The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
SOME VERY
 CHEAP FIGHTS
 WERE MADE Generosity Is Shown
 Politicians. COMPARISON OF EXPENSES FoUR-YEAR TERMS OBTAINED
 ALL TOO EASILY. Some Candidates Paid Nothing and Just Few Did Not Know
 That They Were Nomi- mated.
COMPARISON OF EXPENSES
FoUR-YEAR TERMS OBTAINED
 ALL TOO EASILY.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, NOV ~.
 The time having elapsed in which can didates at the recent election can lesalIy file their expense accounts, 1t Is instruc- tive to compare the various amounts parted with in the wild scramble for of1ce.
 The evidence indicates that the printers workers" friends livery stable men, card peddlers, saloon men and restaurant men in Alameda County are remarkapIy generous There must have been tens or thousands of cigars, thousands or orlhhs' hundreds of thousands of cards, huhul GUS of workers and scores of buggles SuppiteNu N absolutely gratis to the candidates, Tor they were not paid for. At least, II the candidates have sworn to the truth anu no Alameda politician or office holder mas ever been accused of doing otherWlse, no other conclusions can be arrived at than that generosity ruled their fr1ends;
 Frank Jordan spent SIP, which IS the highest of any candidate, III beating : C.. Stoddard for County Clerk. IL cost MT. Stoddard $401 for the glory.
 Charley Spear who ran for Recorder, spent s574 but it is some satisfaction to him to know that it cost sto1 the ITT sucGeSSiPi Dalton had no opposition, being nomi- mated by every party. But some way or other he spent S646. Coroner-elect Mehr- mann only spent $147, which is three more than it cost James McManus to be de- feated George L. Midsummer, the per manent County Surveyor, put out $9o, while his opponent, MT. Guppy' spent but S19 32.
 John R. Glascock, who was considered by the Fusionists a sure thing for Super visor, parted with S1S2, while Will Church spent but S2 50 more and was elected.
 J. Aubrey Jones, who was in the Con gressional race with Victor H. Metcalf, paid $40 for the satisfaction of having his name on the ballot. J. Smith, who ran for Treasurer, spent 16 cents. II. B. Lande made a campaign on S1 65. $. D. Waterman spent $377 running for Super intendent of Schools, while his successfuI ] opponent, T. O. Crawford, only let go of $2SS. E. J. Grebs, who essayed to be County Clerk, W. S. Chapman, an Assem- ply candidate, R: R.. Burr for Assessor, Michael Iverson for Coroner, I. M. Harri- son for Public Administrator and a few other Prohibition candidates did not spend a cent, while one or two candidates de- clared that they did not know they were nominated or were on the ticket. And yet 1t is freely said that many of the indi- vidual campaigns were not made on less
 Tax Collector James B. Barber was pre- scented yesterday by his deputies with 8 beautiful pearl-handled carving set. The ner given by the Tax Collector to his deputies.
 Most of the successful candidates have already filed their bonds and the deputies In the various departments are named as printed in The Call some weeks ago.
 Coming Poultry Show.
 OAKLAND, Nov. 29.-The exhibit of the Oakland Poultry Association will be open to the public in Exposition Hall Wednes- the following Saturday. A large number of entries are being received from all parts of the State. Prizes will be award ed acording to the score.:card system. However, at the request of a large num- Der of exhibitors, the weight clause will be waived in judging bullets and cocker els.
 Those in charge will give all stock ex- hibited the best of attention. The coops will be free from draught, having cloth sides and tops, with wire fronts, thus showing the birus to the best advantage. L. N. Cobbledick is the superintendent.