The morning call., 1894-10-27
POLICE WORRIED
Over Resolutions Against
SChaffer.
PROMOTION is ENDANGERED.
Hemphill Is Roasted and Then
Released.
VAST" MONTY" IN BERKELEY?
The Non-Partisan Cause Is a Grow
ing 0ne-Hope for the Whole
Ticket.
WAS IT" MONTY" IN BERKELEY?

ecting a ticket to be supported at the
coming election. As these societies repre-
sent several thousand votes in Alameda
| County the outcome of their proceedings
has been watched with interest by candi-
dates and voters alike.
The mode OF selecting was to appoint a
committee of five, one fIom each political
party, and this committee to select the
| ticket.
At one of the early meetings of the COM
mitiee some very strong resolutions were
introduced condemnatory of Chief of
Police Schaffer, now the Republican can
didate for Sheriff. for his action in connec-
tion with saloons, lotteries, ETC., which went
on to say:
Every gambling Institution and every gam
| bier, every character 10 the community whose
business is shady or whose personal record is
| bad. is for Schaffer. and the police and fire.
! machine are being worked and other dubious
! aud dishonest political tricks common in the
practice OF politics are being resorted 10 for the
| aspiring Chief of Police; therefore, be lt
| Resolved, That the respectable voter OF this
| community be ana Is hereby advised that the
! said Louis Sclafier candidate for Sheriff, is
| good man to defeat al The polls on election day,
| and W. recommend TO all law-aeiding citizens,
| all heads OF families, all young voters, ana all
| respectable voters generally. TO aid In his de-
! feat. and TO investigate aud ascertain FOR them
selves the truthulless OF this statement OF facts.
These resolutions were made public aud
| naturally created a sensation, and Schatfer
and his friends were very much incensed.
| Particularly were police circles agitated,
because il Is generally understood that il
! Schaffer fails of election he can drop back
| into his old berth, and with Schaffers promo
ton comes a step up the ladder of various un-
derlngs. For instance, Captain Fletcher, now
Chief OF Police pro Iem., would be made Chief,
! and Captain Wilson, Officer Phillips aud sew
eral others would feel the eleyating influence
Lot Galaa ffn
| These policemen take the matter very much
| to heart and thought long over tie damaging
resolutions. and at last determined on course
| of procedure. 1ney would attempt TO have the
| matter undoue.
| Accordingly on last Friday night Chief OF
! Police prc tenn. Fletcher called at the residence
| of Edwin A. Sherman Dr., young attorney and
| the Non-Partisan member OF the Christian EO-
deayor committee of five. saying he wanted 10
see him. Mr.. Sherman was not al home, but
the next morning he went down TO the ONCE OF
the Chief, as The latter had the evening before
left wOrd he should do and when he arrived
there Mr.. Sherman was ushered into the pres
ence of Chief Fletcher, Captain Wilson, OihcerS
Moore aud Phillips, aud in that august presence
MIR. Sherman says he was catechised as TO the
motive for the attacks on Schaffer
They first demanded" said Mr. Sherman,
that The resolutions be recalled. l explained
10 them that though the resolutions were The
sense of the committee they had never been
adopted; Inaf they bad simply en- introduced
and discus ed; that not being adopted they
could not be recalled; but" continued MIR.
Sherman, 81 hastened 10 assure them that in
any event their demand would not be complied
with: Jnat IL was the consensus OF opinion
among the Christian Endeavor societies that
Schaf1er was not proper person for Sheriff.
and the societies would not do anything 10 fur
ther his election.
tone. stating that IL was the wish OF the police
that Schafer be elected. because his election
meant promotion for others on the force. l
! told them again that the EndeavoreTs were of
| an opinion regarding Schatfer and that his
election not for tile best interests OF the
I k,0f In nT hn fnurp M
| county wanted the saloon license and gambling
ordinances faithfully enforced and would only
support snch men as would see these measures
| carried out"
The ticket selected by the Endeavorers is as
follows:
State Senator, Twenty-sixtn Dlstrict-Charles
| L. Pierce.
State Senator. Twenry-eighth Districts. A.
Tat.
