The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
NO LACK OF CANDIDATES
OFFICE OF SHERIFF. THE CHIEF
PLUM.
The Prospects Are That There Will
Be Number of Independent
Aspirants in the
Field.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway Sent g


90S Broadway, Sept g.
An effort is being made to bring enough
pressure on the Republican County Cen
trail Committee at to-morrows meeting
to induce it to call the county conven-
ton at San Leandro. Many prominent
citizens of that busy little town have
taken the matter in hand and have
made an organized effort to obtain the
convention. There Is, however, strong
desire to have the convention held In
this city.
Much interest Is now being expressed
in the fight for the nomination for Sher-
iff, and several independent candidates
have appeared. There is some talk Of
organizing an entirely independent move
ment, but If this were done it would
only be for the purpose of seeking the
Endorsements of Populists and Demo-
Gratis.
time is Louis Schaeffer, who was nomin
ated by the Republican convention for
Sheriff four years ago and was defeated
at the polls. His defeat was largely due
to the Independent campaign made by
eX-Sheriff Harry Morse. and in other
ways Schaeffer was traded off for the
benefit of candidates on other party tick
cts. This experience has caused Schaef-
fer to make another campaign independ-
ent of party. He has a petition which
contains twelve hundred names, and
seems very confident that the Repub-
lican wave will not wash over his cam
paign.
81 am making an independent cam
paign," said Schaeffer to-day, "and ex-
pect to be Endorsed by the Populists and
Democrats. Already such overtures have
been made to me, and If such indorse-
ments are rendered me 1 will gladly ac-
cept them. l am opposed to primaries
and am therefore going it alone. l do
not think l was treated right four years
ago, and intend to try again"
Sam Heller is another in ependent can
didsite for Sheriff. Heller was once Re-
publican, but when McKillican, Demo-
crat, was elected, Heller was a good
enough Democrat to earn deputyship,
and when Sheriff White, Populist, was
elected, Heller was good enough Popu-
list to hold a deputyship. lie is now go
ing it alone. George Hunt would like the
capped by the report that ne was dep
uty under McKillican, Democrat, and
that he did all he could to knife the Re
WV W ". ( Camron. Chief of Police Rogers
of Alameda and Under Sheriff Harlow have
been Republicans all the time. and there
is no doubt that the party Will md a
good party man strong enough to uphold
the ticket.
The midde-of-the-road Populists will
hold county primaries on September 10,
convention will be held September Is. At
present the intention. is to nominate a
1ull county TICKET, dltnOugn IL VIII PROB
ably be done on the understanding that
all designations are to be handed to an
executive committee in case a plan of
fusion should be adopted.
According to r. NJ. Fitzgerald, the
Democrats are just now doing some tall
thinking.
Democrats are very modest said the
Prison Director, but when the time
comes I do not think there VIII be any
scarcity of strong names. We do not by
any means concede this campaign to the
Republicans"
The Alameda County Central Metcalf
Club has adopted bylaws and made ar
rangements for a meeting to be held
somewhere in this county on every
Thursday evening.