The morning call., 1894-08-15
DoLPH. sUTRo FOR MAYOR.
Spirited Contests Over Other
Nominations.
HoLCoMB WINS FOR SURVEYOR.
The Selection of FreehOIders Will Be
Left to the County Committee
of the Party.

. The Populist party's convention met at
Scottish Hall, 1O5 Larkin street, last even
ing. and held a long and animated session
In endeavoring to get their ticket as near
completion as possible. There was quite
a large attendance of interested specta-
tors in the lobby ana the galleries. The
session was marked by considerable en-
thusiasm as 10 certain candidates, es-
pecially when Adolph Sutro received the
unanimous nomination for Mayor and 7.
l. Archiba was declared the nominee
for the Office of Sheriff.
There were three close contests during
the evening, the one for Coroner, the other
for Surveyor, and lastly for Assessor. al
the last moment, Mark Strousei the
butcher, entered the contest for the latter
office in a very spirited manner, and at
one time it appe AIRED that Strouse's friends
would carry the convention by a w6ll-pre-'
pared stampede.
Chairman On ilstrom called the conyen-
ton 20 order at 8,o'clock and announced
that nominations were IN order. -: -
On motion it was decided that where
only one candidate had been named for an
Office the secretary should. cast the
ballot of the con VentiOn for the lone can
didate as the choice of the convention.
The names of Alfred Thurman and H
Lewis were withdrawn from the list of
Justices of the Peace. In the place of H..
Lewis c. A. Reynolds was placed in nomi-
nation. When it came to the ballOting
Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon was the only
nominee for Justice of the Peace that was
nos in the race. although she made good
showing with Ice votes
A few other Withdrawals followed. W.
W. SaDdersOn did not desire to run against
J. c. Watson for City and County Attor-
ney James II. ROxburgh withdrew as
candidate for Recorder, leaving the field to
Henry {. Iangrehr. L. h. Farrell also
pulled out of the fight for Auditor, and
Frank Korbel, who was up for Assessor,
withdrew in favor of Mark S:rouse.
After the secretary had east the vote for
the lone candidates nominations for the
office of Mayor were declared in order.
Judge a. w. Thompson arose and made
an eloquent speech IN eul0gy Of the candi-
date whom he proposed to place before
the convention. He referred to the
oppression of the people of tie State by
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
and the necessity of having man at the
head of the municipal government who
was 10 every way opposed to that corpora
ton. He nominated AdOlpb Sutro. The
announcement was greeted with uproa j.
Gus applause and cheers, ana there were
atleast. half a dozen seconds to the nOmina-
tion.
DR.. P A. Terry nominated DR.. c. c.
O'Donnell for Mayor, and W. (, Walker
named DR.. Jerome Anderson. The latter
declined the nomination in person, and
after some talk the lame of DR.. O'Donnell
was withdrawn by the latter's son, who
is a member of the convention.
Adolph SutrO was then declared the
nominee of the party by reclamation.
BaIloting for the various officers occupied
10 tvyO q III
were cast, and S. were declared as neces-
sary for a choice. There was spirited
contest for surveyorShlp between c. II.
Holcomb and E. Z. Tucker. The former
received 81, and at last as the choice of the
convention with majority HOlcOmb was
declared the winner. !.
1t was after u O'Clock before the ticket
was completed, second vote having TO
to be taken for Coroner the prize laying
between three candidates, DR.. P A. Terry
finally being declared the Nominee.
The matter of the Nomination of the
freehOlders was left TO the county commit
tee .ofthe party
The holding of a ratification meeting
was discussed, but no definite action was
taken. =.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
The following is the ticket as completed
last evening", 49,
Mayor, Adolph Sutro; Justices of the Peace
L"ander Shores, Kenneth Williams August
Outflow, John NJ. Verdenal, Mrs. Laura De.
Force Gordon, G. a. Reynolds; Superintendent
of Schools, Daniel Lambert; Coroner, Dr.. 2. a.
Terry; CITY and County Surveyor, C. ID.
Holcomb; Public Administrators, E. j. Ensign
City and County Attorney, J. c.. Watson; Dis.
tTict Attorney, Frank A. Catiern; Tax Collec-
otor. George w. II. Patterson; Treasurer, Joseph
A. Davis; Recorder Henry c. Langrehr; Audi
tor, j. r. Ruc& stell; County Clerk, George w
Van Guelpen;. Superintendent Of Streets j
L. Archibald,