The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-02
BLATTNER HELPED Him.
That Is How Mailman Got a
License.
KELLY'S WOULD.BE SHERIFF
One Of the signers of the cremorne's Petit
tion Explains Why He
Signed.

Now that Jack HalIihsn's infamous dive
on Market street. under the new name of
the Buckingham. is in full bias: again 1t
will be OF interest to the general public TO
know some Of Mr.. Hallinan's choice
political friends, and one in particular
who has betriended him before in keeping
his notorious place open and Is standing by
him at the present time.
The gentleman In question Is William j.
Battner. present County Clerk and nomi-
nee on the Kelly and Crimmins ticket for
the Office OF Sheriff
A prominent capitalist who was one Of
the signers for Rallinan's last license-the
one before this-was seen yesterday and
asked what were his reasons for letting his
name 60 upon such an infamous paper.
In reply he stated that he should not have
done so as far as his personal wishes we're
concerned, but he had lent his name at the
instance of William }. Blattner. who had
asked him as a personal favor to sign IL,
saying that he could gain large number Of
votes for himself by getting the license
through.
This is the man who at present is seeking
the Office of Sheriff and who is supposed TO
look after the morals of the community.
The above is a good instance of what the
people may expect if Pledge breaker Blatt-
Her is elected 10 the oitce.
To those who do not know what breed
ing place of crime and debauchery the old
Cremorne Theater was, and for whose
license Mr.. Blattner, while County Clerk,
induced gentleman TO put his name, it
might be we'll TO give short history OF the
place which has been an eyesOre 10 every
decent man and woman who has had cause
to pass up and down Market street in the
past ten years.
There is no place in the city that has
dared to give such an immoral show, and at
times it has been so indecent as 10 even
bring the blush Of shame 10 some Of its
regular patrons.
Young girls could be seen here nightly,
girls from the ages of Is to 20, working the
boxes" or in other words selling drinks at
double rates 10 the occupants.
These girls had TO listen to the most indie
cent talk and every night witness the more
than indecent actions of those upon the
stage.
Here every night congregated the vilest
element in the city-thieves, murderers, eX-
convicts and all the other riff-raff OF the
town-as they knew their taste would al
ways be satisfied.
Here workingmen came on Saturday
nights to be caJoled out OF their wages by
sirens, and, when their money was gone,
thrown out into the street
Even assaults 10 commit murder have
been attempted, and Touchdown and drag
out lights were OF nightly occurrence.
H3liln2n and his partner, feeling brave
under his political pull. had not even the
deeency 10 take his den to some back street
but Haunted his crime-hatcheTy in the face
of the public on its principal thOroughfare.
OF ali the low and vile dens in the city
this was the lowest, and many mother has
shed tears over some Maynard son who has
been led 10 ruin In its crime-breeding in
terror.
Yet with all this, which has been public
property Tor years William j. BlattDeT.
County Clerk and a nominee for the Office
Of Sheriff, induces a citizen TO sign a petit
ton for its continuance.
The place as il is opened now, under the
name of tie Buckingham. is about as bad
as the old place. aud is being used as bead
quarters for suffers under Kelly and Grim
Minis.
Let the people remember this on election
day and see that the name Of William j.
Blattner is left minus the X