The herald., 1898-08-07
SAN BERNARDINO
Independent Delegates-Young Re-
publicans-Electric Plant Talk

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 6.-The sew
eral caucuses were held last evening and
the primaries are being held today for
the choice of delegates to the Independ-
ent convention, which is to be held next
Wednesday at the pavilion in this city.
Perfect harmony prevailed, and the fol-
lowing delegates were chosen: No. 1, j.
w. McNaire, Herman Mark, f. ]. Ehr-
ard, Charles Laurent and e. W. Powell.
No. 2, A. c. Rudolph, M. Kramer, viii
Starke, Thomas Williams, F. r. Nc
Donald. No. 3, AL McRae, L. D. Jensen,
D. M. Harris, L. Robinson, N. L. Nor
row. No. 4, Gus Lander, Robert Std
ham, John T. Reed, Elmer Melton, George
D. Fowler No. 5, w. T. Harris, r. r.
Garner, Jere Ousterhout, G. A. Oyer c.
L. Allison, Smith Halle. No. 6, N. A.
Richardson, Monroe Stewart, ]. N. Co.
dori, c. d. Dickey, II. A. Reed, M. C.
McKenney, A. NJ. Kenniston, w. II. Nee.
William Merry. American, S. G. Huff,
T. G. Chapple, G. w. Suttonfleld, w. F..
Manner, Walter Drew. Mt. Vernon,
Clayton Muscott, Walter Roberds, j. M.
Morris, Foster Hancack, Harry Hagan,
p. 3. Hockaday, Robert Nish.
The attempt to organize last evening
Young Mems Republican club was not
much of a success. Most of the boys
were too old and were fired out, as the
youngsters thought they could run the
machine alone. Joe Rich was selected
chairman and Louis Fielder secretary.
A committee on principles" was ap-
pointed, consisting of c. A. Whtmore,
Arthur Eddy and Percy Hight, who put
their heads together and in three min
utes evolved the following:
believing the principles of the Repub-
lican party as enunciated in the platform
adopted at st. Louis June II, 1896, are
conducive to the best interests of the
people and the good government and
prosperity of the country, we, the under
signed, declare that it is our present
intention to vote the Republican state,
congressional and county tickets at the
coming election" etc. Then they en-
dorsed Truman Reeves for state treas
urer and named the club after him. This
was adopted and the age of admission to
membership was placed at is to 2S.
The local Red Cross society gave notice
in the morning that they were about to
send a box of goodies to the boys of
Company K of the Seventh, and the same
day shipped thirteen boxes of over 700
pounds weight to the camp, and also $3.50
in cash. Not bad days work.
The city board of equalization. which
meets Monday has a hard problem to
tackle. For the past four years the
assessment Of the city property has been
reduced $1,250,000, and the people howl
for just the same low rate of 80 cents.
In consequence, the city is six months
behind in paying its bills and now the
board proposes to raise the whole as
sessment from Is to 25 per cent in block
If not they will be compelled to make a
rate of 81. 40 to $1.50 for the coming year.
The present assessment Is $3.50, 900 lower
than the last, and property is worth
more. There has been quite an amount
of building and improvements, but the
assessor Is anxious to make an impress
sion for his business acumen to match
former occupants of the office. Hence
the cut.
The former manager Of the electric
plant, B. c. Roos, has returned, and
brought plans for the establishment of
an electric and gas plant on a basis that
will make lights one-third the present
rate. The plan is SO we'll thought of
that its establishment Is likely, and with
it there is plan to run an electric rail-
way. The motive power for generating
the electricity is to be steam.
Articles were signed last night for q
fight between "Red" Phillips and Jack
Burkhardt, both of Los Angeles, to come