The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-22
4 SNUB FOR MR.. SMILEY.
The Election Board Bars Out
New Headings.
O'BRIEN ALONE OPPOSES.
DR.. c. C. C'Donnell Wants His Party to Fe
Represented on the Tieket-New
Election Movements.
O'BRIEN ALONE OPPOSES.

AS election draws near interest naturally
concentrates more and more around the
doings of the Election Board.
At the meeting of the Board of Election
Commiss toner's yesterday morning the mat
ter of the ineligibility of any party which
had not polled per cent OF the votes cast
in the last election to designation on the
ticket came up on the motion OF Tax Col
lector O'BIien.
Mr. O'Brien said: SIN accordance with
the notice l gave at the last meeting | rise
for the purpose Of moving for reco nsider-
alton of the vote whereby the resolution
was adopted which placed certain con-
struction on the new ballot law.
Il therefore ask that the action of the
board be recOnsidered.
81 voted against the resolution because /
thought it was not proper for this board to
formulate construction Of the law until
it was asked to do so by some party in in
terest.
1T is not necessary to go into the merits
of the case at this time. Our action
amounts to nothing
1.-The courts will eventually decide the
whole question. and in my opinion will de-
eide that the rights OF one citizen or body
of citizens are no greater than those Of an
other"
OBrien's motion to make the matter the
special order for the next meeting having
been seconded by Commissioner Tilton,
City. and County Attorney burst objected
on the ground that the board had already
expressed its opinion.
Registrar Brown stated that he believed
the matter should be in his hands. On re-
ceipt Of petition signed by names repre-
senting per cent of the vote cast in the
last election the Commissioners would be
Obliged to grant a heading
The motion to postpone was lost and the
motion to reconsider was lost by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-O Brlen; noes-SandersOE,
Smiley, burst and Tilton.
Ii will be remembered that at the previous
consideration Of the question Smiley voted
with O'Brien in favor of granting the
heading
In the meantime however the following
resolution was passed by the campaign
committee of the Non-Partisan convention:
WHEREAS, T. j. /. Smiley came before the
committee ON municipal nominations OF the Non.
Partisan convention and solicited the nomination
OF Auditor on The ticket OF said convention and
in other ways indicated his desire for such nom
nation aud whereas, said Smiley has since said
nomination denied the above facts and has failed
10 accept the platform OF the SAID convention,
now therefore be Ii
RESOLVED. That such denial in view or the WELL
known facts. discloses that said Smiley lacks the
possession OF the qualities that should exist In
high public officer, and said Smiley Is hereby re-
moved from said ticket.
Among other parties affected by the re5o-
appears
Independent Improvement party, whose
ticket last election was headed by DR.. c. G.
ODOnnell fCr Mayor.
DR.. O'D0nnell appeared before the board,
accompanied by his attorney, Lucius Solo
mons, to ask for designation On the ticket
for his party.
He claimed that his party had p0lled over
per cent of the vote cast.
Commissioner Smiley said he did not be-
lieve that the party had polled that number
of votes.
DR.. O'Donuel declared he was ready to
make affidavit that at the last election 400
straight ballots of his party had been cast
10 102 precincts.
burst considered that personal applica-
ton must be made at the proper time after
the convention had nominated.
DR.. O'DonneIl withdrew upon the under
standing that his party was on the same
footing as the Republican, Democratic, Pro-
hibitiOn aud other parties, which have not
yet applied for heading.
Various cancellations in the roll were
made as follows: The name OF John Nc
Leod who alleged that he lived at SCI Mar
ket street; the name OF Charles Howard
Rutherford, whose real name was j. T..
Campbell; Oliver Alden. who naturaiized
one day too late; the name of Walter john
son, who gave his address at 807 kearny
street.
The case Of j. c. Campbell was referred
to the Chief of Police and a prosecution for
perjury may result.
The case of j. Peters. who resides in Santa
Clara while doing business in this city. was
referred to NJ. a. Dorm, representing the
Republican committee. and l.. j. Welch.
representing the Democratic party, to as
Ger ain his right to register here.
The Registrar was instructed to call for
bids for printing 5000 cards of instructions
to voters.
The City and County Surveyor was in
stTucted To mark off the 1O0-fo0t limit at all
the polling places. lie receives 81 for each
polling place.
The Registrar was instructed to post proc
lamations IN each precinct, two in each, at
q cost not TO exceed 81 per precinct.
Consideration of lists of election officers
was postponed until next meeting.
The Office of the Registrar for registra-
ton was ordered to be kept open on and
after October 1 from 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing until $50 in the evening each day.
The meeting then adjourned until Friday
afternoon next at o'clock.