The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-19

DEMOCRATIC BULLDOLERS.
What is the cause? One reason may be seen
by tarrying in The registration office for little
while almost any day. Constantly lounging
around the place, from morning until night, are
from a half-doZen 10 Il dozen Democratic heelers,
ward strikers, rOck.rOllers and every other
known species of tie Democratic parasite. They
busy themselves when no one is In wishing to
register, by loud, vulgar and bOlstereus conduct,
jeering and hOoIlng at pasSers-by, and making
low, insulting remarks about women VINO may
chance TO happen near. When citizen enters
10 register they pOdnce on him ike a flock OF
DuZZdrds, pull and haul him around from one
place 10 another. and If lie is a Democrat, fact
soon ascertained II not already known, he Is
more than likely hustled out OF The building ana
persuaded not 10 register until precinct ieeistra-
lion. There is regular organized gang OF these
FOUNDERS, and they go on duty IN shifts, several
changes taking place during the week.
REPUBLICANS INACTIVE.
A noteworthy circumstance in connection with
this condition Of things is the fact that the Re.
publican County Committee has entirely ignored
the registration. 1t seems to have been taken
for granted that the Registrar being Republl-
can, he will look out for the party interests In
that particular locality. The circumstance is
overlooked that the clerks In the Registrars
office are limited In their functions TO tine clerical
duties of the office, and Can do nothing to offset
The work of the Democratic heelers aud FOUNDERS
on the outside.
Another evidence of the force Of the Boss "
fiat is the character Of The registration, as near
as can be learned by examining the lists. Tie
great bulk OF the registrations so far, as their
residences plainly show, are from tile heavy Re-
publican precincts, aud the proportion OF Re-
publcdns 10 Democrats Is about to l, accord
ing TO the estimate of many who are well &C.
quainted and know the politics Of The persons
registered.
The neeiers that infest the Registrars office
make no secret whatever OF their mission.
They say that precinct registration Is wanted by
The Democrats, and is going TO be had, too.
sTUFFING THE ROLL.
The muss stirred up III The Board OF Election
Commissioners last saturday, when Registrar
Smiley accused Mr.. STROLLER OF stutting the
sessment rolls, has had salutary effect. Out Of
The appointments made in simply TWO districts
four had TO Ue stuffed on to tile rolls after they
were appointed before they could serve on the
precinct boards; and, while II WAS true that the
proceeding in lie strctest sense was legal The
real lur pose was obvious. Since those appoint
meuLs others have been made, aud several OF
them are found 10 be In the same fix that the
first lot We're; they are not on the roll and must
get there before they can serve. One of the last
Republican appointments was Walter Painter.
IL so happens that he Is absent from the State,
anxious to serve on the board in his stead. The
difficulty confronted him that did Thomas
King, but not so fortunate as King, when
he undertook TO qualify by asking 10
be placed on the assessment roll he was told that
the roll was closed and would not be opened
again under any circumstances. SO Mr.. Painter
could not be assessed Gin red INK Tor 'Jewelry,
500"
This seemed like one sided affair. and Assess
or Nealon was asked what lie meant by IL. He
replied that he did not want his Office mixed up
in any more of that kind OF business and the best
way 10 stop IL was 10 refuse 10 enter any more
names. Usually man Is never any TOO anxious
TO figure on tile assessment roll, and when he
comes around and asks to be assessed it is pretty
safe to look for an Ethiopian In the fence"
NO MORE FOUNDERS
Founders who are named for the precinct
boards hereafter and are not fortunate enough
TO be taxpayers already Will have to step aside
for a successor Nj. Nealon Will not come TO
their rescue.
Tax Collector 0'Brlen was looking over his
books yesterday, and found redink entry that
aroused his suspicion. Upon investigation, he
learned that the young man who had caused
himself to be assessed for furniture. 500" was
living with his mother and had the same address.
Tie entry gave a slightly different address,
though made right under the mothers name.
The inference is that this person expects TO be
appointed On a precinct board, and was qualify
Ing beforehand. This was III fact, found alter
ward to be the Truth. The name Is withheld.
because il might prove that Mr.. QBilen's sus-
piciODs are not well founded.
MIR. OBrien is as busy as lie can be preparing
other lists OF appointments, and means 10 take
all possible care that every name he presents Is
on The assessment-Toll.