The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
Juggling With the Names
on the Ticket.
ATTEMPT TO BURY HENLEY.
One Man Put on in Spite of
His Protest.
w. w. FooTE is AFTER MAhoNEY
1t Was He and Not His Brother
Who Scored Jere the Pure.
Political Gossip.

Infinite are the resources of the Regis
trar and his coadjutors in the work of de-
feating the will OF the people at the polls.
Never have the powers for evil of thai
position been fully demonstrated until
they fell in the hands of the Repub lican
boss's brother-in law. This time they have
been fOstered with diabolical ingenuity.
The seeds of corruption have been Guilt
waited until they flourish as the green bay
tree.
To stuff the rolls and to prevent the
Election Commission from purglng them
was not enough for Registrar Evans to do.
He has extended his Vaccinations to the
printing of tie ticket. that paper that
sometime was considered sacred to the
people.
But nothing escapes the deseeratipe
hand of Evans. He has placed his
poluting finger on the ticket itself aud
endeavored to make it illegal by having
printed on it the name of q man who is
not a candidate. John Heenan is put
down as candidate for District Attorney
opposite the word independent"
Mr.. Neenan is not a candidate. He re-
signed from the Populist ticket long be-
fore the printing of the ticket. and in
order that there might be no possible mis-
take he went to the Office of the Registrar
ana formally fled notice that he was not
a candidate. BE did not content himself
with verbal notification, but presented a
written statement which. from its word
ing, might be called protest
10 spite of this his name has been put
down among the candidates for District
Attorney. The effect Of this has been to
give Barclay Henley a less conspicuous
place on the ticket. Running down tire
list of candidates the voters eye would
have caught Mr.. HeDley'S name on the
bottom line Of the first column if the
ticket had been properly printed. The
less careful voters would naturally have
assumed that the list ended here and
would not LOOK for other names in another
column. So Mr.. Evans inserted the name
of John Heenan on the bottom line and
crowded Mr.. Henley's into another part of
the ticket with the Prohi bition candidate.
And this kind of gerrymandering has been
carried out through the whole record of
names. The candidates to whom the
Registrar was inimical have been made to
take the least conspicuous places, where
they would most easily be overlooked.
This might not have been made so con-
spicuous but for the Interpolation Of
Heenan's name, which should not have
been printed at all.
MIR. Heenan said last night: ST did not
know my name was on the ticket for any
office until the 10th inst, after the D0lan
PopullstS had filed their petition, I'm
mediately after l learned that my name
was there for District Attorney l repudI-
aled it and entered my protest to Regis.
trar Evans. On the following day, the
18th, filed the statutory affidavit, demand
ing that my name be taken off the ticket
This affidavit [ presented to the Regis
vshn in NY doA fr sO
Lewis, the Deputy Registrar. and that
gentleman stuck my affidavit in his pocket
and walked into The pext office-room. |
thought no more about it until l learned
that my name was still on there and sew
eral thousand Of The official tickets had
been printed"
Did you ask by what reason your
name was still on the ticket?" was asked.
Eyes, l did," replied Mr.. Heenan.
Lewis told me that it was due to the
rush ana hurry of work in The 0ffice-that
it was an oversight. But MIR. Evans ex-
plaDation before the Election Commits
sioners did not coincide with Mr.. Lewis
statement.
Mr.. Evans said that my affidavit was
premature; that it was handed In before
he received the mandate of the Supreme
Court ordering him to place the Dolan
crowds names on the official ballots. But,
Of course, that is all nonsense. The Su-
IRENE Court cannot compel man to be a
candidate against his will. l went before
the Election Commissioners last Monday
and explained my position that am not a
candidate for any Office and do not want
any votes.
81 cannot understand why the Registrar
persisted In keeping my name there-if il
was not by oversight-unless it was to
divert votes of the Foresters. with whom
am very popular, and the Young Mems
Institute. l don't intend TO do anything
about it because [ wouldn't 20 TO the
trouble or expense of securing a mandate
against il. Ii anybody else wants to go to
tue courts he is welcome to use my name"
The Non-Partlsan convention met last
night at headquarters on Suffer street and
held long executive session at which the
details OF the canvass of the precincts
we're discussed, together with other i'm
portant matters. The convention passed
resolution setting forth the importance
OF perpetuating the organization and call
ing upon the Judiciary committee for a
report as to what progle ss it had made
toward that end.
a large number of reports were re-
ceived from canvassing committees. They
all showed that the districts Lave been
thoroughly stuffed. The convention will
keep the names we'll In mind and take
steps TO secure the arrest of the illegally
registered mens should they attempt to
vote.
committee of prominent business M en-
have sent out the following notice of a
meeting to be held in the interests of Nj
G. Haley, candidate for County Clerk:
Taxpayers and citizens in favor OF the re-
election OF Nj. c. Haley. Democratic and Non
Partisan nominee for County Clerk, will be ad
dressed by prominent citizens on Thursda,
evening, Nov mber 1, 1894, at 8 O'Clock a
B'na B'rllh Hall, Eddy street, between MasoI
and Taylor, when the slauderous charges cir
culated by Mr.. Hsley's enemies Will he full,
ventilated.
Tie influence OF your presence and thar q
your friends will be in the nature OF an an
proval OF MIR. Haley's management OF tn,
County Clerks Office and the Endorsement of al
official who has shown that "a public office is ;
pnblic trust" Come and bring your friend
Louis Schultz of Schultz g. Voorman. Sc,
Battery street; j. j. O'Brien OF j. j. O'Brien &
Co.. Murphy building; Hyppolue Bier o
Rodgers, attorney at-iaw, Nevada block; Jane
Ii. Barry, publisher and printer, committee.
The Non-Partisans will have a big meet
ing at the Potrero Opera house this even
ing, when popular speakers will addres!
the audience.
1t was w. w. Foote and q OF NJ. III. Foot
who made a speech against j. FL. Malone,
at Saratoga Hall on Tuesday evening
The ey-Railroad Commissioner has NOR
shots in his locker for Jere the Pure an,
will probably be heard from again on TIL
fruitful subject for criticism.
The Non-Partisans are preparing for al
immense meeting 20 be held at Odd Eel
lows Hall on Saturday evening. Emlnen
speakers are advertised TO address th
audience.
At a meeting held by the German Demo
cratic Club at the Alcazar building, oil
npEarreIi street last night IL was resnlyef