The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
LITTLE HOPE
FOR ANY BUT
REPUBLICANS
Race for Office Now
Clearly Defined.
"S0LID SIX" ARE TAB00ED
MAY YET ATTEMPT TO GET UPON
THE TICKET.
Prohibitionists Will Not Name Any
Candidates, But May Later
Desire to Be
Aeard.
"S0LID SIX" ARE TABo0ED
MAY YET ATTEMPT TO GET UPON
THE TICKET.
Oakland ONCE san Francisco Call,

4,
90S Broadway, Feb. 8.
The Democratic convention of last night
is being generally discussed among the
politicians. Certainly no such convention
was ever before held in Oakland. The
nominations m-de have not in any way
affected the political situation, nor can
any appreciable results follow from the
filling of any vacancies by the committee.
1t has been rumoreu that some of the
nominees for the Council will not serve
and that some of the "solid six of the
present Council will strive with the City
Central Committee to get on the ticket.
This is denied by many members of the
committee, who realize that it would be
absolute suicide to allow any of the
names of the disgraced six on the ballot.
The nomination of Davie has now mar
rowed the. race. of Mayor to two can
didates-Davie with the Independents and
Democrats, Auditor Snow with the Mu-
nicipal Leaguers and Republicans. There
are only two candidates for City Engi-
neer: r. NJ. Clement, the incumbent, and
choice of Democrats and Independents, is
opposed by M. K. Miller, the Street SUI
perintendent, whose work has been in
dorsed by nearly every merchant and
property owner in the city.
City Attorney Dow should go for holi-
day, for he has no campaign to make.
The Independents could not find a man to
take the nomination, and although the
democrats nominated L. +. OIdrT1ty, 1t is
as yet uncertain whether he will run or
decline.
Arthur H. Breed, the Republican nom
inee, and d. c. Hinsdale, the Municipal
League candidate, will have to fight it
out between them, for the Democrats and
Independents have left the office vacant.
For Treasurer z. 7. Gilpin will run
against James A. Salpaugh, the nominee
of the Independents. AS a Populist four
years ago, Salpaugh made a great run on
the county ticket, but there is no doubt
that the Republicans will have big ma
So far nothing has been heard of the
ProhibitioniStS and it is believed that they
will make no nominations. During the
past two years the temperance workers
have been doing much organizing, and 1t
is not unlikely that during the next two
years they will attempt to secure the
passage of some legislation by the Coun-
ell of measures in accordance with their
ideas. whiting the past year an attempt
was made to decrease the liquor license,
and another attempt was made to regu-
late the cost of licenses according to the
sections of town in which the saloons are
placed. Nearly every Council has, In some
. way or other, to deal with the liquor
question. But the result of the special
election held about a year ago to decide
as to whether prohibition is desired or
not, resulted in the negative, and many
merchants have stated that 1t is not like
" that existing ordinances will Exchanged
during the coming two years, because 1t
is unwise from a commercial point OF
view to be continually agitatng such
The City Central Committee of the In
dependents completed their ticket to-
night by nominating Alfred G. Swain for
City Auditor For ward School Directors
David Rutherford, Fifth Ward; Henry
Menges, Sixth Ward. At large-Charles
/. Ingler and ]. Lemon. 7. +. Clarity
was Endorsed for City Attorney. The COM
Inittee will meet the nominees next Mon
day night to arrange for the campaign.
OAKLAND, Feb. 3.-The Republican
received the resignation of C. A. Chiches-
ter as Councilman at large. B. H. WEIGH
of the Seventh Ward was placed on the
ticket. Chichester has also resigned from
the Municipal League ticket.