The morning call., 1893-03-14

the law I conclude, and so advise all election Of
hcers, that no person has right TO vote at The
election held in this city to-day whose name was
not on the great register OF The county OF Ala
media ON or before the 25th day of February
1898. The use of certificates is therefore pro-
hbted, for the reason that the register In use at
the polls shows all registrations 10 later date
than the 25th day of February, 1893.
JAMES A. JOHNSON,
City Attorney city Of Oakland.
Witness to signature,
j. NJ. BRADY, City Clerk.
tseal OF the city of 0akland.l
That settled it.
The bosses werc beaten at every turn.
The two machines were bundled into one.
but there was a hitch somewhere and
before the day was over the wheels were
jumbed into one chaotic mass, with the
bosses and their weakened candidates at
the bottom of it all.
1t did not take the news of the combina-
ton long to spread among those who bad
not voted, and the tide turned with rush
in favor of the Non-PartisAns.
The mask which had fooled the citizens
was off, aud the face behind il was too re-
pulsive for them to follow.
There was only one thing left for the
bosses to do. and that was to resort to the
sack.
a big force Of detectives were on hand by
this time to stop any illegal proceedings,
and every booth was closely watched.
The first man who attempted to vote un-
der sack influence was prom pity arrested
and placed behind the bars of the City
Prison.
This was the last straw and all hope was
gone.
The combined machine was utterly de-
moralized, and running fight followed
until the close of the polls.
Barker was almost forgotten. He had the
knife in him too deep to recover.
Fitzgerald and Pardee were the only ones
in the race, and the track was hot.
Two of the Republican members of the
Board OF Supervisors were loudest in their
efforts 10 elect Fitzgerald, their Democratic
opponent.
Oae of these was Supervisor Pelouze. who
lives in the First Ward. He made no con-
cealment of the fact that he was working
against the Republican ticket
From the Fourth Ward came report that
Supervisor Bart Morgan was also working
for Fitzgerald and against Barker.
On the heels of this came news that Emil
Nusbaumer, who has been making vigorous
speeches in favor of the Republican ticket
up till few days ago, was now out fiat
footed for the Democratic party.
Honest Republicans were disguised, and
many OF them would not vote at all.
Those who did pumped straight for the
Non-Partisan or the POpuist.
1t was then that Davies vote began to
pull up, and he was looked upon a. a dark
horse.
The Popuists made little noise. They
worked quietly and effectively and polled a
big vote.
As the returns began to come in many
who thought that the Peoples party would
cut no figure began to change their opinion.
Fol while tlOoked as though DaYie, their
candidate for Mayor, would win.
Their hopes were doomed, however, for
Pnrdee and Fitzgerald began to draw ahead
and the fight was then between these two
candidates. For a while the Nom Partisan
aud the Democrat were nip and tuck for the
lead, but gradually Fitzgerald los lground.
and before half the vote was counted he
was hopelessIy IN the rear.
BY II O'clock the crowd before the bulletin
boards was well thinned out, all concediug
the election to the Non-Partisans.
Pardee's vote then stood 1910, with Fitz-
gerald following with 1I14 Davie came
next with 1929 and Barker, who was hope
lessly knitted at the start was credited with
only 404
The civic officers for the coming term
will, as far as could be judged by the vote
counted up to midnight, consist of:
MayOr-George c. Pardee.
Auditor-R. W. Snow.
T'rrasUrpr-Z r Gilnio
Councilmen-First Ward, H. P. Dalton ;
Second, c. K. Marshall: Third, ". G. Man
mel; Fourth, W. D. Heitman; Fifth, a
Barstow; Sixth, William Watkinson; Sew
enth, w. a. Dow.
neilmen-at-Large-W. E. Barnard, j.
b. Capell, R. B. Smell and J. F. Towle.
All of the officers just mentioned are
Non-Partisans. with the exception of w.
D. Heitman and William Watkinson, who
are Republicans.
p. a Murphy, Non-Partisan, was run
ming Watkinson very close and there is a
chance that a Non Partisan may represent
the Sixth Ward.
The Library Trustees were pretty well
mixed UP, and as the returns came in it was
pretty hard to estimate who would lead, but
there is no doubt but that the majority Of
those elected will be Non Partisans.
The Citizens Municipal League made a
grand sweep, electing almost their entire
ticket.