The morning call., 1894-10-22
HOLD THE BOOKS.
That Is What Democrats
Will Do.
WILL NOT TRUST AL EVANS
Until They Canvass Precincts as
Allowed by Law.
ARRIVAL OF BUDD. AND JETER.
Non-Partisans Intend to Hold An.
other Big Observation-Disclosures
ocratic Arrangements.
WILL NOT TRUST! AL EVANS
ARRIVAL OF BUDD. AND JETER.

The nearer election-day approaches the
more the affairs of the Registrars office
seem to become complicated. Whether 1t
is the fault of the handsome young Regis
trar, who happens to be the brother-in-l law
of Boss Dan Burns, or of his autocratic
clerks is an open question:; but be thai as
it may, Mr.. Evans is just now playing The
role of political Ishmael
On every side the cold eye of suspicion
is cast upon him. The respectable element
in the Republican party scrutinizes his
every action with jealous eye lest some
move be made in the interest Of his
brOther-in-law, the boss.
Democrats are argus-eyed in relation to
any act OF his, and they see ID each move
some attempt to conduct official affairs in
partisan and Iigh-handed manner. In
both cases the suspicious are well
grounded. and it may be aptly said, as the
meetings of the Election Commissioners
will attest, that the registration office was
never conducted in such an exclusive and
selfish spirit as it is at present.
The Democrats displayed their HANDS
and showed their estimation of Evans
tactics on Saturday when the registration
closed. They refused TO man TO turn
over their "blsck books until each name
had been thoroughly canvassed under
party supervision. They wanted to make
sure that nothing was done to the books
in the wav of corrections until they had
satisfied themselves regarding the names.
Yesterday afternoon the Democratic
election officers met and discussed this
prGpos ton. Under the law they are
allowed until Wednesday to canvass the
L. D bfo
method has never been generally followed
out in the past the officials are going 10
assert themselves this year regarding it.
Andrew j. Clunie was present at yester-
days meeting and he advised all the off
cials to retain their 'black" books until
Wednesday. ln.the meantime he advised
that all the precincts be thoroughly gone
over and the registrations verified.
1t was reported that Of the 800 odd
books, nineteen had been turned 10, ana
that the holders of them had discounted
their warrants for pay tb a kearny-street
note-S Shaver. After some discussion it was
decided not to entrust the books to Reg
istrar Evans care until Wednesday and in
the interim men were appointed to can
yass the various precincts and go over the
names of the registered ones.
This decision was not by any means
approved at the Registrars office. Both
Mr.. Evans and his chief clerk, George
Lewis, maintained that it was absolutely
necessary to have these "black" books
turned in as soon as possible in order that
veriications might be made and the lists
prepared for the printer.
When asked when the full registration
returns would be In and ready for publi-
cation yesterday the Registrar said that it
would be impossible to finish any COM
pete returns before today.
II is not only the Democrats who are
watching with eager eyes the peculiar
a. oF fha pary o,,4 h n
Those who are interested in the election
of the portion OF the ticket which they
think is free from the taint of bossism
have kept a very close watch upon the
precinct registration. There has been
considerable stuffing done, beyond all
doubt, but not TO the extent it would have
been had the interested party mem bers
not taken an active part in the watch
which was kept over the registration. In
some districts names were signed which
were known by The very men who wrote
them down to be Illegal
Although 1t was impossible yesterday
to get any positive information from the
Registrar for the reason, as he said, that
he could not make up his returns, not
having received the books of the Demo-
cratic election officers, it was estimated
that the total registration would read
$500.
That there is a sore feeling in the Office
of the Registrar over the action of the
Democratic officials goes without saying.
But, on their side, the Democrats justify
their action by claiming the legal right to
withhold their books for three days, until
they make a personal canvass of the lists
OF names IN their possession. The exact
total Of registration will probably not be
known until Wednesday next.
The friends Of Congressman Mcguire
who compose the Mcguire Club met yester-
day afternoon in Judge Waiiace's court
in bo II oil
of making ARRANGEMENTS for a series of
meetings n the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict, not only in behalf Of Mr. Mcguire
but for the candidates for the Assem- bly,
Speeches will be MADE by the CONGRESSMAN
and his friends of the Assem- bly, districts.
and iE order to nave no conflict in dates of
speaking it was thought best to appoint
committee 10 arrange for everything.
Messrs. L. p. Il. Troy, James Gallagher
and John 2. Dunn were appointed COM
mittee to meet the legislative committee
and the campaign committee and make
suitable arrangements.
These are the times when the paupers
In the Almshouse and the patients in the
City and County Hospital are sought for
by the ardent candidate and the Regis
trar. The AImshOuse people have been
sworn In, and on Saturday Registrar
Evans and Clerk George Lewis went out
to the hospital and registered nearly 100
inmates. Dick" GOggin. who is clerk
in the hospital. took charge OF the work
The hospital Is in the Eighth Precinc
Of the Thirty-third District, and the pa
tients were sworn in and registered undel
protest from the Democra tic committee.
There also bids fair TO be trouble in the
Twelfth and Thirteenth Precincts of the
Thirty-seventh District located at South
San Francisco. The officials ran short of
blanks and in order TO accommodate ap-
picants made out registration papers on
sheets OF foolscap In the Twelfth Pre-
cinct three of these sheets were used and
in the Thirteenth seven. The papers viii
probably have to be passed upon by the
Election Commissioners this morning.
James I'll. Budd arrived in town yester-
day morning at II o'clock and spent part
of the afternoon at the headquarters in
The California Hotel. He is locking as
fresh as when he started out on his cam
paign tour several weeks ago and said he