The San Francisco call., 1896-10-01
LIVELY DO|NGS OF
NON-PART|SA
They Find Some Trouble
in Nominating Su-
perViSorS.
Matters Are Not Mended hy a
Secret Session of Over
Two Hours.
JAMES D. PHELAN Is GRATEFUL
R. H Webster Gets the Nomination
for Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
JAMES D. PHELAN IS GRATEFUL

Mum was the word at last nights ses-
sion of the Citizens Non-Partisan Conven-
ton. The hail of the Academy of Sciences
was crowded to suffoeatiou, and the most
vivid interest was apparent.
All went we'll until the nominations
for Supervisors we're called for. Then the
mystery commenced amid much clamor
and confusion, and hnally all but the dele
gates were excluded.
+. r. EIlert, chairman of the committee
on Supervisors, presented the following
uames:
First ward-Lawrence Devany.
Second Ward-Charles Zeile.
Third Ward-J. L. Hanley.
Fourth Ward-William H. Phelps,
Fifth Ward-Washlngton Dodge.
sixth Ward-JOhn Lachmann.
seventh Ward-Peter Van Pelt.
Eighth Ward--Colin NJ. Smith
Ninth Ward-Albert Heyer
- Tenth Werd-L. II. Foote
Eleventh Ward-I. J. Truman
90 Twelfth Ward-James 81. Denman.
Ernest Denicke, chairman of the COM
mittee oD Board of Education, reported in
favor of the nomination of r. H. Webster
as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
He also recommended that candidates for
School Directors take a pledge to vote for
an examining board composed of educa-
tors not in the School Department; to keep
department expenses down; to let no con-
tract over 500 without authority of the
board, and not to vote for the appointment
of any relative to position in the depart
ment.
G. B. Perkins reported that Nominees
Phelan, Wetmore, Block, Broderick, Wild
Der and Creswell had signed the pledge
exacted by the convention.
Mr.. lie Breton reported in favor of the
denomination of the following named City
officers: Recorder, 7. J. GIynn; Sheriff,
Richard l. Whelan; Public Administrator,
a. G. Freese; Coroner, w ]. Hawkins,
and NJ. c. Haley for County Clerk. They
were forthwith nominated by acclamation.
Ludwig Altschul submitted resolution
directing the chairman of the county
Committee to call the committee together
eight months before the next election to
inaugurate the campaign and to act in
dependently of the other conventions.
This resolution was adopted.
The nominations then proceeded. For
School Director the names of r. H.
Webster, Madison Babcock and Charles
B. Stone were suggested, the baloting
resulting as follows: Webster 80, Babeock
II, Stone 2. Mr.. Webster's nomination
was declared unanimous.
Barclay Henley introduced James D.
Phelan, the convention nominee for
Mayor, wEo was received with cheers.
He said he had not prepared a speech,
but he would do his best to show his
thanks to the convention for nominating
him.
Nominations for Supervisors were then
called for. Mr.. Eilert moved that the rule
requiring tWo-thirds vote be dispensed
with. This caused some controversy.
Some wanted to delay matters, and Ebert
said he would resign if the nominations
we're put over.
Matters speedily assumed a threatening
aspect. but at length, after much speech
making, it was decided to go into execu-
tive session for the purpose of passing
upon the merits and dement's OF the pro-
posed nominees.
Just before the public and press repre-
sentatives were excluded from the hall
Mr.. Denicke presented the following list
of candidates for nomination to the office
of School Director:
DR.. H. L. Curtis (R.), jeremiah Coffey D.),
J. I. Halstead (R-), H. c.. Henderson (R.),
George A: Kohn (R.), George Lent (Dl, c. H.
McElroy (Rl, William A. PlVnket (D.). W. A.
Powers D.), DR.. J. II. Soper (R.), Wallace Brad
ford (R.), DR.. W. D. Clark (R.), DR.. C. T. Deane
II. Kayton (R.), ". r Kibbler (R.), John J.
Mccarthy tR.l, f. L. Turpin (R.) and George
Waleom (D.l
When, after nearly three hours of wait
ing, the doors we're cpened IN attempt
was made 10 proceed to the nomination OF
Supervisors.
Frank ]. Sullivan moved that the list
be voted on as whole. This called forth
a storm of opposition and the list was
taken up seriaJim. The uproar was in
describable. Lawrence Devaneys friends
seemed at one time to have secured his
nomination, but the cry OF rushing
through" was raised, and the convention
proceeded to review the other names.
IJ1.f+ ofr l. -.l
by supporters of DR.. R0ttanzi, while the
name OF /. ]. Truman was shouted down
by friends of DR.. Clinton, who seemed
very much in the majority.
No hope appearing that any practical
result could be gained, and it being already
midnight, the convention adjourned
until this evening, the entire matter of
Supervisorial nominations being post
poned until then.I