The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
ANALYSIS OF THE
PRIMARY VOTE.
Control of the County Com
mittee Is the Next
Battle.
PRECEDENT OF A JUDGE
A Little Speech to Reporters
That Was Duly Ap-
preciated.
C0L0RED CITIZENS STANDING.
Fred Stratton Says Politics Are a
Distinct Detriment to a
Lawyer.
CoLoRED CITIZENS STANDING
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANc1sco CALL,


90S Broadway, Aug. 16.
The great Congressional primary is over
and partisans are not now wasting the
time in congratulating Hilborn or condol-
ing with Frick. They are already looking
to the future ana trying to figure out what
effect yesterdays work will have on the
coming County Convention. The reform"
party is at present victorious and will as
suredly name the next Congressional Com
mittee. The county committee is OF vastly
more importance to the element that
would rule in Alameda County, and in
few weeks time the battle for its control
will have to be fought, ana it will be more
bitterly contested than was the primary
of yesterday. The Frick element will need
TO fight hard as it is no secret that the
strength of the old liners as developed
yesterday was surprise to the new fac
tion. Now that the Congressional fight is
disposed of Frick and Hilborn will hardly
be mentioned, but the fight for life will be
none the less torrid.
There are several interesting features in
the result of yesterdays fight, and al
though Frick only obtained nine out of
forty-seven delegates, it would be very
erroneous to suppose that these figures
represent their proportionate strength.
The exact proportion is really five to six
when the whole vote of the county is con-
sidered. Out of nearly 1900 votes, Hill
born's majority was but 1001. These figures
show how evenly the party is divided as
between the merits of the two men. To
eQualize these respective strengths or even
to turn the balance OF power is task not
at all formidable to some Alameda County
politicians, and as ability to manage Of
fairs is about as equally divided as the
votes, nothing further is needed to show
how keen will be the fight for the control
of the county committee. Hints are being
dropped that the Republican votes for
Congress will be as divided as at yester-
days primaries. Such work is heartily
condemned by Frick, who undoubtedly
will vote for his late opponent.
There is more Republicanism than per-
sonality in the party in this county. and
for any one to insinuate that men like w.
II. Chickering, George W. Reed Victor
Metcalf, DR.. Fisher and DR.. J. P. Dunn
will vote anything but the regular Re-
publican ticket is the veriest kind of folly.
Judge Greene set precedent for officials
this week that might well be followed by
many others in the county offices. 1t has
been customary for the most mysterious
secrecy to be observed in connection with
all Grand Jury indictments.
Judge Greene rather surprised the news
paper men, who were waiting to hear the
report of the Grand Jury last Wednesday.
For the benefit of the press" he said,
81 Will say that the Grand Jury has re-
turned nine indictments. As you know,
gentlemen, the names of the parties can
not be made public under the law until
they are arrested" The usual practice is
to carry off the papers with as much
secrecy as though they were death war
rants issued by some local council of ten.
Judge Greene is one o. the few county off,
cials who do not consider the average
newspaper correspondent particularly in
ferior to the average political office-holder
in the matter of discretion.
Fred S. Stratton has contributed an
article to the High School magazine
which should be read by the hundreds of
youths who are considering the advisa-
bilIty of entering the law, politics or the
university. Fred was a High School gradu-
THE pursuit of politics" says Mr..
Stratton, is not, in cities at least OF any
assistance to the attorney as such. 1t is
rather a distinct detriment. Political
success seldom brings desirable clients,
and this should be thoroughly understood
by the legal student. In the early years,
however, politics may with proprety be
cultivated merely as an introduction to
the public and as means of enlarging
acquaintance.
ITO prepare for the law nothing is more
requisite than careful preliminary edu-
cation extending, if possible, through the
university. AS to the latter. however,
success is often obtained without it. Too
many young men are anxious to econo-
mize the three or four years passed in
higher collegiate course. This, however,
unless a matter of strict necessity, is
mistake
After reading the above remarks it is in
teresting to learn that Attorney Stratton
is doing his best to get seat in the next
Senate.
The position occupied by the colored
citizens of this county was very clearly
shown when they had their day at the
exposition last week. The musical di-
rector arranged programme that was
suggestive of a Georgia Barbary Coast.
'eWhistling Coon," "Black
Brigade" and "Ma Angeline' figured con-
spicuously. As the idea of the manage
ment was to turn the programme over to
the coIored citizens and let the race show
to the best possible advantage, aprotest
was entered against the apparent though
insalt, and the result
showed the wisdom of according the re-
spect due the race to its local representa-
tives.
The evening was one of music, song and
oratory and was enjoyed by packed
house, who were unanimously OF the
opinion that the talent was equal to any
that has yet been furnished at the exposi-
ton. When the Black Patti sang Friday
afternoon one of the most cultured audi
ences that could be gathered in this city
applauded her. dat New Bully" has no
place in local colored society. s. w. b.
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Rogers Is Identified.