The San Francisco call., 1896-11-03
Supervisors Expect Many Ladies
to Be in Attendance at
the Polling Booths.
HOW TO COUNT THE BALLOT.
District Attorney Shook Gives an
Opinion Regarding the Popocratic
Presidential Electors.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, |
908 Broadway, Nov. 1.

908 Broadway, Nov. 1. !
The usual kind OF eleventh circular
intended to hurt the chances of certain
candidates was issued yesterday and to-
day, but the interest in the parade OF to-
night was so great that hardly any
thought has been given to tomorrow 8
doings.
The Republicans express confidence that
the entire party ticket will be elected, and
while making conservative estimates of
the majority they think McKinley's vote
will not give less than 5000 plurality.
At this mornings meeting of the Super
visors resolution was passed allowing two
Political Equality Society to be present at
each polling place while the votes were
being canvassed.
Regarding possible conflict of opinion
among officers of election boards over the
count OF the Populist and Democratic
electors District Attorney Shook to-day
submitted an opinion, in which he says
the votes for Democratic electors and
Populist electors should be tailed separ-
ateIv, but in the returns each slector
should be given his total vote-in the case
of the Democratic and Popullst electors
the sum of the votes under both designa-
tions. When there are more than nine
electors VOt6u IOT, OF II al oloCLOT De VOLeu
for twice under different party names,
Mr.. Shook advises that the ballot be not
counted as to any electors.
The Republican county and Legislative
ticket is as follows:
Superior Judge-w. E. Greene and s. P.
Hail.
Justice of Peace. W. stetson and J. J.
Allen.
Congressman-S G. Hilbron.
State Senator-Fred S. Stratton.
Assemblyman, Forty-sixth District-J. w.
Clarke.
Assemblyman, Forty seventh District-J. A.
Waymire.
Assemblyman, Forty-eighth District-F. w.
Leavitt.
Assemblyman, Forty-ninth District-H H.
North.
Assemblyman, Fiftieth District-C. O. Breil.
ing.
Assemblyman, Fifty-frst District-H. E.
Wright.
supervisors-J. Mitchell, Charles Roeth and
+. q. Jarvis.
Mrs. Ida A. Harper, chairman of the
State press committee of the Political
Equality Campaigners, issued the follow
ing manifesto tonight, Which she says ap
plies equally to the State at large:
To-day the women of Alameda County close
their campaign. For eight long months they
have worked harder than any pen can de
scribe to obtain the suffrage for themselves.
No man in California ever put forth an effor
for his suffrage; it was his without the asking
The work in this county has been in the
hands Of its most representative women. The
same is true of III the counties III the State
They have conducted a wonany, digni6ec
campaign, on the highest possible plane
They have identified themselves with no polit
ical organizations, but have been strictly non.
partisan and non sectarian.
They have made no deals, bargains OF
pledges. Not one woman has been actuateC
by any motive of personal gain. but only by
the strongest desire to obtain the franchise
for all women to use according TO their OWL
convictions
Now we submit our case to the men of the
county Not one woman can vote Tor her owl
freedom. We appeal to the men to reward
hard work by voting eyes" on the sixth
amendment. If they cannot do this, then WI
beg of them not to vote at all on this amend
ment, which takes no right from any man, bu
only grants to women equal rights under tn,
constitution.