The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-05

took an afternoon off that proprietors,
managers, clerks and travellers might cast
3 vote. Professional men apparently for
got their duties in the excitement and re-
mained in the club corridors Tor hours
campaigning for friends.
: Nor did the candidates appear back
ward In fighting. They were on hand with
friends and, like political aspirants pre-
YiouS to conventions, they buttonholed
voters and applied all their persuasive
powers 10 gain point. Some preferred 10
remain away, leaving everything with
thelr supporters, but on such a stirring
occasion this was poor policy, which cost
the bashful ones deaTly-a fact that was
only too evident when votes were counted
The regular ticket had many enthusi-
astic supporters. who rushed about the
halls In the interest of its nominees. They
began campaigning at an early hour. First
they decorated the main hall and corridors
with great three-sheet posters announcing
the regular ticket. Then they pinned
white badges of the ticket on every one at
all friendly disDosed TO their cause, apd a
few minutes before voting began they
posted up last statement from the nomi-
mating committee in reply to the opposi-
TONS final document. This stroke of cam
paign work created very unfavorable COM
ment among the opposition men. 1t read
as follows:
At each succeeding election during the past
three years II has been found more and more
difficult to secure as candidates on any OF the
tickets those gentlemen most eminenIy fitted
TO serve the club by reason OF their business
standing and Well-kDown executive ability.
This unfortunate condition Of affairs has been
brought about by the fact that unwarranted
personalities have been substituted for gentle
manly arguments, with the result that de-
-sirable men have been forced TO withhold their
names and valued services rather than sub
1ect themselves to unwarranted abuse and dis
agreeable not0rIeJy IN the newspapers, all OF
which Is resulting IN great and lasting detri-
lne0t 10 the club, ana is today threatening Its
very existence.
The canvass that has been made against GER
tam gentlemen named on the regular ticket has
Deeh SO FlndlctlVe and personal in Its character
that II cannot but be matter of deep regret
aho moFtlncatlon TO every well-wisber Of the
cluD' In Justice to those who have had in
charge the interest OF he "OutdoOr athletic
ilcket IL must be said that they have made
Ialf nght on the legitimate issue OF superiority
OF tnelr candidate, so-claimed by them, but
which claim we cannot admit in any sense,
while commencing the cleanness of their
That ancient chestnut, 1.-THE saltwater cues
fion," so called, has been torn from its thread
bare shToud, its moss grown WhiSKers properly
trimmed for the occasion, and is now being
made TO do a ghost dance Giving issue"
We say again most unhestatingly that there
=. Is no saltwater question" before the club at
the present time. 1t Is dead and buried, and In
evidence we offer the following testimony
taken from the official organ of the club, the
Olympic, which in It's issue of August % says:
'"John d. Spreckels president Of the Olympic
Saltwater Company, and Henry j.. Croker.
president OF The Olympic Club, both state that
there has positively been no friction between
the saltwater company and the Olympic Club"
This disposeS of the "salt water question:"
and any one who attempts 10 use this line OF
argument will do the club gross Injustice In
stirring up needlessly the bitterness OF the past
and which so nearly proved fatal to the club
two years ago. A large number of the men,
. bers have doubtless forgotten mat the club
owns 800 shares of the stock OF The salt water
company, obtained under its contract Wi the
company, and wnicn STOCK is to-day worth
"A
success is Identical with that OF the salt water
company. and If IL fails we lose our salt water
and $4,000 Under these circumstances would
II moi be just well 10 await any evidence of
intended dishonesty on The part OF the salt
water company, ana leave our directors (NhO-
ever Ihey may bel TO deal with any breach OF
contract that may occur, rather than follow the
aouslVe methods thai have been and are being
~ lhnuenoO thrust lnsultfngly upon gentlemen
whose only crime thus far has been an euter-
pIise when mas given US fresh, pure salt water,
an malicious reports to the contrary notwltn-
ELL 15 np, ana involved all expenditure of
That no opportunity might be lost the
regular men had row of hacks outside
ana Kept them busy carving members to
club.
Inc progressive element were mono the
less backward, for they were out with red
lettered badges. blg blue posters and
pocketsful of tickets.
The third TICKET differed from the regu-
lar only In the substitution of R. J. Han
cock for Horace Coffin for captain. II
was supported by the outside men, or
those who take part in track and field
events. Evidently Hancock was a fsv.
orite with the outdoor athletes, as a large
crowd worked for him, wore his cards In
their hatbaDds and badges on their coats
Leonard Gill, Phil Wand, Frank O'Kane
and Fred Buzz were Hancock's leaders,
while John Elliott ana George Hammer.
Bley worked for Coffin.
Matt Weed made the hardest fight for