The morning call., 1894-10-24
Non-Partisans to Sweep
the City.
BUSINESS MEN CONFIDENT.
Active Steps in Progress to Stop
Fraud.
ESTEE'S STRENGTH is GROWING.
EsTEE's STRENGTH is GROWING.
Only a Question as to the Size of His
Majority, Upon Which POliti-
clans Differ.

The fight against Estee is regarded as
hopeless by many of the Democratic lead
ers, and the headquarters of the State
Democracy at the California Hotel show
no indications of enthusiasm. At the Re-
publican headquarters on Market street all
are sanguine over the Stale tickets
chances, and the estimates OF Estee's
coming plurality grow larger each day.
The reports from all sections OF The State
are very favorable. and it is confidently
believed that California will roll up The
largest Republican majority ever returned.
The Non-P artisan Committee has been
greatly annoyed by men claiming to repre-
sent that organiza ton, who are soliciting
funds ostensibly for campaign purposes.
but are putting the money In their own
pockets. The Non-Partisan committee
has engaged no campaign solicitors, and
money has been asked only from men who
are acquainted with the members of the
committee.
The general finance committee OF the
Non-Partisans is made up as follows:
Joseph Britton. Ernest Brand, L. 81. Bon
estell. Robert Coulter. w. Il. Grim, J. G.
Eastland, c. G. Hooker. F. Haywood, e.
A. Laron, Henry Kenitzer. Daniel Meyer.
]. 7. Mlikeu, Lipman Saehs, Frank A.
Swain, W. R. Sherwood. L. j. lie Breton,
j. j. Truman, f. j. Sullivan. Those pur-
porting 10 represent the committee. but
who are campaigning Tor their own pockets
will be arrested and prosecuted.
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected 10
hold N0n-Partisan district meetings
throughout the city. Great enthusiasm
prevails, and the leaders nf the NoD-Par-
iisan movement are con hdeDt OF The sue
cess of their ticket.
Registration matters are being watched
and suffers will be prosecuted. The
Democrats are also watching the regisirs-
ton. They claim to Rave discovered
wholesale frauds and will make number
of arrests to-day.
The Non-Partsans have decided to con-
centrate their efforts against fraud on the
first eighteen hours Of the count. There
will be three watches, one from p. NJ. to
- midnight on the 6Ih Of November, one
from u midnight to A. NJ, Novem ber z,
and the ihiIu from A. NJ. 10 II II. N0yem-
Der Z.
On Wednesday evening, October 81, the
Non-PartsaDs will have ruusing rally in
the Wigwam at Fell and Cough streets.
1t is reported that A }. Martin, Fire
Commissioners and Port Warden, is striv-
ing 10 elect Charles +. Curry, Republican
nominee for County Clerk, and that he is
attempting to use his deDartment for that
purpose. In sreakinC of this matter Chief
Sullivan of the Fire Department said that
the Board of Fire Commissioners had
passed a resolution instructing members
of he Fire Department not to meddle in
politics. and that any one engaged in
making candidates fghts would be dis
missed.
Chief Sullivan acknowledged that be
had heard that Martins appointees to the
Fire Department had been approached in
Curry's interests, but if the members un-
Gertake to meddle in politics they will be
discharged, regardless Of VINO was back of
them.
b. /. Solomon, an employe in the postal
service, has been dismissed by Postmaster
McCoppn for sending out Curry's card
with the announcement: 'If you vote for
Mr. CIrrv Nnn will uraat zig nhliua me- %