The herald., 1898-10-12

The Republican city convention Is over,
and the ticket nominated is as given above
It was all according to program. except
in the cases Of the treasure city attorney
and assessor. When The Herald published
the slate last Monday II was stated that
there were only two places on which the
hammer could make crack.
Just one more crack was made in the
city assessors office-whch was due en-
tirely to trades depending upon the treas
urer's fight. in which Mr. Lichtenberger, a
novice in politics. learned lesson.
Cause Of the Smash
The cause of the partial defeat of the
programmes In the three offices named
was the fear of certain officers that unless
the plan of organization went through the
whole slate might be smashed. The at
tack made by Col Nudge on the plan Of
organizat ton, and his open statement that
he believed THE DELEGATES HAD
BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD" startled
the programmes, and they began TO build
fences wherever possible
Friends of Eaton and Drain rushed to
Lichtenberger, who had 10 pledged dele
gates, and begged him to swing his men
into line, promising that If he did so. on the
morrow they would throw all their forces
for him
Lichtenberger listened. was given the
"double cross" yesterday, and went down
to defeat. He rallied his men and put
through the plan of organ!za ton, but when
he called upon the men yesterday that he
had helped the day before, they were una
BILE to deliver the goods. They told him
they were sorry, "but it couldn't be done"
Thomas Defeat
The defeat Of Frank Thomas for the
nomina ton for city attorney was accom-
plished by similar strategy. He. too.
ha Mic 1f
the understanding that Holton would
withdraw from the fight and leave 1t be-
tween him and Haas.
Judge Gottschalk would make no COM
bines, and accordingly was promptly dis
patched. Thomas helped the program
mers with his pledged delegates, as Lich-
tenberger had done, only 10 be told yes.er
day morning that the help promised him
would not be forthcoming. Holton wouldn't I
pull out of the race, and besides there was
another reason.
Doubled Thomas
During the dark hours on Monday night
after the convention had adjourned, after
Thomas had been promised the full pro.
gram support, after he had helped the pro.
grammers with all his delegates TO attain
their ends, the programmes discovered
that Thomas was a persona non grata
Having got all out of Thompson they could
anu Win prospective pull in other direc.
TOMS, the programmes promptly threw
Thomas overheard In the wake of L!ch.
tenberger and told him to pull for the
shore.
one other victim was sacrificed, Sher.
man Smith candidate for assessor, by the
Programmes, and then the rest of the
slate went through, the Times being given
It's pet candidate. Olmstead, for city en-.
gineer. Instead of Stafford. The latte,
was sacrificed for "pohcy's sake" so Stat.
ford was told.
The Morning Session
The delegates assembled promptly at Il
yesterday morning, it being understood
that things were to be put through"
The first nomlnet ton made was tina. o,
w. H. Hartwell. "the fourth term man. >
for treasurer. and this was the first ooti.
ncaton that those present also, but out.
Side the mystic circle. had received of tn,
break In the slate
They were shocked and grieved, and the
programmes took advantage of their con.
sternat'oa and rushed Ben Wards nom.
nation for assessor through on a
gallop. BY that time the dele.