The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-21
LIVELY WRANGLE AMONG TRUSTEES
1t Was Over the Selection of Election
Officers.
Kent Said His List Had Been "Mon-
keyed With, and Pennish De-
clared His Was Stolen.

The City Trustees met Saturday morn
Ing 10 decide on the list of officers for the
precinct voting places at the coming city
election. ALI the members were present.
Everything had not, apparently. been
prepared to the satisfaction of some OF the
mem bers, for the board had no sooner
met than Devine moved that it adjourn
until O'Clock. Kent wanted to make IL
l O'Clock, but both propositions were
voted down.
Lawyer Charles I. Jones informed the
board that as he interpreted the law all
election officers should be on the county
assessment roll in order to be eligible to
serve.
The board proceeded to analyze the list
for the First Ward. but after Clerk Flint
had read few Of the names Kent de-
elared that his list had been tampered
with-that the names were not those he
had submitted on the preceding evening.
He said he would not submit TO being
bulldozed.
Pennish also had kick coming" He
said the list he handed in at the Friday
session had been lost, and he had no du-
plicate to otter.
Sparrow Smith was present on behalf
of the Citizens Association to ask the
board to do its duty and not allow officers
to be selected in the interests OF certain
candidates.
j. j. Vance, who claimed to represent
the Populists, got the board TO make
few changes. He was accused by Kent
with having "monkeyed" with the latter's
list. Kent declared that one OF Vance's
selections, ii. w. Wood, YVES not lit to
serve on any board.
Vance continued TO make his suggeS-
sions, and objected to Wahrattig. whom
Trustee Davis had put on his list as
Populisi, declaring that he WAS no longer
recognized as one of the faithful
Devine was in the air in moment, and
the way he went for Vance was q caution.
He Endorsed Wahraftig and said the latter
had never belonged TO piece club, the
inference being that Vance could not lay
claim TO exemption from that charge.
And so the thing went on. Bragg was
criticised for appointing 100 many Re-
publicans in his ward, and he retorted by
saying he had not been able to find
enough Democrats OF the proper caliber
there for election officers. w hat he was
after was TO get good, honest men.
Devine got hot when Democratic Com
mitteeman James Carroll accused him of
having selected a man who IS serving in
the County Jail. He soon made Carroll
admit that the latter had contounded his
selection with another OF the same name
Against Pennish's strenuous objection
the board took recess until l O'Clock.
He wanted the board to 60 ahead and
consider his list before adjourning, as he
had al i'm Important business engagement at
l O'Clock. His original list had been
spirited away by some one, and it was
impossible for him to reproduce it ex-
sctly. lie desired to be present when
action was taken in regard to his ward.
Lawton had voted with the majority to
take recess, and Pennish, shaking his
fist at him, said he did not think he
(Lawton) would have lent himself to such
trick.
Pennish then left the matter of his
ward in the hands Of John II. hatcher,
Jr., to look after it, and did not return at
l o'clock, to which hour the board had
taken it's recess. He said he would not
go back, even If no election proclame-
ton were issued.
At the hour named there WAS not a
quorum on hand, Bragg, Pennish. Tozer
aud DevIne being absent Devine had
gone down to the hall. but after ex press
ing his indignation at what be regarded
as the boards bad treatment OF Pennish,
he went away again. 1t looked as though
there was not going to be quorum, yet
il was the last day on which the Trustees
could act in the matter.
AT the request OF President Lawton
Davis offered a resolution directing that
police officer be sent out 20 arrest and
bring in the absentees. Before q vote
could be taken, however, ToZer entered
the hall, and then there was a quorum.
Several Republicans OF Pennish's ward
were there TO see that their party was
fairly treated, and list OF election OF
ficers was submitted in lieu of that w hich
Pennish declared had been wrongfully
disposed OF. This completed the BUSH
ness OF the board-after fashion.