The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
PLEDGES Made
TO WBBELMEN
Capital City Candidates
Appear Before the
Cyclists.
Each ASpirant Promises to
Labor for Street I'M
proven entS,
Bright Prospects for Sacram en- to
in the Matter of Better
Thoroughfares
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

| SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. 15.-''Whats
| that?' said startled pedestrian as he
looked upon terrible tumult on Ninth
street at about o'clock tonight. 'is it
a fightP"
| Nope" replied bystander, "them's
candidates trying to get in and square
themselves with the Capital City Wheel
men,"
Sure enough, on the bulletin board of
the club harmless looking little notice
read:
Candidates for office at the coming election
will be given opportunity tonight of
stating to the club their position on the ques-
ton OF good streets.
That little notice was the cause of the
commotion which extended to the center
of Ninth street.
Whether it was a struggle for the can
didates TO get in, or the wheelmen to get
out, or both, m alters not. Sufficient is it
that they were all there, perfectly willing
to "R. S. V. P" to the little notice on the
wall. Republicans, Democrats, Popullsts,
Citizens, Independents, all were there,
each vylng with the other in his proies-
sions Of faith in the religion of the wheel.
men-'good roads"
and Russ Stephens led off, with the proud
boast that his position on such matters
not only found a demonstration but
monument to his labors along the line of
street Improvement in that magnificent
| mile OF pavement which encircles Capital
| Park.
| Leonard listened attentively to the
| Stephens Grafton, and when he arose the
! gathered wheelmen felt that the effort OF
I fAft l. l. -
! was. Leonard never arose in an ordinary
meeting OF the BOARD of trustees more
| Sc f-possessed. There was no ttemulous-
ness In his voice or manner, moth ng hur-
ried, nothing mulated. The caimness of
superior strength was visible every
wherein couatenance, voice and bear
ing. His exordinm was grand, and to cap
| the climax, with master stroke of politi-
! cal sagaclty, he promised the club that if
elected he would select Street Superin-
/ tendent from the bicycIists of the city.
| Stephens moved uneasily in his chair
| and Hubbard bit his finger nails to the
quick.
The Citizens candidate followed and
made the pledges of the other two.
William Land, by no means, took back
| seat on the pledge proposition, and the
| boys were much relieved when he spoke.
/ for they all know that, after all his
| pledge is the best, for he will be the only
one who will ever be in position to ful-
! fill it.
/ The smaller fry" came next, and in no
| l4ce en- the road were they outdone by
! the heads of the ticket in their promises
to DO many things Tor the wheeImen if
| elected.
| Taking it all in all, it was a very salts.
factory meeting for the cyclists, because
if there is one question which is bevond
| the possible fate of an issue it is that of
good streets. Every candidate on eyerv
1 oPd m nd ol.Hr
! will be fulfilled. As Charles Paine. the
! Republican nominee for Trustee for the
| Third, said tonight:
! why, Sacramento is on the eve of the
greatest street-improyement era in her ex-
! istence With the facilities now at her
very door-trom the great rock crushing
plant al Folsom-there is no reason in
| the world why Sacra meno should not be
one OF the best paved cities in the United
! States"
T. J. Pennish of the Ninth has good
record to his credit on street i'm proven Mt,
and with Lipman and Douglas, both en-
thusiastic on the question, there can be no
| doubt or speculation upon the result
Ill there is one hobby that l shall
| have" said Lipman, sit will be that OF
| pushing along such work Nineteent
street how shows. / believe in a general
and com prehensive plan-one which will
| take hold OF a street and complete it
! through out its length. | do not believe in
patchwork when it comes to our city
| thorOughfares."
These are my sentiments" said Phil
! Douglas, who was standing by. Get our
streets once in order and the future cost
would be trifie. Maintaining streets is
like maintaining railroad track. They
| should at the outset be put into tirst-ciass
! shape and then kept SO By constant a.ten-
! tion."
Trustee Wachhorst OF the First de-
a I Ia hos
the people of Sacramento has he voted
| against general street improvements
land never will oppose it, " he continued
''if reelected"