The San Francisco call., 1896-09-25
TURAL|zED TO
RUN FOR OFFICE
The Mahoney- Kelly Nomi-
nee for City and County
Attorney.
TWO DAYS A CITIZEN
Archibald Barnard ForeSwears
Victoria for a Nomi-
nation.
THE DISTRICT COURT RECORD.
1t Tells the Story of Desperate Straits
of the Sidehow Poll.
ticianS.
THE DISTRICT COURT RECoR1
For City and County Attorney-Archi-

For City and County Attorney-Archi-
bald Barnard.
Record of Naturalization, District
Court of the United States, September
81, 1896 6-ArchibaId Barnard, native
of Canada, admitted to citizenship.
The Mahoney-Kelly faction has been
driven to its wits end to find an attorney
who would accept the nomination from its
convention for the office OF City and
County Attorney. Try as it would not
| one lawyer could be brought to the scratch.
So The next best thing was done. The one
wingers selected a man who never voted
in the United States-an alien whose
name does not appear on the great register,
and who cannot vote in the coming elec-
tion.
| Archibald Barnard was a favorite-a
lone, solitary stand by of the sideshoW
politicians-and it made little difference
what his privileges were, or what claim he
would have upon the people as candi-
date for the important Office of City and
County Attorney. They took him with
| open arms and gave Mr. Barnard, late of
Canada, the "glad hand"
To be sure Attorney Barnard was not a
naturallZed citizen OF the United States,
but then little thing like that could be
easily remedied. And as the District
Court was regarded as place sequestered
| from the eyes of men interested in politics
the sideshow managers imagined that the
remedy could be applied in that tribunal
during quiet moment and the world
would be nothing the wiser of record in
the clerks Office. .
Barnard jumped at the proposition pre-
sented to him, even if it did 20 against the
| n har Mo-
| Queen Victoria. From a subject to
citizen was a very dizzy tumble for man
/ VINO declared his intention to become
citizen as far back as January, 1889. But
it had TO be taken.
"I'm not a Citizen" he declared in
agonized tones when asked to accept the
nomination.
That's all right. Well fix 1t, but keep
mum, F" was the assuring reply.
This happened on Septembe 21 and
forthwith Barnard was marched to the
District Court, where, with the assistance
nesses, he was naturaliZed. The follow
ing is copy of the document which tells
the story that did not pass unnoticedi
page 5s73l
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RECORD OF NATURALIZATION.
| In the District Court OF the United States for
the Northern District of California.
Matter of the Naturalization
ARCHIBALD BARNARD
Be it remembered, that on this 2Ist day of
| September, A. D., 1896, being dayin the July
nard, native OF Canada, an alien, and late a
subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ire
land, appeared in said court and applied to be
admitted citizen of the United States of Anne r
lea, pursuant the acts of Congress in relation
thereto; And having then and there produced
| and exhibited TO the court a certified copy of
! his declaration OF intention to become citi-
! zen OF thf United Stat of America, made in
the Supf rio Court OF the State of California in
and for he City and County OF San Franaisco
| on the 3d dty OF January, 1889, and proved
| by the oaths of L. NJ. Hoef1er and John Hee-
nan, citizens OF the United States, his residence
within the United States for the last five
| wears and his residence within the
| State for the last year, and by said
| witnesses and other satisfactory proofs
| United States, and having on oath hen de-
| cared. before said court, that he Will sup
| port the constitution of the United States of
America and tnat he doth absolutely and en-
| trely renounce and abjure all allegiance and
| fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate
state or sovereignty whatever, and particu-
larly to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland, of whom he has hitherto been a sub
ject. Whereupon IL is ordered by the court
that said Archibald Barnard be admitted, and
he is hereby adjudged' and declared TO be
citizen IL Of the United states Of Of AweTies N
United States District Judge, Northern Dis
trlct of California.
Attest: SoUTHARD HOFFMAN, Clerk OF said
District Court.
Now, indeed, was Barnard fit man for
the Kelly Mshoney faction to present as
candidate for the Office of-Citv and County
ATTORNEY of San Francisco. He was nomi-
mated Wednesday might've days after
having haen naturalizod