The San Francisco call., 1899-10-03


Police Judge or not. Judge Low is above
reproach. He is a long resident Of this
city and county. He was twice elected
TO the office he aSpireS to and will be
elected again If he receives your nomina-
ton. l hope you will consider your friend
and my friend and place Charles A. Low
in nomination"
T, W. Dennis, ]. K. c. Hobbs, F. L.
Waibel L. A Gibbons and Max Goldberg
seconded the nomination and attested to
Judge Lows worth as a citizen and a
man.
The matter was then closed and the re-
port OF the committee on Police Judges
was read by the Secretary. 1t was as
follows:
Your committee appointed to consider the
qualifications OF candidates for nomination for
the office of Police Judge begs leave TO report:
The committee has had several sessions, at
the first Of which large number of candidates
appeared before it and were interrogated to
new charter, and also as to various other mat
ters touching their experience, etc
After hearing the candidates the committee
next went into executive session and decided
TO recommend TO the caucus the names Of the
four nominees for the office OF Police Judges of
this city and county, namely:
w G. Britton. l. G. Carpenter. H. l. Joach-
lInsen. James L. Nagle, E. M. Seaman, Will
Among the candidates who appeared before
the committee were Judge Thomas F. Graham
and Frank l.. Kingwell. The committee. after
investigation, finds that neither of the last two
prescribed by the new charter for Police
Judges. Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. SCHELL. Chairman.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
report Delegate Boyne called attention to
the absence of Messrs. Britain and Tate,
and said something scathing about 1t.
Leon E. Prescott was next recognized and
created all kinds of excitement by NOV
ing that the report be laid on the table,
and impolitically asserting that he did not
was like placing a red rag before the COM
mittee, and Edmond Tauszky clamored for
the chalrmanS S attention, and on getting
II II sai1 Ion ne rose % to question ;9 OF privilege
right to say that the report was not
fair and honest one. He yelled that he
was a member OF that committee and no
one had a right to make such state
ment. He concluded his heated remarks
by saying that it was dscourteous to
place 1t on the table and hoped it would
I. ]. Truman Jr., another member of
the committee, arose and said 1t was
treating the committee unfairly by at
tacking it; He said that if Prescott was
an honorable man he would apologize for
his remarks, as they were unfair unman-
ly and unjust. He insinuated that he had
| heard candidates eulogiZed tonight who
were unworthy to receive the nomination.
People had come to him and told him
things he never knew until he was placed
on the committee. He said he did not
dare mention the names of the unworthy
candidates because they might be nomi-
mated and elected and he might appear
before them some day and be at their
mercy.
Chairman Kellogg said he was sure Mr..
Prescott would apologize, and that young
man in his own defense said he had no
intention of casting personal reflection
on the committee. He then went on to
give his reasons for asking that the mat
ter be laid on the table. The motion to
lay 1t on the table was then put, but was
overwhelmingly lost. motion for a re-
cess Of ten minutes was also lost.
Attorney Sargent moved that during the
vote each delegate stand up and call his
vote. This was also lost. w. H. HAZEL
moved that the report be taken up for the
purpose Of discussion. This motion met
with the :ame fate.
Judge Schel was called upon to make a
further report, he being chairman of the
committee on Police Judges. He said he
was unprepared to make a report, as he
did not expect any such opposition, as his
committee was appointed on the unani-
nous vote of the caucus. He said he had
no objection to either Judge Graham or
Mr.. Kingwell. He said he took it that the
Republican party intended indorsing the
new charter and for that very reason he
was willing to carry out its provisions
He believed the section prescribing that
candidates for Police Judge should have
practiced their profession five years up
to the time they We're candidates for of
flee was constitutional. He then went on
so and Delegate McMartin called the
chafrman's attention to the fact that
Judge Schell was called upon for an ex-
planation of the report and not an argu-
ment. The chair thought the delegates
needed all the light possible on the sub
lect and old not reproye the speaker. L.
Schell said
Delegate Sargent asked that the nom
nations be reopened and this being
granted ne placed William G. Britain in
nomination. A vote was then taken and
Isl votes were cast. OF this number Gra-
ham received 106, Nagle 11S, Carpenter
AZ, Low 107.
Carpenter, Low. Nagle and Joachimsen
having received the highest votes were
declared the nominees of the caucus
The next order of business was the re-
port of the committee on Supervisors
Chairman Fields asked for more time and
told of the efforts the committee was
making to secure men who would carry
weight in the community and who would
be acceptable TO the voters of this city
and county. He stated that the pros.
pective candidate for Mayor on the Re.
publican ticket had been invited by the
committee to aid it, and that he had been
with them the whole day giving advice.
The caucus granted the committee
further time to report.
When the delegates ascertained that
the committee on Supervisors would not
be ready to report until Wednesday even
ing, it was decided to adjourn the caucus
until that time.
Wallace Bradford moved that the cues
ton of county committee selection be de-
ferred until Wednesday evening The
motion prevailed.
The subject may be introduced in the
convention IO-ElBnt. IN event OIL introduce
tion the caucus delegates will vote as a
unit against consideration. The chair
man, at the suggestion of Delegate Brad
ford, explained that such was the mean
ing of the motion to defer the selection
of the county committee until Wednesday
evening.
Delegates were advised that the con-
Vention would assemble at Odd Fellows
Hall this evening at o'clock To-nieht
credentials will be required
The caucus adjourned until Wednes-
day evening.
The committee on Supervisors held a
prolonged session yesterday. Horace Da-
Wis whose nomination for Mayor will
probably be made by acclamation to-
night gave the committee the benefit of
his judgment.
Another session of the committee will
be held this afternoon. Republican lead
ers predict that an excellent ticket for Su-
perVisors will be presented.