The herald., 1898-11-18
LOCAL POLITICAL NEWS
ENTHUSIASTIC UNION MEET
INGs IN TWo WARDS
CANDIDATES MAKE ADDRESSES
Barbecue Saturday Night at Paulk's
E Hall-Candihate Dahl Refutes
Misstatements

Ihe Democratic meetings held last night
in the First and Ninth wards were well at
Tended. There is more interest manifested
at each meeting and the people seem to be
awakening to the fact that the question to be
settled is one of the greatest importance
Ihe meeting in the Ninth ward was called
to order by M. I. Collins, Judge King acting
as secretary. Judge G. G. Wright, being in
troduced as the first speaker, said, in part: =
Il have come tonight to talk of the most
important matter ever brought before the
people of this city. Water is owned by the
city; the contract with the company holding
the present franchise has run out, and now
the people are face to face with the question.
of arbitration. The problem is now one of
city ownership, and on that question the
political parties are agreed You are to de-
eide which one of these parties has stood
right in the past, and which one you think
will carry out the plans advanced in the
future. The water company claims a value
of $3,000,000 in its present plant; the city
engineer values it at about 81 100000, and
you see where the need of the city is for
good advice from its attorney and engineer.
The method of requirement is one that will
require a united council, the mayor, city
engineer and city attorney. Fidelity and
ability must be considered, and we must
leave it in your hands as to who meets the
requirement in the best way.
The legal department and the engineering
department are to be the city's agents in this
matter and must attend to all of the business
do not ask your suffrages unless you think
! am better fitted TO serve you than my OPP
ponent. | have practiced law since 1875,
served three terms as district attorney of
Stanisaus county, and for the last ten years
have been largely engaged in water litigation
There are now pending in the superior court
twenty cases ready for trial. and Others are
ready for the supreme court. Upon you is
the burden, and it must be borne for the
best interests of the city l shall serve you
to the best of my ability if elected, and shall
look out for the interests of the people and
further municipal ownership" =
Judge Wright was followed by Messrs
Docllweiler, Walker, Harlan, ITance and
others.
The meeting at Banquet hall, First ward,
was in charge Of II. j. Adcock Messrs.
holster, Winans and Dahl each spoke few
words and gave way to Earl Rogers, who
made one of his usual witty speeches. City
Engineer Dockweiler started to speak few
words, but Mayor Snyder appearing at this
time, he gave way to his honor. The mayor
was greeted with great enthusiasm by the
audience and made good speech, earnest
and to the point. Mr.. Walker followed with
few words, and the meeting adjourned.
The union meeting for tonight will be held
in Harmony garden, Main and Thrty-eighth
streets. A. Wilhartitz will preside. All the
candidates will be present.
There will be grand barbecue at Paulk's
hall on Saturday night. Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend. There will be good
speakers in attendance to entertain the au-
dience. This Will be joint meeting of the
Fourth and Fifth wards and is expected to
be rouser.
0. ii. Huber, assemblyman-elect,g got back
from the north last Sunday. He was CON-
PEELED to buy the Los Angeles Herald to get
the news of his election, as the other papers
conceded the election of his opponent. In
speaking of the next assembly, Mr.. Huber
said: Wright of Alameda is a strong fac
tor in the speakershp fight, but l am, first,
last and all the time, for Southern California
Having just returned from the north, am
surprised to hear De Young's name men
toned for United States senator, as not one
of the members-eect whom ] met spoke of
him in that matter. am for Bula and shall
do all / can for him."
o. w. Longden, supervisor-elect in the
First district, is getting his private business
in shape, in order to be able to give his whole
time to county affairs. He is in favor of good
roads and will work for the plan as outlined
by the state bureau of highways.
Republican meetings are to be held tonight
in the Eighth and Second wards. The Sec
ond ward meeting Will be in Boutiller's hall;
the speakers are Assemblyman n p. Con
rey and Councilman Charles H. Toll, besides
Candidates Haas, White, Martindale, Car
son, Councilman Baker and William Cham
bers, candidate for school director. The
chairman will be Il. T. BostwiclS
The Eighth ward meeting will be at 232
Also street, at Pairhers hall. Will Scherer
will preside, and Judge Fl. C. Gooding and +.
r. Garrett will speak Candidates Ward,
Drain, Olmstead, Hartwell and VIII II. |
Stearns will also talk.
Township Justice Morgan has choice
lot to pick from for his clerk. The list now
includes N. L. Powell, George A. Nolan,
Burt Lewis, Charles O'Neill and Frank Cat |
tern. The last can be eliminated because he |
does not live in the city, so the fight is be-
tween the four.
The Record Of last night made some re-
marks intended to injure the candidacy of
G. j. Dahl, candidate for city auditor on the
union ticket, by claiming that Dahl made
an incendiary speech before the Hickory
club. Mr.. Dahl denies that he made a speech |
of that nature and feels that he has been
entirely misunderstood in the matter. What
he did say was "that in my opinion, if the
fusionists do not win at least part of the
state ticket, we will be in bad way in l900,"
meaning that the party would not have any
support from the state officials. ''If," says
Mr.. Dahl, "there is anything of an incend-
ary nature in these remarks, fail to see it
in that light, and did not mean to convey
amy other than the ideas expressed above"
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