The herald., 1897-11-17
To Hold a Conference Here
Tomorrow
OFFICE HOLDERS ANXIOUS
COUNTY OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE
ANOTHER TERM
Political News and Gossip-Patton
and His Chances for Congress.
The Jeffersonian Society

tent. Thursday at 10 g. m. Hon. George
w. Baker Of San Francisco, chairman Of
the Silver Republican state central COM
mittee. will call to order the committee
of administration. This committee
comprises one member from each con-
gressional district and the officers of
the state central committee are ex-offl-
clio members of it,
1t Is expected that the meeting will be
largely attended. Letters have been
received from every member stating
that they will be here. In addition there
will be quite an attendance of Silver Re
publicans from northern and central
California who are not members of the
committee but who come down simply
for the purpose Of advising with the
committee and giving information as
to the existing condition of the move
ment In the localities in which they re-
side.
The members of the administration
committee are:
First Congressional district, J. L. Car
penter. Ukiah.
Second Congressional district, H. A.
McCraney, Sacramento.
Third Congregational district, F. j.
Ingalls,, Oakland.
Fourth Congressional district. John
Wright, San Francisco.
Fifth Congressional district, w. A.
Cutter, San Jose.
Sixth Congressional district, Suther-
land Hutton, Los Angeles.
Seventh Congressional district, r. A.
Thomas. San Diego.
The ex-officio members Of the COM
mittee are: Judge J. Noonan Phillips
and F. J. Cooper of Los Angeles. and
]. H. Woolman of San Diego.
The meetings of the committee will be
held In the rooms of the Silver Repub-
lican club house at 533 South Main street.
Some evening during the week the men,
bers Of the club will give q reception to
the visiting Silver Republicans.
Inasmuch as every Republican in
cumbent now holding down soft posi-
tion at the courthouse, save one, Is on
his first term, there Is general willing
ness on all sides and among all Of them
to sacrifice their private interests and
take denomination. Every incumbent
seems to feel that he Is deserving of q
substantial endorsement from his party
of the conduct of his Office, and he there
fore wishes to be sentenced to fill 1t for
four years additinoal, running from
January /, 1899. This intelligence is per-
haps not startling, but it is not alto
har G fiSfa ri tn Pan ico |,
who think that a four year term is -
long one and that the loaves and fishes
should be passed around to feed the
hungry.
The only official now In the courthouse ?
who is beyond his first term is County
Treasurer Fleming. He was a deputy
under Mr.. Banbury, who was defeated
in 1892 by the late j. de Barth Shorb
Mr. Shorb retained Mr.. Fleming as a
deputy and in 1898, when Mr.. Shorb re-
signed. the board of supervisors elected
Mr.. Fleming to the office Of treasurer to
fill out the unexpired term. In 1894 he
was elected by the people to serve full
term of four years, and now he wants
four more. Treasurer Fleming Is the
only man now in Office who has had over
one continuous term, and he has had it
under the circumstances enumerated
above.
In the days gone by the local banks
were wont to take quite hand in the
contest for the treasurership, of the
county, but those days have passed,
never to return. The banks don't seem
to care now where the treasurer depos-
it's the county funds. and so that feature
Of the struggle has been eliminated and
with 1t a great deal of the vim and vigor
which formerly characterized the COM
bats for the treasurership has dropped
out. The position Is one of great re-
sponsibility. A great deal of money Is
handled and the salary is not overly big.
The bond the treasurer has to give is
very large one and every man cannot Sc
cure It. But In the olden days, when the
local banks fought to see which one
should be the county depository, the Of
flee was worth considerable The bank
that won furnished the treasurer's bond,
did all his work for him and saw to IT
that he was elected.
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JOiH Z MOldll HAS uccl ucSiSudtS1
by Max Pepper, the grand sachem OF
the Iroquois. as the proper party to or
ganize branches in this part Of the coun-
try. There can be several branches of
this organization formed In Los An
geles, and MIR. Moran will shortly under
take to put measures on foot to bring
that result about.
The Democrats in this county appear
to appreciate the fact to an extent they
never manifested before, that nothing
can be accomplished without strong and
healthy organization. The Jeffersonian
club is we'll offlcered and includes on
its roll of membership some OF the hard
working Democrats. With several
branches of the Iroquois club and reg
ular ward and precinct campaign clubs,
the local Democracy would have a very
fair Organization for effective work In
the next campaign.
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George s. Patton. the silver-tongued
orator Of San Gabriel, has been in San
Francisco for several days past. He de-
nies that his journey north had any
bearing on matters POLITICAL Mr.. Pat
toms friends are again pushing him for
the Democratic union nomination for
congress in this district. It Is univer-
sally conceded that Mr.. Barlow win not
ask a denomination.
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