The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
1t Will Be Given Him by His
Friends if Fitzgerald Is
Successful.
AN oUTPoURING OF DEMOCRATS
More Are Listed in Many Wards
Than Voted for Governor
Buid.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
9O8 Broadway. June

The Democratic club rolls closed to-
night and from now till next Friday even
ing, when the primaries will be held, a
Democrat who docs not want buttonhol-
ing had better take trip ont of the county.
The leaders of the two factions have been
taking rest after the "red-eyed'' inter-
views that were published last week and
have been busy seeing that none of their
friends will be challenged at the primaries
because their names are not on the club
roll. Every Democrat has been seen and
persuaded to come into line. and not such
a combing of the wards in the city has
been done for years. AT this time it is abb
solutely impossible to predict the result
and no one would be surprised We're either
side to score very phenomenal victory
at the polls.
Some surprise has been expressed at the
energetic manner in which John z. Irish
threw himself into the fight to aid the Dag
gett forces just before leaving for the Yo-
semitic. When Frank j. Moffitt was asked
what he thought about Irish's effort TO
keep the crater from cooling off he said:
THE voice of Irish is like a bell-it strikes
when 1t is hit and the harder it is hit the
louder it sounds. Irish oratory is lost on
Alameda County, but when the rest OF the
railroads forces join hands Irish has got
to fall in.
R. NJ. Fitzgerald is still denying that he
is being backed by Daggett and the Fed
eral brigade, while the friends of Lay
nance declare that they discover fresh
evidence of the power of the Mint each
day. The tight is particularly bitter in the
Sixth Ward, as it is said that there are six
employees of the Mint in that ward, and
they a'e all working tor Fitzgerald.
A sample of a canvass made to-day in
one precinct of the Fourth Ward shows
how evenly the forces are matched and
how uncertain is the result. Fifty six
Democrats are enrolled, and of these 10
were for Laymance, II for Fitzgerald and
20 were non-committal. The same pro-
portion would probab bly, be found in every
ward in the city, with the exception of the
Third, which is Moffitt's ward, and where
he is very popular.
1t is reported to-day that the Fitzgerald
men are so confident of victory that they
have taken steps to give John Daggett
complimentary dinner over here in the
event of success. Certain it is that the
Fitzgerald men are very confident of sue
cess, though it is not easy to see on what
their claim IS based. The usual race and
religious differences that have fgured so
much in recent political fights are about
evenly divided. Men of all faiths are
working hard on both sides, and the fight
is simply struggle for the control of the
county Democracy between John Daggett
and w. W. Foote.
The returns from the club rolls, which
closed at o'clock tonight, show the fol-
lowing enrollments:
First Ward 100, total vote for Governor
Budd 53S; Second Ward Ais, for Budd
523; Third Ward 412, for Budd 1852; Fourth
Ward $50. for Budd 567; Fifth Ward 1S9,
for Budd 800; Sixth Ward 518, for Budd
$50; Seventh Ward 27S, for Budd All;
Brooklyn Township rs, for Budd 224.
These figures show the heaviest enroll
ment ever known for Democratic pri.
mary. The Third Ward is the home of
w. w. Foote. F. ]. Motif and Postmaster
White, and the enrolment is within forty
of the total Democratic vote at general
election. Not friend has been missed,
and a more perfect canvass was never
made. The Sixth Ward also shows how
thoroughly voters have been induced to
come out and enroll. Only forty names
less on the roll than voted for Budd. In
the Fourth Ward nearly the same show
ing is made. In the First, the strong
railroad ward, the enrolment is remark
ably light, little more than one-quarter
signing the rolls.
A peculiar state of affairs exists in the
Fourth Ward. J. Harrington is the COM
mitteeman who had charge of that ward
and he appointed his clerk, James Shanly.
When the first roll was full Shanly took it
home and when the enrolment closed
tonight Harrington demanded the COM
plete roll. Shanly refused to give it up
until he had his pay. Harrington took
what was in sight. but Shanly positively
refused TO bring the other half from his
trunk unless he is first paid for his SER
vices. His half contains the first 300
names and the situation may lead to some
complications if the result OF the primary
in that ward should be close.
will be about 5000 votes cast at the primary
all over the county. AT all townships
other than Brooklyn, the primaries will be
open and the great register alone will be
used.