The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-11
PREPARING FOR THE
COMING CAMPAIGN
THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AP-
POINTS DELEGATES.

OAKLAND. Jan. 1O.-The Municipal
League met this evening and appointed
delegates to a convention to meet next
Friday evening to nominate a full city
ticket. The list of delegates contains the
names of many prominent Republicans
and Democrats, and is as follows:
First Ward--Andrew Anderson, j. c. Bull
lock, Ed \. Boell, p. S. Coke, II. T. Dalton,
Edwin c Hodgkins D. S Moulton. W. Meese,
e. O. Rode, ID. NJ. Atwater George Stanley,
James Nesbitt. Alternates-F b. Horti -
Hazeltine; Charles Spaulding.
Second WardIP. J. Brophy, 9; A. Chase. ].
=. Farnum, e p. Flint, q. T. Hawley, r. W.
Meeke c. McCarron. James K Moffitt, War
Ten Olney Cary Howard, A. H. Pratt D. A.
annexed DistrictCR ". Lyman G Henry Burns r17s
GTegor. Aiternstes- Walter Hunt, Arthur Nc
Third ward-L. G. Burpee, J. s. Burpee, J. T.
Bell. P. a: Cameron, a. $. Carman, James Ell
lott c " kellogg p M, n Russ G Lewis.
W. Nelson. ". II. Quinn. Alternates-R. N.
AP FdTqfB W Wa% GT b Bedea tre Ggsbnr
a. L. Fish, Giles H Gray. George Kirk,
Charles Mau, F. W McNear, H. A. Powell,
McBoyie. AIternates-Oiver Ellsworth Dan
H; Priest a; L Smith b ~
land. G. A. Bailey, D; E. Collins. G: H. Col
Inns, z. S. Finch, J. Fearn, J. NJ. Haven F..
S. Page, W. NJ; Sack, W. P Wheeler. Alter
nates-J. L. Champin, Ben Smith. E. F.
sixth ward-Franklin Bangs, E. C. Boswell,
A ". Craig. p. E. Dalton, G. W Grayson,
c. B. NJ. Gray W. T. Sagehorn, r. NJ. Tur-
ner, c. r. Allen, E. D. Williams, R. o. White
seventh ward L. Burnside. r. H Cham
berlain, F G. Conklin. H. T. Capell, c. H.
Daily, w R. Emery, ~ X: Foster. L. N: Cob
Inskeep l. H Wakefield J. T. Wallace Al
ternates-H. NJ. Cameron, NJ. 5. Hamilton.
platform was adopted which contains
planks declaring for just and economic
ha ri
early settlement Of the water question
and fayoring municipal ownership of the
water supply. Continuing, it states:
This league fayors no parties or cliques. no
Democrats, Republicans or POpulists. only resi-
dents of Oakland, and such all invited to
unite to build UP Oakland and help administer
honestly and wisely. All citizens invited
to meet in the league upon q common ground
and to redeem the city government from the
destruction threatened by the apparent effort
Of party leaders to parcel out city affairs to
incompetent and Inexperienced men as re-
ward for political service; but are not asked
10 abandon party fealty in elections for county.
State or national offices. This league is in
favor OF the purchase of land for parks and
bOulevards such terms as would be accepted
by a prudent business man. and is also in
favor Of purchasing, filling in and improving
health of this city, and is also in favor of the
early IMPROVEMENT Of Lake Merritt but in
sists as it did in 1888 that no improvements Of
any llnd az any time should be allowed that
viii diminish the water area of the lake This
league denounces the action of the majority of
the present city council for the unusual and
hasty manner in which the water rates were
last fixed by it and FOR establishing water rates
so unreasonably high. The league pledges its
candidates to assist the water front attorneys
(who already paid for all services to be rem
dered aforesaid) to press the water front
suits to a speedy conclusion, to yield therein
no advantage already gained to employ every
effort to secure such further and additional
rights as are in accord with law and Justice.
and TO insist on final judicial disposition of
the whole water front question. including the
opening of all streets to points where public
wharves and landings must be constructed
The league pledges itself to favor the con-
solidation OF city and county government al
the earliest practical moment.
The league favors the principal of municipal
ownership OF public utilities, especially the
matter Of water supply, and pledges it's NOM
inees to work for the acquisition of a water
supply under municipal ownership at as early
a date as practicable.