The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-21
They Observe Strict Secrecy
Regarding Results.
EVANS KEEPS BACK RETURNS.
He May Be Arrested on Could
Charge Ambition to
Appoint Committees.

session yesterday in the private Office of
A. Hayward, Market street, opposite Sec
ond.
For nearly two hours the members sat
and discussed way out of their unenvia-
bic situation, but still they could not arrive
at any satisfactory conclusion. So ths
meeting adjourned. as Chairman Hayward
had to attend to some other matters.
There is no secret whatever that two
factions exist in the recount committee
one filled with desire to proceed at once
and the other side holding back. preferring
to go slowly.
The members of the committee declined
to say what actually took place. though
admitting that no decisive action was
taken. AS to what would be done further
they could offer no opinion.
Chairman Gould of the Democratic
State Central Committee, who came down
election returns from San Francisco, in
tends having some fun with Registrar
Evans if the returns are not dispatched to
Sacramento to-day.
He was indignant yesterday that San
Francisco should be the only county In the
State to be held out dangerously long, and
if Registrar Evans does not send the cleo
declares he will have him arrested for
felony.
According to the law, returns should be
mailed TO the capital, addressed to the
Speaker of the next Assembly, and fur
thermore there should be no delay in
so doing. Long since have returns from
every county, excepting San Francisco,
reached Sacramento. In those counties
forwarding the returns is done by the
County Clerks. but here the Regis
trar of Voters is supposed to attend
to it. Evans did sent to the Secretary of
State returns of the State ticket here, but
withheld the result of the election for
Governor. He says there Is no hurry and be
will send the balance when he gets ready.
"The willful neglect" said Mr.. Gould,
sis nothing short of felony. l intend to
see that Evans does not make trouble
about the result of the voting for Gov
ernor In this city. If those returns are
not forwarded to-day shall cause him to
be arrested. Then the remainder of the
proceedings will be in Judge Walace's
court, and there is not going to be any
writ of mandamus, which he could avoid"
g. Nj. Francis, owner and editor IF the
Napa Register. resigned his Office of
director of the Napa Insane Asylum.
j. +. Lamdin of Napa resigned at the
same time from the same board. In their
stead Governor Markham appointed At
torney A. j. Hull of Napa and r. P. Lam
din. son of the retiring director. These
newly appointed directors will hold office
until Decem Der, 1898.
Mayor elect Sutro has sustained a
grievOus disa ppontment in his am billions
anent shaping destnies of the city through
the medium of supervisorial committees
as arranged according to his way Of think
ing. He believed that the selection of CON-
mitteeS of the Board of Supervisors was a
prerogative of the Mayor, and report has
it that the twelve city fathers-elect were
already classified by him into groups on
finance, judiciary, streets, etc., Fire De-
parment, public buildings. water supply,
health and police, license and orders, hos
pita, printing ana salaries, street lights
and outside lands.
But he was taken aback by the deliber-
ate and assuring explanations of Clerk
Russell. when he entertained the new
board at his residence last SUNDAY week
The guests were seated round the
luncheon table, and. in the language of
one Of them, were at the champagne stage
when Mr.. Sutro remarked rather abruptly:
1.-THE Mayor appoints the committees of
the Board of Supervisors"
To which the reply was given that the
Supervisors attended to that matter of
detail.
''But it is the Mayors privilege to select
these committees" retorted Mr.. Sutro.
somewhat lmDatlentiy.
The Mayor has no such privilege" an
swered Supervisor. at has never been
accorded him."
Then the Mayor begged to differ. 1t
had been the Mayors privilege, whether
complimentary or customary, be did not
know. But it had been the Mayors duty
to appoint committees of the board.
Perhaps Mr.. Russell might explain"
suggested another Supervisor
r.
board then proceeded to explain the
subject of committees. lie stated that
only on two occasions did Mayors appoint
committees. and even then selection had
been made by the board; these Mayors
simply acted as the mouthpiece of the
board. Indeed, the law clearly stated
that, upon taking Office. the Supervisors
should proceed to select their various COM
mittees.
'Well. gentlemen, 1 believe it is the
Mayors privilege" Mr.. Sutro added, with
good grace, and 80 the argument dropped.
The question OF finances was discussed
informally on the same occasion and vii h
no little interest, as the Supervisors-elec ct
understand that they will have to face a
serious shortage in municipal accounts.
owing to the preliminary nature of the
conversation conclusion was avoided. A
pretty clearly expressed opinion, however,
showed that The new board intends reduc-
ing expenses, and in many ways insisting
on reforms looking toward economy.
AS soon as Superyisor-elect Hobbs re-
turns from the north a caucus of the Re-
publican Supervisors will be held in the
rooms Of A. G. Spreckels In the Palace
Hotel. He is expected ON the next
steamer from Crescent City, and until he
is here to meet his colleagues nothing Will
be done by the new board.
The Iroqu0is Club will entertain the
Governor-elect at its regular meeting this
evening.
Nelson c. Hawks has been appointed as
agent by Mr.. Sutro to collect subscriptions
with which to carry on the fight against
the funding bill in Washington.
S. j. Duckworth of Monterey was in
town yesterday and spent the afternoon at
the Republican State Central Committee
rooms. He is making an active fight for
chief clerk Of the Assembly, and speaks as
if he had already gained the necessary
support to assure him the appoin tmen..