his store, which was | apparently without any other occupant. After a casual conversation the visitor, in answer to a question, repeated what he said Smith had told him. Smith then | | came from his place of concealment and | after a few words beat his accuser se- | verely. WARRANT FOR SMITH. On August 11 Miguil procured a war- rant for the arrest of Smith from Justice Pitcher. A jury trial was demanded and Deputy Constable Peter A. Glanocca was ordered to summen a jury. Gianocca started out and selected a venire from among the best citizens of the district. The men selected to appear before the court were: Martin Albert, jfarmer; M. his little finger” Y. Nunes, farmer; John Lopes, farmer; | Joe Matus, farmer; F. Bruno, farmer; Antone Garcia, farmer; Louis Cunha, farmer; P. P. Quinlan, blacksmith; John | Campbell, retired farmer; E. Schubert, retired brewer; Thomas Johnson, clerk; A. Gilerist, hotelkeeper; Joe Fernandes, farmer; Joe Terry, farmer; Antone Joseph, bartender; L. .Bernard, ‘farmer; James Woods, retired farmer; Joe Mc- Carty, merchant; Antone Bello, farmer; D. Lynch, deputy assessor; William Metz. o THE CALL’S GREAT ATLAS OFFER Will close on September 24, 1903, and all holders of Atlas Coupons are requested to pre- sent them immediately, as this great opportunity to secure one of these splendid Atlases at The Call’s premium rates will be brought to a close on Septem- ber 24. e Sl L e e e e e R S. Partridge, who so ably presided over the last Republican. Municipal Conven- tion, is a eandidate for the honor. He is agreeable to the leaders and may be ' ehosen. Joseph E. Barry is in the race for the nomination of City and County .Attorney. Judges Joachimsen, Charles Low and G. m Cook want nominations as Police Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Aug. 27.—Ernest Has- tings, the agtor, who, during a long theatrical engagement at the Alcazar Theater in San Francisco, was the idol of the matinee girls, was at the Lambs’ Club early this evening apparently as well as ever and in his right mind. Whatever hallucinations he may have had last night of the imprisonment of the girl he loved, “Madge Cummings,” in a parlor car, had disappeared and he seemed distinctly a man without delusions. Friends of Hastings say that the report of last night's ravings was greatly exag- | gerated. They say there was no touch | of insanity and that his erratic conduct was due to overindulgence in drink. Peter Daley, actor, a San Franciscan, well acquainted with FHastings, said to- night: “If he is crazy he certainly knows how to conceal it. He was in here to-night (Lambs’ Club) and was the sanest crazy man I ever talked with. There was noth- ing whatever unusual in his condition, mentally or physically.” SAN JOSE, Aug. 21.—Miss Madge Chap- man, who admits she is the cause of the hallucinations of Ernest H. in New York, is residing with her grandmother at 145 Nérth Fifth street. She is a stately and stylish blonde and would attract at- tention anywhere; in fact, she is one of the prettiest girls in San Jose. When interviewed to-night she was busy telling a gentleman’'s fortune with cardd. About the room was half a dozen pictures of Hastings. Miss Chapman is the daughter of W. Lange Chapman, a former resident of Portland, Or. At pres- ent she resides with her grandmother, Mrs. S. E. Floed. “Yes, 1 know Mr. Hastings,”” said Miss Chapman. *“He was a dear friend of mine, sane, but that was caused by financial and theatrical troubles. He was a great friend of my father and iIn that way I met him. The Belascos had promised to furnish him money to go Bast on, but finally backed out. He had trouble, and that is what bothered him. The last time I saw him he was perfectly sane and in good spirits.” _ She would not admit in the presence of others that she was the girl whom Hast- ings had been hunting In the railroad yards, and whom the actor declared they were killing. As the reporter turned to leave she followed him to the door, and outside said: “l do hepe it is me dear Earnest is raving over, I am sure it is. We were lovers. I love him and hope he will be all right. We were much together, had rides, dinners and all such little pleas- L B e B R a A gar, farmer; M. Costa, farmer, and Joe Rue, blacksmith. ‘While Gianocca was securing a jury Constable Fred Vallejo was busy feed- ing at the public trough. He holds three positions, for which the county pays him salary, and he is working as a laborer, building a county bridge. Vallejo has re- ceived favors at the hands of Debenedetti and is regarded as one of the latter's strongest henchmen. He was appointed a school trustee, then constable, and one month ago the Supervisor caused him to be appointed inspector of a cement bridge which was being built in the neighbor- hood of Halfmoon Bay. The bridge is being built by contractors, and very soon after Vallejo took his po: tion as inspector at $2 50 per day he ac- cepted a job from the contractors and is being paid a similar amount. This queer condition of affairs in which a man can do duty by the county as a critic on a plece of work which he himself is per- forming puzzles the taxpayers who are putting up his salaries. T've heard about him being in-| | after he went to San Franeisco, but.have ‘When Vallejo returned from his work on the evening that