The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
Launeister and Dimond Have
an. Unpleasant Taste of
Public Disfavor.
EON.PARTIsANs ARE PLEASED
Many Of Their Candidates Success flu
:, at the Polls-R liney Has the
Supervisors.


tar support for certain class of perennial
candidates who have arrogated to them
selves the right to ruin if they cannot rule
This applies 10 both the Repu blican and
the Democratic parties and is particularly
illustrated in the race for the mayoralty.
Mr.. Laumeister, the boiling Repu blican
candidate for Mayor, is gentleman of
good character in all bis private and per-
sonal relations, but it was felt even by his
friends that he had transgressed the ethics
OF political life by going into the field
against the regular nominee of his party
. at such time as the ecampaign just closed.
This sentiment was deepened by the fact
that Mr.. LaumeIster had been honored by
his party with the most lucrative Office in
the gift of the people of the municipality,
and it was deemed that ordinary gratitude
ought to have kept him from such an act
. OF treachery. Mr.. Laumeister and his or
gan, the Chronicle, made so many loud
boasts Of strength that GONE timid Re-
publicans became apprehensive that he
might win, and in order to rebuke him
and.to make his success out OF the oues-
ton they lett their own party lines and
. cast their votes for Mr.. Phelan, thus
doubly robbing Colonel Z. L. Taylor, the
regular Republican nominee, who was en-
titled to the support of all good citizens.
Mr.. Laumeister's small vote ought to
teach him and all such offices seekers a les
son that will be of benefit to them and the
community.
Mr.. Dimond, the nominee of the Buck
ley Democrats, IS also wiser and sadder
man. No one has Word to say against
his private character, nor is there anT OBJ.
lection to be urged against his record as a
supervisor. He is an honorable gentle
man IN all the relations of life, vet the
pltiful showing that he makes in the race
Tor Mayor shows what the people think of
bolter who is trying to defeat the egiti.
mate desires OF has own party as expressed
IN legally organized convention. 1t is
another case of vaulting ambition that
ends in disaster and disappointment,
cloudIne the political possibilities of life
that otherwise might have contributed
something of value to the community.
as predicted by THE CALL, DR.. g. c.
ODonnell proved to be "a back numb r."
Tor be comes in almost at the end OF the
procession, being ahead of only one can
didate, Mr.. Everett who made no pre-
tense of strength outside of the ranks of
the Socialist-Labor party, which he repre-
sents.
The Citizens Non-Partisan managers
feel pleased with the result. The regard
the victory of Judge Hebbard as an in
dorsement OF their plan OF campaign, for
Judge Hebbard had no nomination except
theirs. Modesty forbids them to bace
their strength on Judge Hebbard's vote,
however. The cry was raised that some OF
the big corporations were lighting him,
and, whether true or not, the story had
its effect on the voters.
0. those who were ind orsed by the Citi-
Zens' Non-Partisan party the following
were successful: ]. D. Phelan, Mayor;
William Broderick, Auditor; James NJ.
Block, Tax Collector; A. Z. Widber, Treas
urer; Henry I. Cresweli, City Attorney;
.Ion - II ID Id
the Superior Court; c. T. Conlan, H. L.
Joachimsen and G. A. Low, Jud ges of the
Police Court; j. Z. Barry and f. FL. Ker-
Tigan, Justices of the Peace; Lawrence
Devany, Washington Dodge. John Lack
man, Supervisors; r. II. Webster, Super
inteEdent of Schools.
The Non-Partisans also indorsed several
legislative nominees who were elected.
1t is remarkable that the Buckley DEM
ocrats made so slim a showing after all
the noise in which they INDUCED. at one
meeting at Metropolitan Temple few
days before the election the hall was
crowded with enthusiastic howlers, and it
was confidently asserted that the crowd
contained more voters than appear to have
cast their ballots for Mr.. DimonG or Mr..
Strother. 1t is plain that upon sober Sec
ond thought they changed their allegiance
TO Mr.. Phelan.
The Prohi bition party seems to have
dropped almost out OF sight, and it looks
as If they will have to file petition if
they want to get on the blanket ticket at
the next election.
The gold Democrats cut sorry figure
as was generally expected, though it was
thought that more of them would take the
trouble to vote for Mr.. Palmer. The So
called National party also has very small
vote.
= Just where the Populists are going to
get off nobody seems to know. Their
fusion with the Democrats leaves them in
a strange predicament. So far can be
Judged the Populists have been swallowed
Dy the Democratic party, and it will be
d fficult for them to again assume the po-
sition of an independent organization.
In any event the Populists have sacrificed
the confidence and respect OF the public to
a hope for portion of the public pap. It
is believed that when the apportionment
of patronage is made very few Populsts
will. be found anywhere near the pie
counter.
An important fact considered locally is
that Sam Rainey has control of the ma
iority of the Board of Supervisors. 1t
looks as if Blu kley had lost his last grip
on municipal politics in San Francisco,
unless be and his henchmen are able to
beguile some of the successful Democratic
candidates from their allegiance TO Rainey.
There is always the suspicion, Of course,
that Rainey and Buckley are secretly in
partnership, and in this connection the
people of the community on account of
bitter past experience have good reason to
fear the facility with which those we'll
known posses are able TO practice the old
rule of addition, division and silence"
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