The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
NOMINATED THEIR TICKET
AMUSING SCENES MARK THE
PROCEEDINGS. !.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Comes
In for Adverse Criticism on
Account of It's Politics.
Acts.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
COS Broadway. Sent. 30.

SOS broadway, Sept. 80.
Germania Hall was well filled to-nigh
when V. S. Northy called the Independ
ent convention TO order. Attorney ]. w
Ward was elected chairman and Walter
Burwell secretary. Every precaution hac
been taken to prevent the lobby reaching
the delegates, and ropes and benche:
were used as barricade Half a doZeI
police officers were in attendance and IL
calling the convention to order V S
Northey very emphatically stated that nc
noise would be tolerated as the conven-
ton meant business. The following com
Tnittees were appointed:
Credenuals-O, c. Haynes, H. McDon
aid. Z. G.. Cram. ]. G. Poorman. A. Rob
erts, w. p. Courtenay, n. K. Foster, VIII
liam Brandon ]. Allen. NJ. Bowman, 7.
M. King.
Platform-C. Eitell. c. A Fawcett. H. S.
Aldrich. X. Mathews, c. W. Cowen, D.
Howell, Dr.. Z. K. Sill. ]. S. Naismith. H.
Maxwell J. Nj. Bassett, A. B. Arnold, G
The Washington township delegation
forgot 20 appear and Alameda was repre-
scented by two delegates. There were sew
& large lobby which came to see the per
sonnet Of the convention about the cali
ing OF which so much secrecy had been
preserved.
Oliver Lindsay, a delegate from the
First Ward, who has been seen in many
conventions, moved that unless the lobby
kept quiet the police should clear the
hall. This was shown TO be the spirit
OF the, convention and the chairman so
elected a vice chairman and read the
lobby q severe lecture and threatened to
nave 1t put out on the street II II did
not keep order. The platform reafhrmed
the Republican State platform; con-
demned the primaries and asserted that
the recent convention at San Leandro
was nominated by the railroad: con-
demned civil service and pledged its can
oldates 10 reform and economy and the
:: resolution not to nominate any one
nominated al San Leandro was debated
and finally passed. The platform also
contained the following planks:
We condemn the candidacy of Mr. NJ
. d. dc Young for United States Senator
as preiudicial TO the best interests of the
republican party and pledge our legisla-
i've candidates TO oppose mis- aspirations
for the Office of United States Senator.
e condemn the efforts OF the South
eTn racine company and allied corpora
tons to coerce their employees by reuuir-
ing them to be enrolled in political clubs
the purpose OF which is 10 further the
interest of such corporations along the
line OF corporate greed and power to the
detriment of the people"
Nominations being in order ]. r. Ayers
OF Berkeley named a. K. Grim for Re
corder. The nomination was made by
made short speech, in which he referred
cheered.
Luios Schaffer was nominated for Sher
IN. Sam Heller was also nominated
Schaffer received 1874 votes to Heller 10. 7.
Stcddard, Jed Hanifin and ]. V Web
ster We're nominated for County Clerk
Webster's name was Withdrawn. The
vote stood: Stoddard 146, Hanifin 10.
, For Auditor D. G. Hinsdale was nom
mated; George Beck of Livermore was
also named Hinsdale's name was with
drawn and Beck was nominated by ac-
clamation.
V S. Nohthey nominated J. L. Davie for
Assessor. There were no otner nominal
tons for the office and Davie was elected
ID. G. Brown and Robert KuertzeI were
nominated for Treasurer. The vote
stood: Brown 1876, Kuertzel 81. O. A
Lane was nominated by reclamation Tor
Tax Collector. Frank W. Sawyer was
nominated for District Attorney. Profess
sor Crawford was nominated for Superin-
tendent Of Schools.
At this stage Of the proceedings John
L. Davie entered the hall and was called
on for a speech. Mr.. Davie took the plat
form, and said that he must decline to |
accept, as he could not spare the time |
from mis- ferry, and he realized that the !
republican nominee, Henry P. Dalton |
was hard man to beat.
For coroner James Taylor, Joseph |
Travis an and James McManus were norni- |
mated. The vote stood: Taylor 225, Travis |
u. McManus withdrew. J. R. Guppy was +
nominated for Surveyor
during the convention DR.. Fisher and |
another delegate from the Second Ward |
walked out OF the convention because tha
chairman refused to recognize them. Al /
though the report Of the committee on or
der Of business stopped at the nomina-
ton for Surveyor, some nominations were
made for district offices. The Third SUI
pervisorial convention Endorsed John r.