The San Francisco call., 1896-10-01
POPUL|STS NAME
D|MOND FOR MAYOR
Buckley's Fine Hand Again
Manipulates the
Convention.
Sutro Resigns as Supervisorial
Nominee From the Twelfth
Ward.
ROGERS w1THDRAWs HIS NAME
Mcdonald for Superintendent o.
Streets = Big Row Over At.
tempted Stuffng.
Mayor-Joseph /. pfmond.

Third Ward, Geo. D. Gillespie; Second Ward,
Emile Kehrline; First Ward, Henry Huppert;
Twelfth Ward, John NJ. Reynolds.
Superintendent of Streets-D. A. Mcdonald.
The Populists met in convention at
their tent last night to make nominations
for local officers. AS a result the whole
body is now safely and lovingly in repose
in the welcoming arms of Christopher A.
Buckley. Big Joe Dino nd was nomi-
mated for Mayor amid the most intens e
enthusiasm. After the convention ad-
journed the delegates simply fell upon
one another's neck in the eXuberance OF
their Joy at the way they had managed to
''eIude" the bosses.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Daywalt and the following ad-
ditional candidates were reported on
favorably by the investigating committee
Justice OF the Peace. @. Floyd and j.
w. Forman; City and County Attorney,
II. T. Creswell; Surveyor, Robert Munich;
School Dlrectors-Dr. ]. G. Crawford, J.
H. Wiley and William Cannon; Sheriff,
A. Decourtieux; Supervisors Third Ward,
P. N. DeIany; Seventh Ward, Charles
Grambarth; Sixth Ward, Fred w. Pot
ter.
Balloting was begun to select Super
visor from the Eighth Ward. There were
two candidates. DR.. C. D. Cleveland and
f. M. Malloy. Cleveland received 49 votes
to his opponents 45 and was declared the
nominee.
DR.. W. N. Griswold asked that '.B. D."
or '.R. D." representing either Buckley
or Rainey Democrat, be placed after the
name OF all Democratic candidates. This
original suggestion aroused great excite
ment, but was not acted upon.
John NJ. Reynolds aroused the audience
to a high pitch of excitement by suddenly
rising and shouting that an attempt was
being made to stuff the delegation be-
hind him with persons not members of the
convention. The chairman instructed the
sergeant-at-arms to prevent this customary
political proceeding.
Supervisorial candidates from the Sew
enth Ward were Joseph Asbury Johnson
and James Ryan. Loud cheering fol-
lowed the announcement that Johnson
had received 102 votes to Ryan's 1, and
was therefore the nominee.
There were four candidates from the
Sixth Ward-Charles Schaffer, f. W. Pot
ter, w. E. Lane and Fred Eaton. After
the first ballot, which was not decisive,
Lane dropped out. Neither was the Sec
ond ballot satisfactory, and Schaffer was
withdrawn. The fight then lay between
Potter, Populist, and Eaton, reputed to
be a Buckley Democrat. Eaton received
45 votes and Potter 48. There were loud
cries of Eaton having been counted out,
and the roll was called. The vote was
found correct as stated, and Eaton was
the loser.
George Harry, chairman of the Thirty
first delegation. rose and yelled that
Buckley had packed the house. He
tions" in their integrity. A riot was only
avoided by Daywalt's skiilfnl handling of
the mallet.
DR.. ]. S. Stone, having no opponent
from the Fifth Ward, was nominated by
acclamation. The same was true of G. w.
Pope, candidate from the Fourth Ward.
George d. Gillespie, candidate from the
Third, received SO ballots to o. N. De-
laney's 2. This called forth cheers.
Emile Kehrline was nominated from the
Second Ward by acclamation, and in the
first Henry Huppert defeated Steven
Sangninetti by vote OF So to 15.
Adolph Sutro sent in his resignation as
nominee from the Twelfth, owing to i'll
health. The resignation was accepted
and John M. Reynolds was elected over
T. G. Parker to fill the vacancy by a vote
of 20 to %. DR.. Daywalt was strenuously
begged to accept the nomination by nearly
every delegate in the tent, but persisted in
refusal.
Then came the event of the evening
the naming of nominee for Mayor. T.
V. Gator sent in communication to the
effect that DR.. Jerome A. Anderson was
the most feasible candidate, but the chair
man ruled him out OF the fight as he had
not appeared before the Investigating
committee.
The fight lay between Hon. J. Taylor
Rogers and Joseph l. Dimond, Buckley's
nominee. Both men were called to the
platform and shook hands, while the au-
dience gave deafening demonstration of
its approval
Da-.n, ~ m oloo,an% s,na,b .xa..a
that there were moments in mans life
when he must choose between self and
the best interests of his party and the gen.
eral public.
He believed this was one of them. He
further believed that there were more
feasible candidates than himself, men who
had shown by their records that they would
drag away the hand of the corporations
from the public throat, and therefore
begged to decline the nomination for
these reasons. Great applause followed.
There were then loud calls for a speech
from Dimond. He thanked the delega-
ton for its expression of confidence.
pointed to his record as one of the sshonest
four" as guaranty OF his future conduct.
stated that, though he was already the
nominee of boss, he had made no prom
ise but to work for the public, and prom
ised to serve the people well if elected.
He also attested to his firm belief in the
major Populistic tenets.
Carleton 81. Johnson nominated !. A.
Anthony.
As the delegation announced their votes
it was seen that Dimond received "a votes
to Anthony's %. Hats were thrown in
the air and for awhile all was pandemo-
MUM. Dimond. in response to repeated
calls, thanked the convention for the
honor done him.
}. w. Reay withdrew in favor of D. A.
Macdonald for Superintendent of Streets
and the latter's nomination was made by
accl amatlon.
Haskell said the Supreme Court had
ruled that there be no nominations for
five offices, but there was a likelihood of
this decision being reversed, and that
they had better have nominees ready.
Accordingly names of nominees were
suggested as follows: County Clerk,
M. G. Haley and Joseph Reay;
District Attorney. Dan Sullivan; Sheriff,
Almond Decourtieux; Public Admins
traitor, Joseph Fassler; Recorder, Thomas
J. Glynn; Coroner, DR.. Adam. E. S.
Barney was also named TOR Tax Collector
There we're two nominees on hand for