The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
OAKLAND POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN QUIET
Parties Well Nigh Unani-
nous on Leaders and Only
a Few Contests VIII Come
HIG- HONOR TO MOTT

OAKLAND. Feb. 6.-With the Repub-
llcan nominations completed and the
Citizens Municipal League forming its
ticket, there remains little in the
shape of campaign owing to the
unanimity on the leading candidates. In
some of the wards. however, a fight is
In sight as to Councilmen.
The Fourth will be a center of con-
test between R. J.. Boyer and Edwin
Meese. Meese is to receive the Munici-
pal League nomination and will make
a strong showing. In the Seventh
Ward, Councilman Aitken will be
pitted against Former School Director
j. w. Evans.
These appear to be the principal con-
tests thus far developed. George E.
Gross, Republican nominee for City
Auditor, will have competitor in j.
w. Nelson of the Municipal League.
The league, the politicians expect, will
make general independent nominations
for the City Council.
Mayor Motifs denomination and un-
questioned reelection give him the
unique distinction of being the first
Mayor of Oakland since the new char
ter was adopted in 1889 to receive the
honor of a second term, or even a
denomination.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
complete follows:
Mayor-Frank K Mott
City Engineer-Fred C. Turner.
City Attorney-John F. McEroy
City Treasurer-Rchard b. Aver
City Auditor-George F.. Gross.
Councimen-At large. Eugene Stacher. a. T.
Burns, DR.. Frank F. Jackson. Oliver Ellsworth
First Ward. Harold Everhardt; Second Ward.
A: III. Elliott; Third Ward, J. F. Mullins; Fourth
Ward, r. j. Boyer; Fifth Ward B. f. Pendle-
ton; Sixth Ward. William Baccus; Seventh
Board of Edncation-At large. C. H. Redding-
ton, Dr. J.. B: Wood. L. Hannaford, Frank
Ward. G. A. Moore: Third Ward. E. E. Crandall;
Fourth Ward. ". c. Unan: Fifth Ward. f. NJ.
Greenwood; Sixth Ward Charles H. o'connor;
Library Trustees-Dr. O.. II. Wilson, DR.. Harry
P. Carlton Benjamin P. Kurtz John II. Mellon
and John A. Morrow.
The new Republican city central
committee is as follows:
Charles Klinkner First Ward; L. G. Parker.
Second Ward; W. H. ]. Matthews Third Ward;
r. T. Planer Fourth Ward; c. D. Bates Jr.,
Fifth Ward; J. J.; Connolly, Sixth Ward; 81. J.
Leach. John W. Mott, Robert johnson. Charles
Quayle. W. NJ. Fitzmaurice. Joseph L. Coughlin,
F. w Bilger. at large.
CONVENTIONS TONIGHT
The Democratic convention will be
held tomorrow evening in Germania
Hall. The Municipal League also will
Rev. e. s.. Chapman, State super
intendent of the Antisaloon League,
is preparing an antisaloon fight in
connection with the municipal cam
paign.
Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of
the First Congregational Church,: Rev
f. r. Ollie, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church, Rev. H.. j. yosburgf1, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church: Rev
Clifton Macon, rector of Trinity Epis-
copal Church. and Rev. Thomas Boyer
pastor of the First Christian Church.
have been in conference concerning
the plans for meetings.
UNIONISTS NAME MOTT
The Union Labor party nominated
Frank K. Mott for Mayor tonight. As
Mayor Mott has the Republican and
Municipal League nominations and
will receive the Democratic indorse-
ment tomorrow night, he becomes the
unanimous choice of the city for
Mayor. His only competitor is So
cialist candidate. The associates of
the Mayor in the Board of Public
Works. City Attorney J. E. McElroy
and City Engineer F. G. Turner. also
were nominated. George E. Gross was
named for City Auditor and r. b. Aver
for City Treasurer. Councilmen at
Large nominees were II. T. Burns, Dr.
f. F. Jackson Eugene Stacnler and
George Fitzgerald.