The morning call., 1890-10-23

issues next Friday evening at the NlSWaD,
and then dismissed the meeting.
such was the crowded condition OF the
hall that it took fully half an hour to clear
the building.
LICENSED TAXPAYERS.
They Favor Buekley's Congressional and
Some of His City Candidates.
The delegates to the Convention or
Licensed Taxpayers Union reassembled
in California Hall at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Upon taking their seats the
anti-pfohibitionists discovered to their diSmay
that all the chairs were heaped high with
the cards of the nominees of other parties,
who sought Endorsement by the convention
When Chairman Gilbart called the assem-
blage to order forty-tiye delegates answered
present" to the roll-call. Seated on the
platform, on either side of the Chairman.
were the Vice-Chairmen of the convention,
p. Steinman, John Diemer and K. Martin.
Chairman z. Stenman of the Committee
on Platform submitted the following, the
reading OF which caused the delegates TO ap-
plaud:
WHEREAS The so-caed temperance element
and particularly the Prohibition party have en-
tered The arena of politics for the ayowed pur-
pose of destroying our rights as American cilt-
Zens aud business men, therefore We most
respectfully recommend the following platform
and resolutions:
w
Prohibition party.
Second-1nat no member OF a temperance
society, lodge or order can appear before thls
convention as a candidate.
Third-That we have no quarrel with moral
suaS0n as temperance propaganda; out when
temperance assumes the arms of the ballot II be-
comes force, and we propose TO oppose 1orce
with force.
FourIh-That we denounce as unjust as well
as impOent the variable character Oh the pres
ent license system, and that We favor instead a
State license law that Will be general aud equal
throughout tile commonwealth, provided that
The rates established by such law shall not eX-
coed The rates now existing in San Francisco.
= Fllth-Thdt in accordance with lie suggestion
contained III The Presidents opening address, we
deem ii wise and necessary TO establish Z State
Executive Committee, empowered 10 guard The
legislative Interests OF the liquor trade, ana 10
organize The State or Coast
SXIh-That all legislative and supervisorial
candidates WHO come before the convention
shall be required 10 sign The following: 81
promise 10 favor the enactment OF such license
laws as are here described in Paragraph Of this
platform, and 10 oppose all prohiDuory meas
uTeS."
Upon motion of Charles Schroeder the
platform was adopted without discussion.
John II. knarSlOn, Chairman Of the COM
mittee On 0lder of Business. reported that
the nominations would be made as follows:
Congress, Fourth and Fifth districts; Superior
Judges, full AID short terms; justices OF tile
Peace, Police Judges, Assessor, City and County
Attorney, Superintendent OF Streets, District
Attorney, Sheriff, Coroner, Auditor, Tax Col
Administrator, Superintendent OF Schools; cry
and County Surveyor, Mayor, SUPERVISORS, by
wards; School Directors, Stale Senate and As
sembly, by districts.
The report was adopted upon motion of
John Demer. Then nominations for Con-
gress from the Fourth Dstric. were declared
In order. John Diemer placed the name Of
eX-Judge Robert Ferral in nOmina ton. Dele
gate c. A. Peterson named John L. Cutting.
z. Steinman seconded the nomination Of
General Cutting. This vote by roll-call re-
suited III 81 delegates voting for Mr. Ferral
and % for General Cutting. Delegate
Schroeder moved that the nomination be
made unanimous, and the motion was
carried.
Mr. Schroeder also moved that the nomi-
nation of a Congressman for the Fifth Dis
trict be postponed until Today. Delegate
Barry opposed a continuance OF the nomlna-
ton, and said it would look as though the
motion was made for the purpose OF putting
up slate. Schroeder withdrew the notion
John knarStOu nominated L. +. Loud, the
Republican nominee, and Supervisor Barry
placed the name OF Thomas J. Clunie before
The convention. Barry was promptly taxed
81 80 Tor his little speech, and the vote re-
suited AS follows: Loud %, Clunle %.
Clunie'S nomination was made unanimous.
For Superior Judges, full term, the names
of NJ. 5. Koran 3D. and d. j. Murphy (R.)
were submitted, after which Dlemer moved
that a committee be appointed to submit
of ''Slate." Diemer was silenced and the
others placed in nomination were: JohR
Hunt (R.), a. 4. Sanderson Oh James f.
Smith o. j. c. Is. Hebbard (R.), }. ID.
III Jrnton 3D..
The vote resulted as follows: Horan 81,
Marphy 81, Hunt A, Sanderson 30, Smith
80, Hebbard 81, Thornton s.
While The delegates were voting Vice
Chairman p. Steinman left his seat on the
platform ana distributed his slate for Supe-
riUr Judges. 1t was printed slip upon
which were the names of Hunt Hebbard,
Koran and Smith. He also lobbied with
the delegates and his efforts were success
full, for the second ballot resulted i'll the
nomination OF Hebbard.
MessrS. Hurap, Hunt and Smith were de-
clared Nominated unanimously. Tue tie
vote between Hebbard and Murphy caused
another ballot, which resulted IN Murphy
receiving "a votes and Hebbard %, and the
last mentioned was declared the nominee.
For the short term the names oil George
Fl0urnOy and James NJ. Trout were sub
nlittcd Flournoy received the nomination
by a vote OF So to Is. His nomination was
made unanimous.
The names OF F. j. Gray R.), W. C.
Britain (l~l, F. Ii. Dunno d., f. j. Murasky
%, James l. Boland d. and o. L. Meldon
d. were presented for Justices OF the
Peace. Meldon was defeated, and the others
named were declared The nominees.
james Lawler d.. Samuel Haskins 3D.,
Hale Xix % ana JULIUS RelmeF W we're
PLACED i'll nomination for Police Judges.
Reimer was not unlike the precpitated aero
naut-he was not in it. The first three
mentioned were nominated
Other nominations were made as follows
Assessor, John ID. Siebe r.; City and
County Attorney. John Ii. burst (R); Dis
trct Attorney, William 8 Barnes RD;
sheriff, Charles Laumeister (k); Coroner,
Dr.. W. L. GarwoOd (k).
The following were appointed COM
mttee to select School Directors and report
to-day: c. Schroeder, }. IL. KnarSton, X.
Martin, d. Barry, f. Brandt.
An adjournment was then taken until l
O'Clock this afternoon.