Evening journal., 1899-04-17
IN A POLITICAE WAY.
SOME OF THE THINGS THE WARD
WORKERS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

this city, win head the Single Tax ticket
at the coming city election in June.
This is no political dream. but the
plain. unvarnished truth, the substance
OF which was derived from and vouched
for by reliable source-the prominent
political leaders OF the Single Tax party
AMI not contradicted by the doctor
himself.
one Of the Single Tax party said:
"Dr. Fahey will head our ticket, but
who viii be The other candidates. / can
not say. but from all appearances they
will be men affiliated with the party.
The Single Tax Club will hold a meet
Ing ON Thursday evening next at S
o'clock for the purpose Of naming their
ticket for the city election. The nomi-
mating committee Is composed Of A. r.
saylor, Thomas Coady. Frank Brand
William Willis and David Lynn.
Thomas Dugan. Of the Fourth ward,
has announced himself as a candidate for
| City Council. as has William j. Staats
from the Seventh ward.
These are the only candidates on the
Single Tax ticket that have so far an
nounced themselves publicly. but it is
rumored that others on the Democratic
ticket may also be endorsed.
DR.. Thomas S. Hitch Is also a leading
candidate for the mayoralty nomination,
and many OF his friends and supporters
assert that he is sure winner. Dr
Hitch has occupied a peculiar position
during the past few days. Ii was an
nounced through the local press that he
/ h.. i
League as their candidate for mayor.
Later it was denied by "A morning paper,
which stated that he might be endorsed
by individual members OF the league.
as a Democrat but could not be as a
league candidate.
a prominent member Of the Demo
cratic League. in conversation. said
that "the Democratic League. as
"a body. win endorse no one for any
place on the ticket. The members may
vote for whom they please. The league
will come forward in the next city cam
paign MS n Democratic organization,
which viii support the successful nomi-
nees, no matter who they may be- We
want Democratic administration. and
don't want any national affairs to enter
into the campaign"
DR.. Hitch also states IN an interview
that HE is a Democratic candidate, en-
dorsed 10y no faction, and df defeated at
the primaries win turn in end support
the successful nominee.
In the meantime Jesse X Baylis Is not
asleep, and will prove an important fac
tor IN the race for the mayoralty place
I Mr.. Baylis is one Of the unobtrusivc
kind, who says nothing, but saws
wood" and he hus many friends. both
Democrats and Republicans, who are
saving the Same log
In the meanwhile the Republicans are
at odds and ends" and in common par
lance. don't know "wherc they're at"
That the Unions and Regulars are split
asunder is not denied by any Of the
party leaders NJ is said by some that
the two factions will come to grief be-
fore election day, but n such an event
should take place e would be Ike the
meeting Of fire and water: They would
not mix. ass one OF the elements is bound
to give way 10 the other AdJiCks lieu
tenant. Charley Kittnger, remarked
the other day, when asked who would
be the next mayor; Charles NJ. Fields.
Of course You don't suppose a
Regular can get there, do you?" Such
is the opinion OF the Addicksites. and
the Regulars are equally determined on
the other hand.
10 is expected that some time during
the present week several Democratic
lawyers will apply to the courts for a
writ OF mandamus to compel the De-
partment OF Elections to allow ali reg
istered voters TO vote at the primary
elections fer city candidates. The De.
partment OF Elections will stick to it's
position that only the men who regis
tered ON the first three days ~ registra-
ton can vote at the primary elections.
In this decision the department is back
ed by the opinion Of J. Harvey White
man. It's counsel, who drew the registra.
tlon law
The decision to apply FOR a writ OF
mandamus is based upon the following
resolution adopted by rhe cEy commit
tee at it's last meeting:
Whereas, The Department cf Elec.
tions have refused to place on the vot
ing books for primary elections, voters
who registered subsequent to the August
registration days of 1S9S; and
! WHtitdhs ANlt lulhlnlANtt mas httl
advised by counsel that the purpose in.
tent and effect Of the primary electloI
law is not such as contemplates the ex
clusion OF such registered voters from
participating i'm primary elections mel,
subsequent TO the general election IL
1895; therefore. be il
Resolved, That counsel be instructel
TO cause TO be issued a writ cf manda
mus directed to the Department OF Eec
tons to compel them to place all name
Of such registered voters on The votin
books for the primary election, or sho'
g. cause why such names should not b
], entered thereon"
: The experience Of the politicians ha
d been that this law was not general
known. The returns OF the last generl
% election show that there were .267 me
> registered who did not vote. Half Z
+. these were registered on the three DAY
d IN August.
IS Caleb s. Watson. Republican mcmb,
N OF Council from the Ninth ward. al
nounces himself as candidate Il
Al president Of Council.
IS Dennis r. Leary Dem ocratic memb,