The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-29
A Few Problems to Be Solved
at Alameda'S Approaching
Convention.
Although Salaries After January Will Be
None Too Large There Is an Increase
of Those Willing to Be Sacrificed.

tween these two men will therefore be
waged to finish at the Berkeley prima-
ries and will not come before the County
Convention unless they succeed In about
equally splitting the delegation.
County Clerk Frank c. Jordan is pitteo
against James A. Webster, former
County Treasurer, and ]: ]. Hannlnn Jr.
All three men are making active EFFORTS
for the nomination. Frank Jordan should
certainly have the support or the rrlends
of both Metcalf and Pardee, but IN the
Seventh Ward. where he resides, there is
a strong Hilborn sentiment, Whlcn may
give him trouble. This point Is, OF course,
being made much Of by his opponents
and although Frank should be able 10 Sc
can only do it by bringing in the Seventh
Ward delegation.
The political conundrum of the hour is
Assessor Harry p. Dalton. He has made
1t known far and wide thatehe is candl-
date to succeed himself although he Will
not yet declare whether he will run as an
independent candidate, as he did -FOUR
years ago, or whether he Will seek the
Republican nomination. His only oppo-
nent so far is Robert S. Leckie, VINO was
his predecessor, and who will dispute with
Frank Jordan the carrying of the Seventh
Ward. Should MIR. Dalton announce his
position il would greatly simplify mat
ters With the Republican nomination
his election would be beyond doubt But
49,
Robert Leclxie receive the nomination,
strong fusion candidate would cause
alarm to the Republican party.
The luckiest man seeking office is george
L. Nusbaumer, the time-honored County
Surveyor. Candidates come and go In the
county buildings, but George seems des-
ever deems 1t worth while TO oppose him.
and this year his only hardship will be
having to deposit his ten dollars and make
a SPEECH Of acceptance of the honor
heaped on him before the convention.
The most laborious office in the gift of
the county is that of County Auditor, and
this explains why so few candidates want
the lob. It is an incessant round of hard
work, with little patronage, and If the
incumbent does not perform large share
of the labor himself there is no salary
left for him. ]. Cal Ewing, of the Fifth
Ward and R. G. Graham Of the First. are
DESTROYS of succeeding Myron Whidden.
Both these men are hard workers polite
ally, professionally. and oTf1cially, ana II
is well that they are.
Several parts of the county are DESTROYS
of naming the next Superintendent of
Schools. Oakland puts forward P. M.
Fisher; Berkeley has named S. D. Water
man; Washington Township would like TO
nominate n. ". Lynch, and as the pres
ent Superintendent is a Populist, ana not
seeking reelection so far as known, the
three-cornered fight VIII undoubtedly be
settled by combinations effected on the
Sabbath that will intervene between the
primaries and the convention.
Every township wants to secure the
honor of naming the Public Admtnistra-
tor. W. II. knight is not anxious to re-
Iinquish the office and is prepared to con-
test all newcomers, prominent among
whom is eX-ASSemblym Clark or Niles.
Robert KuerZel of Oakland and Arthur
Fielder of Livermore are understood to
be the Republican contestants, SO far, to
succeed County Treasurer Sanford. AS
this office like the Sheriffs and Supertn-
tendent of Schools, is now held by Popu-
lists, ii is expected that the fall campaign
will change the political complexion OF the
incumbents.
Coroner Baldwin, who has startled the
county by stating that under no condi-
lions would he accept another term, will
leave q vacancy to be fought over. Mr..
Mehrmann hopes to capture this nominal
ton but he will have to vanquish sew
eral others, prominent among whom are
Leitch.
With the convention three weeks ahead
it is necessary to so arrange matters that
all the offices will not be distributed
around the bay. The Democrats have al
ways claimed much strength in the inte-
rior of the county and this has been
largely due to the ignoring of this terri
tory by Republican conventions. If the
townships are to assist in rolling up a
receive substantial consideration at the
hands of the county convention.
And then there are the district fights.
STUART w. BOOTH.