The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT.
Enthusiastic Closing Meeting
Of the Hosts at Han1iI-
ton Hall.
THE last day of the Republican city

TT He last day Of the Republican city
campaign of Oakland closed last
evening with a rousing enthusias-
tic meeting in Hamilton Hall.
There were cheers and loud applause
for each candidate as he appeared on
the platform, that betoken a sweeping
victory to the Republican municipal
ticket next Monday. There was no at
tempt at a parade, but at an early
hour the crowd moved toward the hall
at the corner of Clay and Thirteenth
streets, led by the uniformed Young
Mems Republican Club, President A.
H Breed, the candidate for Auditor
and Assessor.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman George S. Meredith of the
Republican City Central Committee.
Mr.. Meredith consumed no time in his
Introduction of the speaking candi-
dates He said the work had been
finished, the fight had been won and
the ticket and the voters were simply
here to look at each other.
w. A Dow, candidate for City At
torney, introduced amid loud cheers
which indicate his election. sprang
quickly into his theme. He said the
candidates in their rounds had found
the people of Oakland realizing that
this was a fight between decency and
indecency. Not a nominee on the Re
publican ticket is the creature of a
boss, not nominated by boss. but is
the candidate of the people.
This is not the ticket of the solid six.
He referred to R. w. Snow, the candi-
date for Mayor, and spoke of his long
and able occupancy of the office of Au-
ditor and Assessor. Mr.. Snow could
have remained in that office for life,
but the people of Oakland called him
to be their Mayor and he had responded
to the call and next Monday the citizens
would approve Of his response by elect
ing him He asked them to elect the
present superintendent of Streets, NJ.
K. Miller, to the office of City Engineer
and with Snow and Miller on the Board
of Public Works there would be har-
mony and an able administration of
their duties.
B. c. Cuvellier, candidate for Council
man, spoke of an effort being made tC
defeat him by a certain Improvement
club because of his refusal to consent
to the expenditure of $4,000 for the
dredging of Lake Merritt when the city
was suffering under a grieVOuS deficit
The lake should be dredged but the SAD
state of the city finances should be first
considered. With those who were try
ing to knife him on the eve of election
by the distribution of lying circulars he
ton day and then he would bury the
hatchet.
The last speaker was the nominee for
Mayor r. w. Snow, who spoke in part
as follows:
In an extended interview with myself
published in 1886 in the Oakland Enquirer
the following question was asked concern
ing public improvements: How do you
account for it, Mr. Snow, that although
Oakland has always talked about public
parks she has never bought one, and that
other municipal improvements, although
they seem 10 be so much desired, are sc
slow in coming?'
same reason that we do not buy park
now. There seems to be no wise judgment
as to the necessity, size, location and bes
Judgment which citizens are ready to ac
cept without question. If a Common
Council was to be elected upon this sole
issue unless they moved quickly they
would probably be enjoined before a parl
site could be secured. Advancing prices
push Oakand's park further into the foot
Council and Mayor must arise who will
wisely select park site or sites anC
somehow lead the voters and taxpayers o.
this city to it's acceptance"
Meantime the progress of cities near u!
makes our own progress imperative. Sar
francisco was sand dune when Oakland
was known to be the finest residence city
In California. Now San Francisco stands
we'll 70 the front as d residence city, an,
its powerful Merchants Association de
cIares its intention to bond that city tc
bring it's beautiful park down into th'
heart of the city, to build boulevards
Of The finest residence cities in the world
For the business interests of Oakland
San Francisco had better be five hundred
miles away than just across the bay
Los LOS Angeles and Portland have out
stripped us in the race because they ar
Wholesale points. having a large M numbe
quarrel ~ with the city of San Francisco
The sun will some day rise upon cit;
on this side of the bay reacnlng iron
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