The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-10

HOUGHiN, IRISH And THE MARSHES.
An East Oakland Barber Found Dead in
the Streets Of the City at
Daylight.

Section 1402 of the election laws threatens
panic in the ranks of the Democratic and
| Republican parties in Oakland if the con-
| struction placed upon it by the City At
| torney is adhered to by the City Council.
| The section that is going to cause the
| trouble reads:
| When an election is ordered, the Board of
| Supervisors, or other board having charge and
control of elections in each of the counties and
! cities and counties of the State shall appoint
| tor each precinct, from the electors thereof
| whose names appear upon the last assessment
roll of said county or city and county, two in
spectors, two judges and two clerks, the in
spectors, judges and clerks to be selected from
| the two opposing political parties which cast
the greatest number of votes at the last general
election.
This showing would seem to give the
Populists and Nom artisans the naming
of the election boards, and a call was
made on City Clerk Tompkins yesterday
by committee of Populists, who de-
manded that they be represented on the
election boards.
City Clerk Tompkins has followed the
law as construed by the City Attorney, and
has addressed this circular to the secreta-
ries of the Peoples party and the Non-Par-
tisan City Central committees:
OAKLAND Cal. Feb. 9.
Dear Sir: 1nasmuch the election boards
for the municipal election TO take place on the
18th of March, 1895, shall be selected respect
lively from the two opposing political parties
which cast the greatest number OF votes at the
last general election, and it being conceded
that the Peoples party and the Non-Partisans
are the two parties entitled TO designate
the election officers for the approaching gen
eral election, have, therefore, to request you
to furnish me with list of names of those
from your party who are eligible to act in that
capacity in each of the different wards through
out the city, 50 that the Council may pass a
resolution calling said election. Would like
your list not later than the first of the follow
ing week as the council desires to pass said
resolution Monday, February %, 1898. In
making your selections please be good enough
to follow closely the provision of section 1142
OF the election law. Trusting you may respond
promptly remain respectfully,
J. w. TOMPKINs, City Clerk.
1t is possible that the two old parties will
insist on having representation on the
election boards, and if they do Oakland will
have two sets of election officers, for the
Populists and Non-Partisans will not sur
render an inch of ground allowed them by
law.
Not So Guilty As Officials.
The scavengers who were arrested at the
instigation of Colonel John p Irish and
charged with dumping garbage on the
Peralta-street marsh were before Police
Judge Wood yesterday morning and were
found guilty as charged, but Judge Wood
intimated that the scavengers were not as
guilty as the officials who had permitted
the dumping. The prosecuting attorney
thought there had been a clear violation of
the law on the part of certain officials, and
he proposes issuing complaints against
them. The case may develop into one of
more than usual Importance.
Another question also arises, and that is
What are the garbage men to do with their
loads after they gather them? Their only
garbage ground has virtually been barred
from them.
The whole question may also take on
another form before finally being settled
1t has been charged by certain Populists
of note, among them II. d. Hougham, who
is that party candidate for Councilman in
the Sixth Ward that Mr.. Irish is not sin
cere in his fight against dumping garbage
in the marshes; that he is not making the
fight for sanitary reasons, but to benefit
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. Hougham said:
''The whole fight on the part of John ?.
Irish is to keep those streets down there
from being graded to the water front, and
he knows that this dumping of garbage in
there will finally result in the banking up
of the streets and their being made thor
oughfares to the water 'front.'
1.-THE reason Mr.. Irish does not want that
garbage in there is because the railroad
company does not want it there.
Now, | have been in this town forty
years, and gave the city in that end of
town the land through which it could
find four open streets TO the water, and l
would like to see the streets Open"
A Constable Called Down.
In the trial of Chinese lottery case yes
terday before Police Judge Wood Con,
stable Page was called down very sharply
by the court, and in way he will not soon
forget.
Constable Page was seated alongside
Attorney Tom Bradley, who was defend
ing the Chinese, and Judge Wood thought
he detected Page offering suggestions to
Bradley. Presently, the court said:
Mr.. Page, are you assisting the defense
in this case?"
mo, sir said the constable.
At this point Attorney Bradley arose
and stated he could see no reason why the
court should object if he did so. 'sMr. Page
is not an officer of this court, said Bradley
The court answered quickly: "He is a
peace officer of this county, and as such it
is very unbecoming, to say the least, for
him to help out the case where a man is
charged with crime against the law. He
must desist from any further suggestions
to the counsel for the defense"
Mr.. Bradley retorted that Page had
nothing to do with the case and no inter
est whatever in the matter; "but, y added
Bradley, 81 can't see why he has not the
right to assist in selecting the jury if he SO
desires"
Judge Wood then said with considerable
decision in his tone: "0tfcers cannot be
allowed to assist in defending criminals
They are barred from practicing law"
Then Constable Page got up and hastily
sought the outside corridor, where the at
mosphere was cooler.
AT the Marlborough.
Nellie McHenry, the queen of farce-com-
edy, is the next attraction at the Maedon-
ough Theater. She viii appear in "a
Night at the Circus, commencing Monday,
February Is, for three nights.
The great Hermann viii be seen at the
Macdonough February II, % and % and
Saturday matinee.
For the week of February % Manager
Cook has booked the distinguished trag-
edians, Warde and James.
The sale of seats for the Nellie McHenry
engagement begins Tuesday, February 19
Made Big Haul.
Two young toughs, James Clark and