Show COURT ROOM WAS CROWDED Argument on the Injunction Re Restraining Retraining Restraining straining training Abe Ruef Prom From Oust Ousting Ousting ing lug Attorney langdon San Francisco Nov No 5 The court room of Judge Seawell before whom the In Injunction Injunction injunction junction proceedings restraining Abe Ruef from securing the office of district at attorney attorney torney torne is being tried was crowded today when the case was called District Attorney ney ne Langdon and Ruef were in court sur surrounded surrounded surrounded rounded by their attorneys s Arguing in behalf of Ruef Attorney Ach Ash contended that his client is not claiming title or en endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring to usurp the office of district attorney and that he was simply been appointed to the office by b the mayor to fill a vacancy created by the mayor and supervisors under the provisions ns tf of Q the charter Attorney Ach endeavored to up hold the constitutionality of the charter regarding removals He argued that the th act by which the city and nd county count of or San Francisco was constituted sets apart the th city from state limitations and that the legislature has conceded its power to the mayor and the supervisors He claimed that all powers in the city cit and county count government are received from the charter and that public office is not a contract and its occupant is merely an agent of or orthe o othe the government The argument of Attorney Ach in be behalf behalf behalf half of or Ruef Rue occupied almost the entire day He was followed by b Assistant As City Attorney William Baggett who appeared for the supervisors Late this afternoon Attorney Hiram Johnson opened arguments arguments ments in behalf of District Attorney Langdon |