The morning call., 1894-11-04
AGAINST BOSSES,
Oakland Non -Partisans
Enthusiastic.
RALLY AT THE TABERNACLE
Rousing Speeches by Many
Independent Candidates.
RALLY AT THE TABERNACLE
PROMINENT VICE-PRESIDENTS.
j. w. ThoHpkins, Henry P. Dalton,
Harry N. Morse, Aldrich, Ward
and Others Speak.

OAKLAND.-Ths old Mills Tabernacle
was the scene OF the closing rally of the
campaign for the Nou-Partisan party last
evening. There was good-sized audience
present, who were very free with their APP
plaGse as the speakers made their telling
arguments against the old parties and their
management for Self-gain and rotation in
office. The entire list of county candi-
dates were seated on the platform. also a
large number of vice-presidents. represen +
ing every ward and district in the county.
The following gentlemen were the vice
presidents from the various wards and
districts of the county:
First Ward-Wiliam Christen. d. S. Moul-
ton, c. Nelson, NJ. b. Smith. George j. w.
| Stark.
Second Wards. B. Osgood. DIR. T. D. Hall,
c. f. Burnham. l. Cohen. ID. Hunter.
Third Ward-P. A. Cameron, r. H. Wise,
John McVey. c. p. Lewis, Alexander Pulsifer.
Fourth Ward-H. E; BnllOc,. A. f. Kerr.s H.
q. Walker, a. Kendall, George Kirk.
Fifth Ward-Dr. ). Fearn, J. T. Ollie, P.
Sharkey, w. z. Wheeler, W. S. Jones, A.
! Roberts.
George w. GraysOn, Z. g. Buswel.
Seventh Ward-Hugh Cameron. Lowell J.
HARDY, Il. d. Rowe w. Ii. Gregory. I; IL.
Alameda-VctOr Engineer f. f. Furry, w.
! B. POyZer, Z. j. BandinG. q. a. Blank.
Berkeley-Erank Lowell.
Bay View-Chares Z. Irving.
Temesca-GeOrge Naismtn.
PledmOnt-James NdlSmUh.
San LoTeuZO-C. ). King.
Castro Valley-Isaac b. Parsons.
! HaywardS-Dr. E. kimball, George w. Cor
don, Thomas b. Russell, Nj. Z. Peterson.
FTuIlyae-E. L. Hunt.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman John A. Beckwith of the
County Central Committee, who excused
the absence of DR.. E. Ii. Pardee, who had
been detained by illness and could not be
present and speak, as had been antic-
pated. Another speaker to be excused
was Judge Ogden, who had been called to
| PJeasanton at late hour on important
business.
j. w. TOmpkins, the present City
Clerk and the NOn-Partisan nominee for
! County Clerk, was Introduced and made a
rouslng speech, 10 which he reviewed the
ticket presented by the party to the PEG
pie for their suffrage. One of the most i'm
portant questions which he left for their
consideration was in these words:
THE approaching election is one in
| which every taxpayer aud every lover of
good clean government is deeply Interested.
Are you going 10 be identified with corruption
! and boss rule. or Will you array yourselves on
the side of economical and clean government?
| Are you going 10 support candidates conceived
| at fraudulent primaries In the city OF Oakland
! and born at slated convention In the town OF
/ Haywards? or are you, by declining 10 support
a tlch ct so made, going TO array yourself on the
side or law aud order?
Are you, by supporting the Republican
| ticket, going to ala aud abet fraud. or by de
| Ginning so To do show your disapproyal of dis
honest practices IN local politics. VIII you go
| 10 the polls ana cast your vote In support OF
| corporations and their recognized creatures 4?
! or will You take stand on Ihe side of the peo-
pie and resent the curtalling of your and their
| rights? VIII you support party nominated
| by corrupt men for their own selfish purposes
and for the purposes OF rewardiDg faithful
| henchmen? or will you champion the best in
lerest OF the community?
"Wil you support ticket nominated BY
delegates elected by thieves and thugs i'm
ported from san Francisco in such numbers as
TO prevent reputable citizens from getting near
enough the polls TO vote al primaries, or will
you assist ID defeating ticket which Is the
creation OF leaders who are men detesIed by
every respectable person in the community or
Will you decline 10 be caSsed with that Kind of
cattle?
