The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-24
LHAND'S NAME
.RUBBFDOUT But
PUT BACkAGA|N
Democratic Harmony" Breeds
the Usual Lively Row in
the Party Councils
Endorsement of Ticket Does Not
Garry the Obligation to
Vote II Straight

In an effort 30 harmonic Femocracy,
the San Francisco democratic club held
A meeting last might for the purpose
of indorsing the bourbon ticket from
top to bottom. The actual amount of
harmony may be inferred from the
fact that Dr. Lelands name was de-
leted from the resolution, together
with the words from top to bottom,
but the name of Leland was finally
put back.
After the squabble. when a letter
from Thomas W. Hickey. chairman of
the county commiUee, was read, in
viting the ants the select 10 members
of the advisory committee Of %, the
chance TO break in was accepted with
alacrity
II was a row from the start To
accommodate increased attendance the
anti McNab club met in the assembly
room of the Pacific building. Clarence
4. Henning was in the chair and Eu-
gene Lacey acted as secretary. In the
conflict personalities were not re-
spected and the chairman was called
an absurd and ridiculous person"
while the secretary was charged with
lockeying the minutes.
OPPOSED TO LELAND
When the resolution. proposed by NJ
y. Seeley, indorsing Leland, Heney and
the democratic ticket from top to bot
tom. was read, A. j. Benninger charged
that il had been altered from its orig
inal shape by the writing in of Lee
lands name. This was not denied and
the original resolution was produced.
All sorts of dilatory motions and OBJ
structive tactics were resorted to by
those who were opposed to the indorse-
ment of LELAND, Dolan, GodchauX and
other candidates charged up to McNab.
Must we swallow Dolan and be dis
rupted like the good government
lea gBe?' demanded o. c. Wilson.
Between McNab and Mccarthy 1
choose Mccarthy" announced ]. Kane.
Il notice that some of the members
present are wearing Mccarthy but
tons" said Hugh Delaney, sarcastic
ally.
Ralph McLeran, defeated candidate
for Mayor, announced that the demo-
cratic toicket was a good ticket and
should be Endorsed.
But Dolan's deputies were out max
ing Fickert's tight" said Luke Fay.
NEED NOT VOTE STRAIGHT
Charles w. Eastin explained that the
Endorsement of the ticket did not carry
the moral obligation OF voting it
straight
When il became evident that the
resolution. even without Leland spe-
cially mentioned would be adopted. a
number of the dissenters, including
o. c. Wilson, Luke Fay and A. ]. Ben
ningeT. walked out. Then Leland's
name was restored and the resolution
was adopted.
awarded Francis j. Heney a place on
the ballot sa an independent candidate
for district attorney. The question of
placing the straight voting circle at the
heda Of the column in (which Heney's
name viii appear was considered and
the commission ordered the circle left
of with the understanding that if the
registrar. after consulting with the
lawyers OF the Heney league, decides
that it should be restored no objec-
ton viii be made.
The commission turned down by
vote of 5 to / the suggestion of Com
missiner Gildea that five voting ma
chimes be displayed throughout the
city in order that any objections TO
their use which might be entertained
might be presented to the board at a
future meeting.
REGISTRATION TO DATE
The total registration has reached
the $1,000 mark, with new registration
being recorded at the rate of 900 day.
The Heney club of the tlirty-sixth
district viii open its headquarters to-
night with a meeting to which all are
invited. The headquarters are at the
junction of Market, Church and Four
teenth streets. The clubs of the forty
fourth and forty-fifth districts have
established joint headquarters at 525
Montgoermy avenue.
Judge Murasky announced this morn
ing TO Attorneys Sullivan and Eickhoff
representing Heney in the contest pro-
ceedings, that his decision on the de-
murrer filed by the contestees would
be announced tomorrow.
The good government league has de-
ciced that October %, the night of the
Portola parade, would be an inauspi-
clous occasion for its mass meeting
II has accordingly offered the Dream
land pavilion TO the Heney league for
that night, but the league has declined
TO hold meeting in the height of the
Portola merryma king.
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