The morning call., 1894-10-18
AS GOOD AS WON.
What Republicans Say of
Estee's Fight.
NON-PARTISANS SANGUINE.
Preparing for an Elaborate Rati-
fication.
BUSINESS MEN WILL ALL. ATTEND
Registration in the Precincts Shows
Gross Incompetence and At
tempts to Stuff.
BUSINESS MEN WILL ALL ATTEND

{ LIS all up with James II. Budd, if any
Importance may be attached to advices
received at State headquarters Assist
ant Secretary Jake Steppacher is a very
old hand in State politics. He has been
through many campaigns. always holding
position which afforded him the very
best facilities for hearing just what was
going on and watching the chances of can
didates from the beginning to election
day. He knows the political complexion
of the counties, and he has the pulse
feeling knack down to the finest point
And Jake says now that there is not the
faintest doubt that Estee Will be elected
by very large majority.
S. G. Millard was at State headquarters
yesterday. He is also very confident that
the State ticket will have practical walk
over. MIR. Estee spoke at Auburn yester-
day. and to-day will have big meeting al
Placerville.
The Republican County ommittee in-
tends whooDing up the municipal cam
paign from tn is time on. Secret tary Morris
has arranged the following series of meet
ings for this week:
This evening at s o'clock at Duveneck' 5
Hall. corner of Twenty-fourth and Church
streets. Tbirty-sixth District. Robert Ash
will preside. List of speakers: Colonel
Treat, John S. Enos, John w. Wilcox,
Charles 81, Jackson. Charles w. Man
waring, Z. b. Read, Frank D. Worth.
William j. Ruddick, Eugene Bert and
Joseph Scheerer. Music by Won der
Mehden's band.
This evening at O'Clock, al Franklin
Hall, Fillmore street. between Sutter and
Bush, Fortieth District. Marcus d..
Boruck will preside. List of speakers
William 5. Wood. A. g. Booth, S. NJ. Bett-
man, w. S. Barnes Z. B. Read, William j.
Ruddick. Frank Il. Powers, Charles F.
Curry, Grove P. Ayers. Music by the Cali
fornia Quartet and Golden Gate Park band.
This evening at s O'Clock, at Irish
American Hall, howard street. between
Fourth and Fifth. NJ. J. Dunn will pre-
side. List of speakers: j. G. Swinnerton,
John S. Enos, James Kidney. W. S.
Barnes, Adolph Spreckels, Charles H.
Jackson, Frank D. Worth. E. B. Read. w.
j. RuddcB, John Daughney. Music by
Manhattan band.
This evening at o'clock, at the Wig
wan, Cough aud Fell streets. Thirty
seventh District. James Alva Watt will
preside. List of speakers: j. V. Swimmer
ton OF Stockton, William j. Ruddick, E. B.
Read, Charles II. Jackson, Frank d.
Worth, George W. DixoD, &. S. Young. G.
T. Curry. John r. Freud. Music by j. NJ.
BlanchaId's band.
Next week meetings will be held under
the auspices of the county committee in
mum Der of districts, the arrangements
to be completed within the next few DAYS
On Friday, the 25th inst, at Maseotte
Hall, Golden Gate avenue, between Bu-
chanan and Webster streets, Thlrty-eighth
District. P A. Berger0t will preside. List
of speakers: John 5. Enos, j. g. Swim
merton. j. r. Freud. E. b. Read. W. }.
Ruddock, Charles a. jackson, Frank d.
Worth, c. S. Young, E. j. Wolf, Grove 2.
Ayers, Charles F. Curry, W. j. Hawkins.
Music By Manhattan band.
John \. Elbert, the Non Partisan nOmi-
nee for Supervisor of the Fourth Ward. is
making a vigorous campaign. His friends
are ralying about him, and there is every
indication that he will be elected by a
handsome majority. Mr.. Ebert believes
that the NOn-Partisan vote will be much
heavier than even the managers of the
movement imagine. Mr.. Elbert goes be-
fore the people with good record, and is
both competent and trustworthy.
Interest in the Non-Partisan movement
continues to increase. Men who have
never before been known to participate
in any way in municipal politics are ten
dering their services and advice to the
members of the campaign committee, and
from all sides come assurances that on
election day the business men and tax
payers will cast their votes for the Non
Partisan nominees.
Al the headquarters on Suffer street last
night the campaign committee met and
grand mass-meetng to be held at Odd
Fellows Hall next Saturday evening.
The prospect is that the meeting will be a
big affair. IL is to be ratification of the
nominations by the Non-Partisan conven-
tioD, and the sympathfZerS with the earnes
effort now being made to rid the CITY of
boss rule are expected TO attend en- masse
All the Non-Partlsan organizations will be
there in full force. The San Fran cisco
Non-Partisan Club, composed of infiuen-
81 hnc mo Jc folzf
in the meeting and will do much to make
it a success.
Charles A. Laton will preside and make
the opening address. Frank j. Sullivan.
Barclay Henley. Thomas Magee and
James McNab are also down for Speeches.
Sam Booths quartet of vocalists will enter
tain the audience with campaign songs.
The campaign committee last night an
pointed a subcommittee of lawyers to
look after the interests of the party before
the Supreme Court when the Blennerbas
sett application for writ of
mandate to compel the Registrar and the
Election Commissioners to put the so-ealled
regular Non-PaTtisan nominees on the
ticket is heard. The subcommittee is
composed of p. G. Galpin, T. J. Sullivan.
Sheldon Kellogg, Benjamin Romaine and
ID. l. Mahoney. The hearing is set for
next Monday.
Arrangements are in progress for a
series of Non-Partisan meetings to be held
in various paris Oh the ciGy next Week ana
up to the day of election.
The Pioneer Club, N0n-Partisan party,
held an enthusiastic meeting Tuesday
evening at 800 O'Farrell street. President
w. T. Nnrcross rendered his resignation
and +. Ii. Houseman was elected In bis
stead.
The other officers are: j. ID. Hart. vice.
president; w. O. FarnswOrth, treasurer
A. C. Davies, secretary. 1t was resolved
that the members of the club assemble at
7:45 o'clock on Saturday evening Dext al
Odd Fellows Hall. and in body attend
the ratification meeting Of the Citizens
Non-Partsan party to be held there on
that date. a committee Of three was ap-
pointed TO meet with the Citizens' Non
Partisan party campaign committee ana
nominees at their joint meetings on Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday evenings.
The names of many good citizens were
added to the roll of membership, and the
secretary was requested to notify all TO at
tend the Saturday night meeting.
The Republicans of the Ihirty-second
District held big meeting at the Potrero
Opera-house, on Tennessee street. last
night. The meeting was under the man.
agement of the county campaign commit
tee, which had made elaborate prepara-
tions for a grand demonstration. The
opera-house was packed, and 1t was as
serted last night that il was the largest
Iii, S,in hofA ot4 ha nfF