The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
LABORITES INDORSE
THE RUFF SLATE.
Hosmer, Lawlor, Graham
and Coffey Will Be Named
as Independent Candidates
PERJURED PETITIONS
BY Thomas b. Sullivan.


II Dolores Hall had collapsed last
night most Of the employees of the mu-
nicipal government would have been
buried IN the ruins. The local Labor
Union convention was IN session and
the assemblage looked like love feast
OF the political family OF Mayor
Schmitz Commissioners, inspectors,
clerks. bailifs, .janitors and deputies
were the delegates and Ruef was the
boss. His programme on the judiciary
was carried out to the letter Conlan,
Mogan, Graham and Cofey received the
nominations for Superior Judgeships
and the criminal farce of taking the
judiciary out Of politics was complete.
RUFF SLATE ACCEPTED.
TWO delegates had the temerity to
protest. but their objection possessed
no more dignity than an effort TO nom.
mate friend for Justice Of the Peace.
lhey were overlooked as II they had
not spoken. With a gravity that would
have better suited a better cause the
committee appointed to obtain a con-
ference with the Democrats and Re
ppblicans on judicial nominations
praised the courtesy with which 1t had
been greeted by the Republicans and
denounced the contempt with which 1t
had been repulsed by the Democrats.
The report was accepted with the
seriousness Of a poor joke and the slate
candidates were painted on the ticket
bv resolution. Each nominee contrib
ute6 his SO to the campaign fund, but
that eminent 5urist. A B. TreadWell'
had TO touch a friend for the amount
before he could amble TO the secre-
tary's desk There may be more pros
perous times when Mr.. TreadweI
graces the ermine as a Justice OF the
Peace.
Roncovieri was nominated by accla-
nation for Superintendent OF Public
Schools and gave short address OF
thanks. It seemed like political sac
riIege when Tom Eagan moved the ap-
pofntment Of a committee on purity
Of election, but the motion preValeo
and the last significant act OF the con-
vention was accomplished
A DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
Abe Ruefs audacious scheme to de-
feat Superior Judge Lawler and cap
ture the judiciary Of San Francisco
has rrovoLed a revolt Of public senu-
ment that may sweep the Bush street
boss out Of power and restore some
plane OF political decency even to the
machine. he DOlLlCldLS 6LdlA4 eG A4eASN
at Ruers ostentatious insolence. They
cannot understand his contempt for
public opinion. They are puzzled TO ex-
plain his attitude in Ignoring party
. .conventionalities.
When the Democratic convention
nominated Police Judges Mogan and
Conlan for the Superior Court the ma
nipulators in the assembly were at
serious pains TO Justify their action. 1t
fcfr H.
lous that these men were the best
that could have been chosen. but
suavely It was explained that the
nomination Of Mogan and Conlan really
accomplished the defeat OF both of
them at the polls.
It was argued that II only one Of
them had been nominated the disrepu-
table vote of the city would centralize
itself upon him, and by Pumping elect
him on the other hand, with two can
didates bidding for this suffrage there
would be a division OF strength and
defeat for both aspiring Police Judges.
INDEPENDENTS IN THE FIELD.
Ruef has demonstrated very simply
the absurdity OF the Democratic posi-
ton. He has given Mogan and Conlan
the only two remaining important
party nominations, and his favorites
can be beaten in no other way except
by q general scratching Of ballots.
Where one man has the Republican.
Democratic and Union Labor nomi-
nations his election is as near a Ger
tainty as anything can be in a political
contest.
The conspiracy Will not succeed,
however, without a struggle. A non
partisan judicial ticket will be placed
IN the field, and voters will be at lib
erty to make a choice that will still
involve an element of self-respect to
themselves. Petitions to place this in
dependent ticket on the official ballot
are prepared, and will be circulated at
once. No time is TO be lost. as the
ticket and the petition authorizing it's
acceptance must be filed not later than
October 16.
The candidates viii be the four Su-
perior Judges. who are now serving
and whose terms expire in January
They are Judges Hosmer, Coffey, Law
Ter and Graham. The record of each
recommends him TO the consideration
OF the public, and it is believed that
electors will show enough interest in
a very serious matter to take independ-
ent action.
FRAUD IN PETITIONS.
The Union Labor people have ere
ated for themselves an extremely dan
gerous snarl in their efforts to place
Judges Dooling, Cook and Harrison
on the Laborite ticket for the Appel
late Court. People interested sum
ciently in the affair to follow 1t closely
declare that hundreds of names were
attached to blank petitions, and that
any affidavit announcing that the sig
natures were given TO the candidacy Of
the three Judges is a perjury. De-
tectives have been placed on the case.
and il is claimed that the evidence Of
fraud is complete. Prosecution for
perjury is threatened and an interest
ing complication is assured
In this connection there is consider
able gossip in reference to an effort
that was recently made TO obtain a
Union Labor Endorsement for Judge
Kerrigan. When IL was known that
Judge Garber would not accent the