The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
NON-PARTISANS PROTEST.
Objection to the Action Of the
Election Board.
A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
attorney Phillips, on Behalf of the Party,
Enters a Remonsiranee Against the
Commissioners.

The session of the Board OF Election
Commissioners yesterday afternoon was
comparatively quiet.
There was only one breeze and that was
caused lby Attorney Phillips, representing
the Nan-Partisans.
After the reading of the minutes it was
decided that where a man had been com.
PEELED to move from his boarding-bonse to
the other side of the street by reason of the
Sheriff taking possession of the premises
whence he was registered he should be al
lowed to vote from his old domicile as he
could not have gained a new residence
where be then lived
Some uniuteresting citation cases then
same up and were decided.
Then Attorney L. E. Phillips arose and
applied for about forty citations for persons
~ho he said were not entitled to have
their names placed on the great register
After some discussion the matter was re-
ferTed TO the Registrar with instructions to
investigate the matter and report to the
board tomorrow.
Phillips then read the following protest
IN behalf of the Non Partisans:
SAN Francisco. Cal, Oct. 20, 1892.
Hon. George H. SGnderson. President of the
Ro1vg OF Election GoSamtssioaers-SIR A pro.
fest aud iemonstrance Is her by entered by the
Son. Partisan party against certain acts OF the
Board Of Election Commissioners which are he
Ileyed to be in violation OF the existing law and
opposed 10 fair election at the polls.
The acts complained of are as follows:
First-You have permitted the placing of names
uuon the great register In violation of section
1889 OF the Political Code of this State which
pIovldes that the Board of Election Commits
sinnsrs in determining the place of residence
Of any pctsea must be governed by certain
rules therein prescribed, which rules fix the
conditions OF residence too plainly to he mis-.
taken or ignored; also IN violation OF article RI
section 1. of the constitution OF this state which
declares IN terms that residence Ia his elecTion
tnlrfy preceding tha ola
is lust as essential a condition of the
tight 10 vote as is residence in The
county for ninety days and IN The State for
ore wear Russell vs.. Mcdowell 50 California
rage ST. On October last you directed the
Registrar TO enter upon the great register the
following names, and on October II, against the
earnest protest OF the representative and at
toiney OF the Non Partisan party who appeared
before this board for the purpose. you made a
further order that said names should remain
uton the great register: James HOpy, resi-
denf OF Vallejo 10 Sonoma County, Who as ap-
Tesrs by Tie G eat register of SAID county. was
on August 20, 1892, a citizen of same, and hence
ineligible 10 vote elsewhere on November 8,
1898 by reason OF the provision OF the law re.
ninety Gays previous residence as pre-
requisite 10 The right 10 vote
Samuel 0'keef, also resident OF vallejo 10 So
lapo County, Who as appears by the great register
Id ssa county, was on September "a. 1892. a
citizen OF The same, and hence ineligible 10 vote
or register elsewhere except IN Oil eet violation
Of the existing law as above stated.
Second-Y0u have refused the application OF
as syOn C.rtisan patty 10 representa- ion on
Il
AID APPOINTED as officers Of election persons
whose names we're submitted 10 You By the rep
lesentaItye OF he Kelly and Crlmmns wing OF
tie Republican party; haye aerogated duty
Imposed by section II OF the act OF the Legisia-
iuIe, appFoYed March Is, 1873. ITO regulate
he registration Of voters aud to SECURE The
purity Of elections" which provides that in Sc
sclHg election officers The commissioners shall
sEe care 10 select. as nearly as possible, an
eoHsl number Of persons Of Opposite political
isIfh and opinions TO serve az each precinct by
appointing two persons Of one party TO one per-
son Of Tire opposite party, In violation Of the
RAIN terms OF Tie above act OF the Legislature.
an II which Is contrary 10 the spirit Of equity
s9d mpariisii;v as well as against Il purpose
LOUIS E. PHILIPS,
Attorney for he Non PaTtisans.
Commissioner burst, before any action
was taken. said be strongly objected 70 hay-
iuE any party called By tue name used IN
the protest. II was not right aud in his
lBinlou was a deliberate lnsuitto the board.
Tie party had g regular proper designa-
tion and it WAS only decent and proper that
ID any proceeding before The Doarq IL snouiu
8 be called by lis proper title.
Phillips denied that there was any lnten-
ton 10 insult the board. The Designation
had been given 10 ii in that way IN order tc
distinguish it from another wing OF the he
II publican party known as the Burns "Ing'
AZ there were two wings oil the party II
was necessary TO give it some speelai mans
So thar TIE cwe should not be contoundeo
and he knew of no other than that com
monty used BY almost a. g9litleia ,hst thor,
was any need to call the party by any sucl
name and in rather warm terms said tina
for one, unless the attorney would appeal
before the board in a more respectful man
ner, be would ask that the board refuse +
recognize him.
Phillips retorted that he could not b
II dOwned in that manner.
Commissioner Smiley called attention t
the fact that the section quoted by Mr. Phil
lips had been superseded by a new section
passed in 1889. which makes it imperatly
to divide the election officers between tn
two parties receiving the highest nnmbe
Of votes at the next preceding election.
Tie protest was, on motion OF Commits
sioner O'Brien, received and placed on III
and the commission then adjourned Till tC
morrow morning at IL O'Clock, when tn
question OF the names and designations
the ticket will come up.