The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
OPPOSITION
 IS RAPIDLY
 DYING OUT Spear Is Considered a Sure Winner. CAMPAIGN F FAIRY '.Il TALES REPUBLICAN TICKET DAILY GROWS STRONGER. Large Number of Meetings Planned by All Parties for the Closing Days of the Cam
 paign:
REPUBLICAN, TICKET DAILY
 GROWS STRONGER.
oakland. oaice San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, NOV. l.
 As the election approaches it Is evident inc Republican candidates have less op-' nosition to meet than existed at the com rnencement of the campaign. Little by little. but very. decidedly, the many par ties', are falling apart and politics are re- suuing their normal condition some oL inc county candidates are daily becoming stronger. and if eyer 'a0 doubt existed re- garding their party support It certainty exists mo longer.
 One of the candidates who Is rapidly adding to the majority he will receive IS Recorder Spear. His gain qis the direct result of the ill-advised opposition or some of his opponents.
 AK. Grim made a most unfortunate move for himself when he went to san Francisco to discuss his candidacy with Colonel Dan Burns. He made greater mistake when he publicly told of his ap- plication, to San Francisco politician for help in this county. Mr. Grim says he went to Colonel Burnso because he was told the colonel could do something for him. This confession has seriously in iured Crims candidacy. He has the sup port of majority. of the street car men on account. of the manner in owhcn ne treated them while superintendent ot one of the systems. Apparently ne mas no other support and 1t will surprise the knowing ones if he succeeds in poiilng 45O0 votes During the past few days the
  than it was month ago.
 Recorder Spear will divide the remain ing 15,0O0 votes with the Democratic can didate, and he will probably receive oe3 tween 5000 and 10000 of them Billy Schmidt, the Berkeley contractor who is having quite a little fun with himself, ana presumably at his own expense. making an alleged campaign for che Assembly, has, unfortunately for his ambition, at tempt6 n tq saE Er sehmds egampa story however, has proved theotruest oklnd of a boomerang. It has sent skepieal people to the records where they have discovered that MT. Schnnidts story, like all other stories, has two sides, and the brightest side reflects toward MT. Spear. Schmidt exhibits a note drawn in his favor by Spear, and goes about proclaim ing that the County Recorder does not meet his obligations The facts as es- tablished by the records in Judge Gift s office are these: Spear did owe Schmidt S1OO Spear also held an account against Schmidt for S10O. As Schmidt would not agree that one debt should cancel the other Spear brought matters to a head by suing Schmidt for the bill. Schmidt's defense was the rote aots. he he held held ., against debt cancel the other, and gave Judgment to this effect, which is on record. Con- seouently the Schmidt story Is simply that of a Dlafl petty business transaction hon. orably and legally settled.
 This evening the Republican candidates met at Temescal and received a royal re-
 Next Friday night there will De an en- ioyabIe Republican entertainment at Di- mond Canyon, Upper Fruitvale There is to be a bullshead supper and many kinds of amusement, with political speeches and songs. The Alliance will be there and one of the leading speakers of the even ing will be Supervisor Talcott, who has the solid support of that section of the county.
 Tomorrow night the Forty-eighth As seu1bly District Good Government Club will meet in Becker's Hall. John F. Irish will deliver the address which he un- avoidably failed to deliver last week: To- cisco will join the county candidates at Livermore, and on the following evening