The morning call., 1894-10-20
FAULTY OR NOT :?
independents Petitions
in Jeopardy.
A REPUBLICAN STILL HUNT.
Oakland the Mecca of the In
dustrial Army.
THE CEMENT VERDICT CRITICIZED
Rev. DR.. FriedIander Again Chosen
to Preside Over the First
Hebrew Congregation.
THE CEMENT VERDICT CRITICIZED

GidateS in Alameda County, and during
the day searched thoroughly through those
Of three candidates, and in these three he
said he found SO many glaring errors and
violations in Noncompliance with the
purity of elections law that in case Of
a close election and contest horse and
wagon could be driven through the petit
tons, legally speaking.
Not one Of those l looked over" said
The gentleman referred 10, would hold
water I'D a contest in the courts, and as
the time has expired for getting out new
petitions voters would be simply throwing
away their franchise when they cast their
ballots for an INDEPENDENT.
FOR Instance, 10 no case has the petit
TONER designated what parry or principle
he stands for, as the Law desigDates, nor
have tie signerS in all cases stated the city
IN which they live. The law says this
must be done. Many Others have signed
as being at such and such a number on
Broadway, but they have not stated hat
1t is Broadway, Oakland. 1t may be 200
Seventh street Ter instance, but II does
not state whether il is in Oakland, Ala
media or Berkeley, and in this feature the
law Is also explicit.
There are many errors OF this kind
which am satisfied would invalidate The
petition, and necessarily the candidates
chances, IN case OF clo5o vote and con-
test"
OF the Independent petitions so far in
YeStigated Inat for Sheriff of Joseph
Brown of Temescal IS the most correct and
could more clearly pass through a contest in
court than that OF any Of The others. while The
petition Of Harry Morse for Sheriff is said TO
be full OF legal errors.
Il could drive d coach and four through it In
a contest" SAID the Republican lawyer re-
ferred 10.
AS tile list OF Independent candidates in the
county numbers twenty-five, and as some Of
them are strong before the people and stand
very good show of election, the question as to
the eutlre validity of the petitions may have an
important bearing on the future political his
tory OF The county.
II s ST ted on good authority that the Re-
puOlcan County Central Committee Will IN
lew days issue Il circular the proposition
which viii create sensation ana stampede
voters away from tue Independent candidates.
Inc Republicans Will take the ground that
vote thrown for an Independent will be wasted,
because OF the illegality under the purity law
OF the petitions now on file.
Mcclellan In the Forty.ninth.
There is an interesting battle on In the Forty
ninth Assembly District. where the regular
Republicans have Nominated II. Nj. Collins the
Councilman VINO became pretty well known
aud pretty thoroughly aired in the press; the
POpulist candidate Is Mr.. Mcclure, and there
Is sttll another candidate in The field, II. Guy
Mcclellan, an independent Republican.
AT The last election the Re publcans received
III the dlstrlct 1888 votes, the Democrat 1915,
PopunsI $50 ana The FrohibitlonisU 80 votes.
From the figures 1t would appear tnat the
Democrats had walk-over with two Repub
licans in the field, but the fact is that the in
dependent Republican, who is a strong and
clean man, VIII poll surprisingly big vote.
HIS record Is of the best, The nomination of
Collins drove away the best element OF The Re
publican party, and ii Is doubtful whether he
viii get huudred votes in Tie district. Me
Cean has resided IN California for twenty-five
years and in the district fourteen years. He
Das a law business in San Francisco, ana has
always been strongly Republican on STATE and
national issues. he Is an antl-mOn0Donst 10
the core aud hearty hater OF all corruption
in politics.
Parcels, Horse and Wagon Gone.
Oakland's thieves gave another evidence Of
their bOidness last night by stealing IN the eyes
OF vast crowd OF people wagon used in the
service OF Smiths dime delivery and very
valuable cargo.
AT O'Clock last evening, at which hour
crow0s surged up and down each side of Wash
ingtOn street, a boy who drives one OF Smith's
wagons stopped in front OF the Oriental Hotel,
hNched the morse to post between Seventh
and Eighth streets aud went upstairs to de-
liver a parcel When he came down again
wagon, horse and all had disappeared.
Anxiousiy he inquired OF bysIanders II they
had driyen the wagon away, but nobody had
noticed tie thief or thieves. There were many
teams on the street at the time and lie or they
made good their escape.
The police were notified, but up TO a late
hour nothing had been seen or heard OF the
wagon or lis contents.
Mr.. Smith, the manager Of the delivery sys-
ten' stated that the wagon contained about
sixty parcels consigned to merchants and other
people about town ana he estimates that bis
loss Will amount TO from $3.50 10 $500. The
contents OF The wagon were covered by yellow
canvas and the wagon was drawn by bay
horse
Not Satisfied With the Verdict.
Inc Board Oh Education Is apparently dis
satisfied with the verdict recently rendered by
the jury in the RemllIard suit, I'm which the
foundation was at stake.
The Remillard Company could not collect its
money from the city for building the concrete
wall on the ground that sufficient cement had
not been used TO make ths wall safe. nor had
the terms OF the contract been complied with
The verdict OF the Jury was in effect thar all
the cement had not been put in, but enough
had been used TO make the wall secure
A San francisco paper has severely criti.
ciZed the jury for deciding that wall in which
26 per cent less cement Is used than the con-
tract called for Is a substantial complianceu
with the contract. The paper in question also
states that the suit ought TO be appealed and
on Monday next the Board Of Education viii
hold special meeting, at which the question
OF appeal Will be considered
The Burglar Called Again.
The store of Hutchinson & Sanborn, florists
on Fourteenth street. almost opposite tn
library. aud within The shadow of the CITY
Hall. was entered by burglar several nights
ago, but all that the midnight marauder OBJ
tanned was quantity OF postage stamps and
n.
There was nothing valuable in the safe, but on
the floor ID front of 1t were the marks of sharp
tools and IL was evident that the combination
had been iampeTed with. Appearances indi-
cate that n was frightened away before he
had an opportunity 10 get far advanced in his
WORK.
Two years ago the store was burglarIzed, the
burglar efecting an entrance from The rear by
removing a pane of glass. From the method
used on this occasion it seems certain That The
store was visited by the same burglar The
entrance was MADE from the rear and by cut
Ting out the same window that the burglar cut
out two years ago. His former visit. however,
was more prof able than his last venture.
Oakland, Hot Washington.
Instead OF Washington Oakland now appears
10 De The Mecca OF the industrial armies. The
local army will start on its practice march TO
pan Jose on Monday under the leadership OF
Kelley and Mrs. A. L. Smith, the amazon who
Is on her way from Los Ang les. e. j. Je fries.
who led 200 men TO the East last year, will
bring band from Seattle to this civ immedi-
ately alter election. He will consolidate his
crowd with The fellows already in Oakland and
Will relieve Kelley as commander.
Ihe local army has realized that they must
go 10 work Ike other citizens or get arrested
as Vagrants. But they long ago realized that
MofK IS a thankless and Improbable drudgeTy.
so so ln order not TO strain their muscles and al
lue same time eVade the yagraDcy law they
nave all signed a form of a contract TO work for
Meney as solicitors for 81 per day. Their so.
ncllhg, OF course, consists in begging provi.
eions from good-hearted merchants.
No Contest of-This VIII.
superior Judge f. " Hepshaw as executor
ol Ne VIII OF the late Mary Jane Evov filed for
R,ooate yesterday her last will aud testament.
Ane estate Is valued al quarter OF a million