The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
BUSH STREET BOSS
MEETS DEFEAT.
Completely Routed in the
Democratic Convention
by Organization Forces
NOMINATE JUDICIARY
By Thomas B. sullivan.


tsaan expensive and a humiliating expe-
rienos. In the Democratic convention,
which met in Dolores Hall, Ruef had
The temeritv to measure swords with
Gavin McNab. when the scrap was
over Ruef and his followers We're rout-
ed. The convention was completely in
the hands Of McNab. Judges Coffey and
Isawlor were renominated and the Bush
street boss was fguratlvely kicked out
of the hall
In many respects the assembly was a
distinct disappointment. It was the
fond expectation Of the faithful devo-
tees Of Democracy fhat a good old
fashioned. convention. where everything
except murder is legitimately on the
order Of business. was in prospect. Ruef
had exercised every influence at his
command. He had promised everybody
everything He had threatened the sa-
loon forces into line He had promised
patronage he does net possess.
LAwLoR's TRIUMPH.
He claimed more votes than he con-
trolled. hoping TO frighten the tmiid
ones into camp He had some reason
10 expect also that the regular Demo-
cratic organization would reci procate
his Distinguished services at Sacra-
nfento. But he calculated without his
host other influences were at work
driving the McNab and Dodge factions
into line to support Bawlor. and while
The combination was anything but will
ing te take the programme 1t was
forced TO do SO and Lawlor won.
RUef could command only seventy
votes in the struggle for organization
and little Johnny Greeley. his candidate
for. chairman, was defeated after dis
play Of hysteria that suggested "a bot
tie Of soothing syrup rather than the
fashioned Democratic convention
was gone. There was to be no fights,
no flights Of bombastlc eloauence. no
war Of words.
AS announced in The Call. the nomi-
nation Of coffey and I.awlor was made
a special order Of business, as Ruef
had schemed to defeat Lawlor even if
The regulars captured the organization
BY throwing seven or eight candidates
beaten. even though he had plurality
Of the votes.
oILING THE MACHINE.
3. The special order destroyed that hope
and before any other aspirant was
given a chance Coffey and Lawlor were
Nominated by resolution and without
p a speech TO clog the wheels Of the ma
chine That settled the opposition, al
though II knew that the organization
-ulaRnanimously had decided TO make
the nomination for the fourth Superior
Judge an open fight free for all the
wildly ambitious fellows who want to
interpret our laws.
To complete the humiliation of the
crowd that had jumped to Ruef's wn!p
a regular order OF business was adopt
ed. after Lawlor and Coffey were safely
on the ticket. This was adding insult
TO INJURY, bnt II was the concluding In
eident of significance during the night.
THE FIGHT BEGINS.
Thomas Hickey of the Thirtieth be-
gan the evenings proceedings of the
Democratic convention by calling the
convention TO order as temporary
chairman Getting quickly TO business
the reading OF the rollcalI was dis
pensed with, the rolleall as certified to
by the Registrar being adopted
William Mccarthy OF the Thirty fifth
obtained the floor and placed the name
ef William A Kelly before the conven-
tion for permanent chairman. After re-
ferring TO the antagonism OF forces at
Sacramento which failed to prevent the
nomination of Bell, he said the same
forces at work at the capital were
active in the convention, and that the
man to guide the convention was VIII
liam o. Kelly.
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then began what turned out to be the
fight Of the evening by nominating ]. ].
Greeley Of his own district for chair
man. J.. A. Spinetu of the Forty first
seconded Greeley's candidacy, and the
nominations were closed.
Throughout the rollcall by districts
Kelly and Greeley seesawed for the
lead. -Greeley's own district, the Twen-
ty-eighth, gave him votes and Kelly
?. The Twenty and Thirtieth went
solidly TO Greeley. Kelly took IL in
the yhirty-irst TO Greeley's ], and both
split even in the Thirty second. Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Kelly's own
district. the Thirty fifth. gave him a
solid vote. The Thirty sixth and Thirty
seventh went TO Kelly by TO 2; the
Tfirty-eighth by 3 to j; the Thirty
ninth. By 4 to 8. the Fortieth went solid
for Kelly and the Forty-first unanf-
mousiy for Greeley; Kelly split the
Forty-second and captured the Forty
third and FOrty-hfth,- the Forty-fourth
giving Greeley: its unanimous vote.
The vote resulted in the seating of
Kellv by a: vote of s6 TO 20, with two
delegates. not voting. O'Brien Of the
Thirty-sixth nominated Charles Flem-
ing for secretary of the convention and
he was elected without opposition
PREcIPITAIEs A ROW.
In. nominating James ". Coffey and
william p. Lasvlor as candidates for
superior Judge John Sweigert Of the
Thirty-seventh precipitated another
row. Greeley objected on the ground
that the rollcalI should first be passed
upon by the committee. on credentials.
Hickey objected and was sustained by
Chairman Kelly. Greeley : appealed
from the decision Of the chair and was
voted. down by the convention by a
vote of .1lS TO. 55, the doubtful dele
gates in the districts previously voting
for Greeley finally coming TO Kelly's
support Greeley then attempted to
have the nominations made on the floor
OF the convention, so. that: the. voting
would be split up and the. possibility of
defeating Judge Lawlor brought out
=. Gullinan Of the Thirty FIFTH objected
and was sustained.
A vote was then taken on the motion
TO nominate Cofey and Lawlor and il
carried by 106 TO 81. The convention
then east separate ballots for the nom-
inatfon. Of Coffey and -Lawlor.
After a recess a committee of five or
order Of business reported D. j. Nc
Carthy OF the Thirtieth nominated
Thomas r. Graham for Superior Judge;
Frank Costello OF the Thirty-fourth
nominated Joseph E; O'Donnell; c.. NJ
Sooey Of the Fortieth William Z. White
Herbert Choynski Of the Forty-third