The San Francisco call., 1898-05-09
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
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 Events of the past week clearly show the nature Of the campaign being made by the friends of the respective gentlemen who are anxious to succeed Governor Budd. The next month will probably show what support pr. Pardee and w. R. Davis can expect from this county and also from the balance of the State
 It Is now very evident that the Davis people are making a campaign of such a nature as 1t is hoped will exercise a marked influence throughout the whole or the State, while not neglecting the pos- abilities of this county. Mr. Davis was a prominent member Of the State League of Republican Clubs when 1t was organ fzed in 1886. He Is now the president of tho league in this county. Last Friday night meeting Of the leaders of thee State league was held at the Palace Ho- tel, and in some manner or other consid- erable mention was made of MT. Davis. One of the speakers, H. A. Powell who was Presidential elector two years ago, openly complfmented MT. Davis on the good work he had done in the campaign for Mckinley. Among those who were present from Oakland were Frank A. Leach. Murray Laidlaw and a few others. Colonel Stone, who presided, threw out a suggestion of the advisability of the State harmony with the State league for the purpose of advancing party interests. It was finally arranged that at the convention of Re- publican leagues to be held in San Fran cisco on the last day of this month a del egation should be invited from every bona hde Republican club in the State. Not word was said about Dr. Pardee, and no one from his camp appeared to be pres ent.
 Another sideHght on this interesting situation is found In the fact that MT. ciation of the University of California, and it is his duty to arrange for the an nual banquet to be held in the middle of next week. MT. Davis has pledged that affair than any that have preceded 1t. He has named as his committee two dele gates from each of the classes that have graduated since 1873. These committee men have been chosen from all portions of the State, with the natural result that the name of w. R. Davis is extensively tics in this, but under the circumstances the occasion is certainly an opportunity that has not been neglected. Nearer home a few genuine Davis clubs have made their appearance, and there Is much spec ulation as to the influence they will wield within this county. It Is plain, however, that the Davis people prefer to recruit strength in the State at large and hope thereby to influence Alameda County.
 On the other hand the programme of the Pardee men seems to be to obtain all the strength possible in Alameda County, with the hope of influencing the rest of the State. The greatest efforts of those who are favorable to pr. Pardee are cen tered in local organizations. Feeling con- fident of electing a majority of delegates to any county convention the Pardee men are doing all in their power to induce the County Central Committee to so arrange the call that delegates to the State Con- he a h. ty convention called for that purpose. They argue that only by this means can State Convention. In the Seventh Ward the Young Mems Republican Club has al- ready indorsed pr. Pardee. The Young Mems Republican League of Alameda County has not and will not take up any particular candidate, but it has passed resolution indorstng the convention plan tion. Now it is stated that an attempt will be made to unite the regular Seventh Ward Republican Club with the Young Mems organization in that ward, though it Is hardly likely that the regular club, which, 1t Is well known, is almost solid for Pardee, will go outside of its usual course and accept the fndorsement al- ready made by the Young Mems Club.
 It is daily becoming more apparent that L. H. Brown Is not without friends in Alameda County, and he Is known to have some warm allies on the County Committee As both Davis and Pardee are from the same wing of the party, 1t goes without saying that there is a large element that Is anxious to take up third man, and Lou Brown appears to be gath ering them under his wing. He was in this departure his name has been mentioned more frequently. Any estimate of chances in this county that ignores Brown Is not complete.
 Up to the present time the contest has been carried on in a very friendly man. ner. Nothing has yet been injected into the campaign between these two gentle men that savers of personalities or petti- ness. Occasionally some irresponsible has attempted to get some expression of opin- ion before one of the clubs, which would have produced unpleasantness, but such members are no more representative of the respective factions than were the hot headed few who turned Colonel Fair banks picture to the wall representative of the Oakland militia.
 In the past two years especially there has been much opposition shown against the holding of several primaries and 1t is noticeable that some of those who are now favoring the holding of the primary and a convention for State delegates were among those who one, two and three years ago were most prominently opposed to such system
 In many respects the contest closely resembles that of two years ago, when Judge Prick and MT. Hilborn were run ming for the Congressional nomination.
  the City Hall, which are based on meter rates, have set the average citizen to thinking. Since all water is of equal commercial value, whether used for di- luting whisky or irrigating a lawn, it is rather difficult to understand why it would not be fair to producer and con- sumer alike for the Council to authorize a uniform meter system throughout the city. There Is nothing in the law to justify such an intricate system of book keeping and surveying as is necessary under the present schedule to arrive at the charges for water in each individual instance
 At this time there Is special value set on water for household purposes, another value for washing windows and side walks, another value for visitors, another value for school children, another value for irrigating lawns, another one for horses, cows, pigs, chickens, bakery shops, breweries and street sprinkiing. There is also a clause permitting the companies under certain conditions to charge meter rates, as in laundrfes and public parks, Many of these values have to be determined by measuring the length Of sidewalk the superficial area of