The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-24
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Result OF the Primaries in Oak.
land and Its Suburbs.
The Municipal League Suggests How the
eity's Money May Be Spent to Advan-
tage-A Much-Married Man

The Republican primaries for delegates
20 the Stockton convention to nominate
delegates TO the national convention passed
of quietly In Oakland yesterday. Only in
the Second Ward were there any opposition
tickets. There was some talk during the
forenoon Of opposition Ia the Fifth and
Sixth walds, but none developed at the
polls. In the Second the kick was against
the sending of ex-Judge E. NJ. Gibson to
the State convention as a delegate after his
boiling the party two years ago Tickets
were printed substituting the name Of ex-
Councilman J. T. Smith for that OF Gibson.
The latter had number of men IN his in
terest working at the polls, while Mr.
Smith declined to appear. only agreeing to
attend the convention if elected. The op-
position was not strong enough to defeat
Gibson. the vote being light. 1t Is said
that fourth Superior Judge will be asked
for of the next Legislature aud Gibson is
getting ready to make fight for the posi-
tiOn.
The following delegates to the convention
were elected: First WaId-George Ii. Red
dingtOn, Robert G. Graham and ID. S. Moul-
ton; Second Ward-E. NJ. Gibson. F. r.
Girard and w. A. Childs;. Third Ward
John a. Beckwith. Frederick g. Gift and
c. B. Morgan; Fourth Ward--H. A. Powell.
a. b. NJ. Miller and Charles Brooke; Fifth
Ward. I. Cochran. George Z. de Cola
and I. I. Dargie; Sixth Ward. j. Leri.
Seventh Ward-J. c. Plunkett, Thomas
Deasy and William McGrath.
SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.
The Citizens Municipal League has petit
TONED tie City Council to provide an ade-
Quate and comprehensive system Of sewer
age for the entire city and to take other
measures for the protection OF health. 1t
n
the Lake Merritt embankment, but that the
funds be applied instead to the Fire. Po-
lice. School and Health departments, the
Free Library, etc. 1t also asks that the
ordinance prohibiting the poolTooms be
passed.
Benjamin T. Pritchard was well known In
Oakland along about 1884-85 as an active
Grand Army man OF then very active post,
having very attractive young wife from
the bluegrass country. He and his young
wife had frequent quarrels, and finally in
August, 1886, they were divorced. The tele-
graph announced on Friday Pritchard's
marriage at Los Angeles to a Miss Baker.
This is said to be his ninth venture in the
matrimonial line and all his wives are still
living.
Fire broke out at an early hour yesterday
In The residence of K. Ricardo on Chester
street The damage amounted to about
$7GO. 1t is supposed to have been the work
of Frank Ricardo Jr., who has been slightly
peared yesterday.
THE WAGES OF SIN.
John Campanino, Mike Barrillo and
Joe Barrillo were heard by Justice Shook
yesterday afternoon on the charges of
feloniously assaulting a young girl named
Rose Brolay. The two Barrillo boys were
allowed TO go. Campinino was allowed to
plead guilty to simple assault and remanded
for sentence.
The widow OF Brakeman Samuel c. Sny-
der, who was injured in Stanislaus County,
intends TO sue the railroad company for
causing his death. She believes that il he
had received proper medical treatment at
once instead Of being carried 100 miles to
Oakland for medical attendanceshis Injuries
would not have caused his death.
boyle man in q haunted house at
Temescal has been routed cut and found to
be- nothing worse than an old tramp. who
r0amed around in daytime and used the
bsnse for shelter at night.
There 10 talk Of an electric railroad from
the Sixteenth-street depot out Peralta street
scross the marsh to North Oakland.
YTancls Maioney fell Int sewer yester-