The morning call., 1894-09-19
FOUR MORE NAMES
Added to Non-Partisans'
Committee.
STEWART MENZIES ACCEPTS
Members Express Their Views
on Endorsement.
WHAT THEY AIM TO ACCOMPLISH
1t Is Thought the Non-Partisan
convention Will Meet Before
the Republican.

the real estate firm of O'Farrell & Co., and
Captain Stewart Meuzies.
Captain Menzes agreed to 90 on our
comml tee day" SAID Thomas Magee
yesterday. land [ consider his accession
greatly strengthens the Non-Partisan
movement. He served in the Board of
Supervisors and was the man who started
the Little Pete investigation. which
made so apparent the methods pursued by
Buckley.
Other members of .he committee are
suggesting means to ill up the commit
tee Of eighteen, and l would be wiling 10
wait week, if by So doing we can secure
other men as good as Menzes. We tried
to get George Gibbs. but his duties in con-
nection win the \. NJ. {. A. and the State
Institute for the Care of the Feeble
Minded are so many that he did not
feel that he could undertake the additional
work required in connection with the Non
PARTS an movement.
- shah call the committee of eighteen
together Thursday" continued Mr.. Ma
gee, who added The feeling is growing
that we should indorse good men. There
are several good Supervisors in the present
board. and men who have proved good Off
GERS ought to be retained. County Clerk
Haley, for Instance, ought to be re-slected.
He is the first man in years who has kept
hs pledge to run his Office within the sum
appropriated.
''Ther4 IS some talk of renomin atlng
Ebert for mayor, but we have given DO
promise to renOminate him. and | have no
idea of his prospects. He has lot to my
knowledge sought denomination. He
has not spoken TO me about il, nor have
of frta
nomination. We are bound by no Iro,n-
ises to any one, and We shall make no
promises. l believe the men whom the
Non-Part san convention will place in
nomination viii be the best named in the
city, members Of our convention will pledge
themselves to ask no favor OF any of the
candidates. either Tor themselves, their
relatives or their friends.
eff the Republicans and the Democrats
could be SO pledged it would be good
thing for the city. but do not think that
can be accomplished"
MIR. Magee stated that an old friend of
his had requested him to use his influence
10 have his name Endorsed by the Nom
Partisan convention for a msm Der of the
BoaTd Of Equalization, but that he had re-
fused TO take any action in the matter, as
the members of the committee wished TO
have the convention entirely free from
any strings or wires which would in any
way hamper its usefulness and freedom
Of action.
Continuing he said 1.-The time Tor the
calling of the Nou-Partisan convention has
not been settled, but l suppose our con-
ventOn will meet before the Republican
convention does"
Ills is in line with the generally ex-
pressed belief that D. NJ. Burns VIII delay
the meeting of the Republican convention
until after that Of the Non-Partisans has
completed its work.
In conclusion. Mr.. Magee said: "The
indications are that the Non-Partisans will
in dorse for re-elec ion good men who now
hold flee. As to what may be done with
reference 10 candidates nominated by
other parties | do not know. Any in
hdence which can be exerted by Us toward
the nomination of good men will be used"
The impression prevails that the Nom
ParLisans Will indorse nominees of other
parties who are recognized a The best men
for he Office In this connection Arthur
(. Bridge said: "Of course 1t is for The
convention to say whether we shall iudorse
any of the Candidates named by any of the
political parties. Personally, | see no
reason why We should not accept the name
OF a good man who happens to receive the
nomination of some other party. Ours is
not party movement but is one for good
government.
When a man has done well l think we
should strive to retain him in office" said
Charles Ashton; but as for the indorsing
Of the candidates Of other parties. I am
not prepared to favor such a course, al
though l will not say that l am altogether
opposed to such action. Some years ago |
was connected with another movement
which had The same object in view as that
which the Non-Partisan committee has
the good government Of this city Sinner
visors VINO were nominated by other par
ties gave their pledges u Us. and when
elected deliberately broke them. They
gave as an excuse that they did not owe
their election TO us. If we should indorse
candidates now they might do the same
thing and declare that they were elected
by the Republicans, the Democrats or the
Populists. as the case might be, and re-
fuse TO fulfill any pledges made toIthe Non
Partisan convention in behalf Of good
government"
Mr.. Ashton smoke highly of County
Clerk HaIey's regime, and thought that a
man who had kept his pledge to restrict
his expenditures within the sum appro-
pirate should be renominated.
AS to the mayoralty be thought Sutro
would poll heavy vote, but declared that
he had fears that $50 many tickets will
be out for Mayor that the scarecrow of
O'Donnell will threaten the city,"
He did not know whether Mayor Ellert's
came wonid come before the convention
for denomination or not.
Benjamin Romano thought that it was
too early to state what course would be
the wisest for the convention TO pursue.
and c. l.. Pesse desired to wait until the
convention hid been fully anzed be-
fore expressing IN orinioD. w. j. Lowry
took the same position as Mr.. Pease.
1.-THE policy pursued two years ago was
to take good men where we could find them
on the other tickets. ] favor doing so this
wear and believe that such will he the
course adopted by the Convention" said
c. A. Latcn. Our movement is not for
political preference, but for good govern
meGt and if we are satisfied that any of
the Oh inees of either party are the men
we want, men who will give us a good,
honest, business like administration OF
the affairs OF the city and county,