Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
MUNICIPAL TURMOIL.
The Campaign Against Local Polite
Bossism aud Corruption.

Inc campaign against Local Political
Bossism aud Corruption.
The situation in Sacramento politics is
becoming interesting and exciting to the
utmost degree. If the day previous to the
Republican indignation meeting and the
Democratic Convention was politically
" sultry," yesterday was oppressiyely
murky, and indicative of near approach
ing political cyclone. Everywhere the re-
volt against the long-sufered domination
of corrupt rings and riDgsteFs was the first
and last topic of conversation, and every
body, except the gang that is being fought,
gave unqualified expressions of satisfaction
that the people bave at last determined to
BREAK THE NOTED YOKE.
The boss, for the time, has ceased to be
an object of cringing respect ard vener-
alton, and those who have feared to ex-
press their pent-up disgust for political
venality, and every manner of vieiousness
growing out of an abnormal local spoils
system, join in the general denunciation
OF It's bldeous features, and step into the
ranks of independent voters and freemen
to put it down.
The imperiousness of the ring, which a
few days since was brow beating and stuff
ing the ballot-box il the Fourth Ward, and
subsequently, buldozing the Republican
Convention by forcing upon it fraudulentiy-
elected delegates and advising all who
sickened at the revolving spectacle to
- stand up and take the medicine ike little
men" has reduced the hight of its cclors
before the storm of public Indignation.
THU RING CANDIDATE GETS FROM UNDER.
George Murray, the boss ring candidate
for Trustee yesterday withdrew from the
contest, saying: i have decided to with
draw because | have arrived at the conclu-
sion that if l ran | would be so badly
beaten that l would be ashamed of myself
l hare been throughout the Fourth Ward and I
tell you that the disafection in the Republican
ranks there is immense. Ny old friends,
those who have stood by me for years, will
say Murray, we think of you as we al
ways have, that you are a good, honest
man. You are in bad company, however,
and to punish them we will have to do it
through you. 1t is under these circum-
stances that 1 have decided to withdraw"
The truth is, Mr.. Murray. who is re-
spected citizen and much esteemed by all
who know him, was in bad company,
found it out, withdrew from the crowd, and
has the courage to admit that his friends
and neighbois would not support him, be-
cause to do so would be to indorse the
odious rule of the bosses and the now de-
funct Rhoads- Roderer- Daroux City Central
Committee. That body, as an expir-
ing effort, has put Louis Elkus into
Murray's discarded shoes. Mr.. Elkus.
by accepting attempts to mask, with his
public standing, the vicious gang that thus
uses him. He will live to regret his ac-
ton, and not be week older than he now
is.
The rumor prevailed that Ed. Short,
ring nominee for Chief of Police, had de-
| serted the boss ticket also, but about mid
night last night, being asked about it, Short
denied the impeachment, and declared he
be the next Chief of Police
Inquiry, if made concerning Mr.. Wolf,
nominee for Trustee, may be responded to
that he is an engineer at the railroad shops,
a thorough and skilled machinist He
was three years Chief Engineer at the City
| Water Works, and was removed to give
place to friend of the bosses. Men who
have known him from boyhood, give him
| the best of characters. Officials say the
| Water Works were never better managed
than under him. He is young man of
| vigor, energy, cool judgment, intelligence
and sobriety, and despises bossism, and is
| free from any relation to bosses whatever.
Timothy Lee, the nominee for Chief of
! Police, is an old-time officer, known to
every one, competent, experienced and of
| high character. He was yesterday asked,
| if elected, if he would enforce the laws.
He replied, in a manner admitting of no
question of its sincerity, that he was
| pledged already to that, and he would af-
firm it anew in the most solemn manner
any choose to demand. He said: II am
free from boss contamination, and owe no
leader any earthly obligation, promise or
pledge to serve him, aUiH serve the people
faithfully if elected"
As to John We'll, nominee for Fire Com
missioner, he is too widely and well known
Republican to need introduction. He is
citizen without reproach, an intelligent,
courageous, popular business man, the peer
of any, and the friend of such administra-
ton of the Fire Department as will take it
out of politics.
A TRICK.
Stories were put afloat yesterday and last
night that Wolf and Lee are acceptable 10
the bosses, and they will secretly support
them. II is an infamous falsehood, as we
have taken pains to verify. 1t is put afloat
not so much to hurt Wolf and Lee as to
knife > the revolt of the reorganized Re-
publican party from boss rule.