The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-29

material reduction in existing water rates and
! the establishment OF only such rates as will
allow 10 the water company reasonable in.
come on the capital actually invested In works
IN actual use, and reasonable compensation for
services rendered aud no MORE
We demand that The Spring Valley Water
! Company be required to extend lis mains to the
higher levels OF the city, so that the homes OF
the people situated on these levels may also
provided with a good water supply.
CASTOR Ashe offered a resolution which
was not read but referred 10 the committee
on resolutions.
Then the convention proceeded to the
next order of business, which was the
! nomination for Mayor.
Van DuZer took the platform to nomi-
nate for Mayor L. r. Ebert. ''l'I make
| nomination which Pm sure you'll indor
and which will lead US to sure triumph. -
said he. He was born in this city.
Eight years ago his friends saw in
| him the elements of strength and
placed hic, in nomination for the
Sixth Ward and elected him. Again he
was nominated and elected, and two
years ago, against the dishonest methods.
the people took him up and gave him the
nomination for Mayor, and be led his
party on to victory. All the newspapers
in San Francisco demand his nomination.
You know whom l mean. l name for the
high office of Mayor the bonOred incum-
bent OF that office Levi r. Ebert
The name was answered with wild and
prolonged applause. which rang louder
from the gallery with each repeated cheer
and re-echo of applause.
William +. Swasey Withdrew the name
of Asa r. Wells and moved that l.. R.
Ebert be nominated by reclamation.
L. r. Ebert appeared on the platform,
after short wait, amid prolonged cheer
ing and stamping of feet. Three cheers
and tiger greeted his address. Mayor
Ebert declared that he considered the
nom mat ton an Endorsement of his admin
istration. and thanked the delegates for
the honor about TO be bestowed. The sec
rotary then cast the ballot of the conyen-
tion fer Mr. Ebert as Mayor.
The chair announced the following CON-
mittee to nominate the fifteen freeholders:
Z. +. Madden. Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth districts; d. j. Dick. Thirteth and
Thirty-second districts; William Swasey,
Thirty-frst and ThiIty-ninth districts; j.
d. Spreckels. Thirty-third ard Thirty
fifth districts; II. \. Clement, Thirty
fourth and Thirty-sixth districts; Robert
Topliiz, Thirty-seventh and Thirly-eighth
districts; 81 Bouvier, Fortieih and Forty
first districts; Oliver Eidridge, FcrIy-sec-
ond and Forrty-third districts; f. Arrata,
Forty-fourth and Forty-tifth districts.
Nominations for Superior Judges were
declared in order. j. p. Jackson, with a
brief prelude on the sanctity OF the law,
declared that the qualities needed in
Judge were integrity and honesty. and
closed by placing the name of f. II.
MerZbach. He made laughable error by
stating that he proposed the name for
Judge of the Superior Court of Cincin-
natl" The delegates roared. Colonel
Jackson corrected himself, adding. My
mind was on Ohio, where Mckinley
lives" TCheers.l
James X. Wilson placed the name of E.
A. Belcher in nomin alton. eulogizing the
administration of his department of the
Superior Court.
ID. S. Dorm declared that it would not
take him five minutes to place George II.
Bahrs in nomination. His name was
Synonymous with integrity. and when
nominated before he had run $500 votes
ahead of his ii ket.
Captain Swasey presented name
which he said was hardly worth while to
eulogize, because it was we'll known in the
convention. Then be paid a tribute to his
character and virtues and nominated Judge
Davis LOuderback.
James A. Stephens placed 10 nomination
for "the judicial bar" as he termed it, Z.
ID. Sawyer.
Edmund Tauszky seconded the nomina-
| tiOn OF 4. III. MerZbach.
CASTOR Ashe presented the name of F.
w. Van Reynegom, who he claimed is a
man above reproach. for whom every
member of the bar stands out on every oc-
casiOn.
Edward Solomon seconded the nominal
ton of Davis Louderback. L. II. Van
Setback seconded the nomination of George
/ Ii. Bahrs.
| II. \. Clement placed John Lord Love
and w. c. Burnett in nomination.
The names of w. NJ. Willett, John B.
Carson and II. II. Davis were Withdrawn
Ballotlng was then begun. The Twenty
eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtietb, Thirty
first, Tbirty-second and Tbir'y-third dis
tricts voted solidly fol- Merzbach, Bahrs.
Louderback and Be!cher.
The gallery shouted "Slatel slate 70
which caused Marcus d. Boruek to angrily
declare that if repeated he should ask the
chairman to clear the galleries.
The Thirty-fourth gave the slate all of
its vote, except two, which were taken
from Louderback and divided between
Love and Burnett.
With few exceptions the remaining dis
tricts gave their vote to the slate. The
chairman OF the Forty-ffth District delega-
ton in announcing the vote said. "Bahrs
II. Belcher IL. LoGderback IL, and the
other back, what's his name? Merzbach
IL, and the gallery hooted.
The vote stood: Merzbach 216, Bahrs
221, Louderback 217. Belcher 221, Love 16.
Burnett % Sawyer 20, Van Reynegom 10,
scattering 3.
Messrs. Merzbach, Bahrs, Louderback
and Belcher were declared the nominees
of the onveniion for Superior Judges.
Il, p. Riordan placed in nomination for
Police Judge Charles A. Low, the incum-
bent. ana l.. II. Van Schaick presented
the name of au old soldier, etc, John II.
Roberts.
d. S. Dorm nominated A. 3. TreadwelI,
who was loudly cheered by the gallery.
b. ID. Pike nominated Judge II. L.
Joachimsen.
The names of Bert McNnlty and T. j.
Murray were Withdrawn.
Thomas O'Brien walked to the platform
to nominate Judge j. A. Campbell.