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The election of April 9, 1928, developed into a spirited contest in San Leandro. Former City Clerk John Gill received 1,309 votes; Coun- cilman Andrew Miller 1,065; and J. DeCou 1,308. These three men defeated R. W. Giesonhofer, with 970 votes; Herbert Matthews, 842 votes; and William Richardson, seeking reelection, with 1,014 votes. All six candidates had indorsed the city manager plan, which was also voted upon and carried by a vote of 1,228 to 812. This proposition was backed by the Citizens' League for City Manager. Edgard F. Hutch- ings was reelected city clerk, securing 1,211 votes to 695 cast for his opponent, Hutcheon Mitchell. City Treasurer L. S. Pratt had no op- position. A proposed $50,000 bond issue for a new fire house failed, with 1,422 votes cast for it, and 824 against. A proposal to pay council- men five dollars for each meeting was also defeated, 818 approving and 1,065 voting against the measure.
THE ALBANY ELECTIONS SINCE INCORPORATION
Albany started its existence as an incorporated city under the name of Ocean View. Incorporation proceedings were perfected September 22, 1908; and on the following day the first trustees met to organize for the transaction of business. These trustees were A. L. Lindquist, F. J. Roberts, N. L. Nielsen, Jr., J. Galvin and George Brown. Roberts was chosen as president of the first board, when the officers had been sworn in by George Schmidt in his capacity as a notary public. The city clerk was George W. Nickerson, Jr .; the treasurer, A. T. Baker; and the marshal, C. H. Miller.
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It was less than a year later that the decision was made to change the name of the city from Ocean View to Albany. Other towns and postoffices by the previous name caused confusion, and this was the principal reason for the substitution of names. However, there was not much interest taken in the election, held on October 30, 1909, for the sole purpose of deciding the issue. There were only thirty-eight voters who took the trouble of going to the polls to express their choice. Of these, thirty-two voted for the new name of Albany, and but six voted in favor of continuing under the first adopted title.
The next general municipal election was held April 10, 1910, when five trustees were elected. The number of votes cast for the various candidates were : George W. Brown, 103; A. L. Lindquist, eighty-eight; Frank J. Roberts, eighty-six; A. P. Hanscom, seventy-seven; E. D. Cushing, seventy-four, all elected; and Robert McBeth, fifty-seven, W. L. Nielsen, Jr., fifty; and Thomas McCourtney, forty-eight. George W. Nickerson was elected clerk again, securing eighty-two votes to forty-five cast for Floyd Pinger. A. T. Baker was also reelected as treasurer, defeating Earl Tenney and Joseph Beck. C. H. Miller was returned as city marshal, leading J. Glavinovich, C. M. Hinton and Charles Gobalet.
There were three trustees selected at the general election of April 8, 1912, out of a field of eight running. They were Frank J. Roberts, George F. Thompson and Robert L. Davis. The other candidates were Wallace P. Haskell, George H. Brown, Frank A. Olsen, Axel L. Lind- quist and George B. Browne. A. T. Baker had no opponent running for city treasurer, but the results were close between George W. Nicker- son and Rollin Goold for the position of city clerk. Goold polled 123 votes, while Nickerson secured but 116. The trustees elected above were chosen for a four-year term, a change having been made from electing an entire membership each two years.
Two trustees were chosen for four-year terms April 13, 1914. Frederick G. Brown secured 225 votes; Rudolph F. Daviels, 211; Lisle Green, 205; Samuel Logasa, 167; and Frank A. Olsen, eighty. Richard Tevlin and Ed. A. Kreiss contested for an unexpired term, the former winning 248 to 199. George W. Nickerson came back at this election to defeat R. L. Davis for city clerk, 299 to 171. A. T. Baker was again indorsed as treasurer. At the same time, the voters decided upon the attempted recall of Frank J. Roberts and George F. Thomp- son as trustees. These officials, however, were retained in office by ap-
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proximately 100 votes. Thompson was chosen president of the board when the new members took office.
