The morning call., 1894-09-04
FOR SALT WATER.
The Heat and Burden of
the OlympiC's Fight.
THEY DON'T WANT Mr.. WEED.
Tie Is Too Closely Related to
Mr.. SpreCkels.
THEY DON'T WANT MR.. WEED.
AND HE CUT DOWN THE SUPPLY.
The Heads of the Ticket Don't
Count So Much-The Fight
Is On To-Day.

The situation at the Olympic Club last
night on the eve of the annual election,
was decidedly interesting. The rooms
were crowded with members. and the
workers for the several tickets were not
losing any points.
The business men of the Organization
OF which by the way it is largely made
up-were out for salt water. That was
what they were there for. and they We're
particularly DESTROYS not to be overlooked.
They were for the progressive ticket"
and the opposition conceded that the man
who voted progressive ticket would vote
| it straight.
| Why? Because as they explain it
they know what they want. They
want salt water, salt water in abundance,
and there is no shadow of doubt that their
ticket, If elected, will secure it to them.
Their fight, therefore, is conferred not
so much against the heads of the ticket as
against some of the regular" nominees
for the directorate, and especially against
NJ. II. Weed.
Weed mas been a director of the Olympic
Club for seven years. He has also been
an employe of Mr.. SpTeekels' Western
Sugar Company. MIR. Spreckes besides
head and front of the Olympic Salt Water
Company. The Olympic Salt Water Com
pany recently reduced the size Of the salt
water Ilpes supplying the club without
consulting the club and against lite protest.
That is, in the order of its sequence,
how the opposition TO Mr.. Weed grew and
developed.
There is deep feeling In the club-not as
WI nlA Af
bers-about the matter. Some speak right
mp and say that they think it very bad
form in view-in such plain view-of the
reduced water supply and the disgust SUI
perinduced by it in the club, that Mr..
Weed, while drawing liberal salary from
Mr.. Spreckels. should still insist upon be-
ing director Of the club. So Mr.. Weed
is the root of the trouble and foster parent,
so TO speak, of the opposition to the regular
ticket.
How the Olympic Club secured the
charter for the Salt Water Company and
turned 1t over to Spreckels ct al. in and
for the consideration of free and ample
supply-specifed at some 200. 900 gallons
| per DAYS not news. and how the agents
of The Salt Water Company came and at
tempted to reduce the size of supply some
days ago and were ordered away by GER
tain directors, and how the same agents,
accompanied bv Mr.. William Greer Har-
rison, former president Of the club, father
Of the Lurline baths and right-hand man
of Mr.. Spreckels in the water company,
returned at late hour of the night, when
the people in authority were away and
presumably at home and in bed, and then
and there accomplished their deadly pur-
pose-all this has also been told. But to
repeat it is 10 explain the unusual heat
! that has entered into the winged O's
politics.
Salt water, they say, ran the member
ship up from 1000 TO 2600. Take it away
and there would be 1000 designations
! The reasoning is easy, therefore-more
] salt water, more members, less salt water
more designations.
The word politics, BY the way, is strong
! " objected TO in the newspaper talk about
the Olympic Club. but it Is recognized by
the most conservative OF its members that
the organization carries with it proDor-
! Tomato pull outside. For TO be able to
poll a winning vote among the 2600 gen.
tlemen athletes that compose its member
ship is sign of popularity not to be over
| looked when Governors are to be elected.
And not a few politicians of the regular
sort are prominent members of the club.
Joseph p. Kelly, for instance, who leads
he nominating committee of the regular"
ticket is not altogether unknown to Max
! Pepper and Mr.. Buekley-but perhaps
This isn't right 1t is another story,
although there are some who do think to
mention such things in their club election
! gossip.
! There are those who are going to vote
the progressive ticket solid" who affect
not to believe that Mr.. Weed or another
man bOnored with a place on the director
ate of the club would do anything
| inimical to its interests. They point to the
tact that on the ticket with Mr.. Weed is
man who would keep even with him. His
name is +. w. Eaton. and the reason of
! their faith in him is again the selfish one
of business interests. Mr.. Eaton is treas
urer of the Pacific Telephone Company.
MIR. Spreckels is out with an opposition
| telephone company. Ergo-Mr. Eaton
would keep careful cases on Mr.. Weed and
! see that be made no points on behalf OF
| MIR. Spreckels that hs shouldn't. To such
line lines had the campaign been drawn at
late hour last night.
! 1t was also rumored in the trenches of
the regulars that the progressive people
had in contemplation still another ticket,
upon which the name of K. j. Hancock
had displaced that of Horace Coffin for
captain. Advocates of the progressives,
however, disclaimed any such intention.
They would conduct their canvass to the
end on the dignified lines laid down in
their recent circular.
The progressive ticket differs from those
oil the regulars and the athletes, as has
been stated, in the candidates for presi-
dent civilian NJ. Pierson. lawyer and for
vlce-presldeDt (Wlltam z. Bucklngham).
ana Tor directors E. A. Bresse, kEdwln
Bonnell and DIR. o. b. Burns taking the
places OF Messrs. Weed, Owens and Short.
Inc outdoor athletic ticket differs from
the regular only in the candid ate for cap
tain, their candidate being Ii. j. Hancock
(capitaisD.
Mr.. Hancock is urged by the active ath-
letes on the plea that he will revive inter-
est 10 outdoor sport, being medallst ana
an enthusiast who would, if elected, intro
duce class days." events" and such
Things which Mr. Coffin has not the Time
nor perhaps genius for.
MT. Cefhn, however, is on both the reg
uiar ana progressive tickets, and expects
! to win.
Last year. with but two tickets in the
neiu, sOO votes we're polled at the election.
IL is expected that over thousand Will be
cast to-day because of the lively interest
The election is on to-day
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