The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
W. w. Foote'S Name Was
Voted by a Heeler Early
in the Day.
TWO CONTESTS PROBABLE.
Moffitt, Fitzgerald and Laymanee All
Beaten in Their Own
Wards.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
Q02 Rrnadu uou Inna 3

AID Will not 60 as q delegate to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention.
When the returns were received at mid
night from all the county it was found
that the Foote-Laymance ticket had been
successful to the extent of electing twenty
of their delegates, leaving but fourteen for
Fitzgerald. As w. W. Foote is the dele
gate-at-large, Laymance has twenty dele
gates out OF a district convention of thirty
four
When 10 o'clock arrived one of the most
repulsive primaries ever held in Alameda
County came to an end. As all the heelers
and repeaters worked and carried the city
for Daggett it is useless for that faction to
deny that they received help from across
the bay. Wherever there was display of
dirty politics Daggett's ticket won, and
after all the talk of "clean" politics and
deceney the result was somewhat of a sur
prise.
One of the most amusing incidents of
the day, as well as one that called forth
the most vehement protest. was the voting
of W. W. Foote'S name by some unknown
person, so that when the well-known
Democrat appeared at the polls he was
refused permission to deposit his ballot.
The county went solid for Laymance,
with the exception of Temescal and Golden
Gate precincts, but their delinquency was
more than offset by the other precincts in
Oakland Township, and Laymance got the
delegates.
The Foote-Laymance ticket won in
Washington, Murray, Eden, Brooklyn
and Oakland townships; it also carried
the Fifth Ward and landed one delegate
in the Seventh.
The Daggett-Fitzgerald ticket carried in
the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth and secured
one delegate in the Seventh Ward.
Alameda laid the foundation of a pro-
test by opening q second ballot-box IN the
West End, but the regular election showed
g large majority for Laymance.
In the Third Ward there viii be con-
test, as there was only majority of 81
and the alleged stufing had been so great
that 70 men who wanted to vote were pre-
vented from doing so because their names
had already been voted. Chairman Lay
nance said tonight that he would issue
no credentials under these circumstances,
and so it is possible that Foote may have
won p out of the 35.
One of the most remarkable features Of
the primary was that each of the leaders
lost in his own ward. Foote and Moffitt
were beaten in the Third; r. NJ. Fitzger-
aid lost the Fifth; NJ. ]. Laymance only
carried one delegate in the Seventh.
The result in the Third Ward was rather
surprising, as Frank Moffi.t's delegate, W.
B. White, son of Postmaster White, was
defeated by vote of 1877 to las.
As the result was announced Mofitt an
nounced that it would be contested, and
he desired that the club roll, the ballots
and tally sheets should be carefully pre-
served for future use. He said the con-
test would be based on atfidavits setting
forth that enrolled Democrat had offered
their ballots, which were refused on the
ground that the name had been voted by
others, and that the ballot so cast they
could prove was for Mcdonald, while the
voter desired to vote for White.
Among the men whose names were
voted was that of w. W. Foote, the candi-
date for the National Democratic Conven-
ton. When he was informed that his
name was voted he was wild with rage and
declared that as he had not voted he
would place his ballot in the box. and he
did after he had further aired his views.
why, supposed everybody knew me"
he declared in his rage. "To think that
any set of election officers could be found
in this ward that would let another vote
my name is outrageous"
The total vote as tailed on the count
was 342 while the books showed 351 had
voted. The lack of nine votes was not ex-
planned by any of the board. 1t was said,
however, that forty-five ballots had been
placed in the ballot-box before voting be-
gan, and that the tally clerk checked off
that many names as he had the oppol tu-
nifty during the day. This would explain
how such well-known names as Foote'S
were marked as voted without any one
discovering the fact and interfering.
another peculiar thing abo ut the con-
test in the Third Ward was the intimacy
which had existed between the two oppos-
ing candidates. They have been like
brothers up to this time, but as the Eng
lish brothers wanted young White as the
Foote candidate he could not refuse, as
his father owes his appointment 20 w. B.
English, so he had to 60 in and oppose his
best friend.
It was midnight before the returns were
all in, but so great was the interest taken
in the fight by politicians OF all faiths that
a large crowd awaited the returns. AL
though Fitzgerald has large number of
friends and would probably have done
better had he not been aided by Daggett
and Jrish he could not survive under the
incubus.
Another point decided by the result is
that although the Laymance- ote-Moffitt
lection have lost some of their old-time
support in the city. their strength has in
creased in the county.
The great Democratic struggle, which
the State has been watching fora month,
is over, and the complimentary banquet
that was to have been given DaggetL in
the event of his success was not men,
toned after the result was known. Ala
media County has seen one "clean" Demo-
cratic primary and is not anxious for
another
The results of the poll at Park street
were:
Foote-Laymance ticket = a R. Baum, 149;