The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17

The Heyer- DHndon Recount tn Progress.
recount was therefore demanded by Dun
don and Stafford.
Yesterday Stafford withdrew from the
contest, and the recount was conducted on
Dundon's account alone.
At the close Of yesterdays tally Dundon
had reduced Heyer's plurality from ninety
FIVE to eighteen.
AS only about half the total vote has been
counted the probabilities ara strongly in
favor Of Dundon unseating Heyer, who is
the only Republican Supervisor Ia the
board.
The recount is being conducted in De-
partment of the Superior Court, over
which Judge Hebbard presdes.
There are few spectators OF the proceed
ugs. For the first few days Mr.. Dundon
dropped in and listened TO the mOnotonous
calling Of the names. Then when the re-
ports were published that he was gaining,
his rival, Heyer. became interested and
visited the courtroom 10 satisfy himself that
there was no funny business about the
matter.
The contestant is assessed SIS every day
| for the cost Of the work. This sum is
| divided among four men. The shorthand
writer receives SO and the remainder is
! divided equally among the caller, the tally
| clerk and the man who strings the ballots.
! The mammoth envelopes filled with the
! big pink ballots are brought into the court
! ing. One precinct is counted at a time.
| The process Of the recount is very simple.
| The caller takes up a ballot, calls eff the
vote for Supervisor and then passes it to
! the stringer. The tally clerk credits the
| vote, and at the conclusion of the counting
| of a precinct the shorthand reporter an-
/ nounces the result.
At the elbows of the caller stand the at
! torneys for Heyer and Dundon. Mr.. Savage
| looks out for Mr.. Heyer's interest He
| glances at the ballot, and il he has DO objpc-
| uOn to offer the pink sheet is handed to
| Andrew j. Clunie, who acts in Mr.. Dun
| don's behalf. Mr.. Clunie, unless he has any
| objection TO offer, passes the ballot 10 the
man W 18th the needle, who strings the sane.
The presiding Judge looks bored. He
| tries very hard 10 appear interested. But
| the monOtOnuus reading of two names of
| itself is by no means an intellectual diver
| sion, and Judge Bebbard cannot help look
! ing bored. For relief he occasionally rises
| and INDUCES in a little pedestrianism be-
! hind his chair, or else finds surcease of
WEAKNESS by turning his back on the group
| below him, and gazing iutently at the view
| from his courtroom window.
L. t. DundOn, who expects to secure a
| seat in the Board OF Supervisors by means
| OF an honest count, is the proprietor Of the
| San Francisco Iron Works.
| 4 CALL reporter found Mr.. Dundon in
| his Office yesterday afternoon. He was
| asked what his opinion was about the con-
| test. As he withdrew his brie wood pipe
| from his mouth he replied that he could be
/ certain Of nothing until the full returns
| had been canYassed. Where he expected to
make gains he had made losses, and there
! had been so many surprises in the recount
| thus far that he did not like to express any
opinion about the matter.
| Mr.. DundOn said that he had never held
any public Office. He was opposed to the
| corrupt methods that had prevailed in local
| politics and had consented to be a candi-
date for Supervisor to do his share as good
| citizen In securing purer city govern
| meut.
P. F. Dundon attended public school in
| New York City till he was 10 years of age
| a year later he obtained Employment as
! steel plate printer and subsequently, worked
in a boiler-shoD. In 1857, alter another
| years schooling. he left New York with his
| parents for Australia. where he worked
three years in a boiler-shop. He was IS
| years of age when he arrived in San Fran
| cisco from Australia with his parents This
was in 1861. Attending a private night
| school be learned something about book
| keeping, geometry, mathematics and me-
| chancal draughtlng, paying for the tuition
| out of his own savings. For eleven years
| he was employed as foreman by Monyhan
/ q Aiken, the boiler-makers, and in 1881 he
| engaged in business on his own account
| he has employed about fifty men on an
| average, has n wife and four children and
| owns some real estate.