The morning call., 1894-09-18

The closest contest of :he day was be-
tween Alvin w. Baker of the First Ward
and James G. Barber of Alameda. Inc
latter won the nomin ton by securing 142
votes. the exact number required TO
choice. Baker got 141 votes.
Myron A. Whdden and Charles II.
Shook were nominated by reclamation Tor
reelection to the offices OF Auditor ana
District Attorney respectively, and ex-
Bank Commissioner w II. * ight was
made nominee for Public Administered
without contest, Fielder having lost
ground on account of his brleI search Ior
the County Treasurership.
Perhaps the bltterest fight OF the CAM
paign has been The contest of CITY Auditor
Roland W. Snow and Robert S. Leckie.
the incumbent, for The AssesS0rship,
and 1t was against Snow that the only ex-
hlbition of feeling during the day on the
floor OF the convention was shown.
Leckle was placed in nomination by AS
Slstant District Attorney Harry Melvin,
and Melles Whittmore, who controlled The
Third Ward delegation. did the'like sery.
ice for Snow. The men were then called
before the convention. Lecgie went first,
and In very few words said that he had
always been an honest official, that he al
ways would be. and that lie did not fear to
fall back upon his record.
AS MIR. Snow calmly advanced toward
the stage number of men in the hall
Kissed. Snow heard them and then all his
c0mposure fled. He was an angry man,
and did not attempt to conceal it, but
stamped his right foot most vigorously as
he confronted the delegates and delivered
The best speech of the day. In part be
said:
"Hisses are impolte. to say the least 1t
is with extreme difficulty that L refrain
from making the sensation which you un-
dOubtedly expected / wOnld make when l
n at
say right here that If any ISLANDERS
have been published against Robert ).
Leckie / had no part in il.
II am a candidate for Assessor, and |
want to say that the Republican party has
not lost one whit Of its popularity. But
| will say that the day certainly will come,
# it has not already come, when no man
can be turned down by any conventional
beg your pardon, by any man. If you
elect me L promise that my books shall
always De open to the public. SO that they
may see, II they wish, how every cent con-
sumed by the county government Is ex-
pended, ana l will make every assess
ment just and equitable"
Mr.. Snow was applAuded generously,
but at the rollcall he could not get the
votes, and Leckie beat him handily by
vote of 205 to rs
The fight for County Treasurer narrowed
down to Joseph Herrsher of San Leandro
and Public Administrator James Stanley
of Oakland. Fieldler was in 1t for a mo-
ment, and they were the only candidates
placed in nomination. Stanley could not
overcome HerrSher's strength, the vote
standing Herrsner 173, Stanley 40.
In the race for Superintendent of Public
instruction George w. FricE, incumbent
had M real competitor ana he was nomin-
ated by reclamation.
The fight for the coronership bee anne a
personal matter between undertakers and
"a lar for xasnn h.. hot Ia
Coroner Henry Evers vas anxious TO be
renominaIed. but While his efficiency was
generally recognized, the opinion prevailed
that he las held the position for so many
years that he should step out in favor of a
new man, and this Mr.. Evers very grace
FULLY did. The physicians put forward
DR.. K. o. Baldwin. and the undertakers
put up James Taylor and \. w. Leitch.
The call of delegates resulted as follows:
Taylor, 60; Baldwin, 1877; Leitch, 90.
The county ticket was completed by the
nomination by reclamation of George
l.. Nusbaumer for reelection as County
Surveyor. This concluded the business of
the county convention and the delegates
dispersed to hold Supervisorial, Senatorial,
Assembly districts and township cOuven-
lions. The results of these conventions
may be found in the full ticket, city and
county, as follows:
SENATOR'S.
Twenty-sixih District-En Denison.
twenty eighth DiSITlct-JOhn l.. Beard.
AssEMBLYMEN.
FOrty-siXlh District-F. II. Fassett
Forty-sevenih Distribution. j. A. Waymire.
Forty eighth Distrct-kobert Gay
FOTty.ninth DistTict-H. Nj. Collins
FifieIh DiSIrct-Hart North.
Flfty-hrst Disuict-C. q. Dodge.
COUNTY TICKET.
Sup'rior Judges-John Ellsworth, F. B.
Ogden.
sheriff-Loais Schaffer.
Recorder-C H. Spear.
County Cletk-F. II. Jordan,
Tax CollectOT-J b. Barber.
AudtOr-M. A. Whidden.
District AttOrney-C. E. Shook
Public AdminisIrator-W. ii. Knight.
Assessor-Robert S. Leckie
IreasureT-JOseph Herrsher
Superintendent OF SchOOls-G, w. Frlck
COroner-Dr. r. o. Baldwin
County Suryeyor-G. l.. Nusbaumer
Supervisor Second District-W. IL. Church.
Supervisor Third DistricI-,J r. Talcott
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP.
Wood.
Township Justice-F. C. Gift.
Constables-J. NJ. Page. NJ. Cronan.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Justices OF the Peace-E. b. Thompson, s.
SandholI.
COnstables-George Wales, S. Vanderwert.
MURRAY.
Justices OF the Peace-J. II. Taylor. A. C.
Vanderwert. -
COnstables-W. II. Galway, j. B. Walton.
BERKELEY.
Justices OF the Peace-S. A. PenweI. A. H.
Shaw. -
Tne new County Central Committee ia
as follows:
Phil Walsh, First Ward; John Mltcheu Sec
on ond , MCrd; a: l.. Mcpherson, Third Ward j.
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