The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
JUDGE dunno
REJECTED BY
UNION BOSSES
Dominated by Machine, the
County Convention Refuses
to Accept Him
Letter From Good Government
League Consigned to the
Waste Basket
Tom Eagan Pleads in Vain to
Carry Out Wishes of Work.
men of the City
LABOR NOMINEES FOR SUPE-
RIOR JUDGE
Full term
y George A. Sturtevant
Carroll Cook
John j. Van Nostrand
Joseph E O'Donnen
Short term
George III. Cabaniss
LABOR NOMINEES FOR sUPE-
RIOR JUDGE

George III. Oaban1ss
Unnindful Of the wishes of the
union workngnen of the city, and
controlled by the same interests that
dominated the republican local con-
vention, the union labor local con-
vention refused last night to accept
Prank II. Dunno as a candidate for
reelection to the superior bench.
In a turmoil of boots and boos and
Kisses, Judge Dunno received the same
treatment which was accorded him by
the dominant faction in the local re-
publican conventions. The same in
huence controlling both conventions, it
was not surprising that the claque
should be operated identieally in both.
PROGRAMMED by Tom Finn. Mario
Bollo, Harry Mulcrevy and their asso-
ciates, the so called union labor dele
gates fouted the viii OF their GLASS
and did the wish of Herrin to the ac-
compartment Of q demonstration which
the chairman's gavel could not sup
press.
LETTER FROM MARVIN
Tie Insult to decency was precipi-
tated after the secretary OF the con-
vention had read the following COM
munication from the good government
1 league.
san Francisco, Cal, Sept 81. 1903.
TO the Chairman Of the Labor Union
Convention:
Dear sir@The good government
league wishes TO convey, through you,
10 the members Of the labor union
convention Of the city and county of
san Francisco its belief that the
ticket OF nonpartisan judges for this
city.
No city can permanently prosper
unless the faith of the people in the
judges who administer the law is alb
solute.
The security of life, liberty. civil
rights and property is the foundation
OF civilization. and these can only be
secured through justice. administered
by men who are learned and enlight-
ened in mind. who are above suspicion
and reproach. The wisdom and integ-
rity Of the bench is the cornerstone Of
good government
1T would seem that. in a matter of
such paramount Importance, all good
citizens might be brought together for
the public good and that partisanship
might submerge for the common veal
That better men for judges could be
obtained by a nonpartisan combina-
ton Of all parties on q ticket, rather
than by the time honored method Of
having every party nominate a sepa-
rate ticket and making the result Of
the election dependent upon the par
tissn scramble for votes. goes without
saying
With this view we have taken the
liberty Of sending you this communi-
cation, and respectfully ask your con-
Vention TO appoint a committee of con-
ference TO meet with a committee from
this organization and other conven-
tions, IN the hope that your conven-
ton and other conventions and this or
Eanization may be brought 20 agree
ment in the selection of Judges that
viii result IN common benefit TO the
bench and the people, through the ad-
ministration OF justice.
The good government league is a
nonparusan organization. banded to-
gether for the sole purpose of uplift-
ing and advancing the character and
efficiency OF San Francisco's public
life and official service, and. feeling
that you are assembled for the same
purpose, we ask your cooperation
with US in this great and good work.
Very respectfully yours,
GOOD GOVERNMENT lEAGOE
''F. ". MARVIN. President"
EAGAy NoMINATEs DUNNE
Il move that that communication be
thrown in the waste paper basket"
cried D. CronIn Of the thirty-third dis
trict The motion was seconded imme-
diately and without further ado the
chairman disposed OF the invitation to
confer
Tom Eagan. commissioner OF public
works and leader OF the small minority
IN the convention. which was powerless
against the programers. placed Judge
Dunno IN nomination in brief but i'm
pressiye speech
There is no issue-no question to be
presented for the consideration of the
thoughtful workingman." said Eagan.
more fraught with Importance than
dietary. There is no question more i'm
portant than whether we are to have
an honest judiciary. The judiciary is
the bulwark of our liberty. On the
courts rests all security for our life,
our liberty and our prosperity.
-Unfortunafely there is at this time
in this country an effort Of the selfish
interests TO control the courts for their
own purposes. In our own city we see
the evidence Of this evil influence
we find supporting a candidate who
will be before the people in November
every champion OF decency and of all
the rights OF the people. Arrayed
against him we find every sinister in
~duence OF the selfish interests We find
q determination 10 drive from the pub
lie service this man because he has