The morning call., 1894-10-21
One Method of Shutting Off
Investigation.
AT THE PRECINCTS
An Enterprising Money-Lender With
Friends Who Hoped to Secure
Neat Sum.


the work does not pIessge a fair election.
In the Thirteenth Precinct of the Thirty
ninth District the roll was scratched aud
nearly illegible. and in many others names
were listed which will have to come off.
The closing act of the Registrar was in
keeping with his conduct throughout the
taking of the names of the voters. Some
DAYS ago members of the registration
boards reported that they had received in-
strnctions to return the books to the Reg
istrar's Office Immediately upon the close
of the precinct places last night. The OBJ
ject of this order was well understood TO
be to prevent a canvass Of the precincts
after the enrollnIeDt. The officers. of
course, had to remain at their posts during
the five days of registration. and had no
opportunity to go out and verify the names
on the lists. If the books could be called
in at once there would be no opportunity
for the performance OF this important
work.
The Democratic State Central Committee
saw through this scheme as easily as
through a Naples bonnet, and issued q
circular letter to all Democratic registra-
ton officers advising them not 10 send liz
The books. The circular quoted the law,
in violation of which Mr. Evans desired
the books Immediately returned. The law
gives the officers AT least three days in
which to canvass the districts with the aid
OF the books. Thus warned, the Demo-
Gratis were not willing TO let the books
go back to the hall last night. They
thought they had Mr.. Evans on the
hip. but that astute politician seemed de-
termined TO use all the power which pos
session Of the office of Registrar gave into
his hands, and last night at the head
quarters of the Democratic County Com
mitiee word was received from the rre-
rincts that Registrar Evans had notified
the precinct officers that unless their
books were sent IN Immediately he would
refuse to q. X. their warrants III less than
thirty days. The inspectors and clerks
! understood this 10 mean that unless they
surrendered their right TO canvass the
| lists they would not be able 10 get their
money for at least month, anG that they
! might then have trouble about it,
Shortly after this announcement Max
! Goldberg. a money-lender and Republi-
! can politician. VINO is hand and glove with
! Evans, made his appearance at the pre-
| cincts aud offered to buy the warrants at
/ So discount. He was to pay S}S for the
| $40 drafts on the city treasury. There are
/ nearly 500 precincts and this would have
! netted Goldberg about $500, but the men al
! headquarters sent out word that they
would get their money without delay and
without sacrifice. So most of the pre-
/
berg and also 10 send in the books.
The precinct registration has been
marked by many irregularities. In enc
precinc in the Fortieth District the registra-
ton was carried on in a saloon. ln other
places the officers were incompetent and
in number of districts the registration
| was so heavy as to clearly indicate that
! colonization and siufing had been freely
INDUCED in.
Andrew j. Cunie has charge of the in
vestigagion which the State Central Gem
| mittee proposes 10 make iat0 the condition
of the registration rolls in this city. II is
| quite evident that the rolls have been
stuffed in the districts which are to vote
for State Senators. NJ NY OF the precinct,
of these districts show surprising ill.,
crease in the vote. and the cheap lodging
houses are packed with colODzers. The
precinct registration closed last night aid
the boards have not yet had chance &c
canvass the precincts and gather facts
upon which to base prosecutions against
vlOiators of the election law. This work
will be begun early Monday morning, and
Clunie says that it will be pressed forward
with the utmost energy. The Democrats
will not rely upon the Police Department
to serve warrants. Application Will be
made TO Superior Judge Wallace and the
warrants issued will be placed in the
hands of deputies of the Sherff's office, as
il Is feared that Colonel Burns police
would not be very active in apprehending
suffers who got on the rolls In the Office
of Registrar Evans, Colonel Burns
! brother-in-aw.
James H. Budd is expected to arrive in
the citv to-day for a very brief stay
Chairman Gould of the State Central Com
mittee will also return from Humbold
County, where he has been delivering
speeches for the past few days. A con
ference will be held and some steps taken
| n ralatiun tn pprfaiu Qhqrppa that na ",
been made against the personal cnaractel
of the candidate for Governor.
About ninety independent citizens me
at 819 Market street Friday night and or
ganized club to be known as the Centra
Grunsky Club. DR.. ID. E. Melliss wa.
president aud ID. e. Henny secretary. Tht
following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The Superintendent OF Street
has under his control The construction an(
maintenance OF the public works of the city
and whereas, this most important branch o
municipal management has IN tile past beei
deplorabiy Deglected; and whereas. the Cali
fornia Assoca ion of CGvi Engineers. recog
nizing the need of putting this work unde
competent engineering supervision, has nomi
mated c. E. Gfunsky for The Office OF SuperIn
teDdent of Streets; Their fore be il
Resolved. That this club urge by all prope
means the election OF MIR. Grunsky and pledg
its best efforts TO his success.
The president then appointed two com
mltteeS Win instructions TO organize aux
iiarv clubs, one 10 have headquarters il
the North Beach section of the city, tn
other south Of Market.
AT the regular monthly meeting of tn
San Francisco Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. held Friday even
ing, the following preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The needs of this city deman
!. that the streets and sewers be placed unde
; competent engineering supervision, aud as til
California Association of Civil Engineers ha
put forward one OF Its prominent members. NJ
| T.. L. Grunsky, as candidate for Superiu
tendent of Streets. be it therefore
heS0lur6, Thai The San Francisco Chapter q
the American Institute of Architects indors
the candidature of Mr.. c. L. GTunsky for III
/ place itself on record as to the vital mportanc
) 10 the building and business interests, OF on
: streets and sewers being under the supervislo
of competent professional engineers
z. A. Bergerot, who presided at the meet
. ing in the Thirtv-eighth Assembl Dis
trIct Friday night when the gas wa
: turned out for non-pavmeDt of rent, de
, MES the statement made by some of th
mem bers OF the district central club I
: tile effect that there was an attempt on III
. part of the County Comm ttee TO take tn
. meeting out If the hands of the club. MI
BergerOt had been urgently requested tou
or five days before, and by Pres iden
, Aigelinger, to preside.
Al meetiDg of the ampaign committe
of the Independent Republicans of III
Twenty-second Senatorial District he'll
, last evening it was decided to have
mass-meeting at franklin Hall, on Fill