The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
A Long Wrangle Over Who
Should Represent the Sixth
Ward.
CHARGE OF RUSHING THINGS.
Some Left-Handed Compliments Paid
to the Supervisorial
Candidates.

Matters had evidently been got into some
sort of shape before the opening OF last
nights session of the Citizens Non-Par-
tisan Convention.
Ellert, Capp, Ashton, Lynch, Sherwood,
Payne, Truman. Menzies, Altschul and
sbsrboro hela a quiet little session of their
own. they being the committee on Su3er-
yisorial nominations. and it was thought
everything would proceed smoothly.
But snag was struck when the nomination
for Supervisor from the Sixth Ward was
Reached, and Messrs. Lachmann and Monroe
still hung in the balance, though the nomina-
lion was bailoted for three times.
The lecture-hall of the Academy of Sciences
was crowded to suffocation. and much in
terest was evident, everybody kissing, groan-
ing or cheering at VIII, whensoever the spirit
moved him.
During the reading of the minutes Secretary
8nlliken was proceeding to read an account OF
what took place at the executive session Of the
previous evening.
stop! stopl" cried E. j. LIE Breton, "if you
read the minutes of the executive session it
won't be executive. Imove the reading cease
here" And 1t was so ordered.
Ernest Denicke, chairman OF the committee
on Board of Education, reported in favor OF
the substitution of Thomas Carew in place OF
A Powers in the list of names suggested for
nominees to the Office OF School Director
jeremiah Lynch moved that the rule requir-
ing two-thirds vote for the nominees be sus-
pended. This produced a tangle in which
everybody seemed to take q hand, A rising
vote was called for and only seven stood up:
The work of nominating candidates for Su-
pervisor was then taken up.
Lawrence Devany was nominated by accla-
nation for Supervisor from the First Ward.
Charles ID. Zeie was also nominated by ac-
oil SnnprViSOr Second
Ward.
John L. Hanly was proposed for Supervisor
from the Third Ward, and was abouclto be
put through the PAGES with the same celebrity
as were his predecessors, when George Cum
ming arose in great excitement.
Il protest against things being rushed
through in this fashion, - he exclaimed.
$50 do ]" assented Charles B. Perkins, and
for good quarter OF an hour there was much
ado, delegates drowning each others voices in
vain endeavors to be heard, while names were
shouted from various quarters OF the hail
with demands that they be proposed for nom1-
nation,
When quiet was res .ored NJ. v Samuels pro-
posed the name OF Horace D. Dunn and Mr..
. Perkins suggested that of Z. NJ. Delaney.
Both names were placed on the black board
under that of Mr.. Hanly and the balIoting
commenced. The vote resulted as follows:
Hanly 35, Dunn 6, Delaney 3. Mr.. Hanly's
nomination was made unanimous.
Ex-Mayor L. r. Ellert proposed William H.
Phelps as nominee for Supervisor from the
Fourth Ward, who was forthwith nominated
by acclamation.
DR.. Washington Dodge and Dr. J. s Stone
were proposed Tor the Firth Ward. The ballot
ing resulted as follows: Dodge "a, Stone g.
Dodges nomination was made unani nous.
Mr.. EiIert proposed John Lachmann as nom-
inee for Supervisor from the Sixth Ward. He
stated that a strong personal fight had been
made against Mr.. Lachmann and hoped he
-wouId get the nomination.
Lester H. Jacobs protested against the rec
ommendation and proposed tbs name of At
torney Henry E. Monroe.
The ballot stood Monroe %, Lachmsun 20.
This produced hubbub, owing to the lack of
the required two-thirds majority. A second
ballot gave Monroe 2S votes and Lach mann 16.
A third ballot was accordingly cast, resulting
% 70 IL in favor of Mr.. Monroe. This left
matters in as bad a mess as before, and amid
much confusion the nomination of the candi-
date for Supervisor from the Sixth Ward was
postponed.
Mr.. Elert next proposed Peter Van Pe1t, for
The Seventh Ward. Andrea Sbarboro named
DR.. Tuliio A. Rottanzi.
1--WE don't want any carpet-baggers," cried
a whiskered delegate in the rear row of stalls.
The is no carpet-bagger," retorted Mr.. Cum
ming hotly. "He has an Italian name as well
as a spotless record; but he came here without
any carpet-bsg, and without any cloth es
either, for that matter"
The vote stood Van Pelt 33, Rottanzi ID, and
1Ir. Van Pelt's nomination was declared unan-
imous.
Collins ". Smith was nominated for the
Eighth Ward by acclamation. The same pro-
cedure was followed in the eases OF Albert
dSyeT IOF the MINI w ara, L. d. FOOte lOT tue
Tenth and / ]. Truman for the Eleventh.
DR.. Charles A. Clinton's name had been sug-
gested for the Eleventh, but his trends were
silent the tomb, Truman meeting no oppo-
sition from any quarter.
AS nominee for Supervisor from the Twelfth
Ward, Mr.. ElIert proposed ex-senator William
Biggy, and Mr.. Wilson suggested J. s. ConweH
of the Wheelmen's Municipal League.
The names were balloted for. the vote stand
ing, Biggy SO, Conwell 13. On motion of Mr..
Wilson the nomination of Mr.. Biggy was de-
Mr.. Jacobs moved that the nomination of
the candidate for Supervisor from the Sixth
Ward be taken up, but his motion "died
aborning,'' SO to speak, being nipped in the
bud by Chairman Fitch with celebrity which
ovinced long practice.
Mr.. Denicke next moved that the nomina-
ton for School Directors proceed. There was
much confusion in disposing of the long list
of names from which the twelve nominees
were to be selected. The list was as follows:
DR.. b. L. Curtis R-), Thomas Carew 3D.,
Lent CD.), Elliott McAllister o. Andrew Nc
Elroy (R.). William A. Plunkett (D.), DR.. J. H.
soper lR), Wallace Bradford (R.), DR.. ". d.
ieEs r. ), E. L. Head cR.), 4. Il. Kayton tR5,
w. 7. Kibbler (R.), John j. Mccarthy lR.), f. L.
Turpin GR.), G. l. Darlington (D.l, Thomas r.
& Knox pT RI Gmett Barrett R s. I 1 n, Waller a
dox D.)
The balloting and counting of the votes
was long process. The result was in
favor OF the following-named candidates.:
Curtis, Carew, Halstead. Henderson,
Kohn, Lent, Maddox. McAllister. Nc
Elroy, Plunkett, Darlington and Soper.
DR.. Soper and Thomas r. Knox were
nominated Tor the unexpired term.
Midnight had already been reached, the
work of counting the ballots for the last
nominees having been long and tedious.
The nominations were, on motion, made
unanimous and the convention adjourned
until this evening, when, doubtless. the
SuperVisorial nomination for the Sixth
Ward will have been got into shape.