The San Francisco call., 1905-01-29
STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY
TN POLITICAL ARENA.
Oakland Republicans Actlve,
Other Parties Dormant.
Divided Over Choice for Mayor

OAKLAND. Jan. 2S.-The general
primaries for the city Of Oakland will
be held on Tuesday next, and tonight
all is activity among the different fac
tions. The only actual headquarters
that have been opened are those OF
Frank K. Mott, in rooms 28 and 20 of
the Canning block, at the corner OF
Broadway and Thirteenth street. The
other candidates for Mayor have been
satisfied to conduct their campaign
from their homes and offices.
1t is a peculiar fact that the great
struggle is for the Republican nomina-
ton for the different offices. The DEM
ocrats have not made the slightest
move and there is no indication that
they will put a ticket in the field. The
Union Labor party has been silent,
other than to apply for a place on the
ticket The Municipal League seems to
have no fights on its hands. The fight
centers on the Republican party ticket.
The different tickets have been gen
orally announced and the situation is
now known as far as the different
ward contests are concerned. An anal
ysis by wards shows that there are five
avowed candidates for the Republican
nomination for Mayor: Frank K. Mott,
George e. Randolph, R. II. Chamber
lain, D. c. Brown and George +. Neece.
In the First Ward Frank K Mott
has made combination with Alexan-
der McAdam, who desires to succeed
himself as Councilman. D. c. Brown
will probably put ticket in this ward
for himself for Mayor.
In the Second Ward Mott has made a
combination with A. H. Elliott, who
wants to succeed himself as Council
man, and 1t is understood that Brown
will put ticket in the field in opposi-
tion.
The Third Ward will have a fight on
it's hands. though it was expected that
George Fitzgerald would be permitted
to take this delegation into the conven-
ton in the interests of himself for
Councilman and George E. Randolph
for Mayor. Frank K. Mott has put a
ticket in this ward and will make a
fight for the delegation for himself, but
not opposing Fitzgerald's ambition to
again be a. Councilman.
The Fourth Ward is one Of the storm
centers of Oakland. One ticket is is
sued by Frank K. Mott for Mayor and
will stand for the ward candidates Of
Edwin Meese for Councilman-at at-large,
c. H. Redington for School Director at
large and Daniel Robertson for School
Director from the ward. The other
ticket will be for the same ward off,
GERS, but will be for Randolph for
Mayor.
The same general condition exists in
the Fifth Ward, where both tickets are
for FELTON, Taylor for Treasurer, B. III.
Pendleton for Councilman, John D.
Isaacs for School Director and III. P.
Carleton for Library Trustee. One
ticket, however, is avowedly for Frank
K. Mott for Mayor and the other is for
Randolph.
In the Sixth Ward is one of the most
bitter fights in Oakland. M. F. Kelly
has put ticket in the field which he
declares for Frank K. Mott for Mayor
and Victor Chloupek for Councilman.
The other ticket Is for w. ]. Baccus for
Councilman and is backed by Dan
Moody and Frank Barnett and will
probably support Randolph for Mayor.
The Seventh Ward presents slightly
different conditions from any other
ward in the town. There will be one
ticket that will be for Randolph for
Mayor, and another for r. H. Cham
berlain. the Chamberlain ticket being
headed by John Yu1e. In a statement
issued tonight Mr.. Chamberlain says
that this ticket Is absolutely for him
and not for Mott. 1t can be said, how
ever. that should Chamberlain retire
from the fight that 1t is practically GER
tain that most of his strength would
go to Mott and that the Mott men In
the Seventh Ward will generally sup
port the Chamberlain ticket.
The exact situation in Oakland poll
tics Is that the fight is not half as much
between the various candidates for
Mayor as It is between factions in the
Republican party. 1t is practically the
old fight between John Mitchell ano
George e. Randolph for Supervisor,
when Guy C. Earl, Regent of the Uni
versity; Charles e. Shook, attorney for
the Regents; Charles e. Spear, presi-
dent OF the State Board Of Harbor Com
missioners, and others who are sup
posed to have the ear Of the adminis-
tration at Sacramento. lined up against
J. Cal Ewing, secretary Of the Bank
Commission; J. P. Cook County Clerk,
and others for the control of the party.