The San Francisco call., 1905-01-30

ipal campaign in Oakland will be held
on Tuesday next and the work has
practically all been done. Candidates
have made their announcements,
tickets are out. the last appeals have
been made and little remains to be
done except to see the votes cast and
counted.
The contest has been an unusual one
and the new political alignments have
been made that bid fair to affect the
future of Alameda County politics for
years to come. What was once known
as the kindergarten" in Alameda
County politics has been rent in twain
and haR are behind Frank K. Mott in
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Mayor and the other
half behind George E. Randolph.
''Fhe kindergarten" was never def
mite organization. 1t grew up in the
Fifth Ward among lot of young men
who took an active interest in poll
tics and the age of its members gave
the name, For years they worked to-
gethers and made an impress upon
Alameda County politics, but now they
are divided and sundered.
Five of the most active members of
the Kindergarten Cal Ewing.
County Clerk J. P. Cook, City Treas
urer Felton Taylor, Deputy County
Clerk George Pierce and State Senat
tor G.. R. Lukens-are the leaders In
the fight for George E. Randolph for
Mayor. On the other hand Frank K.
Mott, the rival candidate, was an orig
. inal member of the same coterie and
behind him are John Stetson, attorney
+. for the Lunacy Commission; Dick
aver. Deputy superintendent of
Streets; Clarence Crowell, Court Com
missioner; George E. Jackson and
others. Much feeling has been aroused
over the fight and it is improbable
that the same old harmony can ever
again prevail among those who so
long worked together in politics.
Amid all this tangle and uncertainty
there are just two men who have no
feae ard no opposition-City Engineer
F. c.. Turner and City Auditor Arthur
H. Breed. Both these officials, who
are now serving second terms, will be
renominated by the Republican and
Municipal League conventions. But
even these candidates have not been
able TO keep out of the trouble and
they have been compelled to take sides
in the Mayoralty fight.sthough without
raising opposition because of their
great personal popularity. Turner has
united with Councilman Alexander Nc
Adam in the First Ward and their
ticket will be for. Frank K. Mott for
Mayor. Arthur H. Breed has united
with Councilman A. H. Elliott in the
Second Ward and their ticket will also
be for Mott.
WANT LEAGUES SUPPORT.
The fight for City Attorney is pecu-
liar one. City Attroney j. E. McElroy
is a. Democrat and will again have that
: nomination, But McElroy wants the
Municipal League nomination as well.
Abe P. Leach is candidate for the Re-
publican nomination, and wants the
Municipal League, Endorsement. McEl-
roys candidacy is affecting the Repub-
lican fight to some extent, for he has
gone into the Republican struggle, in
the Sixth Ward and is behind the Bac-
s-Barnett-Doody ticket as against
the NJ. J. Kelly ticket.
FELTON, Taylor will probably have no
opposition for City Treasurer, for
though he has gone into the Randolph
camp the Mott ticket in the Fifth Ward
has declared positively for him in spite
of this stand.
>, The various ward nominations have
become mixed with the fight for Mayor,
as was inevitable In the First Ward
Alexander McAdam, wants to succeed
himself and has promised his support
to Frank K. Mott for Mayor. There are
Iumors of other tickets to be placed
I,r,e.
made its appearance is for d. c. Brown
for Mayor. In the Second Ward the
only. opposition to the Breed Ell
liott ticket is that of d. c. Brown for
Mayor. t- nF
In the Third Ward there will be three
tickets, one for Frank Mott for Mayor
and George Fitzgerald for Councilman,
another for George e. Randolph for
Mayor and Fitzgerald for Councilman
and a third for d. c. Brown for Mayor.
The Fourth Ward will see decidedly
hot fight, with three tickets in the field.
The same ward candidates have been
taken up by both factions-Edwin
Meese for Councilman at large, E. c.
Hahn for Councilman from the ward,
&C, H. Redington for School Director at
large and Robert Yates for School Di-
rector from the Ward-but vone ticket
viii favor Mott and the other Randolph
for Mayer. tN
The same condition exists in the Fifth
Ward, where both tickets are for Fell
/. ton Taylor for Treasurer, B. H. Pendle-
!, ton for,the Council, John D.rIsaacs for
School DiFector and H. P. Carleton for
Library Trustee, but one ticket is for
Randolph and one is for Mott for
Mayor. t,
The Sixth Ward. is in the midst of a
very bitter fight. Councilman w. j.
Baccns has ticket in the field for him
self and is backed by Dan Dooay and
Frank Barnett. The conditions that
have arisen have forced this to be a
Randolph ticket. On the other hand.
M J. Kelly put g. ticket in the. field
which was originally for Edwin Meese
for Mayor. but when Meese drew out
Kelly, by the same circumstances,
AhreW himself into the Mott camp. His
ticket will support Victor Chloupek for
the Council.
y The Seventh Ward is in a peculiar
condition. When the friends of. Ran
,dolph made up their ticket they COM
bined with w. A. Donaldson for the
Council and dropped It. Wallace, the
incumbent. Professor Wallace wanted
TO return to the municipal legislative
halls and made a combination with the
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