The herald., 1898-11-17
ARE OUT TO WIN
CANDIDATES DOING GOOD WORK
FOR THE TICKET
DocKWEILER ON WATER
The Stay-at-Homes Are Lining Up to
Beat the Common Enemy.
Political Notes

The outlook for the Union city ticket is get
ter every day. The old-time voters are getting
to work and are out to win. Meetings are
getting better, where they are properly adj
vertised, but in some cases this has not been
judiciousy attended to.
The meeting at Twentieth and Washing
ton streets was called to order promptly at
8 o'clock by Fred l.. Sexton. Frank Walker
candidate for city assessor, was the first
speaker, and paid tribute to the officers
who were elected two years ago by the
Democratic party. GAS for myself" said
he, 81 feel that / want to be elected and
propose to fight for it. l will run the as
sessor's office as l now run my own bust
ness. l will run it OH civil service plans, and
will be the examiner. i propose to run the
office in the interests of the people. The
main point in a canvass is to gey out your
voters and have good organization. We
must have good men at the polls and see
that the vote Of the city is called out"
Charles holster, candidate for street su-
perintendent, being introduced, said in part:
Il have built with my own hands every
thing that the street superintendent is called
to pass upon. / served on the streets under
Superintendent Watson, and am qualified to
serve as street superintendent. While in the
office as deputy | studied the laws pertain
ing to street work and am thoroughly ia
miliar with them"
Mayor Snyder outlined his policy, if elect
ed, and explained his attitude on the water
question.
Following the mayor were F.W. Allender,
George d. Pessell and Joy Winans.
The meeting in the Seventh ward. at
X rpay'c hall 1uo1l ott oh,,
Kearney presided, introducing as the first
speaker G. c. Wright, candidate for city
attorney. He was followed by City En-
gineer Dockweiler, who explained to the
people how the water company made SO
much money out of its present plant. He
said in part "Sixty percent of the city
water companys supply pipe is too small for
use by the city, and consequently is of no
value in estimating the value of the plant.
The city will have no dead ends in its supply
system when it is completed. We could vote
So, 100000 worth OF bonds to complete the
water system, reduce the water rates 40 per
cent, and not pay any more water rental
than we do now. Private ownership of the
water supply of large city is a thing of the
past, as all of the large cities of the east
either own their water supply or are nego-
tiating for the purchase of the same. Mu.
nicpal ownership of water, with meter
measurement would be of nestimable bene-
tit to the common people"
Walker, candidate for assessor; holster,
candidate for superintendent of streets;
Harlan, candidatSfor tax collector, followed
in rapid succession.
Mayor Snyder, arriving at this time, was
greeted with applause. He said in part:
WHO stood by the people in their fight for
the city water supply? The Democratic
party. The Republican party has not been,
in the past, party that believed in the mu.
nicipal ownership of public utilities, and
1T has been forced intO its present attitude
by the action of the Democratic party. Gen.
tlemen, stand by the party that has stood
by the people in the past; that stands by the
people today. AS you know, | have had a
council that has not been in harmony with
my party. The Republican papers have mis-.
represented Inc in every way possible. They
reported, few days ago, that had vetoed
a requisition for work done by Repub
lican and had let requisition 70 through
for work done BY Democrat. That state
ment is false. l vetoed the requisition be-
cause it was illegal, and to prove that was
right refer to the city council. They passed
said requisition over my veto, but found they
were wrong, and stopped the cashing of the
warrant, thus proving the correctness of nv
position"
Captain Hance, candidate for city clerk
w. IL. Finley, candidate for the board Of
education, and Will Z. Keller pledged them
selves to do all they could for the success of
the whole ticket. There was good attend
ance at the meeting, many colored men list
ening attentively to Mr.. Dockweilers re-
marks on the water question.
l.. II. Valentine, Republican assembly,
man-elect, speaks very highly OF Senator
Bulla for United States senator. In an in
tcrview he said that Bulla's chances are
growing better every day. The Los Angeles
delegation is unit on that proposition and
will be tireless in their efforts to elect Bulla.
Road bills will probably be brought UP in
the coming session for action. The commits
sion will probably be continued as they can
handle the proposition of state roads to a
better advantage than the plan advanced
by the last legislature. Coyote legislation