The San Francisco call., 1901-10-05
DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
EXHIBIT THEIR SKILL IN SMOOTH SLATE WORK
Nominations According ProgrammeNIayor Be Named
That Phelan VIII Head the Tkket-Repuin Confer

The Mayor and Board of Supervisors have
lnaugurated these and other great economics
in the public welfare
They have fixed the rate of wages for labor
In the Department Of Public Works at 81 SC
fixing a fair standard for wages.
They, have specified in all contracts that
eight hours shall constitute a days labor and
nave required the Allied Printing Trades
stamp on all printing and stationery as
Tben Of fair fair and nab td hours
benefit of school children. and have put the
system in successful operation.
We pledge our candidates for Mayor and the
Board of Supervisors to continue to set aside
for permanent public improvements as large
as sum u J.. as the condition of the assessment roll
We demand that water mains large enough to
secure complete fire protection be laid in ac-
cordanee with the recommendations of the
chief engineer of the Fire Department
We demand the immediate building of a
sufhcient number of hreproof school houses to
accommodate all the children of the city.
We pledge our nominees to continue the work
af replacing the cobbes on the business streets
OK the city by smoother, cleaner and more sani-
tary pavements.
Our city now holds such position among
the commercial centers of the world and has
SO thoroughly shown it's capacity for self-gov-
ernment that it is an injustice to itself and
water 'front.' the most important agency OF
our commercial activity, should not be under
our own direct and exclusive control; and we,
therefore. urge that it's management should be
turned over to the city.
Believing in American civilization. and in
being opposed to the competition Of cheap labor
with that of our workingmen we demand the
renewal of the Chinese exclusion act, and uree
that the new law perpetually exclude all
We believe in the right of the workingmen
to organize in unions and recognize that these
uniJns are potent influences in promoting their
welfare Modern industrial conditions require
that their interests are mutual and that ar
bitration brings about the quickest and most
satisfactory solution of their differences.
Within the past few weeks a national calam-
ity has befallen us. Our honored President.
William Mckinley, is fallen Ils, by by the hand OF
in mourning the loss of our respected and
well-beloved Chief Executive.
Name a Few Candidates.
Little time was lost in naming candi-
dates. Joseph Rothschild of the Fortieth
District named Sam H Brooks for Treas
urer and Brooks was elected by acclama-
Thomas M OConnor of the Twenty
named name d Edmond Godchaux for Recorder. 4sr.
He was the only candidate and the nomi-
nation was made by acclamation:
IL, Patrick Eoland Vas VA n6nated 6r1n s1T e+ Pnp
|. of the Thirty seventh District, There was
no opposition.
Porter Ashe was greeted with cheers
when he took the platform to name Lewis
F. Byington for District Attorney. He
was chosen without opposition.
For Police Judge George A. Connolly Of
the Fortieth District named Judge Alfred
J. Fritz and Thomas M. OConnor named
Judge Charles T. Conlan. There were no
other candidates.
Joseph Fassler was nominated for Tax
Collector by Curtis Hillyer and chosen
without opposition.
The chair then asked before the conven-
ton adjourned to meet at Metropolitan
Hall this evening that the delegates form
themselves into district conventions, each
to select four members to the County
Committee.
A. G. Mcguire, chairman of the commit
tee en- Supervisors, then moved an ad-
journment until this evening at o'clock.
saying that the committee desired to ex-
anime the names suggested and find If
they were entirely satisfactory. An ad-
journment was then taken.