The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
POPUL|STS
NOMINATE
REPUBLICANS
Go Over to the Enemy
for Candidates.
ANGRY AT PHELAN'S METHODS
EXPECTED RECOGNITION AT
TIE HANDS OF THE BOSS.
Were Not Accorded a Place on the
Municipal Ticket by the Dem
ocratic Committee of
One Hundred.
ANGRY AT PHELAN'S METHODS
EXPECTED RECOGNITION AT
TIE HANDS OF THE BOSS.

The delegates to the Populst Party Mu-
nicipal Convention, representing the GIL
espie-Kinne-G riswold fusion ring of the
party, met last night in Scottish Hall,
Larkin street, to continue the nominal
ton of men for various municipal Of
fees.
AT the Sacramento convention these
people fused with the Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans and there was a sub
division of offices, the Democrats carry
ing off the major portion. The fusion
Populists thought that it was not fusion
alone on the State ticket, but that they
would also be recognized in the city. The
opposite was the case. They were not
consulted by Boss Phelan and "Whisp ar
ing Gavin McNab, the manipulators Of
the committee of one hundred job chas-
ers. The Populists had no place on the
Democratic ticket. The fusionists raised
a storm of disapproval which assumed
form last night in the nomination OF two
Republicans on their ticket.
The men selected for prefernenr were
Martin L. Fragley, Republican candidate
for Superintendent of Streets, AMI r. j.
Graham, candidate for Police Judge. The
total number of their nominations dur
ing the evening were six, the remaining
ones being: James D. PheiaE. Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor; e. l.. Fitz-
gerald, Democratic candidate for Public
Administrator; E. P Mogan, Democratic
candidate for Police Judge, and Horace
W. Philbrook. The latter IS a candidate
for Superior Judge and has received no
other nomination.
After these names had been ballotcd
upon the following were placed before
the convention to be voted upon at a sub
sequent meeting: For Police Judge, C.
A. Low; for Justice of Peace, John A.
Carroll; Supervisor Sixth Ward, John
Lacknann; Seventh Ward, DR.. Kearney;
Tenth Ward. Jeremiah Deasy; Eleventh
Wa"d, Dr.. c. A. Clinton; Twelfth Ward,
Edward Aigeltinger; for Surrey IT, BeT'
nard Bienfeld; for Cor one-, Dr. Z. c.
O'Dorl ell. The nominations for none Of
these offices We're closed, many cam
didates ere expected 70 enter tie nsts.
The meeting was called to order by the
chairman, DR. J. H. Miller. After the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read the report of the committee on in
vestigation of candidates was presented
by Chairman a. 3. Kline. The remain
der of the committee is made up of
George d. Gillespie, J. w. Reay, Henry
Huppert and p. J. Pye. The report was
to the effect that some thirty candidates
for office, representing both the Republi-
can and the Democratic parties, had ap-
peared before the committee and re-
QGested that their names be submitted TO
the convention for nomination. The COM
mittee reported that notice had been
mailed to every candidate for office, noti-
flying them that the Populists were ready
to hear their claims for the various Of
fees Many have already qualified. while
others visited the committee without do
ing so. Some had not received their no
tees.
Nominations were then declared in or
der, and Delegate Gillespie named j. d.
Phelan for Mayor. This was made unani-
nous.
They were not prepared to nominate for
a number of offices, so they at once
jumped to the office of Superintendent of
Streets The names of NJ F. Fragley and
r. 2. Doolan were both placed before the
Fragley Republican, received
122 votes, Doolan (DemocraD q.
For Public Administrator e. l.. F'itz-
gerald received 12S votes and J. A. Drink
house 6.
H. w. Phlbrook was nominated for
Superior Judge by reclamation on the
ground that he was a straight out Popu-
list.
E. P Mogan and T. j. Graham were
nominated for Police Judges by acclama
ton. Both were present and were escort
ed to the platform. Mr.. Mogan said he
was in sympathy with the Populists. He
was glad of the coalition of Populists and
Democrats and predicted success for the
number of candidates mentioned in
the foregoing were then placed before the
convention for future, nomination. The
delegates viii h9d th ps INES md6eetlqg to-nght
Those in control of the convention had
it in excellent working order. Gillespie |
to head off any effort at upsetting the |
The delegates from the |
District were the only re-
fractory ones in evidence. The trouble |
when a Mr.. Moriarity took |
the floor The question was raised that
he was not a delegate and had no voice
in the proceedings. His associates said |
he took Delegate Mertens place. After
short dispute the question of seating him
was referred to the committee on Gre
Later on a delegate claimed that they
were railroading the work Trough, that
they were not acting as a deliberative
1Ody He was at once subdued. The del
sgafes of the Thirty-seventh were cut off
n debate later, one of them shouting.
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