The San Francisco call., 1910-08-14
Fierce Fight in
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Contests for Offices Cause
More Bitterness Than Has
Existed for Years

OAKLAND, Aug. -13.-What has been
The ,varmest political campaign known
in Alameda county for more than Is
years is drawing to a close with spec
llation active as TO who the winners
are TO be- The fights for state NOM
nations are entirely overshadowed by
The local ones. in some cases of which
much bitterness as wei as activity has
been shown.
Primarily the fight centered about
the effort to beat John p. Cook for
county clerk. Cook has held his Of
lice eight years and is the central arch
OF the political structure of which he
is part The political faction opposed
10 him lgured that 10 beat him was TO
bring the whole structure down, so
candidates were found To pit against
him and such Of las allies as seemed
vulnerable enough to attack Retalla-
tiOn was made by Cook and his friends,
and candidates We're pitted against the
men OF the opposition who were run
ning so that each might have his
hands fun with his own troubles.
In some Of the fights. however, the
issue has been more keenly met than
in this central combat Notably in the
case Of the county assessorshlp IS this
so. where Henry p. Dalton, who has
J. Harrison Clay, an Oakland insur-
anceman. Dalton has been attacked
Gerceiy by Leslie Blackburn. his for
mer political associate; by Frank NJ.
shay. his former deputy, and by a num-
ber of citizens, who have made public
charges against him.
pALTON'S DEPUTY CANDIDATE
Dalton's chief deputy, Thomas NJ.
Robinson, IS contesung the republican
nomination FOR county clerk with Cook.
Harry l.. Boyle is also "a candidate for
county clerk.
John W Mott, who was appointed to
succeed the late county recorder, a. X.
Grim, is a candidate to succeed him.
self. G. " Bacon is his opponent.
supervisor Joseph H. Kelley, who
seeks a third term, has Louis Schaffer
opposed TO him. Schaffer was formerly
a councilman Of Oakland and chief of
police.
County Treasurer NJ J. Kelly is a
candidate for denomination. Edwin
Stearns is his opponent
Conrad J. LuJgen, who succeeded
George :. Pierce as county auditor d
few months ago, is cOnJesting the nom
inaLion with T.. T.. Garrison, who has
held a position in the Office Of City
Assessor George Gross for d number Of
years.
Dr. C.. L. Tisdale, the present cor
oner, Is opposed by DR.. T. B. Holmes.
Supervisor W. b. Bridge and Fred F..
Morse are c0ntesting in the, second
district.
no CONTESTS HERE
For the other county Offices there are
10 nominating contests. Superior Judge
William :. Wills District Attorney w.
l. DOnahUe. Sheriff Frank Barnet Tax
Collector James 3. Barber, Superintend-
ONT ..e Sol. d Err-f.. 4
Administrator IL. B. Mehrmann and Counc
~ Surveyor p. H HaNiland have no
opponents.
Two Of Alameda cOunty's senators
are TO be chosen this year and things
are interesting in the fourteenth and
sixteenth districts from which the cleo
tious VIII be made. The fight between
Frank w. LeaVitt. present senator from
Ihe sixteenth, and Edward J. Tyrreu,
secretary Of Mayor Mott, is one of the
hottest ia the county.
In the fourteenth, which takes in
Alameda and part of East Oakland,
Frank Otis, one Of the authors of the
anti-ra cetrack law, is one candidate.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT George J. Hans of Fruit
Vale IS another, and John Ralph VIII
son OF Alameda a third.
Another Alameda fight is that be-
tween sumner Crosby, present coun-
Gilman, and Alfred i. Morgenstern for
the assembly in The forty-seventh dis
trict
In the forty-sixth district Deputy
District Attorney A. a. Rogers has no
opposition.
Ia the forty-eighth there is three
cornered fight. James T Feeley, the
incumbent. wants 10 go back. Robert
y. Callahan is against him, as is Dan
lei Ferguson.
George Fitzgerald, who used to be
L
is running for the assembly in the
1orty-ninth against John i. Kelly.
MANY CLOSE FIGHTS
Harry "a. Pulcifer and william c.
Clark are opposed to each other in the
nfueth. Pulcifer served last session.
r. H. Hefferman, James Il Pond and
Frank n. Smith are the candidates in
the hft9-nrst
The Berkeley district. the ffty-sec-
ond, Is the scene Of a contest between
g q. Young, the incumbent, and for
mer City Attorney Redmond c. Stats
Police Judges Mortimer Smith and
George Samuels are candidates to sue
ceed themselves. Ben +. Woolner and
i. Z. Gehring want the nominations
also.
in East Oakland there is a four cor
nered night for the place now held by
Justice OF the Peace W. R. Geary
Etdl1 Na-llS the DldCe again. Deputy
County Clerk Paul Wuthe wants it also
as Go Attorneys ,. J. Wyman and
aaron Turner.
The other township candidates for
republican nominations for justices
ere:
Justice Of the peace, Oakland township-James
Justice Of the peace. Washington township
Y. s. Fereira, samuel SandhOlt, Champion D. Sti-
Fers, Joseph Z. Namsley.
Justice 81 the peace. Alameda townshin-Flner
J.. Johnson.
Justice Of tie peace Eden township. NJ.
frank, Charles Prowse. j.. T.. Toffelmeier
Justice of the peace, Pleasanton township
=. G. Quinn
Justice Of the peace. Murray township-D. ].
Murphy
The democrats have put up a county
ticket, but there are no opposition can
didates and no fights within the party
Considering the fact that the registra-
tion figures show u republicans to I
democrat in the county, politicians give
little attention TO them.
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS
DISCUSS WATER TOPICS