The record-union., 1897-01-02

apportioning patronage, it was recog-
nized that nothing could be done with
out assistance from abroad.
1t appears that a general feeling OF
political emancipation has occurred IN
Alameda County, and that one section
OF the Republican party carries no
weight with, nor imposes no obligation
upon the other. This feeling has been
growing ever since the battle of seating
the delegates to the Republican State
Convention last summer was fought
out and won by the anti-primary fac
ton.
1t has been supposed that the para
graph in the platform of the Repub-
lean County Convention held in Ala
media last September binds the members
of the legislative delegation to vote for
Senator Perkins. This is said to be
a mistake, as several of the candidates
who appeared before their respective
district conventions made their fight on
an anti-Perkins platform, and prior to
the convention freely expressed their
views, basing their opposition to
Perkins ON the fact of, his having vio-
lated a pledge in the Hilborn- Frick con-
test
While there is claimed as yet that
no organized opposition to Senator
Perkins has been perfected, it is gen.
eral rumor that the State Central Com
mittee will make it's headquarters in
Sacramento during the Legislature,
and may throw the weight of its influ-
eLce into the balance. The disaffec-
tion, however, appears to be only among
Alameda County politicians, and while
that county is the home of Senator
Perkins, his friends claim to feel no
alarm as to the outcome. If there be
an organized opposition to the re-elec-
ton Of Perkins, no candidate has as yet
been named.
Frank ]. Brandon will probably be
Secretary of the Senate; at least he is
the only announced candidate. Bran
don has held the position through the
last three sessions of the Legislature, at
the session of 1895 getting in by a
scratch-one vote-over the opposition
candidate, Marcus D. Boruck, since de-
ceased.
S. ]. Duckworth of Monterey is again
an aSpirant for the position held by him
during the last Legislature-ChiefC Clerk
of the Assembly. He, however, has an
opponent for the place in the person of
Thomas A. F. Kinson of San Francisco
and the fierceness of the fight depends
more upon combination than the actual
force of the contestants. This, however,
may be taken for a rule in the distribu
ton of all the good things. Duck
worth, besides having filled the position
before, has the additional advantage of
having served his district term as AS
semblyman, and has quite a following
among the old members.
There is quite fight on for the posi-
tion Of Sergeant -at-Arms of the Senate
in which Leslie F. Blackburn of Oak
land and Mike Smith of San Francisco
have the place of Importance. Black
burn was Sergeant alarms two years
ago, but he has succeeded in stirring up
the wrath of the veteran Senator, Eli
Denison, who Is championing Smith, and
who is reported to have offered to back
his protege's chances of winning with
good substantial coin of the realm. Be
sides Blackburn and Smith, William
Cruise and Low Martin, both of
Oakland, are candidates, and the fight
is likely to assume a four-cornered ap-
pearance, though 1t may not be square.
w. D. Wilkinson, the former Sergeant
alarms for the Assembly, is again in
the field, but there are others. w. o.
Banks, one time a State Senator, and
G. A. Tibbetts, an ex-Assem blyman, are
also candidates, and it seems now as
though, does he win, Wilkinson will
know there has been a fight.
The candidates for the position of AS
sistant Secretary Of the Senate are num-
erous, and among them are to be men
toned A. D. Bowen Of Los Angeles, E.
c. Enright Of the same place, George
Levy, Andy Branch and Chauncey
Clark of San Francisco, G. B. Mcintyre
of Salinas and D. Mckinley of Sonoma
E. o. Tuttle of San Francisco and r.
F. Mathew of Red Bluff are announced
candidates for Senate Engrossing Clerk,
while c. A. Marston of Alameda j. NJ
Gleaves, Jr., of Redding, E. Casterlane
of San Jose, ]. M. Quade of San Fran
cisco and ]. H. DUNCAN of Woodland all
want to be Enrolling Clerk. 1t is need
less, perhaps, to state that large ma
jority of these candidates will get-left.
/. A. Simpson of Pasadena is men
toned among the possibilities in connec-
ton with the position of Journal Clerk
and John Bury Of San Jose and G.. o.
Smith of Alameda would take positions
of Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, were it
offered. c. S. McMullen of Oakland and
w. r. Porter of San Bernardino want to
be Minute Clerk of the Senate, and
scores of others will be in evidence for
any crumbs that may fall from the table
of either house. Most of them desire S.
a day jobs, logically concluding that the
more pay the less work, while others
will be content to be known as porter
and rustic cuspidors or sweep down a
corridor for the pitiful sum Of 81 day.
Clark Alberti of San Diego announces
himself to be a candidate for Assistant
Clerk of the Assembly, and it is said a
half dozen others will make a fight for