The morning call., 1892-11-05
THEY CAN'T MAKE IT WORK.
New Scheme of the Bosses to
DiSfranchise Voters.
The Solid Citzsus Of San Francisco Rsady 10
Resist Every Attempt TO Deprive Th,m
Of Their Rights.

To the Editor Of The Cali: The candidate
for the Assembly Of Messrs. Kelly and
Crimmins IN the FOrtieth Assembly Dis
tTict. Louis Phillips, has been working for
the past week to remove the election booth
located at the corner of Post and Webster
streets from that point, where 1t was placed
a week since. / believe the election Law
provides that the booths must be placed at
some point In each election precinct ten
days prior TO the election that voters in the
precincts may fsmiliarize themselves with
their locality that they may know where TO
go upon election day to cast their ballot.
Now. il am right about this provision,
does ii not follow that the removal Of any
OF these booths from the point where they
have been placed ten days previous 10 the day
OF election will inyalidate the vote cast in
such precinct?
The authority Of the Election Commits
sioners. countersigned by tile Registrar. for
the removal OF this booth of the Fourth
Precinct of the FOrtieth District has been
obtained. but If am right in assuming that
the booth cannot at this late day be legally
removed the voters in this precinct will turn
out and resist its removal rather than lose
their votes on the Sth OF November.
A VOTER.
Several prominent attorneys were inter
viewed last night and asked for an opinion
the opinions given were in the language OF
the bar, horseback decisions" all the
attorneys agreed that the moving of a vot-
lng-booth would not inyaidate the election
In any precinct
SAID one attorney. and he is a candidate
Tor SUPERIOR Judge on the Democratic
ticket: TIE temper OF the people Of San
Francisco would make II dangerous for any
man or set Of men 10 resort to any such
tFlekery as trying TO disfTanehise voters on
so nlmsy plea as that Of removing a vot-
lng-booth from an isolated 10 convenient
iocailty.. lie people of San Francisco hav..
nad their Patience tried very severely oSs
tie boss rule. and If driven too far the
scenes OF former years. when the people
took the management of the city into their
hands under Judge Lynch. may again be re-
sorted to. In my opinion. it's going to be
stormy weather - very. very stormy
weather-for the men who attempt to dis
franchise voters this year"
A member OF the Citizens League OF
Defense who Is a merchant overheard the
conversation between the reporter and the
lawyer, and as the former was leaving he
acc0sted the new paper man and said:
I'm no sense am / an alarmist, but [ tell
you now that tie solid business men OF this
town propose TO have one OF two tnings-an
honest election or trouble. The laws Of
THIS country are supposed to be based on
common-sense and with Lew law like the
Australian ballot system and under the
pressure the public is to-day from boss
rule justice administered by common-sense
Will rule or the public will know why."
among the laymen of all parties the
question OF attempting TO disfranchise
voters by irickery is being discussed. and
the suffers, heelers and lambs will be sur
prlsed TO ind men never before known TO
take an active interest in politics other than
TO cast their vote on hand TO watch affairs
on the Sih OF November.