The herald., 1898-09-03
POLITICS

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The Republican convention OF Riversid
county has been called for September u
and the primaries for the goth. The cor
vent.on will have 211 delegates.
The Republican convention OF Ventur
county will meet on the Bird Of septempe
Candidates in that county are warming
considerably. Hon. D. T. Perkins Will prof
ably be the Republican nominee Tor the at
sembly. Hon. Thomas r. Bard has Dee
spoken of for United States senator. Bar
was the only Republican elector elected
the Mckinley ticket in 1892. Peter Benne'
Is an independent candidate for the assem-
bly, and A. E. Shepherd Will be the uhio
nominee for the same office.
The nomination of Toland for member o
the board of equalization is well received
IN Ventura county and he will get man.
Republican votes there as he VIII IN ever
other county In the Third district.
Saws the Oakland Enquirer, August 26th
II Is an odd thing, but 1t is true. that
al the Republican convention In Sacra-
mento, In all of the multitudes OF
speeches made, there was but one ref
erence to reform in the state govern
ment. that being a brief allusion by
Chairman Neff to the rate Of taxation
ana the necessity for its reduction. The
candidates, the eloquent nominasors
and the more eloquent seconders APP
peared to forget for what purpose,
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called and talked about great variety
Of things which had little connection
with the right thing.
Is It possible that the editor Of the En-
uuirer has not known for the last two
months that the Republican state conven'
tion would be as 1t was, railroad and not
q reform convention?
The Oakland Tribune Boasts Of Its accu'
rate news service and its political prophecy
and referring to the Republican state con.
vention says:
On Tuesday last before any nomina-
tons were made by the convention, the
Tribune, in Sacramento dispatch. said:
1.-THE powers that be have spoken and
according to the decree everything is
to go as follows" (Here follows the Re-
publican state ticket as nominated, Of
fee for Office and man for man, Not
a mistake was made In the list. The
nominations were made just as they
were printed in this paper in advance
Of any action Of the convention.
Does the Tribune intend this for Joke
or as a hit at the Burns convention? For
the benefit of the Tribune II should be sta
ted that six weeks before there were several
individuals who knew exactly the gentle
men who would be nominated at the afore-
said convention. The Tribune was little
late after all.
The fight for the Republican nomination
for councilman in the First ward is becom-
ing very interesting and the G. o. P. on the
East Side is all torn up over the matter. c.
E. White, the Downey avenue jeweler, has
been making a very aggressive campaign
for the nomination for the past two months
and, as he does not train with the element
that usually controls the Republican party
In the ward, that element is "agin him,
tooth and toenail." F. NJ. Mcdaniel Is man
aging Whites fight and has his forces well
organized all over the ward-so well that
they got in and downed the push" in elect
Ing the president of the ward Republican
club and have control of several of the pre-
circt clubs. IT'S said that Mcdaniel also
attempted to pack the Populist primaries
against fusion, but the White contingent
,tigmatize THIS as push" lie. and assert
that 1t was the other side that undertook
10 put up that job.
Whites opponents charge that he voted
FOR Bryan for president and that he was for
some time undecided whether to try for
he fusion or he Republican nomination,
BUT that. acting upon toe advice Of Nc
Daniel, he concluded 1t was best to be a
Republican this year. It is also charged
mat If White Is defeated for the nominal
lion many of his ardent supporters will vote
Tor the fusion nominee as they are largely
Of Democrats, Populsts and Sill
yer Republicans masquerading as Repub-
leans In order to further the interests Of
heir choice for councilman.
Mark Houser Is supposed to be the push"
but If so he is making still hunt
20 far. Another Republican aspirant Is c..
f. Marshall, an employe Of the Southern
Pacific, who, the White men claim Is
'nly a dummy" put up to draw off
railroad supporters
VIII H. Pierce also desires the Republican
and has quite following. Many
,thers have been mentioned" among
hem Captain Tyler, Colonel Dan Jones,
George Stockwell. Captain Aylesworth and
D. C. McGarvin and the end Is not yet. 1t
ooks as If the powers that be had not fully
decided who to put up, but were at present
levoting all their energies to defeating
White. After that is accomplished the vic
I'm will no doubt be speedily selected.
On the Democratic side l.. P. Collette
seems to be in the lead. Alfred Moore, Jr.,
also says he wants the nomination. ]. e.
Toakum Is frequently spoken Of as a good
candidate for councilman but he has lately
decided to be a candidate for street SUPER
ntendent. His name. however. keeps bob
,ing up for councilman. Since Attorney Ad-
locks grand stand play at Sacramento he
s also spoken Of as a probable candidate.
r. ]. Colyear denies that he is a candidate,
,ut from his manner in doing SO it is evil
lent that he would accept the nomination
offered. and II need not be brought on a
silver platter, either. Then there is c. E.
spencer, the ex-poiiceman. who would be
,ieased to accept the fusion nomination.
There is also some talk of re-nomlnatlng
= NJ. Nickel. the incumbent, but that Of
course Is only contingent upon his not get
Ing the nomination for street siperin-
endent. Failing in that ne will be strong
probability, provided tie avcwed asplrants
get the delegation so divided as 10 render
he nomination Of a clark horse" feasible.