The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Indignation Because Judge Heb
lard Was Turned Down by
Mahoney.
HOW THE ROLL WAS STUFFED
Ludicrous Attempt to Impart Dignity
to a Gathering in the Name
of the F kris.

M artln Kelly wore brOad-gauge smile
last night as be surveyed the $50 people in
B'na1 Birth Hall, whom he had elected a
few days before at his patent. back-action,
reflex, duplex, ballot-muItiplying, pri-
mary election machine.
They smiled back at Martin because his
smile was an announcement to them after
the recent cruel decision of the Supreme
Court to the effect that the County Clerk
and few other important officials who
have the dispensation of large chunks of
patriotism were to retain their offices for
another two years.
Mr.. Kelly took a front seat at one side
OF the hall, while Senator Mahonev oc-
cupied seat at the other side. Both
glanced at the galleries and at the seats
around the hall, which were occupied by
Republicans who declined to follow Mr..
Kelly's storm-beaten banner. Then the
Senator proceeded to business and buzzed
something into the ear of this delegate
and that delegate. 1t was thirtv-ive
minutes after o'clock when G. a. Lau-
meister raped the faithful few to order.
W. A. Richardson nominated Henry L.
Kowalsky for the position of temporary
chairman. The we'll trained delegates
made the election unanimous and Mr..
kowalsky, with a shining silk hat in his
hand, assembled to the platform and made
q little speech
He began by saying without choking)
that the Republican party of San Fran
cisco was thoroughly and fully represent
ed in the convention before him.
The Republican party of this City re-
quires no boss" continued the ex-Iieuten-
ant-colonel. Martin Kelly, who was sit
ting in the front row, started violently and
blushed, but was treasured by Mr.. Kowal-
sky looking another way and blinking his
eyes at the nearest chandelier.
1--WE are here for harmony" he con-
tinued, feelingly, land extend the olive
branch to every Republican to come with
IN our ranks
There being no response to this hospit-
able invitation, William Laumeister was
selected as tenn porary secretary, and Mark
Kelly as sergeant-at-arms.
Several delegates murmured when the
office OF sergeanI-at-arms was mentioned,
and one exclaimed: 1--WE don't want no
sergeant-at-arms; there's only us here
But the sergeant alarms was appointed
nevertheless.
The following were appointed as a COM
mittee on credentials: e. B. Read, Joseph
Sparrow, J. B. Mcnamara, A. Hagenkamp,
William A>mussen, P. Hogan, Robert
Pyne, A. Durfee, P. A. Lund, Max Gold
berg, William Nj. Conklin Martin Lichteu-
Hanson.
Martin Kelly's name was the first in the
report of the committee on credentials
The report contained the names of several
score citizens who do not train under Mr..
Kelly, but the seats of the absentees were
flied with alternates who answered for the
missing men and thus prevented the oc-
currence OF any ugly gaps in the conven-
ton.
Proxies of men whose names had been
used at the primaries without their knowl-
edge or consent were numerous, and were
in the hands OF the faithful few who were
close to the boss.
Among the names reported by the COM
mittee on credentials was John D. Spreck-
els, and when his name was called some
one answered Present" but the effort
was too raw and burst of laughter from
the galleries followed the clumsy attempt
to stuff the roll.
This is only an illustration of the kim
dergarten methods pursued in the late
primaries. It appears that Messieurs
Kelly and Mahony failed to secure the
consent OF a sufficient number of Republi-
cans to allow the use of their names as
delegates. Hence the roll was stuffed
with the names Of two or three score Re-
publicans OF standing and political repute
to impart a tone of dignity to the political
fake.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittees:
Order of business-H. L. Curtis, J. Levi
Jr, William Lindop, William Thompson,
William Offermann, Dexter Moran, John
q. South, w. NJ. Cartwright, Andrew
hurry, NJ. McEvoy, M. Livingstone,
Charles II. Forbes. W. Nicholson, A.
Fromberg,. ]. G. Stevenson. L. B. Cole
man, ]. J. West, Luigi Tore. Joseph
Spohn.
Platform and rules-A. Ruef, ]. T. Car
roll, J. NJ. Ellenbrook, Joseph King, B. l.
Wren, J. w. Darragh, Edward Connolly,
G. s. Bartlett, 3. Gracier, W. S. Thorgood,
NJ. H. Wascerwitz, John D. polan, L.
Howe, a M. Pierson, G. II. Fehnemann,
II. Sheridan. CASTOR Straus, NJ. Anthony.
After a recess of ten minutes, the greater
part of which was spent In partaking of
refres hments downstairs, the committees
returned. The order of permanent bust
ness was partially reported as follows:
Permanent chairman, II. ?. Sonnrag;
vice-chairmen, Asa R. Wells and Carlos
G. Young; secret ary, a. j. Morganstern;
assistants, ]. W. McCabe, S. II. Beckett
aud Gus hartmann; sergeant-at-arms. j.
P. McQuaide.
Mr.. Sonntag excused himself from max
ing a speech, and Mr.. Wells followed suit.
Mr.. Kowalsky took the floor and the
occasion. there being nothing else in sight
worth taking Just then, and made speech
ON the purity of the judiciary. He wound
mo by. moving that the chair appoint
com ittee of five, consisting mainly of
pure attorneys, to select four names to be
presented to the convention as candidates
Tor the SUPERIOR judgeshiD.
Messrs. KowaIsky, Ruef, Forbes, Maho-
new and Carroll were appointed on the
committee. and after an absence from
the hall of not more than three minutes
returned and reported the names OF John
Hunt, E. d. Sawyer, John F. Finn and
Carroll Cook. :,
There were Kisses when Judge Hunts
name was read, and an indignant delegate
shouted. whats the matter with Heb
bard 2'
The cry twas repeated by several others,
and Mr.. Ruef made the explanation that
he had voted for Judge Hebbard, but that
the majority of the committee did not
want Hebbard.
Al this iuncture Martin Kelly claimed
the floor. and moved that the four gentle
men reported by the committee be de-
clared by exclamation to be the nominees
of the convention
The motion was carried with rush,
and Senator Mahoney announced TO the
chair haf he xvou1d nav the stIQltiRtjOQ