The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
]. {. NJ 'DOUGALD
IS NOMINATED
Labor Convention Sane
tions Republican
Choice.
Supervisors Named Without
a Contest by the
Delegates.

The adjourned convention OF the Union
Labor party, held in Pioneer Hall. was
slow IN starting last night but once un-
der way everything ran smoothly. Before
the meeting was an hour old John E.
McDougald. the Republican nominee for
Treasurer. had received the unanimous
nomination by the Union Labor party.
and the eighteen Supervisors were being
balloted for
When Chairman Williams called the
convention 10 order the roll call and read
ing OF minutes Of the last meeting were
quickly dispensed with. Z. J. Deaver of
the Thirty-sixth District then arose to
make the nomination of McDougald His
speech was brief and to the point, merely
citing the respect with which the nom
inee was held as president Of the Marble
Cutters Union and secretary Of the Build
ing Trades Council. When McDougald's S
rame was mentioned the convention was
oud in its applause. and several delegates
were on their feet in an instant TO second
the choice William Mindham Of the
Twenty-eighth and Assemblyman J. n.
Copus Of the Thirty-second district were
recognized by the chair and made the
secOnding speeches.
+. ". Meyer Of the Fortieth then moved
that the nominations be closed and that
the nomination Of McDougald by the con-
Vention be made by acclamation. Such
was enthusiastically voiced as the will of
the convention
To proceed with the selection Of nomi-
nees FOR Supervisors the order Of business
was laid aside. Each chairman Of dele
cation procured the ballots for his asso-
ciates' and recess Of ten minutes was
taken for the preparation Of ballots. Then
as the delegates names were called they
registered the ballots. Chairman Will
liams appointed as tellers Of the election
Vincent Bello Of the Twenty-eighth.
James A Wilson Of the Thirtieth and c.
A LOWE OF the Thirty-sixth District. H
Menke OF the Firty-second was appointed
judge Of the election. There were Iz9 bal
lots cast.
From the beginning Of the count it be-
came evident that the slate for Super
visors had been arranged beforehand
The first eighteen names on the list went
through the count in one-JwO-three order
A +. Dissmayer Of the Thirty-first, Fred
II. Seavy Of the Thirty-eighth. Timothy
Nyhane Of the TWenty-ninth and Wash
ington Kugler Of the Forty-fourth failed
70 receive fifty votes out Of the total
number cast. The following is the list
OF nominees who were selected together
with the districts they represent:
TWenty-eighth. G. c. Vickerson: Twenty
ninth, T. i. Finn; Thirty-frst Charles A
Siskron; Thirty-third. N. J Kerrigan: Thirty
fourth. Edward I. Walsh; Thirty-sixth E J.
Deaver; Thirty-ninth. Harry A. Knox; Fortieth
Fred ". Never; Forty-flrst ". J. Holman:
forty-third, Frank Jewell; Forty-fourth J. J.
Furey; Forty-fth, +. ". Kent: Thirty-sixth
~. ". COfey; Thirty ninth, John Rutherford: :
Thirty-1ourth, c. F Buckley; Forty-hfth. L.
= Rea; Ihlrty-eighth, James Nicol; Thirty
After the nominees for Supervisors had
been chosen the motion was carried that
the convention should adjourn until next
Thursday night, when the remaining Of
ices on the ticket viii be filed.