The San Francisco call., 1896-04-06
SMALL FIELD
FOR SUfFRAC|STS,
Eastern Organizers Were
Not Needed in Alameda
County.
ALREADY WE'LL VERSED
Eva Fay'S Predictions Have Had
a Marked Influence on
Politicians.
JUDGE TRICKS AMBITION.
Veteran Calvin MacDonald's Tribute
TO the Memory of Thomas
Starr King.
JUDGE TRICKS AMBITION.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
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90S Broadway, April 5.
The lady suffragists from the East have
made their campaign in Alameda County
and have gone. They did not create such
flutter as they have done in some cities.
nor were they the lionesses of the hour,
as they were in San Francisco. Their
work has left but little i'm preston, because
it was no more advanced in nature than
that which has already been done in this
vicinity. Alameda is suffrage county.
Here women are more prominent in mat
ters political, sociological, economic and
philanthropic than those of any other
covnty in the State. If every county we're
as well informed on all the issues involved
in woman suffrage as is Alameda, State
campaign would be useless.
Miss anthony, Miss Shaw, Miss Yates
and Miss Hays are bright women, but they
are no brighter than dozens of others who
listened to them.
The women of this county are as well
versed IN suffrage as the men ana guTfaw
that would be heard from Siskiyou to the
Mexican border would ascend to heaven
II any one were to suggest that Tam
many politician could give point
ers IN good government to an Ala
media county politician. The same is true
OF the ladies in degree. but not in kind. If
the voters of California vote in favor OF
suffrage next November the women of
Alameda County are not willing for the
Eastern suffragists to return to the land of
snow on a train decorated with California
flowers, which will be sidetracked at every
station for the ladies to have an opportu-
nifty OF telling how eve" did it all.
Anna Eva Fay left Oakland tonight and
while many would have liked to see the
lady OF mystery remain longer it is best
for the peace of mind of many that her
adieu has been said. The fair-haired little
woman has succeeded in bewiidering the
politicians. Her manner of satisfying ex-
Mayor Chapman's curiosity at the Mac
donough has caused manv TO wonder. Mr..
Chapman was told that Judge Frick would
be the next Congressman and that Sam P.
Hall viii succeed Frick as Superior Judge
1t Is too early yet in the campaign to pre-
dlct what may transpire, but as the two
gentlemen named are both risking their
necks to gain the prizes that are predicted
1or them the words of the little woman
: have greatly encouraged not only them,
but their whole following. 1t was thought
by those on the inside that the Congress
sional bee had been transplanted into
Judge Erick'S bonnet by the inside
merely to draw him off from the fight to
succeed himself ana leave the way clearer
for Sam ?. Hall.
Frick as serious Congressional possibi,-
ity was not even thought of until this week,
Now his chances for the Republican nomi-
nation are forty per cent better than they
were last week, while Hall is regarded as
certain wearer Of the ermine for the next
term.
1t is just possible, however, that these
two political candidates attach too much
INN NCaTro 20 To-, sot.@
Is liable TO err. Friday night a man who
had attended the theater walked into the
police station and asked for a detective.
What for?" asked Captain Fletcher.
II lost my music box two years ago
and Miss Fay has just told me that it is at
No, 23U Franklin street. Let's go at once
and get it, !" said the excited man.
Guess you re little off. - said the cap
tain. 1.-The first house on Franklin is num-
bered 500 and go would be about two blocks
and half into the estuary. If anybody
at that number has your musical box rou
need diver, and our detectives don't do
that business. You'd better try again. p"
The man never came back. There is more
probability of Frick being Congressman
than OF the man recovering his musical
box but on the same basis it is only reason
able TO suppose that the Judge will land
no nearer TO terra tirma than on the bank
IN the mud.
Few men revere the memory of Thomas
Starr King as does Calvin B. Macdonald.
the editor of the Weekly Blade. The vet
eran editor knew Starr King and worshiped
him. Thirty-two years ago yesterday the
founder OF the great fraternity that bears
his name passed from this earth. Speak
ing OF the memory of Starr King yester-
day Mr.. Macdonald said:
1t is thirty-two years to-day. April A, since q
luminous intellectual planet disappeared from
our view In the deep vault of eternity since
great heart ceased to beat; when an eloquent
tongue lost its N usical cadences and fearless
soldier OF the cross and an inyincible cham
pion OF freedom, panoplied in strong faith and
plumed Tor Infinite heights sprang from the
last promontory OF time into the tremendous
unknown.
cal prefix, Thomas Starr King did not die then
as other men expire when the breath of life
has gone out; that he should have survived
hardly third of century in the affectionate
recollection OF thousands who did not share
his faith in the Oneness of the Godhead and
the mere manhood OF Christ. But they all
believed with him in the unity of the American
nation; and in that were Unitarians, some OF
them, unto death.
Through Ill this generation may some hand
impelled by gratitude, devotion and friend
ship each 4th OF April morning renew memento
movers upon his tomb, keep them from becom-
7ng athlrst in the dearth OF summer sere in the
melancholy days of autumn, or withered in the
AQstere breath of winter, and ever blooming
IL the perpetual spring OF loving memory