The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

Isaac H. Goldmeyer and O. NJ. V. Rob-
erts.
COUNTS "PEOPLE's BALLOT,
The good government league has
completed the counting of the peoples
ballot" for supervisors. For the IS
candidates whose names were printed
on the ballots the following vote was
cast; Daniel C. Murphy, 4,oS1: Ralph
McLeran. 4,072; G. H. Won Der Mehden,
4,O6S; George Connolly, 4,0O3; f. c.
Gerdes, 1888; Paul Bancroft 3.s47: ].
Emmett Hayden, 1922; Thomas Jen-
nings, 3.91S; Oscar Hooks, 1904; James
p. Booth. 1901; Henry Payot, 1901:
W. W. Sanderson, 1897; E. A. Belcher,
S,Ss2; W. E. Balcom, 3,sss; George H.
Roundy. 1876; James A. Johnston.
S,s71; Wallace c. Wise, $3.50; B. w.
Irving. 1854.
OF this list Bancroft, Booth, Connolly,
Hooks, Jennings, Johnston Murphy
McLeran, Payot, Sanderson and Balcom
are incumbents. OF the remainder
Hayden is democratic candidate and
Roundy republican candidate; while
the names of Gerdes, Irving, Wise and
Won Der Mehden do not appear on any
ticket. McLeran is ineligible, being
democratic candidate for mayor.
WILL WORK FOR LELAND
A democratic club designed to further
the candidacy of DR.. T. B. w Leland
for mayor will be launched Within 10
days. 1t will be called the Leland
league, and DR.. John Gallwey, the prin-
Ncipal organizer, will be president. An
executive committee which will con-
tain the names of many prominent
downtown men not hitherto known as
favoring the candidacy of Leland is
promised as one of the features of the
organization of this league.
WILL INVESTIGATE WALTER
District Attorney Langdon will be
called upon to investigate the case of
Carl Walter, the special verification
deputy who filed with the registrar "a
affidavits for the petition of Fritz
Gercke, containing false signatures.
Registrar Zemansky, at the meeting
of the election commission yesterday.
recommended that the matter be re-
ferred to the district attorney, and the
commission made the necessary order
Zemansky explained the offense
which Walter had committed and
showed the fraudulent signatures to
the election commissioners. He also
q
penal code, under which he thought
the offense came, and which makes
such misconduct of an election officer
a felony with punishment of a 81 900
fine of a ma ximum of five years in
prison
Commissioner McIsaac suggested
that the registrar swear to a COM
plaint. Zemansky agreed to do this
bute asked that the matter be first
called to- the attention of the district
attorney in order that legal opinion
might be obtained as to the particular
section of the election law which had
been violated
I'D rather get the man who did the
writing than the verification deputy
remarked McIsaac.
Commissioner Gildea pointed out that
! Walter might be induced to tell who
! had signed the fraudulent signatures.
The registrar promised to take the
matter up with the district attorney in
person.
/ The election commission approved
the action of Registrar Zemansky in
placing the name of Edward NJ Greene.
democratic candidate for sheriff, on the
ballot Letters relating to the matter
written by Sheriff Dolan and Candidate
Green were placed on file without read
ing.
coGHLAN BOOSTERS MEET
! The initial meeting of the Nathan
c. CoghIan boosters club of the thirty
| fourth assembly district was held at
Duveneck hail., corner of Twenty
/ fourth and Church streets, last night.
! There was music by the Monahan
brothers and many speeches were de-
livered< indorsing the candidacy of
Coghlan for district attorney.
TORNADO DESTROYS TowN-wInnlpec
/ July 26.-The village of MecklD. located on
! The Saskatoon and West Askiwin branch of the
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