The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-24
FROM THE FRONT.
News of the State and Municipal
Campaigns.
The High License Advocates Express Their
Views-Additional Endorsements By
Minor Parties.

The High License Association met last
night in the vestry-roOm of Trinity Church,
with President Eastland in the chair. After
prayer had been offered by Rev. Mr.. Reed,
Captain Eldridge of the Executive Commits
lee reported that be had visited the Police
Commissioners and Chief of Police Crowley,
who had all assured him OF. their entire
sympathy with the aims of the association.
They have advised him that the best plan
for the association to pursue was TO present
n monster petition TO the SUPERVISORS asking
that a higE-lcensc ordinance be passed.
Also that the association write to Justice
Field requesting him to advance the test
case governed by United States Judge
SAVERS recent decision on'the calendar as
much as possible, SO as to receive an early
ruling. Further they stated that the Super
visors had ample power to pass the ordi-
nance.
At present the police were powerleSs to
regulate licenses owing to Judge Sawyer's
decision, which held that when license
was refused by the police and that when the
application was not signed by the full COM
pement of twelve property-holders i'll the
block that then 10 refuse the license was in
terfering with the tights of the citizen. In
the particular test case under consideration
there were only eleven property-holderS in
the entire block. They all iDdurSed the ap
plication, yet il was refused. Judge Sawyer
held it was asking for an impossibty in this
case and decided in favor of the applicant.
The case was then taken to the Supreme
Court.
DISTINGUISHED NAMES.
DR.. Moore, in discussing the question,
said the securing of a license on the in
dorsement of property-hOldeTs in the block
was great wrong, and inStanced the case
of the Rosebud dive. The rear of this place
he said. abuttei On the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association and was one OF
the most disreputabe places in town. The
police had refused the license, yet it had
been secured on the petition of property
owners. He said he had tried to get these
names and was told that he would be
thunderstruck If he learned them, as they
comprised some of the leading citizens and
prominent churchmen. He advocated get
ting these names and publishing them IN
der the associations auspices regardless oil
consequences.
Resumiug, DR.. Moore said that he had in
teryiewed a number OF candidates for SU-
peryisors, and seven OF them had pledged
themselves to him to support high license II
elected. lie proposed that-the association
these gentlemen's names. Also that the
ministers Of every denomination in the city
be requested by the association TO urge al
the voters n their congregations TO vote Tor
the hgh-lcense candidates.
William BOnestell spoke in favor of the
passage of a high-iicense ordinance, as did
MI Ashton.
On motion it was resolved 10 request JUS
tice Field to act in the test case as the asso-
citation had been advised.
INDoRSE HIGH LICENSE.
The Secretary then stated that he had
written to all the candidates for Supervisors
asking for their views on the high-license
question. and had received endorsements on
the subject from SIX, who said they would
do ali they could to forward the associa-
tons views, if elected. Their names ana
those of the gentlemen seen by DR.. Moore
were not given.
1t was decided to hold mass-meeting on
Sunday afternoon, November ID, IN Metro
pulitan Temple, in the Interests Of the assO-
citation. The suggestion that only clergy
men address the meeting did not meet with
favor, and a number of laymen Will be
among the list ofspeakeTs.
Dr. Moore then further stated that he had
seen one Of the leading candidates for Mayor
who had pronounced himself in favor OF
high license. As it would interfere. how
ever with his partys platform, ne would not
declare himself in favor OF high license be-
fore election, but If be was elected would
urge the passage Of high-lcense ordinance
TO his utmost power. This gentleman's
name was also withheld.
He also suggested that at the mass-meet-
ing the names OF all candidates IN favor of
high license be given and Endorsed by the
association.
CALMER COUNSEL.
The more conservative element of the
meeting then Joined in the discussion. Rev.
Father Montgomery thought it would de-
feat all the aims of the association to in
doTse candidates by name. 1t would cause
much antagonism and ensure the association
the opposition of Supervisors who were
elected. and yet had 10 contend in the cleo
ton against the association. He thought it
wiser to proceed as had been suggested at
first, ana present monster petition. There
was a very strong feeling in favor of high
license in the community. This he had per-
sonally tested only few days ago.
He had given TO each Of the go boys at
tending the Catholic school on Eddy and
Larkin streets a card, with blanks to be
filled out. for or against high license. These
he had requested the boys to give 10 their
fathers, ana after the latter mad filled them
in to return them to him.
Out Of the go cards sent out 10 blanks
were received; 10 were emphatic noes, and
l91 were in favor of high license. With
such showing 1t would be easy to arouse
so great volume of public opinion that the
Supervisors would gladly agree to the de-
mand for high license.
DIR. sTEBBINs' VIEWS.
Rev. DR.. Stebbins strongly indorsed
. Father Montgomery's views. He thought
it would be easy to get Up a petition signed
by one-half of the registered voters aud all
the women in the city.
Rev. Mr.. Reed said he had visited the diff
ferent political headquarters to see how
many candidates for Supervisors would in
Gorse high-llcense agitation. He, like Dr.
Moore, had found seven willing TO do 50. He
thought the ministers should control the
voters Of their congregations to vote for
high license, and that the names of such
candidates should be published.
Rev. Mr.. Smith thought Mr. Reed had over
estimated the power of the clergy in this re-
spect.
DR.. Stebbins conceded with him on the
point. Nothing would kill a candidate
quicker, ia his opinion, than to publish them
as in favor Of high license, and they wanted
their friends alive and in Office and not dead.
Mr.. BoEestel strongly favored publica-
Jon.
The Presidents motion that the assucia-
ton publish an address calling on all voters
to vote only for those Supervisors who they
thought would be in favor of high license,
was carried and referred to the Executive
Committee for action.
HAS THEM ON HIS LIST.
DR.. Moore then stated that he had a list
Of candidates for Supervisors who had
agreed to support the League of Freedom,
Licensed Taxpayers and other whisky
tickets. He proposed that their names be
published by the association, together with
fervent appeal to the voters not to vote for
them. The suggestion was not Endorsed.
The meeting then adjourned to next
Thursday evening at the same place, when
action Will be taken as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
publishing the names OF candidates faVora-
bic or untavorable to high license.
The President expressed the hope that at
the next meeting there would be a larger
attendance, as last night only seventeen
members were present
LICENSED TAXPAYERS.
They Nearly Compiete Their Anti-Pro-
hibition Ticket.