The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-17
Mccarthy AppOinteeS Surrender
Brief Authority With
Bad Grace
Yield Only After the Warning
That They Would Be in
Contempt of Court
Petition TO Have Injunction Dis
solved TO Be Argued FRI
day Morning

4 RNED with copies Of the injune-
"A tion secured Tuesday evening
from judge Sturtevant. directing Z
Mayor McCarthy's appointees to the
board oc education 10 vacate the com
mission headquarters, which they seized
by force Tuesday afternoon. the Taylor
members OF the old board took posses
sion OF the Offices yesterday morning
EMO At . o'clock in the afternoon held
their regular weekly meeting.
Admission Is Denied
II was only after an extended
vrsngle with the policemen placed on
guard at the board OF education head
quarters Tuesday afternoon at the re-
Quest Of the new appofntees that the
three Taylor members succeeded in
gaining entranoe yesterday morning
The administration sentineis were not
inclined at first 10 recognize the in
functions. and IL was only on threat
of charges Of contempt and after a.
hurried visit OF chief of Police Martin
himself to the board rooms that the
courts Instructions We're complied with.
II was with had grace that the three
Mccarthy sppointees slowly fled out Of
the rooms where they had proceeded
for few hours TO make themselves at
home. Evidences OF chagrin on the part
O. the administration sympathizers was
apparent at the meeting Of the old
fusal Of Richard J. Whelan, the only
regular Mccarthy member Of the board.
To attend the session Superintendent
az schools Roncovieri also refused TO
acknowledge the authority OF the old
board. with Fbiei- he has never been in
sympathy, and disobeyed direct orders
Eivcn him TO appesr before #.
Act on Legal Advice
Neither Whalen nor Roncorieri based
their refusaIs to attend the meeting on
The ground OF IFS alleged iuegaIity. but
II was very evident that they acted un-
DER legal advice as a possible means Of
establishing a point in favor of the Nc
Carthy appointees by refusing TO ack-
rowledge the authority or right OF the
three Taylor members TO sit. Whelan.
who was appointed 10 iii the expired
term at the beginning or Mayor McCar-
thy's administration. and who was
chosen by the Mccarthy appointees At
their brief session Tuesday afternoon
IS president. sent word TO President
Bannerman that he had urgent matters
10 attend 20 and then spent consider
able time while the meeting was in ses-
sion on the sidewalk in front OF the
building
Superintendent Roncovieri was no
ned several times that the meeting
lad been called 10 order. but paid no
stteution 10 IT, Finally. when certain
matters were reached which required
his advice a summons was sent him TO
appear and he returned the answer that
he was busy. A second and more per
cmptorv summons met with the re
spouse from Roncovierl that he had
been sent for by the mayor and would
be unable 10 attend the meeting. He
left the board Of education headquar-
ters and did not return until after the
board meeting had adjourned
Will Argue Injunction
While Commissioners Payot. Banner
man and sIrs. Kincaid. the three Taylor
members Of the board. were quietly
trsnsaclinE the routine business Of the
board. a. though their work had not
been Interrupted. the disgruntIed Nc
Csrtsv aDpointees were in conference
concerning steps to be taken TO con
,.nue the fight over the contested posi-
rsrs As result Of this conference
Attorney Frank J. Murphy served no
tice that ne would petition the court
10 have the inJunctions dissolved.
Murphy secured an order from Judge
Sturtevant shortening the five days
time allowed for service TO one day. He
VIII serve the Taylor members of the
board today with notices Of a motion to
dissolve the injunctions. and the mat
ter viii come up before Judge sturte-
rant for argument al il o'clock Friday
morning.
The climax at the board rooms oc-
cured at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing when Commissioners Bannerman
and Payot. accompanied by Thomas E
Hayden and Attorney J. B. Kennedy
az Charles s Wheeler's Office and
armed with their writs of Injunction
appeared ard demanded admittance.
There was on guard at the time
sausd or police in charge Of Lieutenant
Dinan and sergeant James =. Donovan.
under orders from the chiefs Office not
10 admit the TAYLOR board members into
Tic building Two mounted men pa
froIied Larkin street in front Of the
.sdinE. while policemen were sta
A-anea Al the various doors and At the
n--fl of The outer Office within
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