The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-28
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Status of the English
Hilborn Contest.
JAIL-BREAKERS FRUSTRATED.
The Union of Motormen and Conduc-
tors-Of Interest to Those Who
Ride on Wheels.

ENGLISH HILB0RN CONTEST.-AS stated
In The CALL yesterday, the recount in the
English-HilDoru contested election case re-
suited in Mr.. English's securing a majority
in the district of four votes. The election
in November was very close one and was
favorable to English until the returns from
AltamOnt precinct were brought in, when
the result was changed, giving HilbOrn the
election. Altamont is small precinct
casting only seventy votes. and has always
been Democratic. The vote there the last
election gave Cleveland plurality over
Harrison OF twelve votes aud the friends of
Mr.. English were surprised that he alone,
OF all the Dem ocrats on the ticket should
run behind. A contest was accordingly in
augurated, and in the recount it was found
that the majority should 60 to English. as
his friends alleged. Everything in the re-
turns were found straight, and now the
politicians are casting about trying TO find
out how it all happened.
The returns as canning from Altamont
gave HbOrn thirty-seven and English
fifteen. In the recount English has twenty
nine votes and Hilbnrn twenty-five, a
difference to Mr.. Hilborn of twenty-nine
votes. The vote above was for the long
term.
That for the short term also showed dis
| crepancies. Coming from Altamont it was:
Hilboln IS. English15, Lyon 4, Scranton 0.
In the recount the result was: HllbOrn
q, English 90, Lyon 6. Scranton 0, blank II.
MT. HliDarn lost seventeen and English
| gained fourteen.
The Democrats charge fraud on the part
| OF somebody IN connection with the affair,
! but do pot specify whom.
Mir. HilbOrn's friends have not given up
| the hghf, as they assert that continuation
| oil the recount Will vet give him slight ad-
| vantage. lie bases his claims upon the re-
| turns from ClarksburE, Yolo County. Both
| sides concede that this vote should be
counted FOR Mr. Htborn. The Republican
candidate received eight majority there.
! but the vote Of the precinct was not counted
because delayed until after the adjournment
of the Board of Supervisors. This is re-
| gaIdCd as a clear violation of law.
1t IS said also that an error of ten votes
| had been made in the Contra Costa count
| which would rebound to the benefit OF Mr..
| Hiibcrn. This discovery was made on
SNAP tally kept by Mr.. Hilborn's friends.
There had been no tampering whatever
with the Altamout taly-sheets, and Mr..
| Hilborn urged the opening of the Altamont
| ballots and the counting of them, while the
English people insisted they should only be
42ptned at Washington by the House OF
| Representatives. wrong Is palpable, but
MIR. HilbOrn is held on all sides to be en-
tlrely blameess in the matter.
Many theories are afoat as to the reason
| OF the discrepancy. One is that the man
| who read uff the names, Mr.. Thomas, is
quite an old man and bungled in his work
on this account. When asked before Judge
Henshaw, who was hearing the testimony.
II he had called off the names correctly, Mr.
| Thomas said, Yes, sir, think did"
Oakland IS all agog over the turn of af-
fairs. and the matter will he brought before
the Grand Jury now In session.
THAT ELECTRIC MEMS UNGoN.-A few
days ago IL looked as IL an organization of
the conductors and motormeu of the vari-
Gus electric roads throughout the city and
,aYar h. rad faaF a,,a . h.,
ers were quite jablant over the matter
But there seems 10 be hitch. All the en-
plOyes of the various roads seem unanimous
on tie subject except those OF the Tele-
graph-avenue line, and many of the men
there are willing and would enter a union,
but, as an employe of another line re-
marked yesterday, "fOr the fact that such
step would displease the Telegraph-ave-
nus superintendent. They say he thinks a
union means strike. Now, 1t Is well
known that no strike is contemplated We
| are all well satisfied. There is no Kick on
any Oakland road. True, the Telegraph
! avenue men get little better pay than
| the others-22 cents per hour 10 the
| others p cents but the arrangement
Of The hours makes the wages no better and
the amount earned per month no more.
The men generally on that line would go
into union, am sure, were it not for the
fact that they fear to di:p please those In au-
thority. We are working the matter mp,
| however, and think we viii overcome all
scruples in a little while. We number now
over 800 men, and we begin TO think some
thing should be done in the way of COM
binaliou, but merely fOg mutual protection,
sociabiiiy and mainly benevolent purposes.
We have an organization at present but it
IS not as strong as We would like. hence tho
desire to strengthen ourselves by getting all
the roads interested"
A Row IN THE BoARD.-The ordinance
for tile extension OF time for the completion
of the Twelfth-street electric road came
up before the Council last night. Mr. Dali
ton introduced an amendment to tie or
dinRnce. and also presented an application
| signed by the residents of Pine and Wood
streets providing that only single track be
laid on Pine and Wood streets, and that if the
| company desires any time 10 lay double
tracks they should pay for the widening of
the street. Smell opposed the amendme n
in a bitter and sarcastic speech, 10 which
Dalton and Capell responded, aud on which
Smell said an agreement had been made at
the conference Of the Council with 0lney
whereby the Council agreed to extend the
time. MIR. Capell replied that Mr.. Smell
was mistaken and a row seemed imminent.
Other members quieted them, however, and
Capell left the Council chamber q The Ordi-
nance was finally passed by 9 10 vote.
TIE Davie franchise was lost by l 10 e
Eute.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL - Another
attempt to break jul was discovered yester-
A prisoner cOntded TO Jailer Lane that
Frank Adams, who is confined for illegal
voting, aud another prisoner had planned
to murder him when he was alone aud
make wholesale Jail delivery. This led
to an investigation and Adams was found
to have boWie-knfe concealed about his
clothing. a number of fine steel saws were
found concealed behind picture, and one
Of the bars Of the jaii was discovered tC
have been sawed in two, ready for escape
One more night would have completed the
work. Adams, Arthur Williams and Will
liam kayanaugh we're chiefly suspected and
are now in solitary con dnement on bread
and water.
OF INTEREST TO WHEELMEN.-Oak Oakland
has better roads and more wheelmen Of
bicyclers than any other city in the
State, and has an ordinance governing this
mode OF locomotion, too. One of the sec
tons Of this ordinance reads that rider
must diSmOunt as soon as lie comes within
| six feet Of a pedestrian on the sidewalk
| b. f. Morris, photographer, WAS found
guilty yesterday morning by Judge AlleT
for neglecting this precaution. Judgment
! was suspended.
| Another section OF the ordinance read.
that wheelmen must keep their lantern!
lighted when travelling at night On Feb
ruary Il last f. c. COlFille was arrested fol
this offense, and it is proposed to make his
test ca Sc OF The validity of the ordinance
This ase Will be heard on Tuesday next.
RACING misunderstanding on the 16f
| of next month Oakland is to have the
longest siege of continuous racing ever hearC
of. 1t is proposed by the proprietors Il
keep up the sport for 100 days, or fouI
months. The racing is to be held at thu
Oakland racetrack under the supervision
OF Henry Schwartz the new lessee 1t il
estimated that some 400 crack flsrs will be
quartered at the course during the meet
and among those TO compete are mentioned
such horses as Geraldine. Sir Reel, Wyana
shot, Little Esperanza, Randrop and othe
nOteu California horses.
DIED OF GAsTRITIs. james S. Hunt
the man who died at the City Prison las
night, and who was picked up in an uncon
scious condition on the street, was founC
alter an inquest 10 have died of gastrits
Hunt had once been man of wealth. bu