The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
THE VACANCIES
ARE FILLED
P. Swift and Joseph Rosen-
thai Will Run for
Freeholders. Z
They We're Nominated Last
Night to Complete the
Fusion Ticket.
Trouble in the Rainey Camp Over
the Naming of Officers of
Election.

The two vacancies on the fusion ticket
for ireeholders were filled last night by
the purity committee of the Rainey wing
of the Democracy. Patrick Swift, luIn-
der-dealer residing at zoo Oak street, was
chosen to succeed r chard s. Doyle,
whose decinatiou was published excIu-
sively in THE CALL yesterday, and Joseph
Rosenthal, an attorney residing at 1874
Vallejo street, will succeed Henry F.
Fortmann, who resigned from the ticket
several days ago.
The declaration of Doyle on Thursday
ame as great surprise 10 the leaders. An
attempt was made yesterday to persuade
him to reconsider the matter and consent
to run. Doyle, who is one of the Oldest
and best-known business men in the city,
turned a deaf ear to the persuasive elo-
quence OF the committee and announced
that under no consideration would he go
before the citizens as a candidate for free
holier.
Finding that Doyle was stead fast in his
determination to resign the purity COM
mittee cast about for another candidate
and finally settled on Swift.
1t was not until late yesterday afternoon
that the committee found a candidate to
succeed II nrv F. Fortmann. The COM
III ttee rendered the place to several mer-
chants, but they declined to run, and the
mem bers were in quandary until Rosen-
thai agreed to help them out OF their diff
Guilty.
The purity committees OF the Republi-
can County Committee, the Peoples
party and the Citizens Republican party
will meet Tonight to indorse the nounina-
ton of Swift and Rosenthal.
While the purity committee was meet
I d. L.
| campaign committee was in session in the
! Baldwin Hotel. The meeting was called
! for he purpose of cons derin. the nam es
to be suEga sted to the Election Comm s.
sioners for appointment as election Off
GERS at the special election to be held on
| Dece M Der 81.
The committeeman in all of the eigh-
cen Assembly districts agreed with the
excep tion of those from the Thirty second
| and ThIriy-fourth districts. There are
| two factions III each of those districts and
| both sides aimed the right to suggest
the election officers. After a heated dis
| cussiOn lasting over an hour the cam
| paign commi tee gave UP the task Of try
| ing to bring the warning factions to-
| gether. AS a last resort an arbitration
| committee, consisting OF DR.. D. +. Raglan,
DR.. W. F. Gavigan, John n. Much. Ma ior
! Harvey and John McGovern, WAS APP
| pointed 10 settle tho fight.
| The committee will meet next Sunday
! afternoon at l &C .ock in DR.. Ragan's
! Office. where there is goodly supply of
bandaGes and liniments kon hand and
ready for use in The event OF the facio
| leaders trying to settle their differences
according 10 Qdeensbery rules.
| The regular weekly meeting OF the
| Iroquois Club was held last night in
Pythian Castle The only business tran :
acted was the settlement of The rreIimi-
| nary arrangements for the minstrel show
to be given by the club onthe 16 inst. at
Native Sons Hall.