The morning call., 1893-02-28
CLEAN MEN NAMED
The Citizens Movement at
San Jose.
PLATFORM OF THE PARTY.
The Present Mayor Commended for
His Efforts at Reform Cam
didates Chosen.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

SAN JOSE, Feb 27.-There was a most
| enthusiastic response to the invitation of
the executive committee of the Citizens
Non-Partisan movement for eighty OF the
best citizens Of the town to meet at Turn
Verein ball this afternoon and nominate a
city ticket for the coming election on April
10. 1t was truly a representative body OF
men, all allied in the crusade against cor
ruption in every branch OF the city govern
ment In a neat address w. b. Baker
called the convention to iorder aud asked
its pleasure.
James A. Clayton was elected hartman,
and ]. j. Souiheimer secretary. The chair
man was greeted with prolonged cheers
and other demonstrations of enthusiasm.
He said that San Jose was not the only city
whose government was retarded by too
much politics. Not only here. but San
Francisco. Oakland and Sacramento were
also fighting battle to place only the best
men in Office.
The following committees were then ap-
pointed:
Credentlals-Peter Lang, Albert Lake.
S. j. Roper. Plat Gregory and j. G. Black.
Permanent organization and order OF
busness-John Britton, NJ. Kenney. Cyrus
Jones. c. F. Freitag and j. II. Scull.
Resolutions-W. b. Baker, P. o. Minor
and G. NJ. Bowman.
After a short recess the committee on res
oiutions reported as follows:
We, the citizens OF San Jose, assembled In pop
ular convention, laying aside both national and
State politics, present 10 our fellow-cltZens this
our declaration OF our objects and purposes:
In common with the community at large, we
recognize and deplore the misgovernment OF the
principal municipalities OF our commonwealth.
brought about by the manipulalions and methods
OF corrupt party machinery and political bossism.
We congratulate our feliowcilZens upon the
achieve ments OF the independent citizens move
ment in wrestling our city government from he
control Of The corrupt element al our last city
election and upon the eve of another contest
involving like issues; we have encoul agement
for the success In the past; therefore be II
Resolred, That the Independent. law-abiding
and moral element OF the citizens OF San Jose
repre- sented In this convention. express their
heartfelt thanks TO the present Mayor and Conn.,
mon Council for the honest, intelligent and fear
less manner in which they have carried out their
pledges with the people ia restricting the retail
sale OF liquor and kindred reforms In the interest
OF morality and decency.
ResoIted. That we require or all persons who
may be nominated by the convention for tie re-
spective municipal Offices II elected, earnest
and honest support Of our present city govern
meni in the suppression OF dives, tie prohibition
of the sale OF intoxicating liquors TO minors.
jealous and active enforcement OF the laws
against immortality and crme aud an economI-
cal and honest administration OF our municipal
affairs.
Al the conclusion Of the reading of the
platform another storm OF applause broke
| forth and caused the big building to tremble
as though shaken by an earthquake With
out a dissenting voice the report was
adopted.
There was more cheering as the following
nominations were made;
For City Clerk. J. R. Bailey.
For Library Trustee-at-Large. E J. Will
cox.
First Ward-School Trustee. A. Lake
Library Trustee. George Reed; Council
man. B. G. Tognozzi.
Second Ward-Lbrary Trustee. W. T..
Abel; School Trustee. S. G. Tompkins
Councilman, Daniel Abbott.
Third Ward-Library Trustee, w. C..
Winter; School Trustee. A. II. Randall !;
Councilman, r. Burdett.
Fourth Ward-Library Trustee F. Schil-
ling; School Trustee. A. S. Knox; Council
man, Gustav Nelson.
City COmmittee-First Ward, c. l.. Breyer
aud G. w. Lowerey; Second Ward. r. d.
! Pease and Cyrus Jones; Third Ward, w.
Il. Meniz and c. +. Frei;ag; Fourth Ward,
G. W. WEIGH and G. Il. Bentley.
Having completed its labors In such a
business-like manner the convention adj
journed. It should be explained that half
Of the City COunciImen. Library and School
Trustees are elected yearly. All the city
officers are elected for two years. but the
term alternates, so that there is new deal
every year.
One Of the respectable newspapers here,
the Record. is much pleased with the nomi-
nation and concludes a long editorial Oh the
subject in this style:
In this town ana county the folly and
disgrace Of working merely for party su-
| premacy have been too often shown and
too recently TO make a hyp0critical howl fol-
party effective when the same gang is in
command Of the party machine and the
same purposes are apparent"