The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
Election Board Appoints
 His New Men.
HE CANNOT DISCHARGE THEM
WILL THEY BE EMPLOYED TO
 PURGE THE ROLLP
The Registrar Reserves the Right to Employ the Appointees as He May See
 Fit.

The fight between Registrar Biggy and the Board of Election Commissioners LOOK OH a very breezy aspect yesterday. 1he commissioners held a protracted ses- SloA, lasting until nearly l o'clock, with d recess until 5 for recuperatiye pur- poses, with Biggy still given preference over all other business" The afternoon not proving long enough to end the mat ter' the Commissioners decided to carry over the proceedings until to-day, taking
 MT. Biggy up at 10:30 a. m.
 me attack was led by City and County Attorney Creswell, ably seconded by Au- dltor Frederick. Mayor Phelan and Tax Collector Block stood behind Rigsv some tunes rendering assistance, while Sur Veyor Hilton took the position of ''an at- tentlVe listener not mixing in the wordy war, but ultimately casting a vote to distribute Biggy's office patronage among the members of the board which Biggy t aid not want done. The Commissioners, III Tact, decided that it was wise to ap- point fifteen new clerks for Biggy each 10 receive Sl2o month, and to grant the Registrar the undesired privilege of dis charslng fifteen of his own men who were familiar with the duties of the regiStra- ton. The formal vote to compel Biggy to cut off these fifteen official heads was not passed before adjournment for the afternoon, out of courtesy to Mir Block who was absent at this session. but un- mlstakable notice was given Biggy that y. made by CreSWell or Broderick that the fifteen experienced men were to be dis charged for cause,' the statement being simply vouchsafed that the board wanted part of the patronage of the Registrars office, and would take it under the law Apparently 1t made no difference to the majority of the board that the fifteen new men whom the board chose to ap- point were totally ignorant of the data connected with the present registration. They were to take hold under a Sf hO han no fn q c0Ifo them for crooked or inefficient work, and te do the purging of the registration lists. Biggy's kick that he objected to run ming" an office over whose employees he had no control was received with a quiet smile.
 Attorney CresweIl stated that he thought it would be well for the board to divide up the patronage so that each member would have three men to name for positions In Biggy's office. He in- formed the board that If any one of the five did not care to name three appoint ees he would be glad to fill that mem ber's share of the quota.
 One point which the antagonists of Biggy made against him was that he had failed to secure the return of the two registers from the fourteenth pre- ctnct of the Thirty-sixth District, and the sixth precinct of the Forty-third Dis trict. Inspectors James H. Riley and F. Garrissere were said to be the delin- quents.
 During the noon recess the two missing precinct books were turned in and that incident was closed
 At 3 o'clock the board reasSembled, and > being now of one mind, as long as pat ronage was to be distributed every mem Der had his list of three men ready to fill the proposed vacancies in Biggy'S office. The names were read in turn by each Commissioner, while large crowd of in- terested applicants stood at the railing eagerly watching to see what vas done. Attorney Creswell named Martin T. Cleary Parker w. Jones, Charles M. Hackmeier. Surveyor Tilton wanted Will liam w. Bausman. Joseph Windrow and John Mccarthy appointed. Tax Collector Block presented the names of Charles c. Purdy, John D. OHern and L. H. Hos minsky. Auditor Frederick chose John Bore, John Donahue and Thomas R. Hart. The Mayor said he would have three men also The board then voted that Commissioner be considered, appointed and that the new men should draw sal ary from the following day.
 The board then adjourned until this morning in order to give the members, as MT Creswell expressed 1t, time to con the Registrars office that needed atten-
 Later MT Biggy was interviewed. He said that the resolution of the Comm1s- soners did not specify that the new if teen were to be put to work 'purging the could not say what specific duties these men should have. It remained for him after all to send men out to purge the register He further stated that he, had consulted an attorney and was waiting for his advice before making any definite move.
 There Is naturally considerable anxiety among the employees of the Registrar to learn who the unfortunate fifteen will be in case Biggy is obliged to discharge that