The herald., 1898-09-09

be able 10 run their enemies into the
barbod wire fences.
The Same Old Game
As fair instance OF the conduct OF the
caucuses the fight In the Twelfth precinct,
Second ward, may be taken. 1t was con-
Quoted in decidedly south f-Market
street manner. The meeting, which was
held at 125 Temple street. was presided
over by Fred Kellogg, who is also clerk
of the election board and son OF Charles
! Kellogg, a candidate for public admins
trstor. The candidates nominated were
| r :. lols H. - orr. +. GILLESPIE, W.
Wilson and n Johnson. the nrst four ot
/ whom happened to be members OF the
election board. DR.. William LIE Moyne
| wills, cne OF .he leading citizens anG Old
est residents of the ward, protested against
non-residents of the precinct voting, as
there were numbers Of such presen; with
| that idea evidently in mind. Joe Man
ming, a notorious gambler. residing in she
Eighth ward, and, Of course ineligible to
vote, Informed the doctor that 1t was none
OF his business The enterprising chair
man them put the motion to elect the NOM
lnees, which was carried by viva voce
opposition ticket in the field on Saturday
name of the precinct.
''They Won't Do It''
This is but a sample or politics as done
by the push in the caucus.
Said one of the FOUNDERS last night In
speaking of the way the precincts were car
ried and the threat 10 oppose the caucus
nominees at the polls Saturday: "Ah, they
won't do 1t. They always make that bluff.
None of dem guys IS goin' to take any
chance on get,in' his face spoiled 6atur-
day. Wees have won de shootfn' match
and dey'll hart TO stand it, See?"
Agin Australian
The question: OF adopting the Australian
ballot system in the convention is going to
precipitate a hard fight. The candidates
for office who have delegations to trade or
! delegations pledged to them are gainet the
Australian ballot TO man. AN the lesser
candidates, or rather the candidates for
minor offices on the ticket, are for the
system for two rea Sons: First, that it will
give them the full vote of the convention,
and second, because Il will prevent their
being slaughtered by trading. The coun-
try Is against the Australian ballot in the
convention, because they fear the treach-
cry Of the city. They have agreed to GER
tain combines on offices and do not pro-
pose to be shut out without revenge.
In case the Australian ballot is adopted
the name of every candidate for each Of
fee will be printed on one ticket and the
delegates will vote their choice for one
bo tn
this way It Is possibility. but by no means
a probability. That full ticket might be
nominated on the first ballot. At any rate
the candidates defeated on the first or any
other ballot would have no means Of know
ing who was responsible for their down.
| fall.
| The situation seems to be that the can
| didates who consider themselves strong
enough to win in one or two ballots wani
| the Australian system, as do the little fell
ers- at the tail end Of the ticket, VINO are
usually numerically traded for 'any old
thing" while the candidates who believe
they have fighting chance in an oper
scramble, with only one or two delegations
they are sure of, want an open ballot and
as stated, SO does the country.
The sheriff's Fight
The sheriff's fight Is now admitted to be
the one contest upon which all preliminar!
work in the convention will hinge. OF
course candidates for clerk. recorder, as
SCISSOR, etc, all have fights that look Bis
to them, but the candidates for sheriff vii
| divide the delegates.
In the caucus yesterday Burr and Nc
Lain are reported to have got the worst o
It and Cline's friends are jubilant. In thu
district attorney fight Byron oliver has de
veloped surprising amount Of strength
Pomona will probably center its strength
on the nomination for recorder, Pasaden'
wants Bell for clerk and so It goes.