Assemblyman, Forty-sixth District-F r.
Fasset.
Assemblyman, Forty-seventn Dlstrict-J. A.
Waymre.
Assemblyman, Forty-eightn Dlstrlct-Frank
Laidlaw.
Assemblyman. ForIy-ninin Dlstrct-P. Nc
, Cargar.
Assemblyman, FlTtieth District Ii. II.
North.
AssemblymaD. Fify-frst District-C. G.
Dodge
Superior Judge-FraDk Ogden, John Els
worth.
[ Superintendent of Schoos-J. P. Garlick.
Sneiiff-C. B. White.
{ Treasurer-J S. Burpee.
, Tax Collector-James n. Barber.
Audilor-W. ii. Loomis
County Clerk-FranK e. Jordan.
Assessor-Heury Z. Dalton.
l District AttoIney-J. w. Ward.
! Public Admnistrator-W II. Knight.
CoToner-R. o. Baldwin.
Surveyor, Third DIstrlct-Roscoe Wheeler Jr.
a Supervisor Second District. X. Talcott.
: Supervisor, Third District-A. A. Drnlson.
Justices Of the Peace: City OF Oakland Cwo
to be electedl-Fred V. Wood and Warren
J Heaton.
Town of Berkeley otwo 10 be elected)-C. R
Lord and L. W. Richter.
Oakland Township-No choic,.
Alameda Township Two to be elected)-
, Henry Morris aud }. D. Rodgers.
Murray Township twO TO be eiected)-J. III
, Taylor and A. c. VanderwoOrt.
Washington Township Owo TO be elected)-J.
: n. Chamberlin and L. A. Richmond.
D Eden Township (two TO be elected)-J. Driver
and f. j. Russell.
!, Brooklyn Township-E s. Lawrence.
: ConstaDes: Oakland Township 1.-TWO to be
L eected)-N. 3. Vail aud w. Z. Blote.
i Alameda Township Qwo 10 be eIected)-H
w. Won haptI and X. II. OHea.
, Murray Township (two to be elected)-W. Il
Galway and j. B. Walton.
Washington Township (two to be elected)-
! j. a. Trefry and James n; Smith.
Eden Township Qwo to be elecledl-G. Ober-
Brooklyn Township Nwo TO be elected)-J
1 W. Glaze and G. L. Weldon.
scathing Rebuke.
The wise provision of the State law which
y prOllOts the lnbeinaTrlage OF the negro and
8 the white has saved W. A. Hemphiil fro n
= suffering the just penalty for his scOundrel /
0 conduct toward Miss Leila Crane. His attor
aey, G Nj. Shaw. quoted number of case
where courts held tnat promise Of marriage
J | could not be legally made where the partie
{ concerned could not be legally married. AL
i though Hemphill mad not testified his attorne,
!, | held that be was In evidence and that his negr
. | origin was plainly discernible.
a J. A Johnson, special attor ney for Mis-
r Crane held that the mau's race was not indis
putable, nasmuch as his side had given n o lesli
mony on that point, whereas it was in evidenc
that he mad told Others that he was not colored
1 and johnson held that the man should be com
!. | pelled 10 answer to The Superior Court
judge Allen, however, denied tue motion
and HemphIll was discharged Incidentally
however, he magistrate adm uistered a sting
ing rebuke TO the man in the following Ian
guage:
defendant. The fact remains that the family O
this girl took him into thelt confidence, and tina
IS while so trusted he betrayed her. During th
hearing OF this case have observed the con
. duct OF this defendant and must say that dur
= ing all my experience on the nch have no
D. seen defendant exhibit so small a conception
10 of mis- moral responsibility as Hempnii.
ia .sWhen the case was first commenced wa
s. called upon TO rebuke this defendant, who ga
s. laughing at the testimony OF the companin
d. | witness, and throughout the examination
g, have observed bis wInklng and smirking q
z. people In the courtroom as If he consdere,
le that be had done something smart. Ana thl
Df man holds a responsible position under III
Of United States Government"
IS Miss Cranes family have by no means give
up their hope Of bringing HrmphlIl TO iusIic,