The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
ALL PARTIES
ARE READY FOR
THE ELECTION
Republican Tickets
Completed.
PRECINCT BOARDS NOT FULL
ONE HUNDRED VACANCIES IN
THE DEMOCRATIC LIST.
The Mayor Should Waste No More
Time in Selecting Men to
Fill the Vacant
Places.
PRECINCT BOARDS NOT FULL
ONE HUNDRED VACANCIES IN
THE DEMOCRATIC LIST.

The list of names for positions on the
Precinct Election Boards for the coming
primary has not yet been completed and
applications are not numerous. The fact
that for the primary election there is no
pay evidently keeps many from offering
their services, though those serving at
this primary will hold the same positions
al the general election.
The Republicans are still short a few
names and the Democrats are probably
100 short Mayor Phelan, it is said. is
using his utmost endeavors to have the
vacancies filed by Monday night with
good, willing Democrats
1t is somewhat surprising that there
should be so many vacancies in the Demo
cratic list at the present time. The Mayor
ought to do some hustling around to-day
and send in before shutdown the names
OF good. capable Democrats to supply the
existing vacancies. Further delay might
invite the suspicion that he wants the
vacancies filled by men favorable to some
one OF the contendlng Democratic rae
tions.
There was talk in political circles last
night to the effect that the wholesale and
retail liquor dealers had decided 10 cast
the weight of their influence at the prim-
airy election in favor of the Buckley Dem
ocracy. 1t is known that the Fire De
front next Tuesday TO aid the Rainey-
Examiner League. There are Fremont
lions of hot time at the election.
Friends OF Gavin McNab and Jasper Nc
Donald were roaring against the Examiner
yesterday because that paper opened its
columns to sam Ralney 5 man, George
Gallagher Of the Thirty-eighth District.
The followers Of the Committee OF one
Hundred assert that Gallagher is no
an enemy who withdrew from the first
convention that nominated Phelan for
Mayor and Joined in movement to defeat
Jimmie at the polls. 1t is further held
up against Gallagher that he gave aid and
oUgted from office b BY Judge dS9' Wallace and
restored 10 power by the Supreme Court.
The further assertion is made by the
followers Of Gavin McNab and Jasper Nc
Donald that Gallagher is now to the front
for the purpose of beating the dayHghts
out of a ticket which parades such men
as ex-Judge William T. Wallace, Clarence
Mchinstry, Colonel Thomas +. Barry, 2.
T. Butler and Bert Schlesinger. The
friends of MCNab and Mcdonald do not
hesitate to declare that the Examiner is
at heart an enemy of the Mayor, and only
awaits the signal to knife him.
The Democrats who are beginning to
appreciate the fact that the Examiner is
not a success in boosting Phelan were
told by The Call some time ago that
niticant TO be measured, and that Phelan's
contempt for Hearst was bigger than the
Examiners estimated circulation.
The Republican clubs which were or
gained under the auspices of the Repub-
their work of selecting delegate tickets to
be voted for at the primary election. Many
good men nave been brought forward. At
County Committee headquarters last
night the prediction was made that the
tickets so selected would win at the polls
next Tuesday. The regular organization
claims an enrolment OF 1000 Republican
voters.
The Phelan mass-meeting under the
auspices of the Democratic Committee of
One Hundred a Metropolitan Temple last
night was lacking in the chief elements Of
a popular, uprising. The audience. which
was not large enough to fill the house
was, however, respectful and patient.
When Mayor Phelan Judge. Wallace and
Jasper Mcdonald filed in from the rear
and took their assigned places on the plat
form the band played We Won't Go
Home Till Morning." Despite the threat
of the music many of the people present
did 60 home before the meeting was over.
Democrats who went to the temple to
hear Phelan and Wallace no doubt ex-
pected that the old-time bosses, Buckley
and Rainey, would be fayed alive; but
the advertised stalwarts never as much
as mentioned a boss by name. Reference
was made to Canada, and the impression
was conveyed TO the audience that the
speaker had in mind the flight of Rainey
or Buckley to that country. The allusion
was so mild and remote that the Demo-
cratic friends OF Rainey and Buckley were
not offended.