The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29

liberate In the interim four or five
nominations were made and the minor
ity leaders took pleasure in not only
seconding the nominations but in NOV
ing TO mako them unanimous.
DODGE NOMINATED.
On calling the convention to order
Chairman Thomas ". Hickey announced
that the first business Of the evening
was the reading of the report Of the com
man of the committee, asked for further
time. Nominations for Assessor were
next in order. and William NJ. Cannon
took the platform to place the name of
DR.. Washington Dodge incumbent of the
office, before the convention. When
Assessor Dodge's name was mentioned
there was hearty applause. Mr.. Can
non spoke as follows:
have had a severe cough to-day, but if
TO place in nomination for Assessor Of this
city and county DR.. Washington Dodge.
lApplause) When DR.. Dodge was nominated
for Assessor in 1898 there entrenched in
the office a gentleman whom IL was supposed
could not be defeated; it was supposed that
Or. Dodge. when he accepted that nomination,
was TO lead forlorn hope. But he went into
the fight valiantly; he went out among the
people; he explained to them the Ubiquitous
county for years past; he promised them dras-
tic reforms, and they believed him, for they
elected him Assessor over his powerful oppo-
nent by a majority Of 5000 votes. A year
later he went before the people again TO give
an account Of his stewardship: he told them
the condition In which he had found things. he
incumbcncy he had materially reduced the
assessment upon the homes of the small
home-owners Of this city, while, on the other
hand he had assessed property which had
heretofore escaped taxation entirely in an
amount exceeding S55, ooo,o 600, or, rather had
increased the assessment roll in that one year
over 500, Ooo.Ooo And now, after four more
years of faithful service in that office to which
ne was elected at the election four years ago
by a majority greater than the total vote of
his opponent by majority greater than was
ever received by any other candidate in this
precinct IN the city, he appears before YOU
again and I humbly appear his behalf
course in office. and, If you do. to again place
him in nomination for the office he has so
favorably filled during the last 1--WE years
placing before this convenIion for th zen
OF assessor .;, that Nemesis OF the tax-dodger
ana the friend OF the taxpayer, DR.. Washing
ton Dodge. Applause.)
Joseph E. O'Donnell took the floor and
in behalf of the Thirty-sixth District sec
onded the nomination of DR.. Dodge John
H. Mullen and Messrs. Haley and Van
Wyck also added their need of praise
in seconding the nomination. DR.. Dodge
being the choice Of the convention. the
secretary was instructed to cast the bal
lot, which he did.
BYINGToN is NAMED.
District Attorney Lewis T. Byington
was placed in nomination for his present
position by ]. c. Sims. Mr. Sims paid
Byington some fine tributes. He spoke
at length, and when he said that his
candidate was wiser than Solomon the
sally was received with a laugh. Mr. Sims
spoke as follows:
conpra tulata +b,s cor,,en.iov ,,,o,, Sc bo.,
ing placed at the head of the Democratic uu-
nicipal ticket in this campaign able as pa
a party's a peoples cause Undoubtedly
he will uphold the standard Of Democracy and
pure government triumphantly and far in adj
vance while the elephant trasnps in the dis
tant dust bearing Uncle Sans postoffce and
its discredited and corrupt officials on its back
His voice Will be heard amid the plaudits and
the acclamations Of his fellow citizens when
the former leader Of the 'F1orodora' march
VIII play his fiddle to listless audiences and
with that dscord and lack Of harmony which
has so characterized his brief. inconsistent and
useless political career
Upon this ticket which you are now COM
pleting I ask you to place a man who is a fit
and worthy associate Of our nominees and is
the peer of any man who has been placed
OF who viii be placed upon our ticket. Cen
tlemen. he is a wiser man than Solomon.
Laughter.) The Democratic party has existed
since the birth Of the nation. and it will ex-
longs to long-vanished times. It has seen all
other political parties rise and fall; ii has
seen them buried in nameless unnumbered and
forgotten graves and I believe that II will
see the funeral of the Republican party its
present and greatest adversary
The man for whose cause I speak is a
Democrat in the fullest and highest and best
sense. He cherishes the traditions of the
party and is attached to its theories princi-
pies and policies. Among the people of Cali
fornia Lewis F. Byington stands peerless. No
one is more favorably known throughout this
his native State and no one takes greater
pride in its grandeur and greatness and great
er happiness In the giant trend of human ac-
tivities from the East to the land Of the sink
ing sun III he is nominated you may reckon
with absolute certainty that he will be the
District Attorney. and can with any
hope or reason look outside of the District At
torneys office for any part of his power in
nuence. conscience or intelligence
During his incumbency he has investigated
crime. he has convicted more criminals de-
office in the history OF San Francisco His
able, pure, highmnded. official life has
strengthened. purified and elevated our polti-
cal condition. He has always stood for rig
conduct with intrepidity and strict regard to
justice Gentlemen. IL you wish a man in the
office Of legal learning, OF undimmed honor
who upholds the high standards of official
+. Byington your unanimous support upon his
record in the past and what you know IT will
be in the future. having the lamp OF expe-
rience for your guide. (Applause.)
There were no further nominations and
Mr.. Byington was nominated by the
unanimous vote of the convention. There
was loud cheering for Byington and the
delegates and spectators called for the
popular official, but Chairman Hickey
brought his hammer down on the anvil
and declared that nominations for Coro-
ner were in order.
EULoGIzEs DIR. LELAND.