The morning call., 1894-08-19
THE cRANE-JoRDAN FIGHT.
wITHDRAWAL OF MACDONALD.

OAKLAX I'd. - Probably the most bitterly
con fesI e1iiigh for county office 10 Alamo
Ga. County lis that for the county clerkship.
The aspitants for the position re: James
E. Crane. the incumbent; Assem- blyman
Grant J.; Taegart, who deals in real estate
when not ii politics, and Frank C. Jordan,
who runs q job-printing establishment on
Broadway, and is a brother of ex-Speaker
Of*the, Assembly Jordan, and full of VIM
Crane being en- the inside has always
=. been regarded as a candidate, ana like all
ufEca-h0lding candidates is working for
the term TO follow. His chances were
looked upon as beyond question. He is
an elderly man with hosts OF friends, and
DO one else but Crane had been thought of
Tor the position UP to a month age. He
has run bis Office we'll, and claimed and
was en- titled to a denomination. his friends
thought, on he strength Of good service.
" Then. came up this man Jordan, who has
brought huvrah enough into the canvas to
make him Formidable. He, is young, ambi-
tious anu tireless. and with numberless
friends among the younger blood of the
paftv+ There. are also wires being worked
;;ssnpng tie gray ards by Influential
friends Of his, and lie has frightened the
Tie third candidate. Taggart, who is
ALSO a man of years, long in political har-
ness, is: supposed to gather his streng h
from among the warehouses of the party,
but h g is. king SO quiet a canvas, that it
cannot be ton just how he does stand or
what strength he will draw in the conyen-
tion. Neither the Crane people nor the
Jordan faction seem to be- worrying extern
sively over the Taggart candidacy. The
former say he isn't IN it at all, while Jor-
dams friends say Mr., Taggart is in it. but
only 10 divide tie Crane forces. The
knowing. politicians say that Jordan is the
man and that only a combination bptween
TaggaTt and Crane can defeat the young
ster.
Meantime the youngster is bullying right
ahead and surprising the graybearGS at
every turn. He meets them more than
half way on every point and viii not
down under any circumstances. The fight
is pretty one and has presented many
phases, not the least ID leresting of which
isthe funny advertisements got out by
Crane and Jordan in the shape of carica-
ture cards.
The friends of Crane started this mode
of advertising by printing d sedate and
thoughtful crane balancing on one foot in
some afternoon land and reaching laZilv
above him with his long neck outstretched
fer dainty mOrsel just above on a sway
ing branch.
" Jordan saw this card and came back in
happy way. His card shows the crane
as failing to get the persimmop, while the
river Jordan is rolling Onward with ire
Slstible force and landing the young man
: in the mnch-coveted office of the County
Clerk. The answer OF the incumbent to
the Roll. Jordan, roll" caricature is
patiently awaited by the Oakland voter.
Mr.. Jordan said yesterday that this
method OF campaigning was a happy
thought. and had created only the best of
feeling between himself and Crane. lie
did not know what the next movement of
the Crane people would be, but he said :
II am ready for them. Just as soon as
TREY grow funny enough to print an an
swer TO my card am prepared to come
back lat them"
And while this campaign of caricature
=. Is being carried on Grant /. TaggaTt is
saving wood.
Cannot Pay Their Debts.
Walter F. SperDeck and William NJ.
SDerbeck, propTietors of the Oakland
Mattress Company, FLED a petition. in in
solvency with the Superior Court vester-
day morning. and Sher fl McKillican was
appointe ted receiver of their property, with
bunds in the sum Of $1,000
They place their debts and liabilities al
S5946 30 and their assets at 1887 "a. The
latter. amount. however, is subject TO an
4 =
be appOinle ed by Judge Ogden after the
lnSolYentS have proved their debis, which
he has ordered them 10 do, on September 4
" alter +. Sperbeck created quite sen.
sation one day last week when he sud.
denly disappeared from home. 1t was
feared that business Teyerses bad Sc
weighed upon his mind that he had made
way with himself. In due time he turned
up, however. but stubbornly refused tC
make any Iublc explanation of his pc
culiaK actions
The following is a complete list of The
= creditors: Anasa Eaton, S2036 OF: ThOma,
sullivan. S11o3 II; NJ. Brown, S196; Oak
land Iron Wotk-. S27 40; N. Soloman 6
. Co, $50 10; Z. G. Buswrll, So 50; Wash
burn Mound Company, SIS %; d. \. q
Z. Walter & Co., S44 IS; HuIse. Bradford
& Co, $3.50 IS; Humuodt Lumber Com
pany, S144 70; L. a. Coward & Co., SO Sc
Whitney Standard aud Oakland TrYusfeI
Company, So 40; Salinger Bros. S179 50
WashngtoR-StTect Plauing-mills, sos %
Puget Sound Lumber Company. SIC 81
. Walker 81 Smith. 81 IS; Mark Everson
So "a; Lubbeu Bros, S104 43; Pacih
s. Co, 1925 Sc: w. & j. Sloane & Co.
Slt6 03; Glover & Wiilcomb, S3SS %; Johr
a. Roebling & Co.. SGT n.
Political Newspaper Men.
Editor Leach OF the Enquirer OF Oak
land is not certain vet whether he vii
have his paper represented at the mex
county political convention. The candi
dates on his staff ara becoming so ihicl
thatlf the political conventions only holC
,tedt every man in the Office will be shortly
paving political assessments.
Mr.. Leach sent a. a. Dennison TO re
port the Populist convention, and before
the convention completed its labors it hat
made he newspaper man a candidate for
Supervisor from Bart Morgan's district.
Waters was detailed Ia report the Pro
.hlblton county convention and came oacl
to-his Office candidate of his party TO
County Clerk There are two more
:county conventions to be held, the Demo
cratic ana Republican, and the editor i.
casting about TO see which of his staff hi
: VIII have-oL those tickets. He is also seri
ously thinking of sending man to fhl
Democratic State convention TO try TO
= some of the bigger plums.
Wants "a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
G. r. Bennett, the man whose persisten
-. persecution OF Miss Ella III. Gray has giyel
: him more note than he gained in his forme
position as secretary: OF tile Society TO
the Prevention of Vice, has become yer,
.. tired Of ths cell in which he 'lanpuishe
pending Ills trial for an. assault to mnrde
:: Miss Gfay's aged father. Failing in mi
attempt to secure a reduction of his hail
. Bennett through his attorney, Mr.. Brassy
yesterday filed an application for writ o
habeas corpus. lie claims that Polio
Judge lien illegally held him to auswe
io.the Superior Court, on the ground tha
the evidence addliced was not sufficient t
hold him on charge Of murder. Another
mint that he MAKES is tnacfhe SherifT