The San Francisco call., 1908-04-14
CALIFORNIA TOWNS
HOLD ELECTIONS
In Alameda County the ANTI
Saloon Forces Are De-
feated
Sunday Closing and High Liz
cense Advocates Are Not
Successful

OAKLAND. April 1S.-Town elections
today resulted at Hayward in the de
,eat OF the anti-saEoon forces and OF the
sunday closing plan. At Richmond the
auion labor candidates for town trus-
tees said to favor a wet" town. were
successful Elsewhere no special issues
were involved. Returns from Hayward
show the election OF the saloon ticket
so called. by p large majority The sue
cessfuI candidates for trustees We're;
charles W Heyer. 325; {. J. Simon, rs;
Martin Welch. ESQ. Opposed were c. p
Van Dyke. l5l: /. r. Rosenberg, ls2;
lanes Borree. 1S4: ". z. Meek. l29.
The vote on Sunday closing OF saloons
was: For closing. ISL; against. 293.
At San Lean6ro J. J Gill, c Q. Ride
out and I. 7 Toffelmeier were elected
trustees. NJ Geisenhofer. marshal for
the eighth term, defeating J. r. Quinn;
7. ". Herbert clerk. defeating F. H
Wry.
In the election in the town Of Pied
mont the entire regular ticket was
elected. This consisted OF the follow
ing. For trustees. Hugh Craig. Harry
sarr. Charles s. Girvan. George W Nc
Near Jr and William x. Nickery; clerk,
Wallace Everett; marshal, +. A. Ken
dali: treasurer. J. 3. Richardson, NJ N.
trustee. was beaten. receiving 21 votes.
Fickery ran highest Of the regulars.
taking 9S.
J. N. Perrin. Levi Roswell and J. B.
Willis, labor candidates at Richmond.
We're elected trustees. J. II. Gregory.
Independent. defeated II. J. Stephens for
marshal. and T. II. Turley for clerk and
W. stairley for treasurer were chosen
without opposition.
TIE regular 4frkpf piaCted
I-meryville. as follows: Town trustees,
+. S Emery Fred J. Stoer and Judge
John G. Coburn; marshal, K. J. Carey;
clerk. F. II. Farr; treasurer. Frank
POulter.
IMPROVEMENTS THE ISSUE
ANTToCH. April ls.-one of the most
closely contested municipal elections in the
suited in the election Of Z. c. Worrell and
John Lynn trustees 7. p Shine was reelected
D. 7 Clesvcs viii be treasurer. The only issue
inrolved in tOdays contest was the election of
proyements, outlined and begun By the old
hoard. the Of which will be more than
SD coo The citizens league had candidate
Tor trustee and one for marshal, but polled
light vote.
LODI, April ls-The city election in this
city passed OF quietly today, there being no
opposition ticket for trustees. The only oppo-
sition was for city marshal II. p. Coleman.
fbe Incumbent. opposed by Harrison Bran
pack. anti-saloon man. The former was
ciected nv a large majority. The officers for
The coming year are; George z. Lawrence,
7. o hale. l.. NihnEer. J. ". Blodgett and
q A. Rich trustees :. NJ. Mcmahon, clerk;
" II. Lo9eDz. treasurer
SONOMA. April I3.-At the municipal cleo
Ion here today r Mcdonnell and L. ousrtaroIi
we've elected city trustees by more than so ma
iority. James II. AlbertsOn was reelected city
urer Joseph B. Small and Jesse Burris were
elected without opposition The victory wss
slam at prohibition ia the town.
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SANTA ROSA. April I3.-The proposition TO
Increase the saloon license from $40 TO $500
was defeated at Cloverdale today by vote Of
cALISToGA. April 13.-The quietest elec-
tion IN the history Of the town was held today.
the only contest being for marshsl. D. r.
SO votes. Other officers elected were: P.
Herfurth, A D. Rogers and ". Spiers, trus-
tees; E. /. Armstrong clerk; C NJ Hoover.
