The herald., 1896-10-25

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a. an independent candidate for the
assembly. Mr.. Smith did not desire to
run, but he was sometime ago ap-
preached by Sam X. Adams. the Re-
publican heeler of the Fourth ward, and
was informed that If he succeeded in
getting his name printed on the ballot
as an independent candidate for the
assembly there would be 500 in 1t for
him. Adams said that he could not get
the money until after the 18th inst.
Be this as it may, Smith proceeded to
carry around his petition and obtain the
necessary signatures to entitle him to a
place on the ballot
But Sam K. Adams failed to turn up
with the $100. Instead Adams sent q note
to Smith which read like'this:
Have Smith meet me at the bank at
corner of Second and Spring. have not
had time to come out. Money all ready
and he can get the money.
Now. the party Smith has called at
The Herald office in company with q
silver Republican and made a full ex-
posure of this whole nefarious deal.
which will be laid before the grand jury
for full and complete investigation.
B. c. Kenyon owes it to himself to
make full explanation of his relations
with Adams and with this whole DEAL
w. r. Steele is the man whom it was
feared the candidacy Of Smith would
injure, but now that this full exposure
Is made the result cannot help but be to
Mr. Steele's advantage. He will be
elected by a large majority.
In the Seventeen district A. r.
Sprague, one of the ablest men in the
state, has very hard fight. He has
800 majority to overcome, but. as he is
running against weak sister 1t Is possi-
BILE that he may be elected.
Gen. Johnstone Jones win defeat Rob-
1v,kh l., g. l-~~E
Mr.. Bullas senatorial district there are
1900 Silver Republicans, and almost to q
man they have announced their inten-
tion Of voting for Gen. Jones on account
Of the silver question.
The bankers, money loaners, corpora
tion managers, machine Republicans
and office holders are trying to hold the
Republican column in line here, but 1t
is hard work.
A BANKER CORNERED.
The bankers always have a great deal
to say about what they are pleased to
term calamity shriekers." Just now
they are in that line themselves. But
one of them overreached himself yes
terday. He was talking to citizen of
moderate means, who had $4,000 on de-
posit in his bank. Said the money
changer:
Il tell you, If Bryan is elected, there
is going to be a big panic in this coun-
try. You owe 1t to yourself to vote for
Mckinley"
The banker was trying hard to make a
convert and he thought he had his man
thoroughly frightened.
$50 you think that If Bryan wins we
are going to have panic?" said the de-
positor quickly
YES" responded the money bags, for
ne thought he had his man nailed. "Yes,
there will be a crash sure, unless we get
Mckinley in."
Then. if that is the case" said the
depositor, i will just draw my $4,000
out now, while have the chance"
And ne started to do so,when the bank
er pulled him back and was compelled
to admit that no matter who was elected,
ne did not think there would be a panic,
and II there was one, it would not be the
result of natural causes.
So. If there should be any little f1nan-
cial furry here after election, the indis-
Greet friends of the gold standard will
nave caused 1t by spreading the reports
they are now sending out about what
Will happen If Bryan is elected.
AJOB FEARED.
The Democrats, Populists and silver
men fear the Republicans are going to
try to steal the state on manipulation
OF the count. They also fear the gold
bug Democrats will mislead a few voters
by their designation of National DEM
acrats." Consequently they are getting
posters printed, to be posted all over the
state, and to be placed at every election
booth or precinct, giving a plain warn
ing and sounding the note of alarm.
The juggle in the count which is feared
grows out of the printing on the ballots
of the two separate groups of fusion
electors. Though the Populist and DEM
ocratic electors are identically the same,
they are placed in separate groups on
the ballots, and by a foolish blunder Of
the state central committee do not come
exactly in the same order. This fact is
apt to puzzle some supporters Of the sill
yer cause and lead them into errors
which may be taken advantage of by
Republican election Officers
SCHEME LAID BARE.
But where the effort at theft may come
in is in the counting of the votes after
they have been cast The Democratic
state central committee has been trying
to have the tally sheets so printed that
there will be but one list of names Of
Democratic and Populist electors. The
Republicans have been insisting that
there must be two lists, and that votes
cast for an elector in the Populist group
must be tailed separately from the votes
cast for the same elector in the Demo-
cfdtlC group. III lIlS way the tally
might read:
Claus Spreckles, Republican 1000 votes.
William Craig, Democrat, $50 votes.
William Craig, Populist, 800 votes.
The Republicans are prepared to go to
war on the contention that, If the votes
are cast and counted in this way, Claus
Spreckels would win, Notwithstanding
the fact that nearly twice as many vot-
ers cast their ballots for William Craig.
So the effort has been made to have
the tally sheets printed with only one
list of electors. In some instances the
Democrats have won with the printers
In othass the Republicans have won. Sc
all the fally sheets in the state will not
be just alike, and the question will still
remain whether the votes cast for the
fusion electors shall be totaled or sep
arated.
A GOOD ToTALER.
"Governor Budd has the say as to who
shall be given certificates as electors
and 1 think he is a pretty fair totaier,'
said Gavin McNab, with a laugh, wher
the question was brought up in the
Democratic state central committee.
But might not the supreme court
mandamus him?"
IT fancy the thing could be done before
| the supreme court knew anything about
it."
Here is copy of the warning poster
| which is to be sent broadcast through
| the state. 1t is signed by Chairman AL.
| ford of the Democratic state centra
| I'committee, Chairman Baker, OF the sill
| yer campaign committee and Chairman
| Wardall of the Populist state centra
committee and reads as follows: