The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
SAN JOSE POLITICS.
The City Election Makes
Little Talk.
IT IS ALL STATE CAPITOL"
Those Are the Magic Words That
Thrill the BosonIs of Garden
City Folks.

SAN JOSE, April 7.-"All quiet along the
Guadalupe. All quiet along the Coyote"
That expresses the political situation in
San Jose to-day. There are three tickets in
the field for the municipal election on
Monday next, but the citizens have lost
sight OF faetional fights in the interest cen
tered in securing the capital Of the state
for San Jose. Men of all parties-Repub-
lican, Democrat and Citizen-are united IN
an effort to elect such men to Office as may
be relied upon TO move as much CT heaven
and earth as is possible TO remove 10 San
Jose the seat OF State government.
OF course there are side issues that are
bound to crop up among few. The fight
between the Old and new stTeet-lGhtng
companies is the main side issue, and then
there is the Sunday closing law in which
all the saloon men and their followers are
interested.
1t was a good thing for San Jose that the
last Legislature decided TO give it chance
OF becoming the capital Of the State. But
for that action the Garden City would now
be in the thrOes of as fierce a campaign rs
ever was waEed in a triangular political
movement. Now Democrats have Endorsed
Republicans, Republicans Endorsed Demo-
pleased to call them, have Endorsed candi-
dates Of both old parties and received in
return Endorsements from both old parties
Tor some OF their candida ties. Outside OF
few people who have large axes TO grind on
the municipal grindstOne OF San Jose, the
people seem 70 want the best men, regard
less of party or politics.
The whole fight is centered on the four
Councilmen and School Trustees to be
elected. II goes without saying that San
-, b. ,o11 Of Iar. faff 80
Il modern Athens TO elect School Trustee
that will give not only his time and atten-
tention, but his salary, il necessary, toward
the upbulding of the schools. man
elected as a School Trustee in san Jose that
failed 10 stick up to the topmost notch in
the way of progress, would be wise to in
vest in tleetfooted thoroughbred IN order
TO get out Of town in time after 1t was dis
covered that he had "fallen down"
Now, about the Council, as the boys say:
Its the same thing, only it's different"
But Just now the citizens are not looking
for family rows. The idea is to present to
the State at large a solid front, backed by
acres of land and millions OF mOney-cash
mOney-and make united light to secure
the capital for the pretty city.
One can have no idea Of the soothing In
fiuence exercised upon local politics in San
jose by the capital proposition unless he
gets right down in among the politicians Of
the city Why, a man viii commence 10 air
his grievances 10 you and tell you what
Tascals the men opposing nun or MS party
are. aud will suddenly switch off and begin
to talk about what they will do down there
when they get tile capital.
But, my dear sir, you will say, "the
coming OF Che capital hasn't anything to do
with San Jose politics now"
The deuce it hasn't" will be the answer.
Why, look here. We're going to hold
convention on the 18th of this month and
arrange 10 send people all over the State TO
argue the removal Of the State capital TO
San Jose. Do you suppose, sir, that we in
tend 10 send men to represent a city all torn
mp with internal dissensIonS. Not bit OF
II. Now. let me tell you" and then the
prominent citizen will launch into a long
discourse of the various family affairs of
San Jose and wind about until he gets back
TO the original proposition, the capital.
There is absolutely no stir whatever in
tklS city over the coming election. / tried
very hard yesterday afternoon to find q man
who was enthusiastic enough on his side of
the question 10 unbGsOm himself regarding
the wrongs that he and his followers had
endured in the past and were likely to suffer
in the future.
AS l was walking down the street saw
large man riding along in blackboard
wagon and people were ssluiing him with,
An, there, King! hOWdy. kiHgW etc. |
asked pedestrian who the King was and
he told me that his name was Edwards, and
lie was the manager OF one OF the lighting
companies in san Jose. Having already
learned that the real fight, If there is one, in
san Jose politics was on account Of The
two lighting companies, l at once jumped
TO the conclusion that in MI Edwards I
had ound the man l wanted, and from him
l could secure at least one side of my story.
So l hunted up man whom l knew and
who knew the King, and had him send for
him, We met and smiled, and then sat
dos to talk.
At first King Edwards didn't know any,
thing about politics. Gradually he thawed
ont, but, like all the rest when his caution
melted, 1t was state capital" Finally 1
said:
You're called King here ?"
here"
"Ah-eh-what territory do you control?"
was The next question, with visions of King
MeAanuS before my minds eye.
The Hawaiian Islands," was the answer.
'Eh-whai's tbat?"
ION, yes" returned the king compla-
Gently, we held a meeting here not long
ago and concluded that as long as we were
10 nave tie state capital we might as well
annex the Hawaiian Islands aud make a
good job OF it. | was elected king and I've
got my cabinet all fixed"
No matter how the election goes next
Monday San Jose cant get much the
worst OF H. IN the vernacular Of the ward
politician. All the men likely to be elected
are good men and love their city They
are proud of it, and realize that Just now
any mistake upon the part of the city
fathers Will react with disastrous results.
So it is going 20 be a quiet election with a
decidedly mixed ticket as the winner. No
one disputes the fact that the non-partisau
or citizens movement has resulted in great
good, and. as l said before, If its whole
ticket is elected San Jose will not suffer-
Some Of the evening papers here are still
harpng on the PlanZ case, which has be-
come very sore subject with San Jose
people. They realize that dastardly muir
der has been committed in their midst and
would gladly welcome solution of il and,
II IS ueedlessto say, would promptly punish
the guilty parties, could they be found. But
to continually hash and rehash the theories
and eonJ-ciures regarding the crime ana by
so dong give the space writer's for maya
zines and Eastern papers the opportunity
fur romancing at San Jose's expense makes
the average citizen hers very, very tired.
The sentiment down here seems to he
Catch Abe murderers and we will hang
them, but quit crying wolf until you are
sure OF your men," So long as have men
toned the matter, might as we'll add that
certain parties here are working night and
day on the case and spending money ad
libitum to solve the mystery. AS to their
success. even the warmest friends of the
dead man are doubtful HARTON.