The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
DR.. Pardee Active in
the anpaign.
/ REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT
LAKE MERRITT PEOPLE TOO
SANGUINE.
Desperate but Intellectual Efforts Are
Being Made to Defeat w.
A Dow and M. K.
Miller.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
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90S Broadway, March g.
The opinion expressed In this paper many
weeks ago that an organized effort was
being made to deliver the city government
into the hands of the people who would
run the town wide open has now become
general. Since the return of Mr.. Snow
from the funeral of his wife he has taken
an active part in the campaign and at the
close there is no reason to doubt the en-
tire success of the Republican ticket
During the past week DR.. Pardee has
been active in the contest He has ap-
peared nightly in different parts of the
city and has replied very fOrcefully to
the statements of the opposition. During
the early part of the campaign it was said
that DR.. Pardee would not meddle in mu-
nicipal affairs, but the enforced absence,
at critical time, of r. w. Snow, the
candidate for Mayor. made it imperative
that some one should come forward and
take his place. DR.. Pardee jumped into
the breach and has been doing much eff
cient work.
Mr. Snow showed by his most recent
speech that he is not trucking to the
millionaireS who are, as he expresses II,
too enthusiasuc Tor improvements
declaring for months that the Lake Mer-
ritt people wanted too much at once, and,
although his experience caused hlm to
warn the Council of its mistake, he was
peremptorily put down and his statements
ignored Now Mr.. Snow is not the least
bit backward in telling these milliOnaireS
of their haste and ineXperience. He says
"the estimable gentlemen comprising the
Lake Merritt improvement Associatlon
have gone at the Improvement or Lake
Merritt with more enthusiasm than
money Then, too. the same enthusiastic
citizens have engineered an ordnance
through the City Council. anticipating
$50 900 of taxes that are to be paid in next
wear If it must be held sacred, tins or
dinance alone will require ssd lax rate e,.o OF
ment. Where is the money to burn?
A little friction has been aroused In this
connection by the failure of the Allied
Improvement clubs last night to indorse
b. c. CuVellier for Councilman at large
Mr. Cuvelller voted against this S50,O0O
ordinance which Mr.. Snow with his ten
1t is said that for his opposition to this
measure Mr. Cuvellier was turned down
and Democrat was favored by the club
While there is Some excuse Tor placing
Mr. Kramm from the annexed district on
the list indorsed by the Improvement
clubs there is none for dropping the name
of Cuvellier for Mr.. Cuvellier has made
one of the best and most faithful Coun-
cilmen that ever held Office at the City
/ Hall.
one of the most persistent fights is be
ing made against City Attorney Dow. II
is an open secret that many members or
the Police and Fire departments, con-
trary to it's rules. are supporting MT.
Dow's opponent. Every possible infiu-
ence savoring of the. racetrack or gam
bling interests is being trained against
Mr. Dow and the contest is one, of Re
pubiicanism and decency against the field
The most ridiculous opposition Of any is
shown what he can do during his four
years as Superintendent of Streets, and
everybody who uses the streets tayors
who persistently occupy the sidewalks
and curbstones are opposed to him There
is however. no reason at this time to
fear the defeat of the Republican can
/ didateS.