The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-26

consider good one, l object to his pelDS
sworn in.'
sTRoTHER GETS MAD.
By this time Strother's wrath could not
contain itself. He raised to his full height
and drew in long breatb-but instead OF
the volcanic CONFUSION that all anticipated,
he spoke in slow, finished and dramatic
tones.
lit has been safd," he commenced, ''that
there is conspiracy IN TINS board rIom
what l can observe / am forced to believe
that such is the truth. Here we are meet
ing day by day, trying the best we know
how to fulfill the duties imposed upon US
by law, and in everything we undertake
the Registrar steps in as an obstructlonlst
and stops our work. Now, think 1t time
a line was drawn somewhere.
MIR. Strother made an excited grab at the
registration law, and said he would read to
MIR. Smiley what the duties of Registrar
were. The Registrar, be said, was simply
a clerk of the board, and not member OF
it. Instead Of combining himself to ms
clerical duties he was assuming with the
functions of the Registrar those of the en-
tire commission. He was evidently going
to run the election to suit himself, ana IL IL
did not run to suit him lie was gong to pre-
vent an election. He not only refused to
be advised and directed by the Doard, put
was undertaking to advise and direct the
board. He had insulted the board and had
insulted the citizens. He was arrOgatlng 10
himself the whole control of the city gov
eminent.
Now" said Mr. Strother, who by this
time had worked himself ND to white neat,
and the words shot from his lips like sparks
from an emery wheel, " undertake to say
that this man is acting without the authorl-
ty of law. He has no right to Haunt ms IN
suits in the face Of this commission lie Is
our servant and not our master. lie snouIu
be made to do our bidding, and not act as
oAs
conspiracy here. I'm satisfied 1t is true
We have traced the lightning to the clouu,
and find there a conspiracy In the sHape "
the Registrar, who has set about TO deIeat
an election if II is not carried On IN accoIu-
apce with his wishes. There is the con-
spiracy, gentlemen; there is the conspiracy,
40 you see it."
TURBULENT SPIRITS.
With a grand flourish the lOud-mouthed
Auditor took his seat amid roar oil
applause. Froth was on his lips and great
beads OF perspiratiOB ran down his face,
"Give him hip shouted heller in the
rear of the room.
Turn the dirty dog out" yelled another.
Good for you. StrotherW chimed in
third from the left.
In minute, more than dozen roek-rol-
lers crowded forward anxious to get hear
ing, and the scene promised to become
mob.
81 want my certifcateP' called ont Mes
well, you can't get it," said the Auditor
above the noise Of the crowd. "The Regis
trar is running this election to suit him
self"
MAKE him give it to us!' shouted a
heeier
Look here, you - old - you
don't run this town." bawled one of the
FOUNDERS, crowding to the Registrars desk
and shaking his fist in that officials face. -,
''Thump the head off of him! p
shouted another in the rear.
Cant you make him give us our certltl-
cates?' asked one of the disappointed stuff
fers, who had crowded to the Chairman
desk.
AN ANGRY MOB.
mo, we can't" answered the Auditor.
"Nhy not?" he asked. You're in the
majority; mandamus the old -
The excitement waxeds hotter and hotter.
The heelers had become legion. They
were crOwding up around the commission,
and threatened to take the whole body by
force. Strother began to look alarmed. He
implored them to be quiet. He shouted to
them. He shouted -yelled-screeched.
But the mob refused to be silenced.
Finally he called to policeman to bring
in a force of officers and Quell the savage
heelers, and after four or five minutes,
when it seemed uncertain what the result
would be, the storm began to abate, and
to proceed.
SMILEY STRIKES BACK.
But it was the Registrars turn now. He
looked saYagely in the lace OF the Auditor,
ana denied the contemplate abuse that
functonary had just poured out. He said
he was doing his duty as he understood
the law, and thought it a low, trucking
piece of Safeguarding that he should be
treated in such a manner He accused
Strother of trucking to the disreputable
gang of cattle around him, and referred
him to the adjournment of the last meet
ing, when he followed several heelers into
the corridor and Boosted to them how he
gave Smiley -.
A sHAMED OFFICIAL.
StrOther's chin dropped an inch and he
| looked like petty larcenist caught in hi
| act, but he made no reply.
| The scene that had Just been witnessed
| was one of the most disgraceful that evel
| occurred in San Francisco outside OF a bar
| room.
}. II. Zemansky, Secretary of the Demo
| cratic Central Committee, who is aiding thu
| commission to name the precinct boards
| skunk away IN shame during the bTawl, an(
| tried TO get behind desk out of sight
respectable citizen himself, be blushed foI
| his compatriuts, and exclaimed in the mids
| of the confusion: MY God This is dis
| graceful p'
| The rest Of the afternoon was taken III
| hearing other parties that had been sum
moned, but nothing Of special Importance
| took place
The Registrars refusal to issue certifi
| Gates to parties who had not registered haC
| on salutary effect, however. Rather thar
! take any chance of not getting to serve oil
| the boards, those who had qualified in al
other respects went out and registered an(
| then returned for their certificates.
| There viii be full meeting of the com
| mission this morning at which the question
will be brought up by the Republican Com
mittee of giving equal representation on thu
| precinct boards, as required by the amend.
| ed section of the Political Code. 1t is ex
| pected there will be another stormy scene
and more than likely the whole matter vii
| end in court.