The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
MORE CLERKS ALLOWED.
Registrar Hinton Authorized to
Employ Twelve Ad-
ditional.
The Election Commissioners Will In.
sist on Precinct Registra.
tion.

At the meeting of the Board of Election
Commissioners yesterday forenoon Max
Pepper and Fred Raabe, representing a
committee of the Iroquois Club, desired
| the Commissioners to announce whether
precinct registration would be ordered.
They indicated that it was their purpose
to bring test case provided that the Com
missioners should deny precinct registra-
ton.
The Commissioners took the position
that Registrar Hinton would decide, and
the Registrar announced that he would
carry out the provisions of precinct regis
tration as formerly.
The new or general law which the Regis
trar is now recognizing requires registra-
ton to begin 160 days before the election
and to close in August. No provision is
made for precinct registration, and Mr..
Pepper and Mr.. Raabe hoped to obtain a
declaration from the board that facilities
would or would not be provided for regis
tering in the precincts so that in the event
of a negative decision foundation might
be established for going into court and
testing the applicability OF the general law
in this respect to the City and County of
San Francisco.
incidentally it was stated by City and
County Attorney Creswell that County
Clerk Curry would not resist the right of
the Registrar to prepare and print the
ticket, although the new general law pro-
vides that this work should be done by the
County Clerk OF any county or consoIi-
dated city and county. Hopes had been
entertained. evidently, that a test OF the
law might be made on action of the County
Clerk challenging the Registrars right to
prepare the ticket.
Auditor Broderick suggested that the
County Clerk had been advised by some
able and intelligent lawyer against any in
! reference.
At the next meeting of the Commission
ers the subject will be reopened, and per.
! haps some action may be taken by the
board to open the way for test case.
Registrar Hinton is inclined to offer all
facilities for registering. When Mr.. Pop
per requested evening registration, the
Registrar expressed willingness TO comply
with the request, stating that under the
present rule the office was open Saturday
evenings.
The Registrar announced that he needed
] twelve additional clerks. Commissioner
Creswell, Black and Tilton voted for s
resolution authorizing the employment O.
that number. Auditor Broderick votec
against it. The Auditor is impressed with
the belief that provisions for registration
in San Francisco have not been changed
by the amendments to the general law.
Messrs. Broderick and Creswell ex
pressed willingness to go right ahead q
present with the appointments of precinc
election officers.
The communication from the Republi
can County Com mittee, published ID TIL
CALL Sunday, requesting the appointment
OF George Lewis to duty in the registration
department, was referred to Registra
Hinton.
A large batch of salary warrants TO,
June received the approval of the boarG
without delay or discussion.
1t is said that the twelve additiona
clerks authorized by the meeting yester
day will be selected from long list O
Democratic applicants, although it is DOS
sible that Surveyor TIlton may manage tc
get two Republicans appointed. The
Registrar of Voters, owing his own ap
poinrment to Governor Budd, may lister
to suggestions from Stockton and Sacra-
mento before closing the list of clerks te
be named.