The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18

. forious SUPERVISORS Win tHSlA 49,
ords and lashed out boldly at Gallagher
by saying; ,,
fhe occupancy of the chair by Schmitz
or by Gallagher? Where does the diff
ference lie If this resolution is Tor the
hene6t of the city-for the publication
Of the government And, by heavens, II
does need publication"
He declared that whatever Schmitz
would do would not be at the oeness
OF an outside power
So calloused have the supervisors
become that they scarcely Wlnceo
while O'Neil was srraigning them,
though the smile worn by indicted
suoervisor F. P Nichols (accused OF
having tried TO extort S26.lS) wnen
Schmitz' champion began soon fadeo
away. Supervisor Coleman olol
vince, however; neither dio boA,os. bS.,ls
This dental CRATER wore ram, Ia.het
c,-nicaI smile as he listened TO y Nell,
for a few hours previously ne iisS
overheard that doughty chaHlplo. y
virtue boldly hint TO an amateur nsue
nronoter that not enough fight TICK
cts had been sent to him IN return
for his signature on permits ga
Iagher contented himself during tne
attack with using his gavel and re-
ouesting parliamentary conduct
MECHANICS ACTION ILLEGAL
-,-..+,,,oa,s argument was less per-
-onsI OrNefl had closed his remarks
bv nominating his colleague as the
o-lv man on the board worthy OF
being selected for president, ana
Tveitrnoe arose 10 reject the cnalr
nroffered him. Then he declared thal
The resolution was dangerous ana l.s
adoption would involve the city IA
endless and serious litigation ano tlat
an acts of the board performed IN ac-
cor5ance with it would be null ana
void.
AFTER Tveitmoe finished Gallagher
calte6 for a vote on the resolutioh
and it was adopted, u voting Tor anu
tvro-O'Neil and Tveitmoe-against IL,
three rnembers-Davis, Kelley ana
Mamlock-were absent Gallagher %
the exercise of commendable sell-
nfeI, excused himself from the pleasure
OF voting.
not only protracted, but belateo. Inc
sunervisors presumably were 10Th 10
assemble and put themselves on record
By freeing the city from the sway Oh
q felons District Attorney Langdon
was around the chambers early IN the
afternoon and was closeted for an hour
With Gallagher. though at the con-
said with his usual positiveness that
the board had not been forced TO act
by a jolt from the big stick.
After Langdon left the rooms Cal
Ia gher. called a caucus of the members
and they met in desultory informality
10 discuss the resolution about to be
presented. All of the confessed boodlers
but Gallagher signed the document
Tveitmoe and O'Neil were not at the
caucus. They held a private session,
interspersed with secret confabs with
P. II. Mccarthy and other labor leaders.
LoNERGAN GIVEN A CHILL
Supervisor Lonergan was on tender
hooks He had heard that his head
was TO be Topped off by Gallagher as
soon as the latter were made acting
mayor and he wore look OF dumb
terror until he had whispered few
words into the Langdon ear and Lang
don had whispered back Lonergsn
wore durable smile the rest of the
afternoon.
The board was called to ordersat z:25
O'Clock though its usual time for as
sembling is o'clock Gallagher was
selected temporary chairman of the
meeting, on motion of Coffey, seconded
by Nichols. The regular business Of
the board was transacted, the members
surance of confessed boodlers. Once
during the session Rea and Mamlock
left the chamber and Gallagher sent
the sergeant at arms after them, say
ing:
The meeting IS not excused. and
supervisors must stay in their seats"
Rea was found and brought back, but
Mamlock escaped.
RYAN READS RESOLUTION
At $40 o'clock, when most of the
spectators, save MYRTLE Cert and those
Of his fix had gone, Clerk Ryan read
the following resolution:
Whereas, The Hon. Eugene F.
Schmitz mayor of the city and county
Of San Francisco, is temporarily unable
10 perform his duties as mayor by rea-
son of his detention in the custody Of
the sheriff of the city and county of
san Francisco; therefore, be it
Resolved, That under and by virtue of
section 6, chapter l. article " of the
charter of the city and county of San
Francisco, James /. Gallagher, a mem
Der of the board of supervisors OF the
said city and county, is hereby chosen
president pro tempore of said board of
supervisors and to act as mayor of said
city and county of San Francisco dur
ing the time when and so long as the
same Eugene z. Schmitz is temporarily
unable TO perform his duties as mayor.
CHARLES BOXTON,
M. W. COFFEY,
DANIEL G. COLEMAN
j. J. FUREY,
&C. J. HARRIGAN.
THOMAS c. LONERGAN,
MAX MAMLOCK.
"P. NJ. McGUSHIN,
Fl. P. NICHOLS,
JENNINGS PHILLIPS,
L A REA,
ssW. w. SANDERSON,
e / WALSH"
WAR OF WORDS Is ON
i move the motion be adopted" said
Buxton. and Daniel Coleman. Coffey and
a few others OF the unindicted seconded
the measure.
Il oppose the notion" said ONeil,
rising TO his feet and facing Coleman,
Nichols, Phillips and the others. II op-
pose this thing and now is the time
for a plain talk on this matter and
other matters. It is true the mayor is
in the custody of the sheriff and that ii
is alleged that owing to that fact he is
Unable to perform his duties as mayor.
That may be true; but, sir. members Of
the board. even though he is in the
county jail, he can transact such busi-
mss q & can he r,resenfed RI him m. ron :,