Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-30
LANCDON HOLDS HIS OFFICE
California District Attorney Scores Another
Point in Fight.
sELtcTlON OF GRAND JURY PROCEEDS
Two Members Chosen Last Week
Are Observation-Disclosures of Reuf
Plan Demonstration
"wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-As result
OF today's developments in the superior
court, District Attorney w. 7. Langdon
has been judicially recognized as the in
cumbent of the office to which Abraham
Ruef was last week appointed.
TWO members of the grand jury chosen
last week were discharged because OF fall
nre 20 qualify, aqd seyca snthers pre- 10 he
examined tonaorrow a fter7ioon ID Edetermiiie
whether or not they are 4uallhe4 q sit in
judgment upon the charges OF ualfeasariee
and corruption in office to be submitted by
District Attorney Langdonaand Francis j.,
Heney acting as his assistant. o, a.., 20
On behalf of, the Realf faction. an effort
was made to obtain a postponement Of
further proceedings involving the eXamina-
ton OF the grand jury until after next
Friday when Reuf Acting Mayor Gal
lagher and the members OF the Board of
Supervisors are ordered to show cause why
they should not be permanently enjoined
from asserting any claim to the office OF
district attorney Judge Graham, however
decided that there was no adequate reason
for delay, and ordered the examination Of
the jury to proceed. In examination Of the
Jurors, Assistant District Attorney Heney
confined himself to lnterrogations dealing
WIN CbuANlluNioudl AAudhiNANAoAo VHANF Ali'AfN-
ing no EFFORT 70 establish whether or not
any OF the members were possessed of bias
or prejudice, such as he intimated existed.
Although the court room was crowded to
It's capacity at both sessions OF the hearing
today, there was no manifestation Of dis
order or excitement. A large detail Of
police patrolled the building and adjacent
streets.
Judge UphoIds LanEdOn.
superior Judge Graham, At the opening OF
his court. decided that W, II. Langdon was
the legal de facto district attorney for San
Franoiseo. He then adjourned court until
afternoon. An attempt TO debate the CUES
ton at issue was oveTrul d. Judge Graham $
decision means that the appointment of
r. j. Henry as assistant district attorney
stands, and that the indictment and prose
cution OF alleged municipal grafters will
proceed.
When Judge Graham's court convened
this afternoon there was another large
crowd present. s. NJ. shortridge represent
ing Reuf. opened proceedings by asking for
postponement on the grouRd that rec
ognltion OF the district attorney could not
be made before Judge Seawell had decided
the injunction proceedings brought by hin
and which are TO be heard Friday Judg,
% Graham then repeated ms FecoBhluou ~
I.angdon as de facto district attorney, and
ordered the examination OF the grand Jurors
10 proceed. Langdon then called for thC
assessment roll
Jurors Towao. and Rock were excused
from service on the grand jury as theil
names are not ON the assessment rolls
Towhe Is connected with a big Commercial
House here and Rock is cashier for J. D
spreckels & Bros
Reuf Plans Demonstration.
At a secret meeting OF the board o
supervisors last night Il was decided 4
form an organization TO champion th
cause Of justice and fair play, refute tn
ISLANDERS of corporations and millionaires'
and resist attacks on the labor union ad
ministration.
-Four thousand city employees have beef
called to assemble Wednesday Afternoon
aid bring Ave friends EACH, making tn
: toinl strength OF the organization abou
Il 2l.o00 men.