The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
ALAMEDA SEEKS REWARD
Desires to Name the Man to
Succeed Governor
Budd.
Davis and Pardee Are Both Being
Eagerly Pushed to the
Front.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, Aug. l3.

90S Broadway. Aug. 49,
The politicians have figured out that in
the next Republican State convention
Alameda County will have about ninety
votes on account of the last General elec-
ton when the Republican majority of this
county saved California to the Mckinley
column. With these ninety votes, II
unanimous, it is argued Alameda will bs
in position to dictate who shall be the
successor of Governor Budd.
The men whose names are most promi-
nent are W. r. Davis and DR.. Pardee.
These mems claims are being advocated
with equal ardor. and there seems to be
about the same number OF points put forth
on each mans behalf
Each has posed and worked as a
strong anti-railroad man, each has
made good Mayor Of this city, and each
is an alumni, of the State University.
Both men have always been stanch Re-
publicans, and each possesses so many
friends that if they persist in advancing
them 1t may result IN having to agree
upon third man to insure harmony.
w. r. Davis has announced that he can
be considered a candidate on one cOndi-
tion only, and that is the desire for him o
make a guberIatorial cam paign must be
the unanimous expression of the people OF
this county.
DR.. Pardee is in the same position and
consequently neither man can as yet be
considered bona tide candidate, although
it is clearly understood that neither would
decline.
Another claim that is being promi-
nently brough. forward on behalf of both
men are their waterfront records for
Pardee when he was Mayor was the hero
of the excitement at the foot of Broadway
when the Southern Pacific ticket office
was run off the street, and later sold at
auction in the corporation yard.
This and similar actions OH he part o.
DR.. Pardee led TO the institution of the
celebrated suit for the recovery of the
water front. The leading counsel for the
city was w. +. Davis, who has gone ahead
with the case ill it is now in the Supreme
Court on appeal An opinion on this
should it be decided favorably to the city
it can be used as we'll TO boom one man as
the other.
Altogether there is good deal of poll
tics 10 be done in the year that will inter-
vene before Alameda County Republicans
record their preferences at the primaries
for the State convention.
Invited Death on a Trestle.
OAKLAND CAL, Aug. 13-Fred Hynes
of San Francisco started 10 walk across
the Eleventh-street trestle tonight, but
laid down on the track when half way
across He was seen by the motorman OF
an electric car, which was stopped just as
it struck him. He was taken from be-
meath the guards and sent to the Receiv-
ing Hosp badly bruised. He had evil
IDENTIFY been drinking, and had he laid
down half an hour later the darkness
would have made death certain.
Favor. Short Skirts for Wom,n
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13.-Counci.-
man bush iavors passing an ordinance
requil.D .Dg women 10 wear short skirts
rather than one for rbidding expecto,a,ion
upon the streets, cars and public build
lngs. He declares that the tendency Of
the day is for shorter skirt for women,
and he does not see why it should not be
hastened. Then there would be no dam
ger Of their gathering microbe'.