The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
POLITICS given
4 FAIR START
Frank " Jordan Acknowl-
edges He Withdrew to
Help Pardee,
Republican Leaders Trying to
Adjust the Governors
! Fight,
County. officers Are Anxious to Let
E. .-.= !. Their Ambitions Be
+ -. Known,
: QAKLAHD OFFJcE. san FIR 1NcIsco CALL.
:. =. =. =. .90S Broad MaY. Oct. 9

...-.. QAkLAND OEFJCE: SAN. .tR ANCISCQ GALL .
=. r.. r.: 90S Broad way, Oct. 2 T.
- The *determ inalion OF County Clerk ] or
dan to Withdraw from county politics and
r. the: Inferes ling condition of affairs be.
tween. De. Pardee* and w. R. DAVIS are
keepine: pol iiticians bnsy. The. fight be.
tween Partee and Davis has now reached
! q. point y here;one of the TWO must with
DRAW :: f lch:h has discovered that he. has q
powerful followiag and now they both see
IN at q <decfsion must he reached ON the
4. .partof one. or the other 10 withdraw, OF
:. .e4se.run. the risk (f~dISrupfing the Repub-
}iean party.ir the county. Each. man has
loyal. friends, and unless Pardee so de.
siEes, his followers Will not march under
the. Davis banner, and neither will Davis
friends go~over TO Pardee. Consequently
both men realize tina for the coed of the
= party lone must withdraw and agree to
support the other. The question now
being decided is: which one shall yield.
Several -confere noes have been held,
:bQt.nQ: defGite agreement has yet been
reached, and it appears that the me thod
=oEdetermning their strength by ciFculat-
ling" pc tItIons has. been aba ndouei and the
m after has been practically left in the
. hands of Republican leaders, whose judg-
! ne ent, il is understood, Will be acceptable
: TO thetyo men most interested.
a story was. published this afterno oon
that D{. Pardee had chosen Senator Earl
and w. r. Davis had selected a. B. Nye.
and that the two representatives had
! agfeed on Senator .Stratton, and that the
decision ofthese two men was to be final
Regarding Pardee and Davis. Concerning
:. this, Tonight DR.: Pardee. said 1t is not
. true. that / have put my. affairs into the
= hands of any one. L always do my own
!; politics and never ask Others 10 act for
: me-. II Mr. DaYis has: done so Edo not
! 'know:it, bnt o m an :, Is at liberty to act
:for=me.* There Is no foundations for such
stories 50 far as l am concerned. ~. =.
. AT the present time II looks as though
the Davis men were a iItt e in the ascend
ant, but .Pardee's followers will not con-
p. cede. this, and / he. withdrawal OF f ank
! y oFdan from county politics and his ex-
Pressed G Ceter NINA tlon. to do everything
Tosslble Tor his. friend (Pardee( shows
y cry clearly IN at the = contest, though
: :. .eoalrteops and friendly is one OF blood.
= GU may say remarked Frank Jor-
y ne. hght.> for: County Clerk / shall
bend eYery. enc rgy, give all my: time and
!, pr4 4ng. every effort. 10 bear which / can
/: command In Alameda County to help one
<ot the best men living and one of the
hes tinted and most: capable Of her cIti-
:: zens. reach the gubern atorial chair ne It
#faIl sIrefer to DIR. George c. Pardee. THE
3: GALL got at the truth OF the matter this
7 mbrning.:l am LAYING politics for N v
. sell, but il Is: part. of my new profession
!. .to-hel p my friends IN Heir contests" ="
- With Jordan out =ot the way there has
already appeared a.. little army. of men
who 64Eeye they are. best fitted to draw
" dawn van
: that goes with the b honor OF being Coun ty
! Clerk =; Alany:4of them are now in very
:: u \ pleasant: POSITION They had alread 2
ayoWed their intention of having a knife
r out Tor Jordan fully believing that be
would attempt 10. succeed himself Now
--ctheg hnd themselves worse than dis
= armed1<be ecause* they have their weapons
: but no one to fight.
;... David" Sinclair, who was :cand idate
last@yeari: but :witndIew. prior to election
" and mas since held down a deputyship
-#+wo oufd like; to succeed jordan. George
:::W WoodsGm@of Berkeley, who was let out by
Jordan*thfee months ago, thinks lie i
= >just the man. Councilman Billy Heit.
ma n, Ben Lam born of. Alameda, R. B. s,
: YORK Beb Graham and Deputy Auditor
Jed :Hanntln: are also anxious to let IL be
: known that they are available tim bel
should the Republican party want them.
1here' IS a#pTetlY: CON est already outlined
=
nomination for d strict Attorney. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Shook Will not seek
reelection, but will Try 10 be sent to the e
Senate. his aspirations. however. will
meet With strong opposition from Asse m
blyman:f'rank EeaYitt, who made record
last January that his.friends declare to be
worthy of recognition in the next:Legis la
tnre. q o succeed Shook. Harry Melvin,
:. Liza Church, Justice Gift and Judge Allen
are prom ounced candidates.
Harry Melvin is at present Public Prose
cutter of.the city OF Oakland, and Lin
:. Church IS chief deputy in the District
Attorneys office: Cal Ewing, The mentor
OF the Reliance Club, VINO is Frank Jor-
daa's Chief deputy, has a strong desire to
become County Ancitor, as it is well
known that Mr. Whidden does not desire
reelection. So far no one. has expressed
a desire to oppose him. As a matter OF
fact the County Auditors Office is not one
o. the soft snaps in, the county govern.
Tnent. It:mcens a great. deal of steady.
= hard WORK, and there is never a pree
rush OF candiGates*to fill it. In the mast
~;the appropriation. has: been so very -moder.
ate that unless The Auditor did a, greatd deal
of woIk L himself lie would not draw from
it even a decelI salary. For every other
office people are springing UP in ali direc-
lions, and from now on lhe politicians .ot
:: Alameda County WILL have no peace for
over a year.