The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-06
NOW FOR BATTLE.
Everything in Readiness
for the Fray.
INTENSE INTEREST FELT.
Non-Partisans and Democrats
Armed for Suffers.
McNAB LEADS HIS OPPONENTS.
Republicans Express Confidence
That Estee Will Carry the
State, With Votes to Spare.
McNAB LEADS HIS OPPONENTS.

stand the test Of an investigation before
Judge Wallace, and the crooked work
which has been going on in the twenty
fourth Senatorial District was brought to
light. 1t was no news that the district lad
been stuffed. The only difficulty was to
get hold of tangible evidence. Yesterday
1t was secured and the Registrar and j. ii.
Mahoney, decisively called Jere the Pure,
are in a bad box, as fully detailed in an
other column.
The excitement was intense all through
the day, but this bit of exposure of cor
ruption was the bon mot of the day. Dan
Burns and his men are brought to the
point of desperation. Their only hope is
that they yet may be able to vote the 5000
suffers whom Evans and MahOney are en-
deavoriDg to shield. But that hope is vain.
The NOn-Partisans are alert and aggres-
sive, and il any collision between the
Democratic and Republican election Off
GERS is attempted as arranged, the suffers
will be arrested and sent to San Quentin.
Evans himself is Scared-.righ tened for
his pals, uneasy for other reasons. His
efforts to injure the chances of the candi-
dates on opposing tickets by shifting their
names about on the official ballot indicate
the eXtremjties to which he has been
pressed. The attorneys who are engaged
by the Non Partisan and Democratic
parties 10 press the investigation before
Judge Wallace's court will have some
awkward questions to ask Mr.. Evans.
Among other things, he will be asked to
explain why he placed on the ticket the
name of John Heenan as 2 candidate Tor
District Attorney, when he had been off,
cially notified that Heenan was not run
ming for that or any other Office.
In fact men who cOuQtPOaQc6 the Stuf-
fing of rolls don't ike court inquiries.
That's why Evans is badly ratified. When
aD officer entered the Supreme Court yes
terday ana said to Mir. Evans, Judge
Wallace wants you." the ford face of the
Registrar changed to lighter hue. he
Immediately consulted his attorney. Short
ridge, and then said to the officer, Tell
his Honor l will be there in few mo-
menls." The reply was that Judge Wal
lace wanted him at once, and Evans again
sought the ear of Shortridge.
Alter brief consulta ton the two started
for the City Hall, Mr.. Evans visibly per-
turbed, his legal adviser looking serious.
The business was not what ii was expected
To be and the cloud passed over. But Bar
clay Henley is camping on Evans trail and
the Registrar is lkelv 20 fud that trifling
with the rights Of candidates and voters is
calculated to make the official life not a
happy one.
c. E. Ayers. who was nominated by the
Populists for Assessor was also somewhat
disturbed Yesterday. Some days ago, ne
says, man entered his Office and asked if
he would not withdraw in consideration of
deputyship and a good round sum in
cash. He replied that nothing could in
duce him TO withdraw. Yesterday he re-
ceived the following letter:
Mr.. c. z. Auer-SIR: Since you positively re-
fuse to withdraw from the fight for nice con-
sideration and deputyshp you must take what
comes. We want you out of the way, aud will
don't drop out Of the fight before that time.
Consider it before it is too late. Yours.
ONE OF THREE.
The letter was bluff, of course, but Mr..
Ayers didn't like it and announced his in
teDtion to give it to the Chief of Police,
and ask that an effort be made to ascer-
tain who wrote II.
An unusual and significant spectacle
was witnessed Portsmouth square, OPP
posite the old CITY Hall, last night. The
lodging houses of the Forty fifth and Forty
third districts have been stuffed, SO that
there was not rOoE enough in them for
the voters AS consequence they had to
seek the open air, and they assembled in
large numbers in the square, where they
loafed about and held mysterious con-
ferences. The square was we'll filled with
them and served as a convenient rem
devious.
No longer is there any attempt TO con-
ceal the fact that Burns and Buckley have
entered into compact by which the Re-
publican boss is to sell out local nominees
for lack of support on the part of the
Democrats in this city of Budd tor Gov
ernor. Tickets have been issued for th g
Police Department and the push" tt
Yoe and they have the name of O'Don-
nell for Mayor at the top of the list. The
tickets are issued by Numbers. that is, the
candidates to be voted are indicated by
the official ballot number, instead OF by
name. Similar instructions have been is
sued to the Fire Department. How kindly
Republicans will take 10 this kind OF poll
tics on the part of Dan Burns remains to
be seen. Yesterday there was loud CON-
plant on the part of the candidates who
are not on the combine ticket, and it is
predicted that they will retaliate by voting
the plete Non-Partisan ticket
The rooms of the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee at the California Hotel
were thronged last night with challengers,
who came TO get their chaleng e- books
The committee has had large Oody OF
men at work for some time past canvass
ing the districts and making lists of all
persons illegally registered. These lists
have been copied into tie challenge books
in such way that as SOON as would-be
voter an nouaces his name the challenger
may turn to it and see at a glance whether
or not the elector is entitled TO vote. If he
is down ID the book as a suffer he will be
instantly challenged and arrested.
Some friction occurred In the work of
assigning the men, as Andy Cluuie wanted
to send them where the committee needed
ehaliengeIs most and the men Insisted or
being assigned to their own districts
Some of them refused to 60 into strange
districts and Clunie found his task any.
thing but a pleasant one. The distribu.
ton of books took up great deal of time
and it was late before the crowd Trimmed
out
Similar work was being done at the Non
Partisan headquarters. The campaign
committee met in executive session anC
transacted considerable business. The
Non-Pariisans are thoroughly aroused
Their watchers and challengers are re
liable men who have volunteered thei
services and are personally known to thu
members of the committee. They know
that an attempt is to be made TO v0t
suffers and TO count In the candidates o
the Bosses and they will go to the poll
determined to prevent fraud and to secur
the punishment of all who attempt 1t.
1t was a noteworthy fact that while tn
headquarters of the Democratic and Non
Partisan parties were in state of bustl
and pre- paration for war upon suffers an,
fraud, the rooms of the Republican mana
gers were quiet and almost deserted. n
steps have been taken by the party o
Burns to look after the suffers, and n
better evidence of the activity of Al Evan
in the Registrars Office in behalf of hi
br0ther-ln-law Burns could be asked tina
this simple fact. The rolls contain 800
suffers. That has been demonstrated b.