The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-26
A SCANDAL
CAUSED THE
HUMILIATION
AIameda's Fusion Is of
a New Brand.
WORDS THAT NOW BURN
COMPLAINT OF WASHINGTON
NOT WITHOUT REASON.
Non-Partisans May Try to Work
Out the Plans of Certain In
terests Opposed to
Pardee.
COMPLAINT OF WASHINGTON
NOT WITHOUT REASON.
Oakland once San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
s0S Broadway, Sept. rs.
With all her experience of politics and
the ways and wiles Of politicians Oak
land has never been treated to such an
opera bouffe performance as that placed
on the boards yesterday by the combined
political marionettes. who, after ten
hours of quarreling, finally nominated a
county ticket
The delegates must have returned to
their homes last night wondering why on
earth they had bean called together Dur
ing the past week q few dissatisfied Re-
publicans, some Populists and Cleveland
Democrats have been talking about an
imaginary thing, yclept a slate" that
appeared at the Republican convention
last Monday Blind, deaf and incapable
Of exercising any one of his senses must
be he who failed to see the iron-bound
slate that was presented to the assembled
delegations yesterday. The slate was flu
sion on certain lines and for nine hours
the factions quarreled and publicly and
privately denounced each other in their
vain efforts to knock a hole in that slate.
Thanks to the iron rule" of Hon. NJ. F.
Tarpey, who knew what was wanted, and
also how to obtain it, the programme
went through without a hitch. That 1t
was nauseating. Objectionable, repugnant
and unpopular was proved by the speech
eS Of Robert M. Fitzgerald, Warren B.
English. Attorney T. F. Clarity and Alex
Rosborough, who represent nearly all the
elements in Alameda Democracy.
But there was no option. Fusion had
been promised Mcguire and fusion had to
go through, and 1t did.
This is a Democratic convention"
shouted Mr.. Clarity. land we were called
here not to take the part of puppets at
some variety show; out to elect Dem
ocratic ticket, and 1 move that we pro-
ceed." (1owls)
Gentlemen" said Mr. Fitzgerald,
chairman of the fusion committee, II
have run around after those Populists,
trying to arrive at some sensible PROPOSE
ton with regard to 1usion. I am con-
WINGED no reasonable basis can be at
tanned. and 1 for one do not propose to be
bothered with them any longer" (Wild
h09yyls9 c,o,uon ,. s,outoa A,ox posbo.
ough,, this is e hSwling farce. Why
lrlists or Silver Repubncans-whateyer
they -dissatisfled- Republicans sor, BIZ
initiating ourselves by continuing this de-
grading show. For God's sake let US be
Democrats and acknowledge that there
are at least enough good men + the party
"Mr. Chairman. 1 move that we pro-
call by virtue of which we are here"
shouted Warren B. English Let US put
up a Democratic ticket from top 20 bot
tom and proceed at once" CThe conven-
ton went crazy.)
The above quotations and the results
were a few that were uttered at yester-
DAVIS convention while the great and
honored'' party of jefferson in Alameda
County waited upon the result of it's
squabble between Sheriff White and his
friends and ]. W. Dutton and his friends
Sheriff White was a candidate to succeed
himself, but could not be nominated by
the Democrats, consequently the Popu-
lists wanted that Office conceded to them.
About a year ago Mr.. Dutton, who is
widower, fell in love with young lady
against her mothers wishes, and as the
aged lover refused TO desist the Sheriff
his deputies On this little scandal hung
the fate of fusion, and it was solely re-
sponsible for all the indignities. which
each of the parties heaped upon the other
during the a'~ht hours Of waiting and
quarreling in committee rooms yesterday
afternoon.
should not be nominated. The Populist
delegates determined that he should. Mr..
Dutton did all In his power to prevent the
Democrats from conceding the office of
Sheriff to the Populists, and he succeed
ed Mr.. Dutton won out. Mr.. White did
not get his nomination. The old mans
revenge for his wrecked romance was
attained, and Alameda County is now
enjoying the joke gratis. A ticket which
depended upon such an impolitic adjust
ment can hardly appeal to the intelligence
and sober thoughts or an intelligent
county.
Perhaps the best thing done by the
Joint conventions was that which fell to
the part of the Silver Republicans, and
although II was probably gratifying to
them to have an office conceded them it
is not easy to understand just what they
gained. They nominated the Republican
nominee for Assessor. Henry P. Dalton,
whose election was already assured by
the fact of his former nomination. An
other peculiar feature of the action of
the Silver Republicans is that their lead
ers are generally supposed to be not I'M
friendly to the railroad company, and
anti-railroad man Alameda County has
brought forward with the exception of
John L. Davie or George c. Pardee.
Inc. conventions sat too long. They for
got the business which had called them
together In fact, Mr. English. once of
Congress, may be fairly said to have been
trapped. When Chairman Fitzgerald re,
peen conceded to the Silver Republicans,
IL ala not seem to dawn upon the old
time Democrats that their convention
would, by approving such a report take
the Office Of Assessor entirely out of their
hands. SO the report was adopted After
ward 1t dawned on Warren English that
oOhSshihS "dS wrong when the nominal
ton for Assessor was reached and Chair
man Tarpey calmly announced that the
office having been left to the Silver Re-
publicans they had nominated Henry p.
Dalton. Mr.. English undoubtedly found
some satisfaction in the little fiery speech
he delivered, but in criminal pariance
1.-The Jig was up" 1t was of course no
surprise TO hear Mr.. English denouncing
something or somebody because the
whole day had been given up to denuncia-
lions, but it was very bitter pill for
the great and honored party Of Jeffer-
SON. to swallow a Republican nominee
for an exalted Office. In this respect the
combined conventions played into the
hands Of the Republicans, making the So
called fusion more confused than ever
It would have been better had the Re-
publican County Convention placed the
nomination for County Superintendent of
Schools in Washington Township. Not a.
word can be breathed against Mr.. Water
man Of Berkeley who received the nomi-
nation, and the policy Of putting the
in the township is one purely
OF geography and not of personality. In
framing a ticket the whole county needs
10 be welded together as much as is pos
siole. In the present instance, II would
nave been not only possible but polite to
nominate Mr.. Lynch of Washington for |