The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-07

come from distant booth to get bottle
OF Ink. He was told 10 go out and buy
one. A letter in the middle name of a
citizen was out of place as printed in the
precinct register and the judges refused
to allow him to vote and he fastened be-
fore the commission and was promptly
given card to the election officers direct
lug them to allow him tn vote.
IL was with trivial affairs of this kind
that the entire day was consumed. Over
200 cases of the kind were heard. out of
which some thirty-three were refused The
right to vote, the others being all right.
Among the thirty-lhree there were a
number who were not registered, some
being sailors who were at sea during the
time the register was oren, and these were
par icularly obstreperous at the idea of
being DISTINGUISHED because they we're
attending to their calling. They got plenty
of sympathy, but that was all, as the law
is clear. The man VINO was properly reg
lstered and afterward moved into another
precinct, was also troublesome and con-
tinuaily quoted the old law that man can
not lose residence In one district until he
gains II In another, and it took some talk
ing 10 explain that that law is all changed.
Patrick W. Jones registered from 800 Turk
street, had since moved to 735 OFarrell.
Evidently knowing something of the law,
he came IN. said that he had moved be-
cause his former residence was unsafe.
This was good cause under the new law
and he was given card. Subsequently il
was reported that he moved only because
ne FOUND more suitable residence. A
warrant WAS ordered Cor his arrest for
perjury and Illegal voting. That one in
cldent relieved the humor of what was
not tedious.
The rpst If IL ,-ae ecmathipU ljEo tbie
One James Cross Gardner implanted that
he appeared upon the register as j. G.
Gross; that IL was the careessness of the
regis ration clerk, of course, and he was
not going 10 be deprived of his vote be-
cause OF a careless clerk. The registra-
iion aill1avit was produced and it was
signed 81. q. Cross"
All right; but / wouldn't do that when
my name is Gardiner. would 1?'' he in
CURED.
e, Probably not" said Mayor Ebert.
but suppose You write y. GsCross' and
see how it looks?"
Mr.. Gardiner did so and was astonshed
10 see That the writing was iden teal. at
Is my WHITING" he confessed, with some
amazement but don't see how / came
10 write that. certainly was not drunk"
=, But IL costs you your vote, said the
Mayor I'VE are sorry. but we can't help
YOU"
Another man had boisterous complaint
20 the effect that he had made mistake.
10 marking his ballot; he asked the clerk
ior another ballot but in the meantime,
having handed his first ballot to the poll
ing ciefS, he had folded it up and placed
1t 10 the box,
VI course, they would not allow him to
vote the next ballot and he Iushed to the
commission III great Indignation. AS the
nrst oallot could not be taken from the
DoX the commission could grant no relief
ana the voter having voted for the very
man he didn't want TO vote for went away
STEPPED IN disgust.
81. I. Sweeney, the young man who has
acted as heid cauvasser for suffers and
distinguished himself by making plain the
lax metnous OF the Registrars office 10 the
search, TOOK exception to the cross. exami-
naIon OF one of these men in distress.
ak Told him not to "get fresh, and words
were banded between the two until FalS
sprang upon Sweeney and fastened his
myers about his throat. They scrambled
ABOUT Ior some minutes, but were Sepa-
,a'ea without either being injured. The
mayor warned Sweeney to be more polite.
AT 30 O'Clock telephone message
came with the word that there were 20 men
standing in line at the Second Precinct
booth of the Thirty-second District, and
asking II the poll could not remain open
aIter nve as the officers had neglected TO
open the booth until 9 o'clock. The
answer was, of course, that the polls
close at five o'clock"
Inc commission had passed resolution
revious to this merely as an expression
Oh OPINION and not as an order" as each
were in the booths and preparing their
tickets at i've o'clock should be allo wed to
vote.
The late man was on hand of course and