The herald., 1896-09-04

in their several precincts. the caucuses
had been called 100 early, and that be-
fore they arrived on the ground a ticket
had been elected. These political meth
DDS they denounced as naughty and
real mean, and they did not like it q
little bit.
The battles that were fought last
evening were. however, pleasant little
tea parties compared with the grand
contests that are to come on Saturday,
between noon and p. M. when the pri-
mary election will be held. In nearly
every one of the seventy-two precincts
of the city opposition to the caucus re-
suits will take form in the shape Of an
other ticket.
Really. the results of the caucus do not
amount to very much in many of the
precincts. While certain prestige at
taches to the caucus ticket at the pri-
mary polls, still 1t is by no means certain
that the caucus ticket will win. The
boss cannot afford to get all Of his
henchmen and heelers out at the caucus,
for IL he did he would betray his full
strength to the opposition; it would be
very expensive. and would, finally, de-
termine nothing. So the boss holds that
IL he can carry the caucus. all well and
good; but if he cannot without a hard
fight, he saves all of his effort for the
final battle at the primary polls.
MR.. BULLA WINS.
One thing was settled by the caucus
es last night, and that was that Robert
N. Bulla will be nominated for senator
by acclamation. Mr.. Bulla Is Perkins
man, open and pronounced, and always
has been. 1t was first designed to beat
him, but the Republican sentiment in
his favor was so strong that the boss
found that if Bulla was turned down,
ha q yoNn1t which Vnnl6
endanger the entire legislative ticket in
the three city districts. So he was com
PEELED, for policy sake, to give way to
Mr.. Bulla and satisfy himself with the
three assembly nominations.
The sentiment in favor Of Bulla was
so strong in many precincts that resolu-
tions instructing for him were adopted.
In the Thirtieth precinct of the fourth
ward the following was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved, that the best interests
of California demand the return of Geo.
C. Perkins to the United States senate,
and we therefore endorse his candidacy.
Be it further resolved, that we recog-
nize in Robt. N. Bulla true citizen and
a faithful public servant and endorses
his candidacy for the state senate.
HOW OTHERS ARE AFFECTED.
The fight for the assembly in the dis
trict comprising the fourth, fifth sixth
and a portion of the seventh wards is still
open. The boss has given it out that the
nomination will go to either Pendleton
or Morton, which ever musters the most
strength in the convention that can be
used to nominate Elder Pitman for su-
pervisor. Mr.. Francisco has withdrawn
from the race. but there is another can
didate in the field in the person of Dep
uty Sheriff White, whose friends are
making hard fight for him with ex-
cellent prospect of success. w. p. James
is the choice Of great many Republic
ans in the ward for the assembly, and he
may yet win the honor.
In the first ward the bicycle Republic
ans were out in force to capture delega-
tions in favor of good roads. They scored
u notable victory. Three -fourths of the
delegates chosen at the caucuses in fhis
ward are members of the East Side
Bicycle club. The old stagers were
knocked galley west. The wheelmen
were jubilant. They say they are in the
fight and will be heard from. They are
not politicians, as rule, just plain, ev-
eryday bicycle men. These caucus nom-
inees stand for e. e. Johnson for super
visor and NJ. r. Allen for superior Judge
and F. r. Willis for the assembly.
No light was thrown on the judicial
contest by the caucus returns. 1t re-
mains where it stood before-badly COM
plicated.
In the Seventy-first assembly district
the fight for the nomination is not yet
settled. 1t is between Fred Teale and F.
r. Willis.
! In the Seventy-second assembly dis
! trict everything is still mixed, with J. X.
| Crimminger and w. M. Garland both
! yearning to be named.