The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
Non-Partisans Will Levy No Assess
mentS on Them.


A number of very much astonished can
didaies issued from the rooms OF the Citi-
zens' Non-Partisan par on Suffer street
last night. They had been before a CAM
paign committee and had not been
assessed
They didn't understand it at first, many
of them had been before the purity law
committees of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties and had found it bard
enough matter to retain enough of their
campaign allowance to buy few rounds
of drinks for the workers, and here they
were being told that the NOn-Partisan
party, whose valuable Endorsement they
had received, did not want cent from
them.
1t was true the committee had decided
that it would not be necessary to assess
the candidates, as there would be no diff
Guilty in raising enough money from the
business men and property-owners who
are vitality interested in freeing the city
government from political blo0dsuckerS
and boodlers.
and candii ates was very largely attended.
The Non-Partisans were In high spirits.
Everywhere they have received encourage
ment from the respectable element OF the
city, and have been told TO go on with the
good work and rest assured that the bal
IOlS OH ERECTION udy WOulu give puUllc
commentator of their course.
Frank j. Sullivan presided, and as the
object of the meeting was TO discuss CAM
palgn matters and the best ways Of pre-
venting the enemy-the men who stuff
ballot-boXss and ring in stuffers-from
stealing the election for the bosses, who
grow rich on backmail.
The question of how to watch the pre-
cincts during registration and rigidly chal-
lenge Illegal voters at the polls was dis
cussed at some length. 1t was sugges ed
that the plan of having hired watchers
was not he most efficscious, and one can
didate said that such deep interest was
being taken In the success of the Nom
Partisan ticket there would be little diff
Guilty in securing good men who would
perform the work. Men OF the right stamp
could be put al the registration and polling
places, and the committee would not run
the risk of being cheated by the very men
whom it had paid.
John d. Seibe said that he could guar
antse 100 such volu teer watchers, and
other candidates promised for many mere.
The raising of money was discussed. and
$500 was subscribed by Individual MEM
bers of the committee. A very consider
able sum had been raised previously, and
it was announced that more money could
be had on the outside when necessary. Oh
course, a large amount of work Will have
to be done. and the expense will be co.,
siderable in spi of the volunteers, SO
that some assistance may have TO be asked,
but there is no likelihood of emDarrass-
ment on this score.
The campaign committee will meet regu-
larly hereafter. So far its meetings have
been well attended. and he body is work
lag tremendously and well. The prepara-
lions for the contest will soon be well in
hand, and the managers will be in position
t. COMPEL fair registration and count.
School Director F. A. Hyde has declined
n nomination on the Non-Partsan ticket
for reelection to the School Board. The
resign ton of Samuel Z. Dutton caused a
vacancy in the ticket, aud Mr.. HYDE was
prominently spoken If as an acceptable
candidate in his stead. But Mr. Hyde
has concluded that he has labored suffi-
Gently for San Francisco schools and pre-
fers to have some other unsei6Sh citizen
assume the work this time.