The election of April 10, 1916, resulted in the choice of Orloff C. Marr, H. G. Dean and L. C. Green as trustees; Nickerson as clerk; and Mrs. Laura A. Isom, treasurer.
Two of the expiring four-year terms were filled at the election of April 8, 1918. John Gill received 305 votes; Hiram P. Hoyt, 285; Mat- thew Stanley, 282; Fred G. Brown, 236; and R. F. Daniels, 115. A contest of the election of Hoyt by Stanley was decided in Hoyt's favor by the board. Marr was chosen mayor by this board.
O. C. Marr, L. C. Green and E. H. Spatz were the three men chosen as trustees at the election of April, 1920. Marr was again the choice of the board for president. Winslow N. Vierra and Freda M. Brown were elected clerk and treasurer respectively.
The succeeding election took place April 10, 1922, when two four- year vacancies were filled. The total votes were 459 for Frank J. Roberts, 472 for Louis White, 375 for H. P. Hoyt, and 373 for John Gill. Marr was again honored as president.
Charles F. Whitmore, George C. Lenfestey and A. Severy secured places on the Board of Trustees at the contest of April 14, 1924, lead- ing George W. Brown, James E. Becker and John Mattos. Whit- more was named as president of the board upon the retirement of Marr, who was given a present by the members of the old board at the last meeting presided over by him. A new city clerk was also elected, H. W. Brewer leading John H. Paul and Winslow N. Vierra, the former clerk. Freda M. Brown escaped a contest in her race for city treasurer.
The battle of the ballots on April 12, 1926, was a close affair. Two members of the board were elected for four years, and one for two years. There were four who filed for the two long terms-John Mat- tos, E. H. Spatz, Thos. M. Ussery and Lewis White. In the order named, they received 764, 764, 742, and 710 votes. For the short term Harold De Pue, Jr., received 729 votes, and Frank M. Morgan, 722. Whitmore was again chosen mayor by his associates.
ALBANY ADOPTS A CHARTER
Albany by this time had grown from a small village of 200 in- habitants at the time of its incorporation to well over the three thousand five hundred mark as ascertained by a census taken for the purpose
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of determining whether it was now entitled to a charter, if it so de- sired. So, on December 18, 1926, a special election was held to select fifteen freeholders to draft a new city charter to submit to the legis- lature for approval. These freeholders were Marvin J. Blackwell, Ernest C. Blow, John Boero, Fred G. Brown, Forest Carlisle, George M. Gropp, Alpheus P. Hanscom, Herbert C. Hunter, Robert Hutchi- son, Roscoe C. Jones, F. W. Klostermann, William B. Moonie, Francis E. Ryken, Felipe M. Schiek, and Grover C. Wulbern. These fifteen citizens who had been active in the progress of the city chose Marvin J. Blackwell as president of the board; Alpheus P. Hanscom, secretary; and Fred G. Brown, vice president. They completed their labors Jan- uary 17, 1927, and filed the proposed draft with the city clerk.
March 26 was set as the day of special election to vote upon the charter. The vote in the seven precincts upon the adoption of the new basic law for the city was as follows, the vote for the charter being given first, followed by the negative vote: First precinct, 144 to 8; second, 105 to 12; third, 119 to 19; fourth 41 to 38; fifth, 106 to 54; sixth, 58 to 80; and seventh, 39 to 55. The totals were 612 for and 266 against. After the ratification of the charter by the legislature, an election was held May 24, 1927, to select a chief of police, a city at- torney, a city judge, and a member of the school board. John Glavino- vich was elected chief of police, defeating Ernest Blow, Frank Ryan and Leon Abbey. L. K. Fraser was selected as city attorney in a con- test with George F. Sharp for that office. George W. Hickman won out for city judge over John F. Paul and Chris Petersen. M. J. Blackwell was elected a member of the school board; and the board also ap- pointed one of its own members as a school director, selecting A. F. Severy under the provisions of the charter. The board also appointed a park commission, consisting of George W. Brown, Lisle C. Green, H. P. Hoyt, W. G. Orton and Marvin J. Blackwell. J. T. Riley is chief of the excellent fire department maintained by the city.
