The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-14
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
Candidates Anxious to Learn the Result
of Tuesdays Vote.


of Tuesdays Vote.
The election is not over. so far as the city
and county Of San Francisco is concerned.
a general impression seems TO prevail that a
recount OF the total vote cast for the NUM-
eipsl candidates at the recent election may
be necessary to settle the controversy that
was supposed to have been decided at the
polls on last Tuesday.
Every one is awaiting the result of a off,
elal canvass OF the votes, which is to con-
mence to-day, and until that is made no
candidate, whether on the winning or losing
side. regardless OF his majority, will feel
certain Of his election or defeat, while many
OF the unfortunate aspirants for Office hope
TO find in the official canvass enough change
In the vote from the seml-offcial totals to
give them the coveted offices.
A general recount of the votes cast at the
last city election would be not only a ted Gus
but very costly proceeding and the con-
senSus of legal opinion is that the candi-
date who seeks recount under the Aus
tTaiian ballot system had better be very,
very sure of his proof before he starts in on
the job.
A CALL reporter interviewed as many OF
the defeated candidates Of all parties as il
was possible to fud yesterday regarding
their desire for recount OF the votes. All
Of them with single exception answered
the question, "Do you want a recount" by
saying. II don't know until after the Off
cial canvass is made, Tut -" and then went
their friends assured them was true state
OF affairs.
ODonnell, the only one of the defeated
aspirants for Office who has so far taken
any steps looking toward recount after the
official canvass said:
II care nothing for the official canvass.
The official canvass, in the light of the proof
1 have that the Registrar has tempered with
The official returns, will amount to nothing.
What is the use of canvassiDg officially a
return that has been doctored before II
reaches the canvsssing board? tell you
was elected Mayor last Tuesday, and I pro
pose To have the office"
Tn you Will demand q recount" the
reporter said.
''The matter is in the hands of nv law.
Yers," answered ODOnnell, land l am not
prepared 10 say what they will do; but, sir
the peO;Ie. the PEI pie. should demand a re-
count of the votes"
But who would pay for it in case the
people did demand it?"
The question was iil-advised, for Il
star ted the irascible perpetual candidate OIL
haTaDgue that covered nearly all of ths
speeches he made during the campaign.
George w. Lee, the defeated candidat,
for County Clerk on the Republican ticke
and a man who takes his medicine" re
markably well considering the terrific fgh
be made, declined an interview but said:
Don't you worry. Don't you worry.
We'll beat 'em out yet. We know what W,
are about" and with that mysterious asser
ton walked away.
The No1-Partisan candidates seen wer
I'll. III. Scott, tie candidate for Sheriff, an
Charles A. Love, candidate for Polio
and said that their future action In tn
matter of a recount would depend entire
upon the results Of the official canvass O
the returns.
'If one could believe all that people tel
them" said NJ. Scott, II would be satisfied
of course. that / was elected and cheate
out of my Office. The talk about tamperin
with the returns in the Registrars Office
simply bosb, but it Is not all unlikely tina
Numerous mistakes were made, purposel,
and otherwise, by the various election
boards, which recount would correct
Personally, i am convinced that receives
much larger vote than the semi official re
turns give me and l am basing my belle
upon the fact that 1t is generally admittei
that in certain precincts no secret wa
made of tile fact that was to be counted
out. IL the official canvass convinces n
that have been counted out there is n
question as TO what will do, but / CLAIM
to be good citizen and certainly do no
propose at this time to charge any election
board with dishonesty without proof. Tn
fight was bitter one, especially TO
the Office of Sheriff. and both sets o
bosses were fighting me. 1t Is not i'm prob
able that they used the machinery at theI
command TO count me out. We will know
better what we are going To do In a day a
two"
The general Impression is that Scott wa
counted out by the Election Boards and thi,
impression is not confined TO the member,
of the NOn-Partisan party by apv means
Ii Scott summons az witnesses one-balf nj
the people who have asserted they saw y,te,
deliberately stolen from him, 1t will tai,
the courts good six months to hear them
Charles A. Low. ever philosophical. SAID
that he would await the official canvass anf
watch Ii, then he would talk.
Among the Democrats there is no genera
desire for a recount. They are Satisfied
with tho result as 1t stands
Registrar Brown sincerely hopes that Their
Will be recount Of the votes and he viii
see that the official canvass is most thor
oUghly made. While he laughs at O'Don
nelPs charges he undoubtedly proposes I
prove to the people to their satisfaction th
utter falsity of them.
There is one class of people who are out
side the pale of political parties as cand
dates, but who are as much interested in
recount or no recount as any of the me
who run for Office. and they are the peopl
who have money in the pool-boxes and pr
vate bets on the result Some of the poo
sellers are taking advantage of the proba
bility OF recount 10 hold the thousand
they have In their hands and use the none
In other betting propositions. and the wiz
ners are decidedly uneasy.
AFTER THE BATTLE.