The record-union., 1893-10-07

from administering the provisions of the
new charter for the benefit of all.
"In politics L have always been and am
now q Democrat of the old school, and
was decidedly opposed to bossism and
rings of any kind. | believe in. and if
elected will follow out, the principle,
that municipal affairs should be con-
Quoted as / conduct my business affairs
on an economic basis. AS all well know,
| favor the city owning its own water
works.
in regard to the license question, 1
think the present rates high enough.
While l am an abstainer from liquors and
tobacco, l do not believe in abridging the
rights or principles Of anyone, provided
they conduct reputable place.
Il do not care at present to express
decided opinion on the new charter
From a casual glance l believe it an i'm
provement on the old one. l can see no
grounds for questioning its constitution
ality."
]. w. HUGHES,
Who was nominated by the Non-Parti
sans for Trustee from the Sixth Ward,
rendered his resignation, not having
lived the required time-tweive mouths
in the ward.
]. o. CONNOR,
Nominee of the Regular Democrats for
not seeking a nomination from any con-
vention. 1t was rendered me by COM
mittee from the Regular Democrats and
accepted. My party Affiliations have al
ways been Democratic.
II am in favor of any improvements
which will result in improving the city
and be OF benefit TO the laboring man.
II have no objection to the present
license, but will state that [ would favor
AN frrlnn NrNt.
dealer, believe that all saloons should
close at L o'clock P. NJ, and stand ready
to furnish bonds TO prosecute anyone who
violates any city ordinance in my premi-
ses."
JACOB GRIEsEL,
Who was named by the Reorganized
Democracy for Trustee in the Fifth Ward,
declined the nomination, having re-
moved to another ward. The Central
Committee substituted L. Tozer instead.
JAMES T. VAN BIBBER,
Who is the nominee of the Peoples party
in the Fifth Ward and is molder in the
foundry at the railroad shops, was found
at his home. He said:
81 am an old man and care nothing for
politics. l have always kept out of them
and did not want to go into this fight. [
told the members of the party who came
TO see me and told me they wanted me to
stand, in that l was no political fighter
and they had better get someone who
was, but they would not listen to it. |
have not thought about any municipal
policy, but think the city should own
its own water, light and railroads. Then
we should put none but honest men into
Office and the city would derivea revenue
from these things.
Il think that it is all wrong for a cor
poration to own the city'S supply OF water
and get rich off Of it. We are paying
much higher water rates now than we
ought to, and will have to pay them for
twenty-five years to come, and then If we
want to buy the works we will have
to pay that corporation what they cost.
81 have always been Republican, till
the party got so rotten | could not stay in
ii. / ain temperance man, and l think
that they should restrict the number of
licenses and shut up the holes that are
running our boys and girls. l think the
Trustees have been doing well in that re-
spect. The charteris good thing. When
ever people get together and make an
effort to better something they generally
succeed. Now we must get honest men
to run it. If we get bad ones, we must
kick them out and try again.
J. II. COOLEY,
The nominee of the Peoples party in the
Fourth Ward, and who is employed in the
paiHt-shOp of the Southern Pacific Com
Dany, was found at his home and said:
Il have been sick for the past week
and unable to leave the house, or | should
have gone up last night to the committee
meeting and declined to serve, as | did on
the night l was nominated. My fellow
members in the party have insisted on
my running.
II have not done any thinking on the
question OF municipal policy yet, and
hardly know what to say on the subject.
l believe, however, that the city should
own its own water works, gas and cleo
tric lights and railways and derive a rev.
enue rom them, as it would do if we had
honest men III office. The trouble is,
they SO seldom stay honest after they get
there.
II have been lifelong Republican,
but the party grew too corrupt for me to
stay in it. ! am believer in high license
and close supervision of the saloons,
and if the law were changed think it
would be better to license gambling at a
high figure and thus be able to supervise
1t. The charter. L think, is a good one,
and must bring good to the city if prop
erly administered"
T. c. CHURCHMAN,
Nominee of the PEOPLES party in the
Eighth Ward, is a well-borer, and was
found in his shop. He said: ~ am for
Sacramento-for whatever will bring
good to her people and increase her pros
perity. l want to see all treated alike
and receiving equal benefits. l want to
see the upper part Of the city supplied
with water, good streets and passabIe
sidewalks and the streets opened mp so
as to encourage people to build here and
help to pay taxes and the expenses of the
city, instead of driving them to Oak
Park. That is my municipal policy
81 have always been independent in
politics and voted for whom l pleased.
don't know how | came to be nominated.
My friends in the ward came to me and
said they were going to put me on the
ticket. l told them they could vote for
me if they wanted to.
Il think that there should be reason
able number OF saloons, for people will
drink, but the dives and low holes should
be shut up and the saloons should be
made to shut up early, say 10 o'clock
The Trustees ana Police Commissioners
have done well with them lately. The
charter, [ think, Is good one for the
city, if those in office do not combine to
defeat its workings
GEORGE SURGESON,
The nominee of the Peoples party from
the Ninth Ward, is a blacksmith, and
was found i'll his shop. He laughed and
said: 81 don't know why they nomi-
mated me. l never was in a convention
in my life, and don't care about politics.
Five or six Of them came to my house at
dinner-time one day and said they
wanted to put me on the ticket. l told
them To find some one else-there were
plenty of good men in the party. l did
not know till next morning that l was
nominated.
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