The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-26
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

Superintendent of Schools Washington
township is the only section of the
county that has not representation. There
is over score Of county offices, but there
are only seven wards and six townships,
ana 1t is not unreasonable that each divi-
sion should have one candidate. Wash
lngton's delegation went home dissatis
once expressed Its discomfort. They asked,
and not without reason, why they went
TO county convention with delegation
solld Tor their favorite and came back
with nothing. The office of County Super
intendent of Schools is an office that
should be filled by a man from. the In
Supervisor should be elected from his
proper district The Superintendent has
no Jurisdiction whatever over the schools
nominated for the office. Mr.. Lynch is a
county school principal, and although
their Disappointment is bitter 1t is to be
a az eo tnaL washington rownsnlp Will De
several good and lucrative deputyShipS
VIII have to be filled
1t is hard to divine the exact purpose
for which the so-called non-partisan
movement is springng up at this time.
Four years ago certain dissatisfied ele-
ment put up a ticket under the Nom
Partisan heading, but elected nobody, al
though they made the election of several
Populists possible. These Non-Partisans
claim to be Republicans, and many Of
them have taken q. leading part in Re
publican demonstrations. At this particu-
lar time policy would seem to dictate that
they use their efforts to cement the party
rather than crafty personality and self
ishnesS by attempting to break 1t up. II
their purpose be to take up several So
called independent candidates and ANAL
gamate them into county ticket on the
ground of purity and reform" 1t would
be well for them to inquire deeply into
the records Of some of those whom they
would assist and compare them with
those Of men already nominated.
An analysis Of the situation suggests
that the movement is being brought
about by interests antagonistic to DR..
convention. Colonel Mclaughlin stated
that DR.. Pardee was the logical successor
to the Republican nominee for Governor.
Since the opening of the county cam
paign, DR.. Pardee has personally done
much to help the Republican cause, and
has pledged his support to every man on
the ticket from Governor to. Constable.
1t would, therefore, seem to be but rea-
sonable to expect every Republican
worthy of the name to keep in line this
year more than ever, but although the
a disposition on the part of few to
obtain notoriety by risking a party repu-
tation which they have done little to
upbuild or maintain.
One of the most absurd statements
made by the conglomerate parties is that
relating to Supervisor Talcott. For four
years Mr.. Talcott has faithfully repre-
sented his district, and every cyclist,
teamster and dairyman is now a unit
in bearing testimony to the splendid con-
dition Of the roads in his large territory.
Four years ago when he was elected Mr..
Talcott faced a difficult task. His dis
trict had run down and there was much
dissatisfaction. In fact, q strong effort
was made to elect Democrat to the Of
flee. During his term old John Talcott
has been as faithful a servant as Ala
media County ever had, while he has not
done cheap politics or played to the gal
lery every time the occasion arose. Ger
tain interests are anxious to secure con-
troll of the Board of Supervisors and al
ready they are assailing Honest John
Talcott.' I have seen Mr.. Talcott vote
hundreds of times in the Board of Super
visers, and L Go not believe any one ever
voted more consciendousy. Talcott is
not a politician, but a business man of
honor and integrity, and this opinion is
that expressed by his district and not by
a little coterie always anxious to plaster
its friends with praise.
STUART w. BOOTH