Glanocca summoned the jury he asked the deputy to permit him to scan the list. According to the testi- mony given by the deputy in court the constable is 5aid to have been enraged at the personnel of the venire. “We don't want these men,” he said, “they will con- viet Smith, and we want him to be ac- I would rather give $20 than to Vallejo then de- manded the list from Gianocca and said he would subpena another venire. Gia- nocca denounced the transaction as in- famous and, tossing his star to hig su- perior, tendered his resignation. Last Tuesday the case was called. Nearly all of the two venires were present and Attorney James O'Keefe of Redwood City, who conducted the prosecution, told e ACTOR AND SAN JOSE GIRL WHOSE MUTUAL AFFECTION IS DISCLOSED. RIENDS of Ernest Has- tings, the actor, were startled by the report that he had gone insane in New York and was raving | Wednesday night over the | fancied imprisonment in a par- | lor car of the girl whom he madly loved and whom he called “Madge Cummings.” Last evening Hastings was at the Lambs’ Club, calm and se- rene. Associates there say it was nothing more serious than indiscreet indulgence in drink. Miss Madge Chapman of San Jose says she hopes she is the girl about whom Hastings raved. i | B3 -+ | ures. He wanted me to go East with him, and sald he would get me on the stage. Two of my sisters were actresses, you know. I had a letter from Hastings | nct heard from him sinee he went to New York. Yes, Hastings loved me, and I returned the affection. No, I shall not go to him.” Miss Chapman would not say she was engaged to Hastings. Ernest Hastings played a month’s en- gagement at the Garden Theater here this spring. About the time he came here | from San Francisco Miss Chapman also arrived, and the twao were much to- gether. the court of the alleged illegal transac- tion. ' The deputy constable was then sworn and gave testimony as above stated. CAN GET NO JUSTICE. Justice Pitcher thereupon dismissed all of the would-be jurymen and assigned the case ta San Mateo Township for trial. “We can get no justice here,” he stated. ““This thing has happened before, and I wash my hands of the whole matter. 1| shall consuit the Distriet Attorney of the county with a view to bringing impeach- ment proceedings against the accused censtable and shall endeavor to have him removed from office should the charges be proved true. The charge is made that Vallejo has| been in the habit of protecting friends of the Supervisor who is the political boss in this section, notwithstanding the senti- ment against him. A few weeks ago John J. Higgins, a supporter of the Supervisor, assaulted John Keough while the latter was seated in a chair. Although the de- fendant admitted his guilt, the jury re- turned a verdict of “not gulity,” which greatly displeased Justice Pitcher in the face of the evidence, but which was al- lowed to stand, as the Judge considered that ValleJo would again summons the | same character of men. Many other charges are likely to be brought against certain officials. It is said that for years principals and teach- ers In schools have been paying money that they might retain their positions, and this may be investigated when the time comes, The hearing to-morrow in San Mateo wn] be of a nature to remove the constable 'and to ascertaln the gullt of Smith in the battery case. A number of representative citizens as well as wit- messes will be on hand when the court convenes, and the proceedings promise to be lively. | relations which existed between the m | agement and himself. | ment | Springs. | months and teturned to San Francisco San Francisco Acquaint’ ances Do Not Credit the Report. —— Belasco Says the Actor Left for the East Full of Hope. g S Sl RNEST HASTINGS on several occasions while a member of the lcazar Theater stock company proved his inability to remem- ber his lines, a defect so serious as to cause a rupture In the professional It is only a fe months ago that Hastings’ sudden retire- from the Alcazar caused intense surprise and at the time it was stated | that it was due to his inability to com- | mit to memory the part allotted to him After several weeks' absence from the theater Hastings resumed his post as leading man of the Alcazar and continued in that position until White Whittlesey's starring season opened. Hastings then went to San Jose, where he played an engagement of severs: weeks at the Garden Theater. He then decided to take a rest and went to Napa Soda He remained there for _two prior to leaving for New York, where he was to play the leading part in “Our New Minister.” Before leaving San Francisco Ha took full advantage of his vaca did the rounds of the town m oughly and not as discreetly as friends would have wished. It was known to his intimate acquaint ances that he was enamored of Miss Madge Chapman, a handsome young woman of San Jose. He was exceedingly proud of the young lady's talents and often spoke of her attainments as an artist and a musician. Speaking of the report of Hastings’ mental collapse, Frederick Belasco d last night: I was eimply dumfounded when I heard that Hastings had become insane. and, indeed, I do not belleve the report. He terminated his engagement with me about the middle of May last . 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