The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-11
and NOW He SQUlRHS.
Mike Loses His Bets With
Very Bad Grace.
DAN BURNS THE WINNER.
Third Street Has Not Yet Lost all Hone Of
Counting Out the Non Partisan
Candidates.

Registrar Brown was rather amused than
indignant yesterday when CALL reporter
drew his attention to an article in the
Chronicle which accused him of running
his office as poolroom in the interests of
gamblers, and of ''doetoring" the semi
official returns.
After the avalanche of falsehood and
misrepresentation that sheet has tried to
heap on me-" said Registrar Brown. "a
little lie like that is of small Importance
''Of course, as you know. and as every
reporter here knows, the semi-official return
sheets have been brought to the reporters
room first, as soon as they leave the copying
room.
From top to bottom the article is false
hood, and no one knows that better thar
the reporter who wrote l..
1T doesn't take prophet or a mind
reader to see where the shoe pinches with
Mike de Young
Colonel Dan Burns laughed immoder-
ately when spoken TO about the publication.
'Ha, ha, ha! Why. of course! Don't
you know I've got a lew hundred dollars Of
Mikes hard-earned coin IN this election il
Ellert wins. That's what the matter with
Mike A blind man can see that
so he calls US gamblers. ehP Well. if
We are gamblers what is he? It's his
money that we're winning. Why, it's the
greatest joke Of the campaign to see Mike
souirmirg over thousand dollars more or
less.
"As for hedging, that's an out and out
lie. You can say for me that far from
hedging on the municipal ticket Pm willing
TO 80 few thousand more on Ebert.
And as for Scott, he's not defeated yet
and stands good show of winning. When
you see me hedging On proposition like
that just let me know.
''Of course we're, down here at the Regis
trar office, the same as anybody else, inter
ested We're here after the returns, and
we get them, too, just as soon as they go to
the newspaper IepOrters-not a moment
before"
Mike de Young and his personal organ
were the laughing stock of the Hall yes
terday. or at least that part Of the ''HaIP'
where the election returns were being re-
ceived.
There is never so laughable a spectacle as
that Of bully or boss who hasn't sense
enough to take defeat eoolly and calmly and
let we'll enough alone.
And if there is anything the average man
loves more than the things which are sacred
it is to see a buffer called and beaten and
squirmiDg
Both these spectacles are presented Just
now To most edifying degree in the per
sonality of Mike de Young.
Unlike his shrewder partners, Mike has
not the coed sense to lie low and keep still
In his hour of defeat. Kelly and Crimtnins
have nothing at all to say. They are eating
humOie-ple with as good grace as may be
and Saving wood" meanwhile.
Just what that Saving wood" consists
OF may be imagined from the fact that the
Third-street gang is still working for
OD0nnelI.
ANY thing to beat Ebert" is their motto.
and unless the Nom Partisan election
officers keep both eyes wide open some OF
the Ellert pluraiities will be converted into
pluralites for O'Donneli.
Complaints came in from several of the
precincts yesterday to the effect that the
election officers were doing some pretty tall
juggling la favor OF the doctor at the behest
of Third street.
ODonnell himself haunted the Election
Commissioners assembly-ro oms all day and
harangued crowd of Third-street ad.
mirers.
Noticeable among his TRUSTEES YESTERDAY
Was present EMP DYE Of the Coroner's
Office.
Much dependence is also placed by Third
street on the official count which will be-
gin next Monday, and on what may haI pen
TO the ballots before that time
Al present the ballots are most loosely
cared for after passing into the hands Of
the Commissioners. They are piled up in
the safe. but the safe is left open and is not
difficult of access.
But. of course, the Non-Partisans are
ylgilant. and viii not lessen their vigilance
till the official count is concluded ana Ellert
formally declared Mayor Of San Francisco.