The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24
WANT TO RECONSIDER,
Are Politics 0vershadowed BIZ
the Sunday Closing
Question ?
Frickstadt's Attempt to Undermine
Thomas Has Acted as a Boom.
erang.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,l
90S Broadway, Feb. %.
The fight over the closing of the saloons
on Sunday is now the most important
feature in politics. So intense has become
the feeling over this question that every
thing else is subordinated to it, and any
candidate vino will uncompromisingly
declare that he is in favor of Sunday
closing, and will SO vote, could certainly
command an enormous block of votes.
Ex-President Walter G. Manuel, one oil
those who voted against submitting the
question to the people after promising TO
do SO, published long letter to-day in
which he made some replies to the min
isters' severe criticisms of last Sunday,
and declares his willingness if q special
meeting of the Council be called TO change
his vote and let the people decide the
matter. Mr.. Manuels explanation is in a
great measure a vinGication OF his action,
and he dec ares that he had no idea that
so many people wanted the question sub
mitted to them, otherwise he would cer-
tainly have favored il.
He declares that he has been grossly
misrepresented from the pulpits and that
his record during four years should be
considered.
Manuel has asked President Mott to
call a special meeting OF the Council in
order 10 reconsider the question, but Mr..
Mott has not yet consented 10 do so. 1t
is reported this afternoon that the Pro-
lestant ministers will hold a meeting at
once and discuss the methods which il is
consid cred advisable to pursue in their
ca paign against the saloons.
It was reported that the ministers would
a ac Iy1or Ntai, NbfNn, o1
for Mayor. but this statement is prema-
ture, as no such decision has been ar
rived at.
During the past week a circular signed
by 7. c. Frickstadt ana addressed TO the
voters of Oakland has been freely circu-
lated and sent to the newspaper offices,
containing an attack upon Captain w. r..
Thomas, Republican candidate for Mayor.
The story IS that of an old real estate deal
and has been amply refuted on every pos
slble occasion during the past four yesrs.
There was some trouble at the time be-
tween Frickstadt and Thomas, and at
Frlckstadts request 1T was mutually
agreed TO leave the matter TO a ommittee
OF his own selection, who reported that
after as exhaustive an investigation as
possible they unhestatingly exonerated
Messrs. Benham and Thomas, and this
opinion was concurred in years ago by
Judge Havers, Frickstadts attorney.
Under these circumstances common de-
cency would have suggested that Frick-
stadt should have let the matter rest es-
peclally as he himself sustained all that
MI Thomas had said by placing the
property on the market under precisely
the same conditions under which it was
represented 10 him.
This underhand attempt to injure the
republican candidate has helped rather
than hurt Captain Thomas cause.
Ina RennhtiCon Cffxy
tee has Endorsed Gi es II. Gray to fill the
vacancy for School D rector caused by the
resignation OF DR.. McMullin. Mr.. Gray
Will not appear on the ticket as the Re-
publican candidate, as it is too late to
make the change, but the fact will be
6orne In mind that every vote for DR.. Nc
Mullin is wasted.
The Portuguese Central Republican Climb
OF Oakland will hold lis regular meeting
on Wednesday, the Path inst. In its half
on Pacific street, near Campbell. The ex-
ecutive. committee has invited ali the
Republican candidates to be present.
J. Cunha is chairman and A. @. Perry ser.
retary of the club.
There will be a mass-meeting of tho
Peoples party at Hanson Hall, West Oak
land. Tomorrow evening. j. A. Henneesv
Will call the meeting to order at 7:30 and
the following popular candidates will
make addresses: S. Goodenough. ! K
feirsol, J. 3. McMath, j. F. Gallmann, j.
l.. Maynard.
An effort is being made tonight TO se-
cure sufhclent signatures to a call for a
special meeting of the City Council ON
Thursday evening. 1t is the desire OF some
OF the members who opposed it week
ago, to now submit the question of Sun
day closing TO the voters at the municipaI
election. Councilman Brosnahan stated
tonight that the law requiring the clerk
to begin mailing sample ballots ten days
before the election would forestall any
such action. Tomorrow is the ten day
before March 2 and Clerk Tompkins i.
compelled by law TO begin the mailing of
sample ballots before NIGHT