Honors were divided in the city election of Albany held on April 9, 1928, a spirited contest being waged between the administration and anti-administration forces. The latter were backed by the Chamber of Commerce group, and supported Harry Rindsberg, Herbert C. Hunter and Robert W. Icanberry. The three successful candidates for the Board of Trustees were Marvin J. Blackwell, 869 votes; L. C. Green, 879; and H. C. Hunter, 877. Carl Ahlgren, economy candidate, also won the short term, defeating the administration candidate, J. R. Moore, 1,017 to 888. Defeated candidates were R. W. Icanberry, 850
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votes; Harry Rindsberg, 712; F. J. Roberts, 344; F. E. Ryken, 368; and Charles A. Trone, 762. Roberts and Ryken ran independent of the two other factions. H. W. Brewer, incumbent, defeated Harry O. Rasmussen for city clerk, 1,015 to 965. Freda M. Brown was unop- posed for city treasurer.
HAYWARD CITY ELECTIONS
Hayward was incorporated as a town under state laws back in 1876; and the first meeting of the first town officials was held on the evening of May 8. The Board of Trustees consisted of John Manzer, J. D. Austin, Joseph Pimentel, T. A. Cunningham and L. Linekin. These men chose John Manzer as the first president of the board. The other town officials were W. W. Allen, clerk; George H. Horn, marshal; George Brown, treasurer; John Wootten, assessor ; and Samuel Woot- ten, justice of the peace. The early meetings were held in the old Planter's House, and later the place of meeting was changed to the American House. The Federal census of 1870 had given "Hayward's," as it was then known, a population of 504, which had grown to 1,231 by 1880. Coming down to more recent times, and commencing with the election of 1900, the results are given below. At first the city elections were held annually, but from 1900 on they have occurred in April of each even year.
There were 318 votes cast at the election of April 9, 1900, five men running for the three places on the Board of Trustees. Charles W. Heyer, M. C. Petersen and H. E. Brunner winning positions, while Henry Powell, Jr., and John Parr were the defeated candidates. The two hold-over members were A. J. Powell and John H. Haar, president. W. J. Ramage won the position of city marshal over Joseph Wrede, 160 to 154 votes. John A. Abermuller was elected clerk, defeating J. D. Smalley, A. E. Fischer, and J. A. Collins. Edmund B. Haas was unop- posed for the position of city treasurer. President Haar died in May of that year, and Peter J. Crosby was sworn in as a trustee for the unex- pired term.
The election of April 14, 1902, brought forth 376 votes. A. L. Gra- ham and A. S. Jones were the two men selected for the four-year terms, running ahead of T. H. Martin. P. Wilbert was elected for the short term. J. A. Abermuller was reelected clerk, running against W. B. Zambresky. W. J. Ramage was again chosen marshal in his race with R. T. Leives. E. B. Haas was reelected treasurer. Charles W. Heyer
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was elected president of the board by his colleagues. A. S. Jones re- signed from the board September 2, 1903.
Charles W. Heyer, M. C. Petersen and W. J. Ramage were given the four-year terms at the next election held in April, 1904. George W: Kavanagh defeated C. M. Buck for the unexpired term of A. S. Jones. Clyde M. Reese defeated the former clerk, and E. B. Haas again had no opposition for treasurer. Charles J. Schilling was elected mar- shal. His two opponents were Frank Caten and Arthur G. Allen. Heyer was chosen president for another two years.
The two precincts had a total of 338 votes cast at the election of April 9, 1906. P. G. Leonard and Victor La Grave were elected trus- tees. G. W. Kavanagh and M. Welsh were the defeated candidates, Welsh losing to Leonard by the close vote of ninety-five to ninety-seven. Reese, Schilling and Haas were chosen for clerk, marshal and treasurer without opposition; and the members of the board again honored Heyer by electing him president.
