The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-15
Long Is Refused a Ticket
Heading.
THE REORGANIZERS WIN.
Registrar Brown Makes Little Scene b,
Refusing to Yield Up Certain
Documents

The Election Commission show was on
again yesterday
The proceedings were as boisterous as
usual.
Commissioner Smiley, at the opening.
called attention 10 statement made in a
morning paper that Commissioner burst
had said to him: "By God, Smiley, II you
don't vote with us I'll jump the works.
He characterized the statement as pure
invention and was followed by burst, who
also denied it.
Andy Clunie said he had heard Tim Sulli-
van state it, but Tim failed to put in an ap-
pearanee during the session. though Smiley
was evidently waiting for him with stuffed
club.
Then came a series Of sensations.
Registrar Brown refused point blank to
obey the order of the Board of Election
Commissioners to produce the certificates of
nomination filed with him by any of the
political parties.
This was after the counsel on both sides
| had asked the board to commit the Regis
| trar for contempt of court in case he refused.
| When he had refused for the second time
| Clunie asked to have the Registrar CON-
| mitted, so that the matter could be taken
| before the courts and it could be decided at
once who was the proper judge of what
party or parties should have beading on
| the ticket.
The board was evidently doubtful of its
| own standing, Tor IL took the matter under
! advisemen,.
The Registrar was instructed to bring in
! the certificate of tie nomination of the
| kelly-Crlmmns party.
lie objected, and offered to bring them In
as a matter of courtesy If requested by the
| board but not if instructed.
Commissioner O'Brien objected to this,
| and iOsistad on their In ling brouDht N a
| matter of instruction under the order of the
| board as its clerk.
After little discussion Brown went out
as if to bring the document in under Sin
struction," but said as a matter of courtesy,
and returned with a package in his hand.
He never, however, produced it, receiv-
ing some legal advice not to do so.
The matter was not brought up again,
| however, till after the noon recess.
Then the Registrar refused TO produce the
certificate under any circumstances.
Still the commission took no action look
| ing 10 his arrest, but passed Ii by.
| Later he was called as witness by At
torney Solomon for the Property owners
| Independent Improvement party, whom DR..
| &C. ODonnell has so kindly taken under
| his protecting wing this year as two years
| ago.
He was asked then to produce the GER
ti6cate of nomn nation of that body which 1t
was said had been filed with him.
| he uttiiUtu Ou the SIOuDu, IL 10 5hlu, tUht
| the statutes gave the board no power to
send for papers, but only persons. and also
| on the ground that he was the only legal
custodian and the only person charged by
law with the preparation of the official
| ballot
He was granted til II o'clock to-day to
| produce the papers but the matter was not
| yet concluded.
Andy Clunie. who had appeared and ex-
planned Browns position and who repre-
! scented the Democratic party in opposition
| TO the clam OF the party with the long
name, called him as a witness on his side.
He also demanded the papers. and on
their being refused asked for the committal
of the witness.
The board, however, declined to take any
! immediate action.
In the meantime the board had concluded
its hearing of the application of the Long
| wing OF the Democratic party fathered by
George A. Knight and decided that ii was
not entitled to either heading on the ticket
or to have its list of candidates printed.
They had declined to go into the merits
of the Kelly Crimmins ticket because they
| had no evidence that that party had filed It's
| certificate as required by law.
The Sulivan-Dwyer wing Of the Democ-
racy was more fortunate, for Registrar
/ Brown had been cOmpacent the day be-
| fore and had produced their certincate De-
| fore the board. Consequently they we're
| geanted heading, but tile precise wording
| of that heading was left over for consldera
| ton to-day.
II was whispered around that Jim Long
had surprise in store yet for all parties.
He did not appear as promised and pro-
! duce the minutes of the last regular meeting
| of the defunet County Committee OF the
| Democrats to show that there was no
quorum at that meeting.
1t is said, however that he is about to get
his ticket nominated by petition. and call
his party the Reorganized Democratic party,
taking the name and the clothing discarded
on Thursday by what is now the Demo-
cratic party of San Francisco.
| On Thursday the Property-owners' hide
pendent improvement party. mentioned
before, had placed witnesses on the stand
to show that they had received more than 3
per cent of the vote at the last general cleo
ton.
One of them was DIR. O'Donnel who
thought that in l02 precincts they had 1900
or 400 of their ygnettes counted.
The other was a youth who stated he had
counted $500 of the ballots with tho party $
vgnette on 1t.
He will be recalled to-day.
Then after strong protests and much
wordy war Andy Clunie succeeded In plac-
ing testimony before the commission to
show that the total vote at the last election
| by ticket headings was as follows: Regular
Republican straight ballots 1924 regular
Republican scratched ballots q. 124-total,
%. 54S: Democratic straight ballots 7071
can party, 291; Prohibition party 1893; Re-
form Democracy, 1911; Reform Repu biean.
3Ol; undesignated, including Argonaut
party, Licensed Taxpayers, United Labor
party and Property-owners' Independent
| IMPROVEMENT party, GIG
| AS the total vote was 1866. 8 per cent
would Ice 1866 .95, so that these four parties
combined had but little more than a third
of the required percentage.
The matter went over TIL to-day in order
| &l,.. (, tufn oil G1,
Attorney l.. +. Philips made strong
protest before the board against the dilatory
| proceedings. and after a scene between HIM
| self and ly-Crlmmins Attorney Dorm
he succeeded in having his request for i'm
mediate attention to the hotel-keepers'
summonses granted.
Commissioner burst was the last conner to
the session last night. arriving thirty-fiye
minutes late.
C. j. Swift was the first to appear. ran
resenting the Reform Democracy. and he
demanded that his party should receive a
heading on the ticket.
Before he could proceed with his arqu
ment W. p Grace arose and claimed tn at he
had the first right to appear, as his arty.
the United Labor party, had applied ON
Saturday last for place on the ticket and
made great stump speech in which he de-
nounced the proceedings as being mn.
American, and asked for fair play
His remarks were very denunclatory.
He asked for the production of the GER
tifcate flied with the Registrar, and thu
board asked for its production.
Registrar Brown took the same course "a
in the afternoon and again refused 10 pro-
duce the document.
Then DR.. G. c. ODonnell suggested to
him that he apply for warrant for tina
Registrar as the board had decided not to
commit Brown for contempt. but the mat
ter dropped.
A. j. Donovan then. as associate coun-
sci for the Reform Democracy. asked
for reading of the minutes Of 10Th of
March last, at which meeting of the board
it was decided to give the party heading
on the ticket.
A discussion ensued which ayAnfnaf ted in