"WiIl YOU vote ticket in the support of can.
didaies who were nominated in AN office on the
corner of Ninth ana Broadway. in the CITY of
Oakland. and ratified in a convention held IN
The town OF Haywards, or will you refuse 10
support such ticket, and by so doing convince
the leaders OF the Republican party that that
sort of manipulation Will not be tolerated, and
that. though contrary TO their natures and in
cllnatiOns, they must confine themselves within
The bounds OF decency"'
Harry n. Morse IN his opening remarks re-
feTTed to his services TO the county from 1864
TO 1878. He then continued by saying: Som
OF the politicians and wire pullers Of the county
complain that L have gone into the fgnt on
size of party lines in appearing before the peo-
Die at this time as a Candidate for the Office of
Sheriff. That is true, but In doing so have kept
within the laws of our State regulating State
ana county elections. | chose TO secure the 3
per cent OF qualified electors that being in my
opinion the cleaner and purer way of going be-
fore the people.
being nominated by primary and conyen
ton 2ystem is apt 10 bring one in too close co n
nectiOn with the party bosses. By the petition
system the candidate receives his nomination
| directly from the people and Is therefore ell.
! tirely free from bOssiSm OF any kind The
convention manner OF making nominations
causes the candidate 10 be tied up with a hum
dreG strings and promises. L chose the more
| democratic and independent way of being nom
mated. that is, by petition, and thus received
my nomination directly from the people The
| bosses have no hand In II.
| I'm law either way Is regular and [ tbere-
fore consider myself as regularly nominated as
though had waded through the slime and dirt
| OF an ugly primary fight and had been selected
and nominated by party Bosses In addition to
my nomination by petition, l have been in
dorsed and nominated by the Non. Partisan
| convention OF Alameda County.
"Some OF ths hide bound parrIsaDs OF The old
parties seem 10 think that I have no right to
| 90 outside OF party lines for nv nOmnation
am gong 10 WIN tnls 0attle II can, honestly
and fairly l believe the electors OF Tie county
| appr eclaie my past faithful service and on the
9th of November will vote to return me 10 INV
old position as Sheriff. and where. by reason OF
my long experience with criminals and their
hendish methods OF doing their terrible work,
can be OF lncalculable benefit TO the people of
this county,"
Mr.. Morse was greeted with tremendous an
| plause he closed his address, which con-
| tinued for some length OF time.
hugh 5. Aldrlcn, the party nominee for JUS
! tice of the Peace for Oakland TOWNSHIP made
many friends by his manner and address i'm
which he reviewed the work OF the Incumbent
whom he styled 1.-THE son of a milliopaireD RE
stated that his officer bad presented swarm
| bills TO the Supervisors for 5000 during one
| month OF his TERM and this, with the consta-
| be's bills OF equal amount, made $500 drawn
| from the taxpayers for men who did nothing
| but hound the poor unfortunates who are
! unable to secure work and are going from one
part of the State 10 another, and arrest them
! for the fees to be made out of il.
A telegram from Frank j. Sullivan of San
| Francisco TO j. w. Ward was read at this time.
| The contents were: Cannot be with Won ON
| account of great meeting here. San Eranciseo
will be redeemed from boss rule Hone that
Oakland will follow suit"
Henry Z. Dalton made a rousjDg .neech In
which lie said all the corporations were after
him hot and heavy, and he could nor blame
| them much as he had as a member of the Civ
| Council given them no reason TO beleve he
| contrary, he would make each ana every one of
the corporations share their just portion of Tho
taxation IN this county.
j. W. Ward, the nominee for District Attor-
ney, reviewed the work of the pariy bosses
and said il was Dargie and Moffitt, or the Chan.
mau. De GOlia-Carothers combinations who
ruled the parties In Alameda COUNTY No DIFF.
ference which one secured control the bossea
would get their share just the same III a re-
cts the bosses would knife him BY throwing
the vote N the candidate on tho other riciro,