The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-07

ballots had been counted up TO midnight.
The men who watch the districts and
know most of the voters drew their con-
illusions from personal observation as the
voters approached the polls during the
day, but forecasts taken in that way are
misleading and many varying opinions
were expressed. The Non-Partisans and
Democrats were both very confident that
they had won IN most of their contests.
The McNab men were par ticularly well
pleased with the way things shaped them
selves during the day and last night they
predicted that he would win. But in the
p0oirooms Whelan was offered at even
money against the field.
j. NJ. Klein, candidate for Supervisor in
the First Ward, was thought to have the
best of Joe King. The latter made des-
parate fight. but the Klein men were con
fident they had him beaten. Nothing,
they said. could prevent it unless the op-
position 20 the A. P. A. had turned the
tide OF events Klein accepted the lndorse-
ment of the A. 2. A. and King used that
fact for all there was in it. Klein is not a
member of the organization. but it chose
him in preference to King and he did not
spurn the prefer of its strength. The
wisdom OF his course cannot be guessed
until the ballots are counted. Last night
at Bill Bendts saloon. where King is
strong. it was conceded that Klein's pros
poets for election were very good.
Considerable doubt was expressed as to
the election of bailey, but, as before
stated, there was nothing upon which to
base presumption of his defeat It was
thought last nightthe contest would prove
10 have haan alOca Tho Enrrr me N
were as anxious as the followers of HALEY.
The most prevalent opinion as to the
Mayoraty was that Sutro was leading,
with Ebert next. O'Donnell. in spite of
his Endorsement by the bosses and the
railroad, was put down as a beaten man.
| Still, the hackers of each candidate claimed
| the victory ana will continue to claim ii
until the ballots are all counted.
| The friends of Mayor Ebert believe that
the solid business men of the city had
| poled heavy vote for him and that the
count would upset all the calculations
based on tue noisy claims of his op.
| ponents. O'DOnnell men were not in the
least cast down by frequent assertion that
he had lost and they offered odds that
be would win. In the chaotic condition
of public opinion it was impossible to ar
rive at reliable estimates in any of the
municipal contests.
Late last night The Democrats were de.
poring the failure of the State Central
Committee to have warrants for the arrest
of suffers In the first of the Forty second
and the second of The FOrty-third districts.
| They said that in the latter precinct sixty
Mahoney suffers voted, who would no,
have been permitted to do so if the war
rants had been on the ground. The Police
| Department took an especial in crest in
this. Ia addition TO the policeman
who stood at the booth and took
the order Of Mahoney, Detective
! Dan C0ffey's malign influence was lent 10
| the suffers. He stood at the booth fol-
| several hours, and until some one told the
| Chief of Police that he was there TO in
/ timidate the officers and voters. The Chief
! took occasion to visit the booth during the
| day, and, when he went away, Coffey
went with him. Several times during the
day the precinct was visited by officers
| from the Central station, and once last
night they cleared the crowd away from
the voting place on Stockton street, near
| Market.
The news that Budd was running ahead
III alouic0a onQ COunt leS sci
the Democrats at State headquarters wilu
with delight, and when the announcement
that he was more than meeting expecta-
! tions in the city came in they declared
that he was sure of election. The south
of Market street surprised even the Demo-
Gratis, as III some precincts the count, as
far as it had progressed, showed that Budd
| was running far ahead of Es.ee.
The opinion was freely expressed that
this unexpected advantage scored by the
Democrat was due to the viculent attack
that had been made on him by the railroad,
which convinced the voters that the
| corporation was extremely anxious to de.
feat him. The people of the city are
against the railroad and they took this oc
casion toShow it.
In the snipowners' district Mcguire:
vote fell short of that of Budd OIL account
of certain bills he introduced at the las
Congress in the interest of the Coas
Seamen's Union, but the aut-railroaC
sentiment was too strongly in his favor L
permit him to be seriously hurt.
Judge Mcguire in speaking of the cleo
ton Yesterday said that it was the inten
ton of the men who had interested them
selves in the effort to prevent 5tuffing l.
prosecute 100 suffers if they could b.
caught.
'The trouble has BEEN" said be, "tha
these matters are dropped after election
If that had not been done two years az
we would not have bad the trouble we ar
having to-day. If we punish large nun
Der of these men now we will be able t
have fair election two years hence. |
will not do to say that the men who iusli
, gate these offenses are the ones VIII
should suffer. 1t is more difficult to catcl
such men than it Is to catch the meu VIII
actually do the voting. and because W
can't catch the big fellows is no reason
why we should let the small ores 90.
The candidate for Congress seemed cor
fident of his own election, and spoke NJ
on his own behalf but in referen nee to tn,
general corruption prevalent in the pol
tics of the city.
) The TALE OF THE TOTALS.