The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-14
THE PROHIBITION lists.
They Adopt Platform and Name
Candidates.

A meeting of the County Committee of the
Prohibition party was held last evening in
lower Metropolitan Hail. for the purpose of
adopting platform and nominating eau
didates for the various municipal offices.
The Rev. T. u. Stewart presided and about
forty delegates were present. The Com
mittee on Platform presented the following,
which was Unanimously adopted:
We. the Prohibition party OF San Francisco. do
hereby adopt lie following declaration OF prlncl
pies:
l. We reafirm our Endorsement OF the National
and State latf0rms OF The Prohibition party and
the Stale Prohibition ticket.
.. We hold that the question OF the su pres
sion OF The evils resulting from the traffic In in
toxcating liquors IS the important political issue
OF the campaign affecting most vitality the inter-
ests of the individual. the home and the State.
3. We hold that In The light OF observation ex-
perlence and common sense The absolute legal
prohibition OF the tfafrc Is the most feasible and
practical method OF diminishing its evils and we
declare our belief thai license or tax of any de-
gree is wrong IN principle In that II allows the
continued existence of the traffic.
4. We arralgn both Democratic and Republican
parties for their failure IN this State aud county
to take any position In favor of the home and
the community against the saloon aud the liquor
interests, aud In view OF this failure we declare
Prohibition party pledged TO oppose the liquor
Interests necessity, aud invite all good citizens
TO stand with US In the support OF such political
action rs will openly antagonlze and oppose the
LIQUOR power.
Protective Association to secure compulsory
uniform license law which, II secured, will null
iiy all existing prohbitoiy and restrictive ordn
ances and turn the entire State to the con-
troll OF the l'qu0r interests.
6. We denounce and condemn both Republican
ana Democratic parties for their cOwardice in
neglecliDg TO declare against such uniform
license law, aud we hereby pledge our candidates
for tie Legislature TO work and vote against the
enactment Of such a law.
Z. We pledge cur candidates for Supervisors
to a careful aud economical administration OF
municipal Affairs and 10 the enactment OF ordi-
Hances for the closing OF saloons on Sundays and
holidays, iorbiddlng the sale OF liquors in con-
nectlon with family supplies, and in other ways
restricting their evil effects 10 the narrOwes pos.
sible limits, even while they do not lose sight OF
the ultimate extinction OF the traffic
8. We declare our belief that In view OF the
large number OF ladies who are employed in the
public schools OF this city, one-half of the Board
OF School Directors should be ladies, and we re-
specltully ask The support OF all citizens of like
belief for the candidates we have nominated In
accordance with this belief.
8. We declare tor the reorganization of our
Fire and Police departments on a non-politcal
basis, and pledge our candidates having such
matters under their control TO bring about such
a REFORM TO the eud that the efficiency OF both
these departments may be increased.
10. We pledge our candidates for Mayor and the
Board Of Supervisors 10 the reform OF the various
abuses which have crept into the administration
OF our Street Department TO the end that private
citizens may be saved the trouble and expense
that they are now compelled TO bear aud that
our streets may be kept IN better condition for
the use OF the public.
i. Believing that the administration OF city a..
fairs can and should be conducted on more
economical basis we pledge our nominees for
Mayor and Board OF Supervisors TO conduct the
affairs of government SO that The legitimate ex.
penses shall not exceed so cents on each 500
yanalion OF property on a valuation basis Of
$3.50. 100000 for the first aud S275, O0O, 600 for
the second year. We pledge our candidate for
County Clerk to conduct the business OF his
Office 10 a manner satisfactory TO the people for
10000 Ter MONTH and We pledge our nominees
for other offices OF public trust 10 like Iednc-
ton In the necessary expenses of their respective
ofllrs.
IL. To all good citizens irrespective OF party
affiliations who desire TO see the administration
OF our city affairs wrested from the rule OF pro-
fessi0nal bosses and ofiice-seekers and put into
tie hands OF sober business men who will dis
charge the duties tntrusted TO them for the best
interests OF the legitimate business interests Of
the city, we extend cordial Invitation to unite
with us in the support of the candidates put in
nomination by this convention.
After the platform had been adopted the
following nominations were made: For
Mayor, Annis Merrill; Sheriff. William
a: Montgomery; Tax Collector ID. J.
Walker; Treasurer, John n. Roberts; SUI
perintendent Of Streets, w. III. Beckwith.
Recorder, ID. j. Mcdonald; Public Admin
istrator, James Higgins; Superintendent of
Schools, Mrs. w. I. Gray; Coroner, DIR. c.
Ii. Cook.
The following were nominated for Super
visors: First Ward, James A. Lahey Third
Ward, II. A. Smith; Fourth Ward, j. T.
Bowers; Fifth Ward, H. lie Barron Smith;
Eighth Ward, G. w. Drew; Tenth Ward,
W. L. Palmer.
The following were nominated for School
Directors: Mrs. L. p. Williams Mrs i. M,
Conner, Mrs. II. G. French, Mrs. Dorcas
Spencer, Mrs. r. Haliwell, James Higgins.
J. I. Bowers, j. e. Curran, j. G. Clown.
DIR. IL. II. Davis, Mrs. +. &. Bromley, j. o,
Avery.
For Assemblymen the following nomina-
tons were made: Twenty District,
ID. z. Soddull; Thirty-frst, DIR. James
Smith; Thirty-second, P. j. Mcintosh:
Thirty-ihird, ". R. Davis; Thirty.fifth j.
II. Reigen; Thirty-sixth, W. i. Ross;
Thirty seventh, Robert Elders; Thirty,
eighth, J. Nelson; Thirty w. N. Mis-
serve; Forty-first. Il. Ii. Houston; Forty
second, J. q. Kemp; Forty third, Ii. Dray
Forty-fourth, A. q. Sheahan; Forty-ffth,
Allen Church; Forty sixth, w. Davidson:
Forty-seyenth, Franklin Rhodes; Forty
eighth, L. Kerr
Senators were nominated as follows: