The San Francisco call., 1901-10-08
RIVAL NOMINEES
ARE CONFIDENT
Estimate That the Vote
Will Not Exceed
Sixty Thousand.
Judge Sweeney Of Shasta to
Give Right Of Way to
w. @. Van Fleet.

Candidates are out among their friends
and acquaintances making individual
campaigns for the favor of their fellow
citizens Some of the nominees have es-
tablished headquarters OF their own,
where their friends may have a common
ralying point In many OF the leading
saloons banners and other devices are
displayed to allure the voter. In a gen
eraI sense the comment regarding the
Democratic nominations for the Board
Of Supervisors is favorable. Wagers have
been offered and readily accepted on
even terms that a majority of the Demo-
cratic ticket would be elected.
The supporters Of Asa r. Wells pro-
fess the greatest confidence in hls sue
cess at the polls on November s. The ad-
n1irers Cf Joseph S. TObin assert that The
race will narrow down to contest be-
tween the Democratic nominee for Mayor
and Eugene Il Schmitz, the candidate of
the Union Labor party.
Case of Labor Candidates.
The candidates of the labor party must
90 on the ballot by peiuon. as the fol-
lowers of the party did not elect dele
gates TO convention under The pro-
visions Of the primary election law. The
Board of Election Commissioners Will
consider the petition to-day or to-mor-
row. Friends Of Mr.. SchmItz aver that
the petition contains 5000 names, the re-
quirement being 1900 The acceptance of
Dor nominees party designation on the
ballot. Such designation IS limited to
nominees Of conventions called under tie
provisions OF the primary law. The
names of the candidates, however, will
be printed on the ballot The leader of
The labor party, believing that his fences
south of Market are in good condition,
is devoting his time to political work in
the other sections of the city.
Politicians predict that $1,000 of the
5000 registered voters viii participate in
the election. Events of the next four
weeks may cause a deeper interest in
the contest than is now foreshadowed,
II
able at this time may be cast The in
dorsement of candidates by the Liquor
Dealers Association is awaited with more
Chan the usual degree of interest. The
members of the association who are au-
uhorized to act for the whole body will
meet, it is said, Thursday Of next week.
Gubernatorial Topics.
The fact is noted in political circles
that topics relating to the gubernatCrial
campaign Of next year are eagerly dis
cussed. The new apportfonuent law de-
inning the Legislative and Congressional
districts goes into effect three months
hence. The district boundaries through
out the State are generally changed, and
The changes demand reorganization of
committees. Much of the preliminary
work Of readJuStment for the political
battle Of November, 1902, must be done
by the existing State Central committees
respectively OF the Republican. and Dem
not be created before late in August or
early in September Of next year, because
delegates TO the State convention can
not be chosen under the primary election
law until the second Tuesday of August.
Many Of the politicians are guessing that
a vigorous fight will be made to over
throw the law. The sharp fight for con-
troll in the County Committee in the
late Republican convention signified to
the spectators that something invisible to
the multitude was involved in the con-
test.
There is gossip in Republican circles
that Judge Edward Sweeney of Shasta,
who aspires to the Republican nomina-
ton for Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, is TO be sidetracked in order
TO give the right of way to w c. Van
Fleet. There is much talk of a Perkins
Pardee combine. 1t is regarded as settled
that Gage will go into the fight for
United States Senator against Perkins as
soon as he discovers that he cannot win
a denomination for Governor.