Seven candidates sought the three positions for trustee at the elec- tion of April 13, 1908, and a total of 526 votes were cast in the two pre- cincts. Charles W. Heyer, Martin Welsh and S. J. Simons led W. E. Meek, Charles P. Van Dyke, L. R. Rosenberg and J. J. Boree. Reese, Schilling and Haas had the field to themselves for their respective posi- tions of clerk, marshal and treasurer. The new board again chose Heyer as its presiding officer.
The number of votes in the two precincts fell off to 420 at the elec- tion held April 11, 1910. Arthur E. Manter led the ticket for mem- bership on the Board of Trustees: and Frank J. Hofleng defeated James E. French for the other vacancy by a vote of 207 to 195. The old city clerk, marshal and treasurer were all reelected without a con- test. Heyer was renamed president of the body. City Clerk Clyde M. Reese resigned from office June 2, 1911, and the board thereupon ap- pointed W. A. Garretson to the vacancy. After this election, the mar- shal's office became appointive.
A spirited election in 1912 brought forth 736 votes on April 8. Three trustees were elected for the four-year terms, out of a field of five candidates. The official canvass gave Charles W. Heyer 436, S. J. Simons 432, J. D. Armstrong 393, J. J. Boree 347, and M. Welsh 342. Clerk W. A. Garretson also had opposition, but he secured 345 votes, P. W. Moody 264, and J. E. Welsh 89. Treasurer Haas had no op- ponent. The board reelected Heyer as its president. Schilling was ap- pointed marshal for another term.
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The results of the election of April 13, 1914, gave Arthur E. Man- ter 574 votes, Frank J. Hofleng 335 votes, and Albert E. Fischer 300 votes for the two vacancies on the Board of Trustees. Garretson and Haas, as clerk and treasurer, encountered no contest for reelection. The new board again retained Heyer as its president ; appointed Schill- ing to another term as marshal, and named Frank Mitchell, Jr., as town attorney. On June 17, 1914, J. D. Armstrong resigned as a trustee, and was thereupon appointed city clerk, Garretson having resigned. Trustee Frank J. Hofleng did not live long after his reelection, dying in July. The board then appointed E. A. Fischer to the Armstrong va- cancy ; and H. E. Brunner to the Hofleng vacancy.
Three trustees were selected for the full term .on April 10, 1916. The voting resulted as follows: R. A. Kolze, 606; F. W. Oliver, 586; S. J. Simons, 548; M. Welsh, 444, and M. E. Mattos, 355. Lester Perry was the lone candidate for the short term of two years. J. D. Armstrong was reelected clerk, defeating J. L. Vargas, Mat. Stephens and J. T. Carren. Ed. Haas received 535 votes for treasurer, and W. T. Knightly, 433. Manter was elected as the new president of the board. The board appointed Charles J. Schilling as marshal; C. W. White, city attorney ; and M. G. Riggs, fire marshal.
A. E. Manter and Lester Perry had no opposition as candidates for trustees at the election of April 8, 1918. City Clerk J. D. Armstrong, however, was defeated by M. B. Templeton by a vote of 308 to 365. Templeton was raised by T. A. Cunningham, one of the first trustees of Hayward, and has served as clerk of the city since his election in 1918. Leo P. Haas was elected treasurer; and C. W. White was re- appointed city attorney. Trustee Manter was chosen president of the board. H. E. Brunner was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees October 16, 1918, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of F. W. Oliver.
There were no contests in the election of April 12, 1920. H. E. Brunner, R. A. Kolze and S. J. Simons were reelected trustees; and Templeton and Leo P. Haas were returned to their positions. The board made Manter its president; appointed C. W. White for another term as city attorney ; named J. P. Daken as marshal; Frank Mitchell, recorder; M. G. Riggs, fire chief; and Jesse B. Holly, city engineer. Daken resigned before his term expired, and Fred P. Schilling was appointed to the vacancy.
