The herald., 1894-10-16
fast degsnerating into a frse-ior- ali

fast degenerating into free-for-all
scramble for votes, and trades between
candidates are announced daily.
1t is rumored that the friends OF Tom
Fleming. the Republican candidate for
county treasurer, are preparing to sacri-
tice the whole ticket in his interest.
The syndicate OF bankers who are be-
hind him are quietly maturing plan,
with the aid of money and old campaign
workers, to defeat the intention OF the
Australian ballot system and elect him.
Webber's Eighth ward has been select.
ed as test ground.
Bicknell, the Lindley- Webber candi-
date for county auditor, who defeated
Frank Lopez. 10 q member of the A. p.
A., and was the choice OF the Gosper-
Register wing Of the Republican party
because OF Lopez's Spanish American
parentage.
A leading member OF Jay Jay Cos
psr's council remarked in the lobby of
the convention hall while the vote was
being taken, that Lopez had made a
faithful public officer, but that the time
had come to displace him; that the A.
2. A. vote in the convention would be
solid for Bicknell, and the result demon.
strated that fact.
An attempt WAS made in the Eighth
ward last night to organize an oDposi-
ton to Charley Webber for the coming
city election, but it fell fiat. The Doodle
OF the bose was too much for the honest
element in the ward.
A Democratic mass meeting will be
held tokight at Korbell's hall, BOYLE
Heights. Hon. w. II. Workman, d. K.
Trask and Mr.. R. J. Adcock, Democratic
nominee for the assembly, will address
the meeting.
Ed Gibson, who 30 signally defeated
Martin Il. Aguirre for sheriff in 1890, is
making an old fashioned vote getting
campaign, and it is predicted will cut
into Summerland's supposed strength to
the extent Of getting elected.
The Kindergarten statesman from
the Riverside district is making phe-
nomenal record in hia canvass OF the
city.
The Sixth ward is finished, and as
many as rs known residents Of the ward
have been overlooked Intentionally or
otherwise.
Is this an evidence OF an Alameda
county ewindle in new direction
When o citizens name is not on the
challenge list he is generally seriously
inconvsnisnced in his effort to deposit
his ballot.
The great register shows an increase
OF nearly $500 up to s o'clock last night.
AS there are about 1900 to 1900 canoella.
tions, this looks suspicious.
Jay Jay Gosper and his allies learned
politics under Fl. FL. Boycs. who stuffed
the register in 1856 and 1883, and Cos
per has been heard to say that he would
win out the Republican county ticket at
any cost.
The Democratic county committee has
the matter in hand and is paying close
attention to the registry clerks.
DIR. Choate, candidate for coroner, 10
making quiet but effective campaign.
He has hosts of friends throughout the
city and county, and has no whisky or
other defense to make, His record is
an open book which is not kept on file
in the Justices court or county clerks
Office. ~
The touching ecsenes described in last
nights Express, as having taken place
meeting got up and declared that he
being in favor OF San Pedro, nearly
threw Charley Webber into tit of hye-
terics when he read it, and he laughed
until the tears ran down his cheekt
when he reached the place where Nc,
with trembling voice, got up to reply to
the honest chairman. Mo always was
known to have dramatic ability, and
can play his part to perfection, and az
he has got carte blaneh from Huntington
to say what he pleases in the campaign,
he is giving full vent to his talent.