BIGGs. april Is.-At the city election today
j. A. Foster. ". y. Parker ana Edward Stead
man: city clerk. c. c Spence; city treasurer,
.. X Smith: city marshal. B. A. Oliver.
NACAYITLE. April 13.-After exciting
contest here today the saloons were closed by q
vote Of ls3 to lo6. The following trustees
were elected: D. A. Arnold. A. 5. Duncan.
s y Skillinesworth. A n stevens and c. ].
Uhl; treasurer. Ed Fisher; clerk, d. W.
Enamel; marshal. r. Cannon.
SANTA MONICA GOES "wET"'
SANTA MONICA. April ls-santa Monica
total vote Of the city was j. Se4. and only two
of the wards gave msjOrities for the prohibition
ordinance.
ocean Parks municipal election today raised
new point Of law that will require inter
pretauon by tee supreme court Inc judges
n election overlooked the action Of the legisla-
tuge of 1907 in amending the election law.
Under the old law persons entitled TO vote
NeTe required 70 register for 40 days before
election. and this law was employed today by
The election judges The amended law pro
vjdes that voters who were registered 70 days
before election were entitled TO
PACIFIC GROVE. April 12--Unusual inter
est shown IN the local elections today and
for city trustees the following elected:
Edward Berwick r c smith W. Hili: CITY
Work: marshal Edward B. Rich The holdoYer
Trustees are : X Pryor and weleb.
RASO ROBLES. April l3.-The city election
held today resulted in a complete victory By
tho citizens ticket over the eDti-saloon ticket.
corder were elected The victory WAS cele
braicd tonight with band snd parade.
MODESTO. April lS.-The high license forces
yefe defeated n the municipal election TO-DAY,
ise opposition electng two trustees out Of three
The campaigu hinged the saloon question.
VICTORIES EoR PROHIBITION
SAN. RrATEo. April i3-The prohibition
rarty won two victories iB San Mateo county
fedsr: their tickets being elected IN the city
elections IN both San Mhteo and Redwood City.
: A fhe latter place the issue was that Of
rhe election at Palo Alto resulted in VIC
rify fox ticket pledged 10 changing the pres
sICWn f-hartef 10 n isef Ey+Cerf cl6fter.
The following were the results Of the three
rlfcti0nS:
Re6wood City-rrustees. Robert Brown. Prof
George 4 Merrill. Carl Reeger. ali good gov
is-ninent league: town cieEk. Carl PUNT citi
z-Hs ticket: marshal. JOHN Christ citizens
i:.Let: .1ressurer Frank Townc, bipartisan.
San Alsteo-Trustees. J. z. Casey. NJ
oIiwaF. Charles II. Morse marshal. NJ. Roland
ffeasurs-, IL. " Hagen; city clerk. John Nor
IN.
pslo Alto-Trustees William. h. Dean H. "
Sinlklns. Pref. g. Marx. town clerk. c. Jordan:
r.arsbal. r. r Weisshaar.
lIFALDSBURG. April l2.-in hofly con-
tested election here today the nti-saooD forces
u'cre beaten By majority o. l03 votes. 319
b citizens casting their ballots in favor OF al
lowing illo saloons 70 remain Five hundred
women and girls worked from sun up TN
she ballots closed in 81 effort to install pro-
ilibition. The movement 10 install sewers 10y
bond Issue was approved,
SOUTHERN TOWNS GO .sDRY-
Los ANGELES April i3-As result of the
sfuncipsl elections today IN cities OF the sixth
class the licensed saloon has been wiped out
Entirely in Riverside county Corona and San
IaciaiO. the remsnng communities where the
saloon had q foothold up TO today. went dry
70 addition 10 the communities referred 10
Santa Paula IN Ventura county and South PaSa-
lena in Los Angeles county also voted against
the saloon. Both have previously been dry
QceaDside IN San Diego county went dry by a
ns8 jofity Of 3 TO j. In Santa Paula and Corons
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