A close contest on April 10, 1922, brought out 889 voters. Two trustees were elected, and the voting resulted as follows : Frank J. Cun-
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ha, 449; Ruth L. Rogers, 426; William C. James, 415; and M. B. Welsh, 394. Kolze was chosen president of the board. Commencing with the election of 1920, the terms of office for the clerk and treasurer were made four years, instead of for two years.
" There were 1,238 votes cast in the five precincts at the election of April 14, 1924. R. A. Kolze, S. J. Simons and J. L. Wilbur were the three men selected as trustees, defeating Lester Perry and W. J. James. M. B. Templeton and Leo P. Haas were reelected as city clerk and city treasurer. Kolze was chosen as president of the board for the en- suing two years. Appointments included Fred P. Schilling as mar- shal; Jesse B. Holly, city engineer; C. W. White, city attorney; and Jacob Harder, Jr., recorder.
Frank J. Cunha was defeated for reelection April 12, 1926. Arthur E. Manter polled 931 votes, Ruth L. Rogers, 690, and Cunha 529. The board then included Manter, Rogers, Simons, Wilbur and Kolze, the latter being retained as president. Trustee S. J. Simons died in Feb- ruary of this year, but the vacancy was not filled until the 1928 election. The appointive officers under this administration were: C. W. White, city attorney; M. G. Riggs, fire chief; city engineer, Jesse B. Holly; recorder, Jacob Harder, Jr .; and superintendent of water, J. D. Smalley. Fred P. Schilling was named marshal, but when he was ap- pointed tax and license collector J. M. Lewis was appointed to that of- fice. Upon the latter's resignation, L. J. Silva was chosen. F. W. Browning was secretary of the Board of Health. Templeton and Haas held over the 1926 election as clerk and treasurer.
The defeat of former Mayor Robert A. Kolze for reelection to the City Council on April 9, 1928, was one of the surprising upsets of the last election. A narrow margin of but fourteen votes separated Kolze from Frank J. Cunha, one of the three successful candidates. Besides Cunha, the other two successful candidates were Lester Perry, who re- ceived 649 votes, and John Lee Wilbur, who was given 647 votes. Wil- bur was a member of the previous council. Mark Templeton, city clerk, was reelected, defeating Arthur Phillips by a vote of 631 to 470. Leo Haas had no opposition for city treasurer, and polled the largest number of votes cast for any candidate, 787.
THE EMERYVILLE ELECTIONS SINCE INCORPORATION
The first election following the incorporation of Emeryville was held on December 2, 1896. The five trustees selected to govern the town
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were W. H. Christie, J. T. Doyle, J. S. Emery, William Fieldwick and F. J. Stoer. They met for the first time on December 14th of that year, and Christie was chosen as president. John C. Coburn was selected as the first clerk. At the following election, April 11, 1898, Christie, Doyle and Fieldwick, were reelected to the board; Coburn defeated Charles A. Pearce for clerk; and James T. Cushing was chosen mar- shal. C. G. Mayborn defeated James Billis for treasurer.
At the contest of April 9, 1900, Emery and Stoer were returned to the board, defeating M. J. Hayes. Coburn defeated E. W. Niedt for clerk; while Morris H. Lane won over Harry Allen for marshal. May- born had no opponent for treasurer. On April 14, 1902, Doyle, Christie and Fieldwick were again reelected to the board; and Lane, May- born and Coburn were returned as marshal, treasurer and clerk respec- tively.
Dr. C. E. Farman ran for the board at the election of April 11, 1904; but Emery and Stoer were given a majority over him. Arthur L. Kyle contested with Coburn for clerk, but the former official won out. Mayborn and Lane had no opposition. There was a contest for all places except that of marshal at the next election, held on April 9, 1906. Christie, Doyle and Fieldwick won over Lewis Reab, F. Ced- rey and P. Thiesen. Coburn won from H. W. Wilford for clerk; and Mayborn defeated Richard Rackerby for treasurer. E. J. Carey was the choice for marshal, having a clear field.
