The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02
THESE FOUR WILL SCAN THE POLL LISTS.

IS over Co. years of age, hale and hearty.
He has become capitalist through long
life of activity. As school principal, City
superintendent, State Superintendent, City
superintendent again, authorof a history
of the schools, author of the Denman
medal fund, member of the Board of SUI
pervisors, and more recently candidate for
the Legislature, he has been in the public
eye for larger part of half century.
Albert E. Castle, the short term Repub-
ican, was born in San Francisco August
%. 1861 He was educated in this City,
and principally in the public schools. He
has been connected with the firm known
as Castle Brothers, importers of tea and
coffee and dealers in California dried
fruits, since his eighteenth year, and
since his fathers death three years ago
has with his brother, Arthur ii. Castle,
conducted the business. He is past presi-
dentof the Alcatraz Parlor of the Native
Sons of the Golden West. Since he at
tanned his majority he has been q delegate
to almost every Republican State conven-
ton, and was a member of the executive
committee of the State Central Committee
during the Markham campaign. He held
offices IN the Union League for five years,
serving as its Yice-president and president.
This is the first political Office Mr.. Castle
has held and he says he has no aspirations
in that direction. He believes that the
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insure a fair count and an honest election.
Speaking of the other members of the
commission he said he considers the COM
mission a strong one and believes it will
work tremendously in the interests of
good government.
The impression is pretty general that
the new commission will appoint Registrar
Hinton secretary. strong pressure Will
be brought to bear on Mayor Sutro to IN
terfere with the appointments to the posi-
tons of that body, and induce them to
select j. II. Dill, who was himself a can
date for member of the commission as sec
rotary. But it is claimed that the Mayor
will refuse to recommend any one, and is
personally friendly to- Hinton, as are
Castle, Denmap and Wellln. 1t is thought
that if the Democrats get the secrctaryshlp
with Hinton, the Republicans will be con-
coded the presidency of the commission,
and in that case it would probably go to
Albert Castle, and that the two minor
places will be divided between the Repub-
licans and Populists, in order to make the
administration thoroughly non-partisan.
The question of making a contest of the
new law will be considered both by its
friends and the politicians who are opposed
to it.. A contest may be begun in several
ways.
Auditor Broderick can refuse to audit
the first warrant of the new officers.
Broderick was personally friendly to
Phelan, but is bitter enemy of P. N.
Wellin, the representative of the labor ele-
ment. But Creswell is a great friend and
admirer of Wellin. Then the new law
is so popular and there is such strong
public sentiment in its favor that it
would be considered very invidious posi-
ton for any one to take stand against it.
as Mr.. Broderick would have to do. So the
question may not be raised in that way.
A in
have talked of raising a contest was 10
have Peter McGlade, the Deputy Registrar,
refuse to recognize his dismissal and man.
damus the Auditor to pay his salary. But
the Commissioners have discovered a
means to stop that. If Mr.. Hinton is not
Clerk of the Board he is certainly the
Registrar and they will simply request
him to make removal.
So unless a contest is raised by the old
Commissioners or Mr.. Hinton, who would
have to take the consequences of the I'M
popularity of the action, the law is apt to
stand unchanged until the next primary
election, and possibly by that time the
people will think ID bad move to disturb
such satisfactory institution as 1t may
be shown to be-
There is no doubt that the members OF
the two commissions and Mr.. Hinton will
seriously consider whether it is not ad-
visable to bring on a friendly contest TO
settle the question now so as to
avoid possible inconvenience and
trouble in the future.
TO the hopes the people of Los Angeles
entertain of a large increase in the popula-
ton of their city in the near future is as
cribed the cause of the incorporation into
| the law of the clause that it is claimed
makes it unconstitutional. The law was
originally properly drawn for cities having
| a population of over 100, 900 by the Citizens
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ers, who introduced the bill, encountered
considerable opposition on the part of the
| Los Angeles delegates. They expected
that Los Angeles would have population
of 100000 within two years, and did not
want the law to apply to that city. In
order to facilitate its passage by obviating
the opposition, Powers raised the figures
| to 100, 600. The classification act does not
provide for cities of 10000 class.
James D. Phelan was seen last night
| with regard to what some people term the
turning of him down" by the Mayor.
ST was not offered the position by the
Mayor and therefore did not decline it,
he said. 1.-THE Mayor introduced the SUBJ
ject by sending for me last week, but we
discussed the fitness of candidates, and
| believe the board selected is very good
! one. I consider the work of the new
Election Commission the most important
in the City government and have written a
paper on the subject, which was published
| by the Citizens Defense Association.
Therefore, if the position were offered me
l could not have consistently declined it.
81 hope the law will be declared consti-
tutional and the new board begin at once
to select precinct officers for their fitness
and honesty, without respect to the rec
concentrations of the political organiza-
tions.
Il believe the political parties will be
satisfied if the precinct officers do their
strict duty, for heretofore the political
battles have been fought for control of the
perjured scoundrels who count your and
my vote. Hereafter let us hope that the
campaign will be one of discussion of great
questions and be decided by majority
vote fairly cast and counted. Good men
and good measures should engage the ac-
tivities of political parties. and not the
control of the polling booths. This result
will be brought about by the new law"
81 think that the selections made by the
Mayor are excellent" said Max Popper in
speaking of the appointments last even
ing. "As far as the Democratic appointees
are concerned, / am convinced that they
are representative men who have the con-
fdence of the party. The Mayor used con-
siderable judgment in his choice, leaving
no room for the display of any possible
| factional feeling. In regard to the Repub-