The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17

was the address of Franklin K Lane,
aspirant for reelection as City and
great length on the virtues of the char
ter. In the midst of his speech Mayor
Phelan stepped upon the platform ana
was received with three cheers.
About 100 Democrats occupied seats on
the stage, the front row of chairs being
reserved for the candidates and speakers.
Jasper Mcdonald, chairman Of the Dem
ocratic County Committee, called the
meeting to order in a short speech. He
said:
"As chairman of the County Commit
cisco it becomes my pleasing duty 70 call
this meeting to order. This meeting ia
held under the auspices Of the said com
mittee and is for the purpose OF crafty
ing the ticket recently nominated"
Mr. Mcdonald then proceeded to throw
a few bouquets at the candidates. notably
Mayor Phelan, also DR.. Dodge, also
Franklin X. Lane and also that sturdy
Supervisor jeremiah Deasy." He de
Clared that the administrations of Mayor
Phelan and other Democratic office hold
ers were above reproach and deserving
the Endorsement of all good citizens, ospe-
cially Democratic citizens. He then in
troduced Frank II. Gould as chairman of
Mr. Gould received a very hattering re-
ception. He said among other things:
at is a pleasure to preside at rati-
ficatiOn meeting where there is something
TO ratify. Such a meeting is this. The
Democrats of San Francisco and a sprink-
ling of patriotic Republicans last year
elected certain Mayor and other officials
in San Francisco. They were selected
under certain pledges, and l leave it to
you to say whether they have lived up to
those pledges.
II call upon the people tonight to know
whether they ratify the nomination of
James D. Phelan, whose heart beats in
unison with the honest voters of San
Francisco. You have elected him once
and you viii do so again. (Applause)
Nominated and elected by acclama-
ton" daughter and applause)
DO You ratify the nomination Of the
man who has given the people of San
Francisco the best and fairest assessment
it ever had? DO you ratify the nomina-
tion of Washington Dodge?" (Applause.)
Good again; unanimously elected.
(More applause and laughter)
DO you ratify the nomination Of the
man who never lost a case in which the
city was defendant? Do you ratify the
nomination of Franklin K. Lane for City
ana County Attorney? (AppIause)
again unanimously carried.
DO you ratify the nomination of that
upright and honorable gentleman. Jere-
miah Deasy, for Sheriff.
Major Geary introduced.
Mr.. Gould went down through the list
in this manner until he came to the name
County Clerk. Major Geary received an
extra coat Of fiattery, and the audience,
fired by a reference to his connection with
the army gave 0d hm nzeG an bd enthgsastiG wei
eA''AC
Portunity to introduce the Democratic
candidate for County Clerk. Major Geary
spoke in part as follows:
Il am not a politician, my friends, and
It is only on short notice that | was called
upon to speak here tonight 1 under
stand the principles of the Democratic
party and those principles are based on
justice and fairness. on this platform
few nights ago gentleman, who was
nominated for prominent office by the
opposition, spoke of the necessity of ap-
pointing good men on the various boards
under the new charter, but he forgot 10
say that the man best qualified to make
those appointments is the gentleman who
at the present moment occupies the posi-
tiOn of Mayor of San Francisco, and who
is at the head OF the Democratic party in
this city. And as a soldier l say that
Mayor Phelan is San FranciSco's' war
Mayor We, in the far away Philippines
always knew that with him at the head of
the administration in San Francisco we
were always sure of a powerful friend at
! home. We knew that he was doing all he
! could to make our life in that tropical
! fever-infested country as near tolerable as
possible, and we knew who it was that
| was the mainstay Of the Red Cross work
which was a blessing to so many soldiers
| in camp and on the firing line"
Boland Talks a Little.
Patrick Boland, nominee for Public Ad-
mimstrator, was next given a chance to
| tell the audience what a good official he
would make, in the event of his election
| He made short speech and the audience
applauded his forethought in SO doing.
| He said:
"I might say 1 don't know how to be-
| gin to make a speech. I might say never
! spoke in public in my life, and that would
! be the truth. They say that where there
| is a will there is a way, but in this in
stance where there is a will there is no
way. But I will say that l am proud to
occupy place on the ticket with the hon
orable gentlemen who have been nomi-
mated by the Democratic party. I will
| say that If elected 1 will endeavor to fill