The herald., 1896-12-07
II WILL Be A HOT CONTEST
The Issue OF the Peoples Fight
Today
THE EVE OF THE ELECTION
Shows Republicans Not as Sauguine As
Usual
Whom to Vote for Today-The Cham
pions of the People-Vote Early
and Do Your Duty

The election promises to be hot con-
test and few people on the streets last
night seemed to be over-sanguine as TO
expected results Whether the vote
polled, however, will be quite as large
as that cast at the national election Is
conjectural. 1t is feared 1t VIII not Oh
the ground that the floating population
is not much interested in municipal al
fairs as it was in the settlement OF the
national questions of financial policy.
Notwithstanding. the voters and tax
payers generally have taken deal OF
lively interest in the fight against the
water company, and its unpopularlty
has proven to be general.
The taxpayers to man are against H.
and hope to be able to defeat its ticket
put forward by the Republican party
and to administer to it a severe rebuke
at the polls. Business men generally
landlords and tenants-are unanimous
in the denunciation of the monopoly ana
its tactics and the methods that nave
been employed by the Republican city
machine to mislead the people. NO man,
not hide bound to party. is on the water
company's side, Tor an khoM tnu. aiie ne
election of the Republican ticket means
a sell-out to the water company to the
extent of So. 500,0 600.
OF course, the possibilities or booolliS
are great, and money was spent 1reely
Saturday night and last night Tor the
water company's ticket julius ii. Mar
tin ct al But it is not believed that the
use of money, lavishly squandered, by
the allied corporations-the water conf
pany and the Southern Pacif1c-wlll at
feet the results of the election to any
material degree. Partisan prejudice
seems to have more to do with the loyal
ty of those who have made up their
minds to vote the Republican ticket to-
day than any consideration OF munich
pal interests.
Messrs. Martin, Drain and Wilde and
the other Republican candidates spent
the most of yesterday canVasslng among
their prospective supporters. Chairman
Frea Eaton of the city Republican COM
mittee did not look hopeful, though. in
the least. Should there prove to be
possibility of the Republicans winninS,it
will prove as much of a surprise to them
as anybody. At a late hour last night
some gentlemen interested in Mr.. Mar
tins success were making a lively can
vass of the Eighth ward. The night pre-
vious the mask ball in Turnverein hall
was worked until the clock struck 3 a.
M, when the hall was vacated.
The pools will open this morning at
6:54 and they will close at p. m.
THE CHAMPIONS OF THE PEOPLE
The champions of the people who
stand ready to lead are:
For mayor-Meredith p Snyder
For city clerk-Charles H. Hance.
For city attorney-Judson K. Rush.
For city treasurer-Andrew Boyle
Workman.
For city auditor-Stephen e. Fulton.
For city tax and license collector-Al
fred M. Salyer.
For city engineer-John Henry Dock
weller.
For superintendent of streets-James
E. Frick.
For city assessor-Lucien S. Seaman.
For councilman, First ward-F. M.
For councilman. Second ward-James
A. Craig.
For councilman, Third ward-Nicho-
las P. Wynne.
For councilman. Fourth ward-Charles
H. Long.
For councilman, Fifth ward--
For councilman, Sixth ward-L. NJ.
Grider
For councilman, Seventh ward
James Ashman.
For councilman, Eigth ward-Edward
L. Hutchison.
For councilman, Ninth ward-Samuel
Rees.
For the board of education. First ward
j. c. Ryder.
For the board of education, Second
ward-Dr. Joseph Kurtz.
For the board of education, Third
ward-George +. Herr.
For the board of education, Fourth
ward-Martin NJ. Levering.
For the board of education, Fifth
ward-J. H. Braly.
For the board of education, Sixth
ward-W. c. Bowman.
For the board of education, Seventh
ward-Joseph F. Adams.
For the board of education, Eighth
ward-James McInerny.
For the board of education, Ninth
Ward-F L. BinfOrd