The morning call., 1894-09-29
FIVE JUSTICES.
Continued from Third Page.)


lers 10 the County Clerk. propose to
hold down the ex, endtures of the Office
and at the same time give efficient service
without shaving down salaries of COMP
tent men or impairing the efficiency of the
work. Gentlemen, / thank you"
p. F. Dunno, who nominated Chris Refs
for Treasurer. stated that MIR. Refs was
not present, although he was DESTROYS TO
indorse the party's platform. He volun-
teered 10 do il in Mr.. Refs stead. but was
promptly sauelched by the chair.
Delegate Braunhart for the committee
on nominees for Supervisor reported and
asked for further time.
Cries of "Ohp' "OhW greeted the gentle
Sammy and neItled the chair.
you needn't say Oh! oh! exclaimed
the chair reprovingly. "there is just this
pre- siiou: 1t will be inpOsible for any
report t. be given TO this convention until
next Tuesday night"
"rbey don't seem 10 know, Mr.. Chair
man." said sweet-voiced delegate, that
We may net meet to-mor and that Mon
day is legal holiday"
mo, sir; they DON'T" said the chair,
with a sort of comic-opera intonation in
his voice. They don't know that we may
not meet tomorrow, and that Monday is
a legal holiday, and that we couldn't think
Of sitting Oh that day."
Il move" said Z. f. Dunno, as lie
wetted the index finger of his right hand
on his tongue and ran it lightly over his
bang, that the request Of Mr.. Braunhart
be granted"
The chair did that now celebrated tattoo
with his taek-hammer. moved his lips in
rapiG fashion aud cIinched the motion
clean through the boiler plate.
The committee on permanent organize
tiou, through Delegate James F. Smith,
submitted the following report:
To the municipal convention of tbs Demo
cratic party. In the city and county Of San
Francisco, and to the Hon. Eugene N. Deu.
prey, its chairman: The cOmmitte on perma-
mem organization and order of business beg
leave 10 recommend that 10 the order OF busi-
ness, aud especially that part thereof relating
10 the nominations, be added the following: A
Judge of the Superior Court, unexpired term.
RESOLVED. That a committee OF FIVE, to be %
pointed by the chair, be, and is hereby
authorized TO I'LL any vacancy which may
exist or occur in the list of nominees OF this
convention and in all matters where this con-.
venti0n has failed 10 act or on which its action
may hereafter become Intellectual for any
reason, TO act In the name. place and stead OF
this convention and with all the powers
thereof.
The report was adopted.
Delegate A. S. Foote offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED. That the chairman of this conven-
ton be authorized and empowered at his
pleasure and at such tim as he may deem ad.
yisabl-, to appoint an auditing committee of
five persons citizens and electors of this State.
to receive, expend, audit and disburse all
moneys in anywise raised or furnished to
promote the election Of the municipal ticket
nomin ted by this cow, ntiOn.
The same gentleman also offered the
following. which was adopted without
debate, as a mo ton:
THAT the Assembly district 'conven-
tons be requested to authorize their re-
speclive chaTmen TO appoint an auditing
committee of five persons to perform the
duties required by the provisions of the
purity election law of this State, and that
such authoriZs ton be done by resolution
regularly adopted by each Assembly dis
trict convention"
The following resolution was then Of
feIed and the eh airman'S hammer Changed
its immediate adoption:
That the chairman of this convention be
authorized ana empowered to confer with the
representative or representation, If any should
be appointed by other political conventions
now in session for that purpose, 10 select can
didates for board OF fifteen freehOlders, who
shall have been for al least six years qualified
electors thereof, to be voted for for the pur-
pose OF framing new charter for the city and
county of san Francisco and should other con-
ventiOns now In session decline or neglect to
take action in the matter, then the chairman oil
this convention is authorized and emf owered
10 name fifteen freeholders for the purpose
| m, niIoned, who shall be returned as candi.
/ dates of the convention for the purpose herein
| named.
The chair announced that the conven-
tiOn would proceed with the rOllcall on be
vote for nominees for Justice of the
| Peace, but bald-faced delegate in the
| Forty-fourth District delegation, with his
eyes afame with indignation. jumped Il
his feet and interrupted the proceedings
| He wanted TO know by what right any.
body had TITLED substitution" of va
cancy in that district. lie dubbed 81
with wrath that he suffered for words
and some body was unkiDd enough TO re
mind the chair that he had squeiched thu
same delegate on the same proposition TIT
night before. The chair acted on the sug
gestion and sat so hard on the baid-faceC
delegate that he remained speeches. dur
ing the remainder of the evening.
Delegate James Britt then wanted t.
know If the nominations for Justice o
the Peace had closed. The chair said h,
thought they had. Then Mr.. Brit asked
if it would be proper for him TO make
motion that they be reopened. The chat
said he could not answer that question un
til such motion was put
s'On behalf of the Thrty-first Assem- bl,
District" said Mr.. Britt. taking the mid
die of the aisle. 1.-The banner Democrats
district. l move you, sir, that nomination.
for Justice of the Peace be reopened, tina
we may have an opportunity 20 present tn
name of q candidate"
Chairman Deuprey, in tone that con
yeyed the impression that be was per
forming a sOrr0wful duty. said he woult
have 10 hold to MS ruling that the nomi
Dations had closed. although he disliked t.
DO so. The only course he could sugges
yet open was in an appeal from the chair
Mr.. Britt did not seem willing to take thi
course, but a delegate from the Thirty
seventh was not so squeamish.
"Wid all loo respect to de chair, wan
an appeal. See!'
81 hope the gentleman will Withdraw
that MOTION" said Mr.. Britt, deprecat
ingly.
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