The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
L. P SONNTAG FOR MAYOR
The Mahoney.Kelly Convention
Easily Carried Through Its
Slated Programme.
The Entire Ticket Nominated in One
Short Evening Under the Baton
of Twin Bosses.

| 1He MdnODey nelly convention con-
cluded its labors last evening in B B'nai
Birth Hall. There was no hitch in the pro-
gramme until the end, when an ill-advised
delegate moved for an adjournment sine
die, causing Mahoney to raise his voice for
the first time during the evening, crying
out:
"Sine die, neverI Adjourn to the call
of the chair
The amendment was carried.
In the regular order of business came up
the question of reconsidering the nomina-
ton of Babcock for Superintendent of
Schools, but instead of taxing this up, on
motion OF Kowalsky tn at part of the order
OF business was laid over.
Nominations for School Directors were
| made as follows:
Charles II. Hawley, John T. Redmond, D. s.
Burnett, DR.. C. T. Deane, DR.. E. H. Lake, An
| Knox, Charles Dillon, J. T. Clark, A H. KAY
| ton, Lincoln Sonntag, Phil Hammond and Dr.
/ Ii. L. Curtis.
Chairman Sonntag appointed the follow
ing committee to consider the names of
Ruef, Keefe, Brown, Mahoney, Coffey and
Reed. 1t took them but few moments
to report as follows:
Thomas R. Knox, stenographer, and Marc
Anthony, attorney. for the unexpired term
]. C. Burnett, electrician; J. F. Clark. me-
NJ Dillon, engineer; Dr.. &. F. Deane, hysfs physis
clan; Charles A. Hawley, bookkeeper; A
| Harold Kayton, musician; DR.. E. H. Lake,
physician Andrew McElroy, contractor; John
| T. Redmond, accountant; Lincoln Sonntag,
| merchant
Attorney Ruef of the committee on plat
| forms and resolutions reported back favor
ably OH the resolutions antagonistic to
the importation of convict-labor-m
goods. In regard to the resolution re-
garding the establishing of 'poor FARMS
and that pledging the candidates for SUI
| pervisors to sustain reduction of 25 per
cent in the gas rates, an adverse report
was made
Nominations for the Office of Police
Judge was next programmed.
| Secretary Morgenstern placed in nomi-
nation Charles H. Forbes NJ. II. Wascer-
witz nominated Judge James A. Camp
bell, E. B. Reed nominated Judge Joa-
chimsen, Attorney Ruef nominated Judge
| Charles A. Low.
Charles B. Stone was the only candi-
| date presented for Superintendent of
| Schools, he being placed in nomination
| by J. ]. West. Colonel Kowalsky with
drew the name of Babcock, who was
| rendered the nomination last week, and
Stone was nominated by acclamation
| The following were nominated for JUS
tice of the Peace: T.. E. Cardell, G. E.
| Groezinger, A. T. Barnett and James E.
Barry.
The ominations for Supervisors moved
along smoothly until the Ninth Ward was
reached, when two names, @. E. Pierce
and John E. McDougall, were presented,
the latter securing the plum.
| There were four nominees for the Ten tn
| Ward: Charles J. Yaeger, NJ. J. NJ McBride,
M. w. Coffey and Joseph Gaillard. The
latter carried the day
| Following is the order in which the
names were presented:
| First Ward-Captain John Havs
Second Ward-Hon. jeremiah Brewer.
| Third Ward-Sergeant S. Morton.
| Fourth Ward-Dr. w. c. Eidenmuller
| Fifth Ward-Simon Seymour.
| Sixth Ward-W. z. Lane.
| Seventh Ward-Dr. Peter A. Kearney.
| Eighth Ward-Frank P. Worth.
Ninth Ward-G. E. Pierce and John E. Nc
| Dougall.
Tenth ward-Charles J. Yaeger, NJ. j. Nc
| Bride, M. w. Coffey and Joseph Gaillard.
| Eleventh Ward-B. f. Baumeister
| Twelfth Ward-Harry A. Williams.
| The convention then took up the
nomination for Mayor, Attorney Ruef
presenting the name of H. P. Sonntag.
| There were no other names before the
house and the conventions chairman
bowed his thanks.
Henry Martin was nominated for the
unexpired term of Treasurer.
| Ruef caused a resolution to be passed
nominating James w. Burling for Sheriff.
| w. S. Barnes for District Attorney, w. J.
Hawkins for Coroner, Max Brooks for Re-
! corder. Dave Almon for County Clerk and
| l.. B. Lippert for Public Administrator in
the event of the Supreme Court reversing
! tne decision in the case of Kane VS., the
Board of Election Commissioners