The morning call., 1890-09-22
ACROSS THE BAY.
Judge E. NJ. Gibson Bolts the
Republican Party.
Alameda Democrats Preparing for Their
County Conventional Vacant Pastor
ate-ehurch Services

Judge E. N. Gibson has finally decided,
against the wishes OF his best friends, to
throw overheard all chances of future prefer
ment at the hands Of the Republican party
and cast in his lot with the Democrats in
his anxiety to be reelected to the Superior
Judgeship. A committee consisting of
Democrats, among them eX-Mayor Pierce,
Senator Moffitt, Councilman Hackett, Bob
McKilicaI and a few others. with two or
three Republicans, not one of whom except,
perhaps, Judge Daniels, ever had any prom
inence in the party, waited upon the Judge
Saturday evening and read him an address
signed by seyenty-seven citizens, principally
Democrats, and few Republicans, not one
of whom has attained any prominence in
the party, for not even was it signed by
Judge Daniels, asking him to be associated
with A. NJ. Rosborough, an eX-Democratic
Judge of Siskiyou County, to run against
the nominees of the Republican party for
Superior Judges. Like Horace Greedy
when rendered the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency, he accepted, and like
him he will be as certainly defeated
GOES BACK ON HIS PARTY.
While the Judge is kindly thought of by
every body, it is believed that as he an
papers. subject to the Republican County
Convention, he should have abided by the
decision of that convention. and more es-
pecially since he was honorably defeated
before the convention for the nomination.
Prior to his acceptance of the Democratic
nomination on Saturday-for it amounts to
the same thing-it is claimed Colonel Gibson
stood well with the Republicans, not only of
the county, but of the State and nation as
4 ii,
for State or Federal appointment. Of course,
so his Cld-time friends and partisans say, II
he is defeated at the polls, as he is sure to
be, lie cannot then come back and ask the
Republicans to support him Tor Federal or
State appointment under the party. 1t is
understood that the Democratic leaders have
pledged to Gibson and Rosborough the sup
port and Endorsement of the Democratic
County Convention on the 4th prOx
INSANE FROM DRINK.
C. T. Jacobus of West Oakland has been
confined in the Alameda County Jail on
complaint of his wife Honora, who states in
her petition that she believes him dangerous
to be at large. Jacobus at one time had
large property interests, but he became SO
addicted to drink that about two years ago
the court appointed his wife his guardian to
protect the property for herself and children.
She is still his guardian. The cause Of his
present attack of insanity is due to exces-
sive use of intoxcants.
No one has yet been found since Rev. DR..
r. F. Coyle's decination to fill the vacant
pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. James Eells, son of the late DR.. Eells,
is at present occupying the pulpit. Friends
of the congregation believe great mistake
was made in allowing DR.. Horton to leave
it. There are number of members vino
would like to see Rev. DR.. Samuel p.
Sprecher recalled.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic club-rols will be opened
for receiving additional names this evening,
and will remain open until o'clock next
Friday evening, the 26th and the election of
delegates to the County Convention will
take place on Saturday evening in the clubs
between the hours of and 8 O'clock. The
convention will be composed of 1913 dele
gates. Alameda Township will he allowed
Is delegates, Brooklyn 5, Eden 10, Murray
Is, Washington 10, Oakland Outside the
city 81, Oakland 1O4. The city delegation
will be divided into First Ward, IS; Second.
IA: Third, 10; Fourth IS; Fifth, 6; Sixth. IA
Seventh, a. The First Ward is allowed
three clubs, the Fourth two, and all other
wards one club each.
The writ-of-mandate case of Henry Veght
against he Berkeley Board of Education
comes up before Judge Ellsworth for hear
ing this morning.
IN THE CHURCHES.
The subject of Rev. Dr. Ollie at the First
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday fore
noon was The True Sphere of the CHRIS
Eels at the First Presbyterian Church was
Church Membership" Rev. j. c. Hunt
of Riverside delivered discourse at the
Pilgrim Congregational Church on 1.-The
Language of Life" The theme of Rev.
Frank Dixon at the Tenth-avenue Baptist
Church was Liberal Orthodoxy" Rev.
Dr. Stebbins of San Francisco preached be-
fore the First Unitarian Society at Hamilton
Hall. "a Reasonable Service" was the
topic of Rev. S. Goodenough at the First
Universalist Church. Rev. j. G. Hanna de-
livered a sermon at the First United Presby-
terian Church on the existing evils of the
present day under the title "Bruising the
Head of Evil" He handled the saloon,
Sabbath Dissertation and growing infidelity
of tine day, and especially in California,
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