The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-27
ALL INDEPENDENT
Voters Turn Out in Mass
Meeting.
CHEER THE NON-PARTISANS,
To Work and Vote for George
Williams.
JERRY THE PURE REpUDIATED.
They IndOrse Siebe and McNab,
the Non-Partisan Cam
didates.
JERRY THE PURE REpUDlATED.

| More than 500 of the independent voters
| OF the Twenty-four.h Senatorial District
| assembled in mass-meeting last night in
| California Hall, go Bush street, and ex-
pressed their views on the political stu
alton. They Endorsed the Non-Partisan
movement, denounced bossism and that
creature Of the bosses, Jerry Mahoney;
they pledged themselves to the unqualified
support of George II. Williams. indepen-
dent candidate for Sen ator. and the fol-
| lowing others:
John d. Siebe, NoD-Partisan candidate
for City and County Assessor.
James McNab. Non-Partisan candidate
| for Sheriff
| Il. L. Rigdtn, Nnn-Partisan candidate
for Coroner.
w. II. Phelps. independent candidate
for Assemblyman from the Forty-second
Assem- bly, District.
w. E. Lane, independent candidate for
! Supervisor, Sixth Ward.
| The following resolution was read and
| unan imouSy adoDted:
| WHEREAS, The Republican boss has seen fit
| 10 nominate his pet, Jerry Mahoney for SEN
| atOr from our district; and whereas such 4
man does not suit the voters OF this district
| his very calling being dsrepuLabie: therefore
| be IL
Res olted, That we the Independent voters of
| the Iwenty.fourIh Senatorial District, in mass
meeting assembled, do hereby indorse that
genial, wdrm-hearted man, George H. VIII
| Hams, as our choice for Senator from the
Twenty-fourth District and recommend him TO
the voters OF this district; and, be il further
ResolVeG. That W repudate the nomination
or Jerry Tie pure. also the impure, and tender
1HE MORNING CALL vote of thanks for its
action In showing To the people the keyhOle de-
tectve IN his true light.
James Hart was chairman of the meet
ing. and opened with short address
showing how Dan Burns had utterly dis
regarded the rights of the voters of the
district, had diSfTanckised them at the pri-
maries. and placed in nomination can
didate for Senator of whom the less said
the better. These DISTINGUISHED voters
had choice for Senator. which should
have been respected. and that was George
III. Williams, who would certainly be
elected. When the cheers which followed
had ceased, the chair introduced DR.. II. l..
RigdOn, Non-Pariisan candidate for Core
ner. He said that the best people hal
taken such stand on their rights that it
would make J impossible for the bosses to
override their wishes. He was the candi-
date for Coroner on the Nou-Partsan
ticket, subject to no boss, bound only To a
pledge 10 conduct his office, If elected, for
The Interests Of the people of San Fran
CISCO
As Mr.. Rigdon took his seat. a resoIu-
tod was introduced. and unanim ously
adopted. indorsing his candidacy.
John i. Smith was introduced as man
who had been on the Republican commit
tee when that committee was a credit to
the civ aud county.
Il served ior thirteen years on the
County Committee" exclaimed Mr.. Smith,
as an anti-bOss man, and I'm one yet.
wear noOody's collar but my own. Two
years ago the Non-Partlsan party sprung
up and did pretty good work. Again that
party has appeared, and on the 9th oil
November the bosses will see that the
Non-PartisaD parry has carried the day.
The people Of San Francisco have come 10
The conclusion that they want no more
one-man pow5r-they want no more
bcssism."
MIR. Smith spoke glowingly of his friend.
John ID. Siebr, and called upon the indie
pendenis TO vote for him. As for James
McNab, the candidate for Sheriff, he SAID
that he had been partner of his in bust
ness for the last eighteen years, knew him
pretty well and would continue as his
partner. He concluded by calling upon
all present to work for and vote the Nom
Partisan ticket
Mr.. Smiths speech was punctured with
cheers, and two resolutions ind0rsiug be
and McNab and pledging the votes of
thse present were unanimously adopted.
John j. Calish. independent candidate
for the Assembly from the Fortieth As
sembly District, said he had come down
from his own district to tell thevoters of the
Twenty-fourth Senatorial District what a
good man they bad in George II. Williams
He is the only representative man, said
Mr.. Calisa. running in the district. His
opponent Jerry Mahoney, was only put up
for the reason that he was the pet Of
Burns. He should be given the right
about and sent TO Tar Flat, where he be-
longed
Mr.. Calish depressed a few moments to
say tina; the independent voters in his dis |
trict had eXacted pledge from their can
didates for the next Assembly that they
would vote for George c. Perkins for SEN
ator, and in no event to vote for Mike de |
Young.
George Williams will win," Mr.. Calish |
concluded, provided that the roll is not |
stuffed too much. He has the voters; you |
get the suffers off the roll and you will |
elect him."
Three r0using cheers for Williams |
brought that gentlemen 10 the front and |
three more interrupt him. as he said he /
was In the fight to stay, notwithS standing |
the eansrds circulated to damage him by |
his political enemies
Il would rather stay in the fight, win or |
lose, he said. land keep the friendship |
nave in the district than all the money |
they could give me. l am in this fight not
wlthstandiDg anything they may say about !
me, and | am almost certain will win It,"
w. Il. Lane. independent candidate for
Supervisor in the Sixth Ward, made a
short address. and President Garrett of the |
National Club read the resolution in
dorSlng Williams and repudiating Ma
money, when was passed unanimously
volunteers were called for TO look after
precinct registration and dozen handed |
Ia their names to the secretary. With |
resolutions indorsing the candidacy of |
w: III. Phelps ami three more cheers fol-
Williams the meeting adjourned.