The morning call., 1892-11-01
With THE WINNING ONES
Enthusiastic Meetings Of the
NOn-PartiSanS.
THE MISSION Is SOLID.
Great Gathering at Which Some Fine
Speeches Were Eade-Ihe Potrero
Citizens Awake.

A rousing meeting was held by the Non
Partisans in Mission Opera Hall last night.
Enthusiasm ran high, and if last nights
meeting can be taken as a criterion OF the
feeling Of the residents of the Mission the
Non-Partisan ticket will be carried with
hardly dissenting vote from that district
The hall was crowded long before the
time for the proceedings TO commence, and
shortly after the speaking had begun the
Harrison Club, headed by Senator j. h.
Mahoney and a brass band, with about 800
followers, marched into the hall, and as
they took their places cheer after cheer
rang through the building. The spacious
auditorium was damned and scores were
unable to gain Ambulance.
On the platform were Messrs. DorsOn
N!colls, c. j. Swift. ID. /. Mahoney, T. W.
Van Reynegom. Max Brooks. O. NJ.
Godaracena, j. +. Cowdery. f. a. hyde.
J. ]. O'FarreIl, b. =. Flint J. II. Mahoney,
George c. Sargent, a. p. Van Duzer. John
s. Enos, II. II. Scott ana William. y. Beatty.
Dozens of prominent citizens, Of both
political persuaSions, were scattered through
the audience, showing their appreciation
for the movement for municipal reform.
DOrson Nicolls called the meeting 10
order and introduced the chairman. Percy
Beamish, who briefly stated THAI the meet
ing was called under the auspices Of the
Central Club Of the Twenty-f0urth Con-
gressionaI District, and called the attention
Of the assembled voters 10 the platform Of
the party, which, he said, was the culmina-
tiOn Of the ideas of every laN-abiding citi-
zen and those who stood by The grand
American flag OF freedom.
The climax Of the meeting was reached
when A. p. Van DuZen. in speaking OF the
tyranny of the bosses, Numbered forth
THAT all the bosses this side OF b could
not stop this grand uprising OF honest eitI-
EeBs fer liberty"
CD. Swift was introduced as the first
speaker. He drew 6 picture Of the Oppres-
sion under which every property-owner
in san Francisco suffered. II was the duty
81 every citizen, not only to himself but 10
tie municipality, TO bury national politics in
the great issue before him and TO cast bis
ballot fer an honest administration Of pub
lie efaiTs. He then. gave brief record Of
the candidates for Mayor. Sheriff, Supern-
teudent of Streets and County Clerk, and
proved them to be worthy Of the confidence
Of the people.
The time has come" he said. when the
people Of San Francisco should lay aside
party prejudlceS and go back 10 where the
principles OF freedom were left off; take
them up again ana keep the local sGver-
eighty pure and undehled." He strongly
urged all 10 do their duty 10 their homes and
hresides, first by supporting the reform
movement, then east their votes according
TO their PRINCIPLES IN national affairs.
Is. I. Flint, candidate for Supervisor OF
the Sixth Ward, was next introduced. At
heart, he said, he was q Republican, but at
present there is no Republican party in The
city, and he would not show allegiance to a
party that held its origin in q Thrd-stTeet
saloon. lie said be was IN favor Of NUM-
cp3I improvements, but wanted the work
done honestly and economically. Several
cases were cited where contractors had
made big steals out Of the pockets Of the
suffering citizens.
he was in favor of good schools and
wanted good men to manage them. At one
Tine recently lie was asked TO serve on the
school board in the Republican interests,
but was told that Crimmins must have the
patronage. That IS what Crimmins wants
to-day and no nTan can take the nomination
Tor School Director from a political party
without some obligation to that party.
Hon. T. A. Hyd-, nominee fer School
Director, then took the platform. He said
that Of all the good men wanted they were
wanted on the school board. Each of ibe
candidates for School Director on the ticket
was uamed and the career OF each was
noted, proving that The school board ticket
was one TO be commended to the voters who
believed IN pure school government.
he mentioned one reform in school 8p-
pontmeuts that he wanted to be carried out
and that was that the teachers for the schools
should be taken from the graduating classes
Of the San Francisco Normal School and not
lie given out as patronage.
The AOn-Partlsa1 ticket was reviewed by
Mr, l.. /. MahOnev, who showed il TO be
the most commendable ticket that could be
brought forward for the consideration of
honest electors. He was followed by
George c. Sargent IN the same strain.
Hon. A. L. Van DuZer then came for
ward and made the speech of The evening,
Tousing enthusiasm to its utmost mitch and
every point was given with an effect that
brought forth round after round OF cheers.
He commenced by speaking of the shame
ful methods OF the street comm ssiODers in
stealing thousands of dollars of public
funds. Sixty per cent of the money paid
for what they had the audacity to call i'm
pTOYements went into the pockets OF them
selves or their friends, Instance after
instance was quoted where taxes were COL
lected from citizens to pay for improvements
that were totally unnecessary and where
the price was more than double what it
should be for the work done.
Municipal government, as it is, he said
was big swlndle on the taxpayers, and the
only remedy he could see was to support the
Non-Part!San party. a great deal OF sport
was made when he read a list Of names.
purp0rtlng 10 be those Of prominent bust
ness men, from morning PAPER, who had
asked the Republican candidate for Mayor
10 address them on the commerce al Interests
Of San Francisco.
The first half dozen names were read.
They were salooD-keepers and political
hangers-oD, and that was sufficient for the
speaker to remark as he laid the paper
away that those were the associates Of
man whom the party he was once proud of
was supporting for chief magistrate of this
city. He closed by urging the electors to
support the Non-Partisan ticket, and by so
doing they would stand by the principles Of
freedom. He also urged all lovers of good
government to do their utmost to defeat
stutfing at the polls on November next
NoN-PARTISANs RATIFIED.