The San Francisco call., 1898-08-12

co,,,+x- convention. In the Fifty-fourth
 Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth districts they
 claim that had the Democrats been ex-
 cIuded they would have elected thelr
 tickets Charges of fraud and baIlot-boH stuffine are also made in these olSttlctS;
 The Req delegations to the Congresslonai
 and State conventions will be cohIG9teu,
 and evidence looking to thls eIlu IS 3 peLlI ;
 arcumuIated by the Good Government
 people There is plenty or IL, ana q @ ldi se
 stack of affidavits IS now III p0S1e93btot ba
 there was Illegal voting; that DenocFatS
 voted in droyes; that ballot boxes were
 stuffed, and that there was not Ia4i
 Tn many of the precincts money and empty promises were freely used to get votes and out in the county voters were promised all kinds or county WolA 0+bars FiaTS
 would support the gang ticket. otners alsIS
 were intimidated and stayed away rom
 If fbe returns from the primaries are to
 serve as q criterion, Santa Clara County
 will he the banner Republican county Tor
 wears to come. Taking the county all
 through. there were more cest for Mckinley for President, and yet propapIy one-haf of the Republicans stayed away from the polls This is especially true III +be citv and adi0ining suburbs. In these latter precincts most of the RepuplcaIls saw how things were beng cohuuCleu' and refused to vote. -,-,,. | their members voted, and in some QlS-
 tricts there are so few Democrats 5eft
 that it will be almost lmpoSslDle ilt to ma l election officers when the Democratic primaries are held in September
 A couple of precincts will serve 9 tg show how Republican votes were plIeu l up under Rea's management yeSteTuaE- i The vote at Oak Grove was lO4 ana Ever ! green 121 Two years ago the former gave 1 McKinlev 68 and Evergreen east 65- Al ! santa Clara the primary vote exceeded ] the Mckinley returns. IL was Ine sdane a l all over the county. In the city 1t IS hg- ] ured out that three Democrats voted to ! one Republican. c,.a ! Government League is a surprise to every one IT claimed a membership or l6DO and this was substantlated py Ihe Nole se4 ia II i all the precincts of the county. Tn Tact d ! voting strength of about HUOO was qeNel- ] oped and this in the face Of fraud ana ana ! baIIot-box stuffing. Had the count DeSll ts 1 fair and had there been a full vote Of the ! honest and independent Republicans the | League ticket would have won easlly-
 Should the gang delegates be seated at Sacramento Jim" Req will conduct 1 a regular mart. He wants Austin for | Secretary of State, and in trying 10 land ! his man the delegation will be tradeQ | right and left. All other interests or ] the county will be cast aside to further 1 Austin's nomination. Req ambition 1 to get a standing as a State boss IS prompting him to put Austin torwardi | Now that the primaries are over, candl- dates are f1ocking to Reas S offlce Tn d | steady stream. For every once Wlthlh the gift of the county conVenuon there
 are half q dozen candidates, ana the DoSS | has made as many promises as there are l candidates Some of the candidates are beginning to see they were tricked Into l supporting the ring at the primaries and
 are beginning to kick over the traces. | Tba convention will be held Saturday at l Turn Verein Hall. The forty-fve dele
 gates of the Good Governemnt Club
 1rornise to make things lively. There
 viii be much debate and a stubborn ! fight to break the ring programme.
 1 Charles NJ Shortridge and J. D. kel-
 sev are seeking the Republican nomina- l tf9n for Senator in the Thrtieth Dis
 trict. Franck, who refused to take or
 ders from the gang during the last elec- 1 fion of a United States Senator, is to l be shelved. 1t is said that Shortridge will
 m rnn independent If refused the nomina- | ton. A...,-.o,, o,.o. 1 Eiftv-fourth District, Louis Eittel; l Tgifty-ffth, Louis Oneal; Fifty-sixth,
 M GoI,ntv Superintendent of Schools l.. i T Chiprnan has announced himself as an i ;ndeDendent candidate for reelection to ! that office.