The San Francisco call., 1904-09-13
GETTING READY
FOR THE FRAY
Republicans Engage Pho
neer Hall for the Use of LO-
cal Nominating Convention
ELECTION COMMISSION
Democratic Delegates Will
Be Called Together Next
Week by Chairman Sims

The Republican Congressional con-
vention Of the Fourth District will
meet in Pioneer Hall Thursday evening
of next week. The party leaders are
discussing the availability and fitness
of several well-known aspirants for
Congressional honor. The local nomi-
mating convention of the Republican
party will assemble in the same hall on
Monday evening, September rs. Thomas
Atkinson, secretary of the Republican
County Committee, engaged the hall
yesterday
The Democratic local convention, of
which J. c. Sims is chairman, will
meet again some time next week, and
there are indications that the ticket for
legislative and judicial nominees wilt
be put forward without delay or un-
usual strife. Predictions are made that
Murasky, Seawell, jerks and White
will be nominated for the Superior
bench.
Anxious to control the appointment
of the Democratic quota of officers TO
serve at the next general election, the
Democratic County Committee, through
Attorney Louis H. Mooser, protested
last evening at a meeting of the Elec-
ton Commissioners against the ap-
provaI of a list of some 1000 names sub
mitted by Commissioner Voorsanger.
Mooser contended that the county
committee had a right under the law
to submit its list and that the same
must be given precedence by the board.
The board contends, however, that
though the county committees have the
right to submit names for appointment,
it is optional with the board to accept
or reject the same as it sees fit. The
Voorsanger list was approved by the
board, notwithstanding Mooser's pro-
test, though the list presented by him
on behalf of the county committee was
placed on file for future consideration.
The board authorized the appoint
ment of thirty deputy registrars to
serve for thirty days at salaries not to
exceed 800 a month. 1t also author
lied the hire of eighteen vehicles to be
used in facilitating precinct registra-
ton.
John Hughes was appointed carpen-
ter at the warehouse of the Department
OF Elections at a salary of "a 80 day
and S. M. Wilson was appointed clerk
for thirty days at a salary of 800.
j. p. Burke was awarded the contract
for erecting the election booths, his bid
being s13 80 each and 81 so for inside
fittings.
The Board of Civil Service Commits
sionerS met last nlgnt at It's rooms IN
the City Hall. Beyond the regular
routine work the board approved the
temporary appointment of Thomas
Vaughn as street sweeper. The board
disapproved of the appointment of Dep
uty Register S. M. Wilson, who is not
civil service appointee, and therefore
ineligible. In Wilson's place the COM
missioner5 recommended John F.
Welsh as The next in line on the eligible
( list.
! The newly organized Sunset Repub-
lican Club of the Thirty-ninth District
held a meeting last night at Library
Hall, / street, between Tenth and
! Eleventh avenues, and elected the
following officers: James A. Ruther-
ford, president; Frank Cornyn, first
vice president; w. III. Mitchell, second
vice president; c. H. Fouther. secre-
tary, and Hermann Morris, treasurer.