The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06

1t will take another whack at ticket
making this evening and Mr.. O'Brien
promises to have the harness so arranged
that the delegates will be unable to take
the bit in their mouths and get away from
him.
The nominations made last evening be-
fore the smash-up follow: Coroner, DR..
Thomas II. Morris; County Clerk, Peter
Hammond; Police Judges, Edward M.
Sweeney and Judge Treadwel
Joseph E. Lee, who parts his hair in
the middle and wears a fierce mustache,
was the chairman, and as soon as Mr..
O'Brien told him that everything was
ready for the start he called the con-
Vention to order Without any preimin-
aries the platform was read. 1t throws
numerous floral packages at the Citizens
Republican party, approves the policy or
President Mckinley, deprecates the exist
ence in the Republican party OF Selt-cOn-
stituted bosses, who, it charges, have
made the party locally corrupt, mdorses
the new charter: recommends rigid econO-
my but not penury in the management of
the citys affairs, faVors better schools,
and objects to the fire department. which
It says is the pride OF San Francisco be-
ing used as political machine. The plat
form declares that the object Of the party
is TO redeem the municipality from the
hands of the bosses and remedy all of
the existing evils.
4 delegate representing the Thirty
seventh District created the first disturb
ance He offered resolution to nominate
but two Police Judges, switch off to
Police Judge job. O. Brien saw a joker
somewhere in the resolution and protested
against its adoption. He denied that Ian
Burns had anything to do with the Citi-
Zens' Republican party; asserted that the
Grand Hotel Republicans were blind with
infatuation for themselves and had hand
ed him a gold brick. He explained that
before the primaries he had conferred
with them and under promise OF some
recognition had fallen in behind their
ticket and had helped with his forces to
push it through to victory. He related
with some sorrow that the Grand Hotel
contingent had not conferred with him
since. He did not explain the Joker in the
Police Judge resolution and 1t was
adopted.
Then without further ado O'Brien nom
mated DIR. Morris for Coroner. Every
thing went along nicely. The same fine
treatment was accorded his nominee for
County Clerk, Peter Hammond. Edward
NJ. Sweeney and Judge Treadwen were
named for Police Judges before the
trouble broke out in earnest Despite the
resolution O'Brien tried to force the issue
and stirred up a political hornets nest.
Judge Joachimsen was placed in nom
ination by one of O'Brien's men and the
ringmaster himself followed with the
nomination of Judge Charles Conian. An
obstreperous delegate protested with
vigor against a Republican convention
swallowing a Democrat, claiming that
there were enough of their own kind will
ing and anxious to fill every office for
which nominations would be made.
Turmoil followed and in the midst Of it
all there was a motion to adjourn. Chair
man Lee refused to entertain the idea Of
quitting. He said that a motion to ad-
journ was always in order except when
il was out of ordSr and that this was one
of the occasions when 1t was out of place.
Roll call was demanded and finally things
grew so boisterous that the chairman was
forced to yield. The lobby and all voted
as the secretary called the names of the
delegates, and when the task was com
pleted the tally sheets showed that
O'Brien had lost control of his own con-
vention by a vote Of more than three to
one.
Judge Conlan states that the use Of his
name before the convention was entirely
unauthorized and done for the purpose of
injuring him before the Democratic con-
vention tonight.