The San Francisco call., 1897-02-13
POSTAL CARD PRIMARY.
Every Citizen to Be- Asked to
Express His Choice for
0 fcerS.
Plans If Encinal City Ncn.Partisans
to Secure Full Primary
Vote.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 12.-Every voter
whose name appears upon the Great
Register of Alameda County, living in
this city, will be given an invitation to as
sist in naming the candidates for the varl-
Gus Offices to be filled at the coming
municipal election. Regardless of former
poliucal standing, he will be requested TO
express his choice for every position to be
filled on the Citizens Non-Partisan
ticket. In order to d o this the committee
In charge will mail $500 reply postal cards.
The pos tai primary, as it is alled, Is in
vogue in many Eastern cities and in Los
Angeles, where it has given entire salts
faction. A nomination in this way is
equal to an election, for a majority
OF those who vote at the primary will vote
the same way at the election. Instruction
and a request to the addressed to express
his preference for each Office will be
printed upon the postal card, while upon
the reply portion, in the Australian ballot
style, will appear the list of Offices 10 be
hlled with ie name of all announced can
didates. AS Oh the ballots, there Will be
as many spaces as there are names to be
voted In these any club, organization
or individual may write the name of any
person he may choose that is not on the
printed list.
These cards Will be addressed to a box
In the postoffice, the key TO which will be
in the hands of another committee. They
will not be disturbed until the date limit
is passed tor voting. when a public meet
ing will be held and the cards taken out
and counted. Those receiving the high
est vote will be declared the nominees of
the electors. To guard against fraud
stamp or seal will placed upon each re-
ply portion. This will be identical on all,
SO that the vote will be entirely secret.
This plan is expected to take well with
the commuters, who will not be COM
PEELED to run the gauntlet OF of1ice-seekers
nor miss their trains while waiting for
chance TO get their votes in. They can de-
eide the matter IL the quiet of their home,
and then place it in the hands OF Uncle
Sam 10 deposit in the box. In this way it
is expected that much larger vote can be
secured than could be in any other way.
The following list of names have been
suggested as q committee to take charge
of the primary as representing all OF the
political parties in the city: g. H. Payne
J. F. Ines G. w. Scott, Green Majors, H
f. Michaels, NJ. Kane, Joseph Knowland
and f. II. Mccormack.
The candidates already in the field and
the Offices they are willing to accept are {:
City Trustees-James s. Hanley. E. ]. Holt,
Alexander Mackie f. w. Voogt, I. White T.
c. Stoddard and j. G.. Brick.
School Trustees-E. H. Bryan, J. H. Nc
Mutt, c. A. Brown, w. II. Davis and r. H. Van
Library Trustees-B. C. Brown, George H.
Mastick, William H. Baurhyte, J. II. Young
berg, Frederick Maurer, Adoiph Hecker, L p.
Allen, John Lutgen and Z. Browning.
Treasurer-Roswen G. Wheeler, ( B. Bull
lock, Lin Palmer and T. c. stoddard.
City Clerk. l. Ballentine and B. F. Lam
born.
City Attorney-E X. Taylor and R. B. Tap
pan.
Assessor-E. Minor Smith.
Kecorder-A. +. St Sure.
Marsha oscar L. Rogers.
Only two City Trustees and two School
Trustees are 10 be elected. Unless the
measure before the Legislature be comes 2
law before election time the Library Trus-
tees Will not have an opportunity TO run
Tor office, as al present they are appointed.
Water Rates Discussed.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. l2.-The Board
OF Trustees discussed the water rates for
the ensuing year in executive session last
night until 1880 O. clock. Superintendent
l. L. Borden was the only outsider pres
ent. While no official statement has been
nor will be made until the next meeting
OF the board, it is stated that the existing
rates will stand. They are:
Meter rates, 30 cents per 1000 gallons
no charge less than 81.
Street-sprinkling and sewer flushing, Is
cents per 1000 gallons, minimum charge
per ii Il 91 per month
Water supplied without meter charged
according TO estimated meter charge.
Taylor Not Politician.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 12.-Harry r.
Taylor editor of the Nidiologlst, who has
been mentioned for the position of CITY
Clerk at the coming municipal elections.
has come to the belief that be is not poli.
tician enough to be elected. Hence he
withdraws from tie fight, leaving the
field for J. l.. Ballentine and B. +. Lam.
born, the incumbent.
Il am not politician yet," said he to.
day; cant do the 'glad-hand act in
good enough shape. Before / get in line.
If l ever do, you viii see me practicine
the old thing for several years"
Encinal City Notes.
The Santa Cruz Chronicle, weekly German
publication, has been purchased by Messrs.
l. and J.. C. Hopken of The West End They
will remove the plant 10 This city on the Isl
OF March and pm blish it here.
The woman's Exchange and Ladies' Relief
Society have borrowed money to lfouidate
tLeir Indebtedness The recent production of
Much Ado ABOUT Nothing was q financial
ial ure and only added 10 their troubles
L. C. Fraser, late secretary TO James C. Flood.
has brought suit against w. w. Graham for
$50 claimed to be due on an advertisement
Graham says he made q contract for one
month al 81 so. while Fraser holds it was for
o year.