The San Francisco call., 1904-10-04
CONVENTION AT WORK.

The convention was called to order
at S:45 o'clock by Chairman ]. c. Sims,
who asked for the report Of the COM
mittee on order of business, which was
presented by John j. Sweeney, chair
man OF the committee. On motion Of
Thomas Hickey the report was
adopted
the committee on contests submitted
the committee findings, which created
considerable stir among the delegates,
as there was severe criticisms in the
document on the methods alleged to
have been adopted in the Forty-third
Assembly District, where political lead
ers, under the management Of James
Co1roth, made vigorous fight for the
Democratic League ticket. Van Wyck
was frequently interrupted by shouts
10 come off, and TO pass the report
along, we don't want to hear it." He
Several times appealed to the chair and
on each occasion was upheld. The
paragraph of the report referring TO
alleged ballot box stuffing and fraudu-
lent voting caused a furor.
L insist that the chairman Of this
man Sims. This is part of the busi-
ness of this convention and there can
be no motions entertained as long as
the report is being read"
In the district the contest was made
bY Fred Franzen, Larry Hartnett,
Louis Mehrtens, William ]. Hogan,
Joseph Z. Hayes, John ]. Driscoll,
David B. Torres and George Heggerty
of the organization ticket against the
election of John w. Roach, Thomas
keenan,, Charles Bantel, Patrick Flynn.
P F. Mccarthy and William Bush of
the league ticket, together with Will
liam Hogan and Joseph P. Hayes.
Hayes and Hogan, therefore, contested
their own election. The polling place
under suspicion was primary election
precinct 103
of Livingston jerks, James P. Quig-
ley, D. S. Curran and Thomas judge
He held that he should have one whole
vote instead Of giving one-fourth of
vote TO each of the four
The report of the committee was
adopted by a vote of 50 to 72.
Eustace Cullinan- of the Thirty-fourth
District, as chairman of the committee
on platform, read the committees re-
port and made the ears of his listeners
tingle with the sharp criticisms con-
tained therein on the conduct of the
present city administration. Many of
the delegates did not expect such
severe jab at the Schmftz regime and
WINGED notably, as not a few of them
have been more or less identified with
the Ruef following. The platform,
which was adopted without protest ex-
,cept in it's recommendations regarding
the appellate court amendment. was as
follows:
We the representatives and delegates of the
Democratic party OF the city and county OF
san Francisco. State of California, in conyen1
ticn assembled this Sd day Of October 1904
hereby adopt the following as the platform
and define follows the position and the
principles OF the Democratic party OF the said
city and county:
adopted by the national convention Of the
Democratic party assembled at st. Louis No.
On the Sth day OF July 1904 and we pledge
our loyal efforts TO bring about the election OF
Alton B Parker Of New York the Democratic
nominee for the office of President, and or
Henry q. Davis of West Virginia, the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Office OF Vice President
and county Of san Francisco secure Of their
confidence in the sincerity Of our declara tions
for clean and efficient municipal government
and the honesty Of our endeavors TO realize
II. This confidence, many times attested in
the past by the election OF the nominees of
this party. has not been forfeited but. on the
contrary, has been maintained and increa sed
by the representatives and nominees Of the
party now holding public Offices in this city
and county. The Democrats. composing a ma
iority in the present Board Of Supervisors have
legislated wisely and honestly for the munich
pality and have gained meritoriously a high
name and the good will OF the people for
their stanch loyalty to the charter and civil
service for doing always the right and decent
corruption and dishonesty IN office and out Of
Office.