The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-25
BOTH CLAIM GROSS FRAUDS.
Candidate David G. Smith Also
Falls in Line.
MORE ABOUT THE dovERNoRsHIF
Meeting of the Republican Contest
Committee for Further Dis
cussion-Other Politics.


terday-one for the Office of Sheriff. the
other over the election of Charles F. Curry
to County Clerk.
The contest over the Sheriff's office is
filed by James McNab, the defeated candi-
date on the Non-Partisan ticket, who
claims a plurality over Richard I. Whelau,
he Sheriff-elect. In MS statement of con-
test McNab charges gross malconduct on
the part of the election officers in the vari-
ous precincts of the city. He claims that
over 1000 votes which were cast for him in
the last election were counted by the Off
GERS for Whelan. and that about 1000 votes
which were cast for other candidates
Nicholas Morcom, Prescott l.. Archibald
or William j. Ruddick-were unlawfully
added to Whelan's score, the result being
a plurality for the Democratic candidate.
A much more volumnous document is
that in which M. G. Haley contests the
election of Charles +. Curry for County
Clerk. Haley calls atteut on to the fact
that after the counting of the votes by the
Election Commissioners the total number
of votes was declared as follows: Haley
%, 726, Curry 27.077. F. Head 3S5, j. j.
Mal0ney 526, q. w. Van GuelDen 4146
votes. Haley declares that no less than 1868
votes originally cast for him were counted
for Curry, and that recount will show
lurality for him over Curry. So he seeks
the election by recount.
A third contest was filed during the
afternoon by David G. Smi h, the defeated
Republican candidate for Assemblyman
from the Thirty-fourth District, against
Mark A. Oevine. the Assem- blyman elect.
The complaint states that Devine was
1885 awsr led to Smith c. j. Gardiner,
the third candidate Roi $50
l. Smith saws he was counted out by the
| election officers in several ways. Illegal
| votes were counted TO Devne, he SAYS,
| illiierate votes. and in several precincts
votes cast for Smith were counted for
| Devine. The various precincts in which
| these alleged frauds were committed are
! specifically enumerated ia the statement
| filed by Smith.
The supporters of Whelan claim that a
demurrer to McNab's petition must be
sustained, on the ground that the COM
plant is not sufficiently spec fic. 1t makes
wholesale charges n general sort of way,
| they say, but it does not give figures or
mention precincts where the wrong is
alleged 10 have been committed. The Pc
| tition of Haley, on the other hand, is
specific in every detail.
| Four newly elected officers took their
oathS of office. County Cerk-elect Curry
was the first to file his papers, and be as
followed by James e. Barry and Frank j.
| KarrgaD, two Jus ices of the Peace-elect.
Last but not least, to go through the
formula was his Honor Judge j. A. Camp
| bell of the Police Court, who brought his
Clerks office shortly after lunch. The
spotless jurist complains that he has re-
ceived much uncalled for abuse recently.
| especially in connection with the suffers
cases. He Is vowing vengeance dark and
deep upon the heads of the malcon te is,
pnla ola hat -
years in which to ''get even."
Members of the committee on contest of
the Republican State Central Committee
met yesterday afternoon at the office of
Alvinza Hayward, on Market street, to
further discuss the proposal to contest
the election of James Fl. Budd as
Governor. Mr.. Hayward presided, and
the proceedings were conducted with the
usual secrecy. The chairman refused to
give out any Information as to the action
of the committee, but it was learned that
the meeting had simply led to a discussion
| as to whether the contest should be begun
when the Legis AZURE meets, and that al
| though 1t had been previously decided to 60
ahead with the fight several members pro-
tested on the ground tina such project
was not practical and should be aban-
| doned.
Charles Manwaring, chairman of the
Republican County Committee and also a
4 VI tDb CUubbSG COMMITTEES. was
not present at the meeting. He said as an
| excuse for not attending that he was too
| busy, but it is we'll known that Manwar-
| ing does not believe that any good could
be accomplished by entering upon a con-
| test, and is tberef re luke-warm in this
adven ture. Mr.. Manwaring has not vet
| seen Colonel Burns about the organization
| of the new County Ummittee, which axes
| place in the early part of January, The
| committee has been elected but has never
met. Manwaring wanted 10 see Colonel
| Burns, but was always told that he was
| busy. He soon discontinued his efforts TO
| secure an audience, and now saws that he
| is indifferent about the matter
1t is said that William Beckman. MEM
Der of the presen, Board of Railroad Com
missioners, intends to contest the election
OF I'll. NJ. Larue. He alleges that the recent
recount for Sheriff a'GSacramento showed
gain fer him over Larue OF fourteen
| votes. The question now is whether a
recount in Yolo, Solano. Sonoma and Napa
counties would not show gains for Beck
man sufficient to overcome Larue's major
| ity of IA Beckman formerly carried the
counties named by 1900 majority. and he
now thinks that the last vote in favor of
his opponent by majority of 1900 indi.
Gates fraud.
The official returns for Governor and
| Lieutenant-G0vernor have been SEN to the
| Secretary OF State by Registrar Evans. and
a second set will be placed In the hands of
a hold-over Sens tor. Senator FAY has been
selected for this duty.