The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11
ALAMEDA'S CHOICE.
Result of the Municipal
Election.
The Total Vote Cast-SaioonS Not to
Close-No Change in the liz
cense Rates.

The municipal election in Alameda
yesterday did not create the enthusiasm the
rival candidates believed they had created
in their several interests.
Politics were in such a middle that the
average elector experienced trouble in de-
Gliding in what direction he should cast his
ballot. The striking peculiarly of the con-
test was that each party in the field was
under the NOn-Partsan banner. The peo-
pie of the CITY seemed TO be agreed that
national party politics should cut no figure
in the election. but the temperance question
bodied up aud soon there were two distinct
classes of the Nom artisans.
The Committee of One Hundred added
fuel to the contention by pushing Sunday
closing and other ideas classed under the
head of snmptuary measures to the front.
George E. Plummer and J. f. Mason were
Endorsed by the high-license NOn-Partisans
for Town Trustees. while Z. w. Leydecker
and William Hammond represented the
element which wanted q lower license and
reign OF personal liberty. j. c. Linderman
and K: b. Tappan made an independent
race. L. NJ. Smith for Assessor, James
Barber for Treasurer and F. st. Sure for
Recorder were Endorsed by all parties.
The present license is $500 per annum,
and the low-license people declared that IL
was entirely too high.
The only compensation attached to the
office OF City Trustee of Alameda is the
honor of being guardian OF the interests
Of the beautiful city on the estuary.
The idea OF securing n frreholders' char
ter was lost sight of in the fight. but will be
revived as soon as the election echoes ara
past. This will probably be the last Board
OF Trustees of Alameda. A Mayor with his
time given to official duties would please
many of the people very much.
Alameda has n vote of 1900. and the light
vote is attributable TO the fact that many of
the voters had business which kept them in
San Francisco during he day.
G. K. Miller, Cyrus Brant and Dennis l..
Sullivan, the candidates for School Di-
reetoTs, did not mix IN the fight, as the IS
sues involved did n OF extend 10 the School
Board
That quiet, go-easy appearance which has
always distinguished Alameda was not
broken yesterday to great extent The
stranger in town unfamiliar with the quiet
manner in which the people of Alameda do
business might have concluded that
church fair was in progress.
The hold-nyer Trustees are Messrs.
Stevenson, Randolph and Forder, and in
the two latter gentlemen the temperance
people with advanced ideas claim to have
good friends,
When the polls closed last evening no one
c0nld guess how the election had gone.
The Australian ballot system worked like
a charm.
The following is the vote cast for each
candidate:
, For City Trustees. William Hammond
ITO, Theodore w. Leydecker 1902. John c.
Lnderman 434. John Mason COO, George E.
"inmmer 532, Robert u. Tappan 176
For School Directors. Cyrus A. Brown
1901, George r. Miller 952, Dennis j. Sui
livan 1927.
For City Treasurer. James B. Barber
1885.
For City Assessor. E. Minor Smith 1874
For City Recorder. Elisha o. Crosby PIT,
Robert MeGoun GAO. Frederick st. Sure
1927.
For City Marshal. Oscar L. Rogers 1741.
Shall saloons be closed, yes S95 no 1916.
Shall the present liquor license be main
tanned, yes 1860, no 677.