The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
BUT FEW MORE
ANXIOUS HOURS,
Democracy's Great Contest
in the County Of
Alameda.
TO BE DECIDED TODAY.
Foote and Daggett Both Lay
Claim to the Strongest
Following.
COMPLETE TICKETS NAMED.
Warren B. English Says the Mn
From the Mint Will Be
Showed Under.
COMPLETE TICKETS NAMED
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, June 4.
Tomorrow night it will be known
whether John Daggett or W. w. Foote
controls the Democracy of Alameda
County. Both sides are confident of sue
cess, but the most conservative thinkers
are of the opinion that the delegation to
Sacramento to be elected at tomorrow's s
primaries will be divided one.
Never before has there been such q con-
test, even in this hotbed of political strife,
as has been waged for the past two
months in this county. AS no big Demo-
cratic fight In this part of the State would
be complete without the presence
whether actual or gratuitous cuts no
tigure-of Chris Buckley, that gentleman
was brought into it yesterday. He is cred
tied with bringing about twenty-five men
over who will repeat" in each ward.
Just who induced Mr.. Buckley to be so
generous is not quite clear.
1t is most natural to believe that he would
work against Daggett, but the Laymance-
Foote- Moffitt crowd absolutely deny that
they are getting any help from outside the
county, while Fitzgerald speaks with scorn
of Mr. Buckley. The most reasonable ex-
planation of the presence OF the blind boss
is that he was seen in Oakland on his
way to his ranch at Livermore, and that
his active interest in the present fight is
pil
~ am satisfied that Foote will win, p"
said Warren B. English, "and it will be
nothing against Fitzgerald, for he is as
good a man as we have, but he has been
! OIL r'cf firh nd Qd q q
paw to pull Daggett's chestnuts out Of the
fire. believe that with free silver as our
motto and Stevenson as our standard
bearer the Democracy will again sweep
the country this year.
There are no administration Democrats
now as they are such as we do not care to
be connected with, but there are thou
sands ready to join and sweep on to VIC
tory as a free silver party"
Both factions believe that the primary
will be one OF the cleanest ever known.
Both sides viii watch the polls and the
line will be as clearly cut as though two
distinct parties were voting. Fitzgeralds S
men are willing TO concede that Laymance
has the best of it in the county, but claim
that their strength in the city will more
than offset it. The claim is made on both
SIDES that there are many Republicans on
the rolls, and it is expected that there will
be some lively challenging.
In Berkeley and all outside townships
the primaries will be open and the great
register alone will be used.
At every booth throughout the county
there will be two complete tickets.
So far as decided tonight, the Lay
nance tickets will be as follows:
Second Ward-M. E. White, Charles D. Pierce,
John Smyth.
Third Ward-Hon. B. VIII ite.
Fourth Watd-John Harrington, Fred
Becker, j. J. O'Byrne.
Sixth Ward-P. E. Dalton, NJ. Carroll. Martin
Ryan.
Brooklyn Township-E. Lund.
Eden Township-P. Meyer, E. j. Holland,
Charles w. Heyer.
Washington Township-Phiip Kolb. Thomas
Scott.
The Fitzgerald delegates are, as far as
decided upon:
First ward-F. W. Leonhardt, B. C. Conley,
T. ]. Clooney.
Third Ward-J. J. Mcdonald.
Fourth Ward-M j. Kelly, C. H. Bro snahan,
C. W. Logan.
sixth Ward-E. F. Gilligan, Charles o'Gara,
John R. Glascock.
Seventh Ward-Victor Galardin, VIII Fine.
Oakland Township-E /. Fitzgerald, E. j.