The San Francisco call., 1896-11-09
ALL WAS HARMONY
At The POLLS
The Followers of Frick
and Hilborn Kept Their
Knives Sheathed.
A Solid Republican Front for
the Municipal Cam.
paign.
NO NEED FOR NoN-PARTIsANs.
The Secretary of War Will Soon
Think Alameda County Is E.
Full Of Cranks.
NO NEED FOR NoN-PARTIsANs.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, i

9OS Broadway, Nov. s.
Not for many years have the Republi-
cans of Alameda County shown so much
harmony as existed at the polls last Tues
lay. Three months ago, according to the
statements of the fusonists, the party
here was abous equally divided between
the followers of Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Hill
born, and it was predicted that when the
election came off there would be a greater
breach than at the primaries. Just the re-
verse was the case, and so far as can be
seen by critical examination of the Hill
born vote, not single knife was un-
sheathed within the party. Hr. Hilborn
received vote as large as that cast a the
primary for both himself and Mr.. Frick,
and certainly there could be no better EVIL
dence OF solid party. With the exception
OF one supervisorial district, which is so
close that the result will be contested, no
one outside of the Republican party was
elected. There is a moral in this which
must not be lost sight of and on which
the welfare of Oakland depends for the
next two years.
A municipal campaign will be COM
menced in a few weeks, and it is to be
hoped that the indications of a united
party in the city as well as the whole
county will not be blasted. With such d
showing as was made last week there can
be no need OF any intermediate or nom
partisan parties in this city. Four years
ago when the Non-Partisans scored their
trst victory there was possibly some eX-
cuSe Tor their existence. Now there is
none. 1t stands to reason that with such
majority OF the electors as is possessed
by The Republican party at this time there
must be within that party q malority of
the best material from which to select a
complete municipal ticket. Four years of
a disrupted municipal government has
not been without its advantages in the
way OF imparting experience, and, al
though the dignity OF the city may not
have been benefited during that time, the
lessons learned may prove OF inesumable
value IN the future. 1t has been clearly
proved that nothing can be done either in
the way OF public i'm Improvement or of econ
omy unless there be harmony between
the various governmental boards.
over year has passed since Mayor Davie
was read out OF the Peoples party and was
declared to be what he is in fact. Repub-
lican, and there might De worse mistakes
made than to place him In the position OF
his own successor. But 1t is altogether
too early to predict at this time what the
volatile people OF Oakland will do at the
municipal conventions.
land Board of Trade said some very pc
culiar things last week about the singular
behavior of Alameda's IS Board of Trustees.
AS result OF the fighting over the tidal
canal there is now on file at the City Hall
the choicest collection of contradictory
matter that has ever found place in the
interesting archives of Oakland. Edison
Adams, ii. c. Trowbrld ge and NJ. J. Kei-
Ter are wondering what class of people
dwell In the city across the estuary. They
have ceased talking about the points in
controversy, and the present difference is
confined TO estimating the amount of re-
Liability that 1t Is safe TO place in a GER
tined document OF an Alameda city official.
The Oakland gentlemen have the sigma
lures OF the Alameda gentlemen to an
agreement which is also attested by the
3 City Council of Oakland and will shortly
arrive at the War Department, Washing
ton. About the same time document
will arrive from Alameda withdrawing
the signatures of the Alameda officials, in
forming the Secretary of War that they
signed their names to something they did
not mean, and expressing a desire that
what they did in good faith shall be
ignored. This is in accordance with the
precedent set by DR.. Mclean. Health Off
Ger of Alameda, some months ago, when
he obtained the signatures of the Oakland
officials to document which they signed
under deluson, and which they after
ward repudiated. At the present stage of
affairs the whole business looks like a
monkey-and- parrot circus.
For many years Oakland, from n social.
political and religious point of view, has
been regarded as the Mecca of cranks. IF
some sensible and abiding agreement is
not soon reached between the two leading
cities OF this county the Secretary of War
will think that the unenvious distinction
is now being sought by the commercial
element. S. w. b.