The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-18
THEY DECIDE TO Go AHEAD.
Nine More Committeeman Added
to the List.
THERE WAS PERFECT HARMONY.
Republicans and Democrats Deeply
Concerned at the Action of the
Solid Business Men.

1t was formally ana finally decided yes
.erday afternoon to place Non-Partisan
ticket in the field so that people who want
decent men in office may not be compelled
TO vote for slated Repub lican candidates
nor for place hunters put forward by Chris
Buckley.
The Non-Partisan movement is now an
actual fact. Business men and the tax
payers who furnish the money that 10 an
nually souandered by the hencbmen OF
bosses have become disguised with the
scramble for spois engaged in by the fol
lowers of ex-Boss Buckley and Boss Burns
and they have openly announced their IN
tention to nominate men who will COM
mand respect and avert the further dis
grace of the city.
The announcement will confirm The fore
boding of the politicians in the Demo.
cratic and Republican camps Ever since
the CALL published the fact that Chair
man Thomas Magee had decided to call
together the members of the Non-Partlsan
committee of two years ago to consider
the advisability of defending the con-
munity from the raids of trading wire
puIlers and political adventures, there
has been CONSERVATION in both parties.
In the rougb-and-tGmble fight for nomina-
lions the professional district heelers had
forgotten that there were any decent poo
pie in the city who would cast ballots on
election day. But the word Non Parti-
san" finally rose above the din of the
struggle and fell upon their ears like the
booming of cannon did upon the revelry at
kelgium's capital before Waterloo. 1t
caused a momentary thrill of anxiety,
then intense interest as to the true import
of the dread sound.
What are the NOn-Partisans going to
do?" has been asked thousands of times
In all the haunts of politicians during the
last few days; and now the answer comes
that they are going to assert the rights of
the respectable element of the city and
give the marauders chance to put to the
test the question whether couple or three
men shall seize the important offices Of the
city government and fill them with roll
suffers and primary-election rowGies.
In response to call from Mr.. Magee for
a meeting of the eighteen men whom he
selected last week from among the 10
members of the former convention thir-
teen solid and conservative men assem-
bed at 20 Montgomery street at o'clock
yesterday afternoon to discuss the advisa-
ticket.
OF the eighteen whom Mr.. Magee had
named. two were out of the city. A. S.
Halldie sent letter declining to take
part 10 the campaign on the ground that
his duties to the Mechanics Institute and
to the University of California required
all of bis time and attention. Mark Shell.
on also sent letter in which be wrote:
.,,o ;. tt,a Do csyo
delay this work this year until after the
two old parties nominate, and then, should
the names they present have the old Buck
ley, Crimmins and Kelly odor about them,
l viii be with you"
As Daniel Meyer was not in the city, his
brother was present to represent hiE.
Those who were present were Thomas
Magee, Joseph Britton, l.. A. Pease, VIII
liam J. Lowry, Charles A. LatOn, j. L.
MilIikeD. Charles Ashton, Benjamin Ro-
maine. William A. Schadde. Arthur F.
Bridge, p. G. GaIpin, Joseph G. Eastland
and Mfr. Meyer.
AS this meeting was merely ad visory it
was decided to hold an executive session.
Two hours were devoted to a discussion of
the situation, and it was found that the
almost unanimous sentiment was that
never before was there greater need for an
independent political movement in San
Francisco.
Only one man favored delay, and he
eventually withdrew from his position
and concurred with the others in the
opinion that prompt and decided action
was necessary. When the question was
put, therefore, it was voted without dis
sen;lng voice to go ahead at once.
The meeting, in accordance with the ur-
Outstanding with which the Nom Partisans
adjourned in 1892 selected nine m ore mem
bers of the committee. These gentlemen
will be waited upon ana asked to join the
movement. As some of them may, for
business or other reasons. decline to ae-
lively engage in the fight, the names were
not given out for publication. One of
them, Frank j. Sullivan. has accepted al
ready aud he is considered quite an ac-
QUESTION.
Chairman Magee was instructed to call
another meeting at his discretion.
After the meeting MIR. Magee said that
some of his Non-Partisan acquaintance
had taken him to task for not having
placed them on the committee. He wished
it to be stated that he was authorized to
name only eighteen in the ir,t place and
that no slight had been intended any OF
the other original 10 members. There is
no scarcity Of good men who want to lend
their services in this fight against avarice
and corruption. The committee could
readily be swelled in membership to 100 of
the best men in the city. Nor will there
be any lack of material for candidates.
The NoH-Partisans will be able to put up
good ticket, and it is the intention of
the committee to name only men whose
regulations will give solidity to the move
ment and assurance of the faithful per-
Torrance of the duties of the Offices to
which they may be chosen.
The committee will contain about an
even number Of Democrats and Repub bill
cans. At the meeting yesterday it was
found that Chairman Magee had selected
several more Democrats than memb ers of
the other party, and in making up the ad-
ditional list of nine the Republicans were
given the greatest number OF places.
The committee will be called together
again in day or two, and The convention
will get through with its work as fast as
is consistent with due elaboration.
As yet there has been little talk of prota-
bic candidates, and ii is not likely that
there will be any contention in the con-
vention. At present the sole aim of the
members of the committee is TO get good
men-meD who are not owned by the rail-