Emery, Stoer and John C. Coburn were elected to the board April 13, 1908. Fred H. Farr was chosen clerk to succeed Coburn; while F. P. Poulter defeated Mayborn for treasurer. Carey was reelected marshal.
There were seven candidates for the three full-term and one unex- pired term on the board at the election of April 11, 1910. W. H. Chris- tie, John C. Coburn, John J. Doyle won the full-terms, while J. J. Grant was elected to the short one. The other candidates were M. J. Hayes, Jos. Merani and A. J. Webb. Carey, Poulter and Farr, for marshal, treasurer and clerk, had no opposition.
J. J. Grant and F. J. Stoer were reelected April 8, 1912, defeating E. M. Hanson, M. J. Hayes, A. J. Webb and Emmett Stanley. Fred H. Farr won over M. Westergaard for clerk; and Poulter was unop- posed for treasurer. Carey was again the choice for marshal, a posi- tion he has since held.
Christie, Doyle and H. H. Emery were chosen for trustees April 13, 1914, leading T. N. Colwell. Frank Jenks defeated Coburn for
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clerk; while Poulter was reelected treasurer over Edwin M. Hanson. There were 703 votes cast.
J. L. Clark and F. J. Stoer were elected to the board April 10, 1916, without a contest. Poulter had no opponent for treasurer; and William A. Siebe was chosen clerk. A light vote turned out April 8, 1918, as there were no contests. Only 341 votes were cast. Christie, Doyle and Emery were the candidates for the board. Siebe and Poulter were again chosen clerk and treasurer.
J. L. Clark and F. J. Stoer had opposition at the election of April 12, 1920; but defeated H. W. Jumper and L. S. Regnick. W. A. Siebe defeated H. G. Schuller for clerk; while Frank J. Poulter was again successful for town treasurer, defeating Edwin E. Ryan. The total vote was 867. Christie, Doyle and Emery were reelected April 10, 1922, without any contest, and with but few more than three hundred votes being cast.
At the next election, held April 14, 1924, Alfred J. LaCoste and F. J. Stoer were named trustees unanimously. Poulter and Siebe were also elected without a contest. At the election of April 12, 1926, Christie, Doyle and Ed. J. Ryan were chosen trustees, over Geo. G. Prytz. Ryan's vote was 490 and that of Prytz, 479. Their appoint- ments were Thomas W. Firby, city attorney; J. L. Kennon, city judge; William A. Siebe, clerk; R. S. Hawley, engineer and superintendent of streets ; E. J. Carey, chief of police; J. E. Willey, fire chief ; and Dr. Geo. Rothganger, health officer. The school board consisted of R. S. Hawley, A. J. LaCoste and Dr. Rothganger.
The three cornered race in Emeryville on April 9, 1928, resulted in the reelection of Al J. LaCoste and Fred J. Stoer as city councilmen, defeating Harry W. Jumper. W. A. Siebe and Frank P. Poulter, seek- ing reelection as clerk and treasurer respectively, had no opposition.
T. J. Orloff, Randolph W. Apperson and Peter C. Madsen were the three men chosen at Pleasanton to complete the City Council at the election of April 9, 1928. The contest between the five candidates running was a very close one. With the exception of Orloff, the only incumbent to seek reelection, the winners were not decided until the count was practically completed. John Amaral lost to Madsen by a margin of only seven votes, while Apperson, who was the high man, was only nineteen votes ahead of Amaral. The vote for councilmen, three being elected was: Orloff, 227; Apperson, 160; Madsen, 148; Amaral, 141; and J. W. Sheffield, 109. Crawford Letham was elected
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city clerk without opposition. T. H. Silver was also elected city, treasurer unopposed. There were no propositions on the ballot of this year.
The incumbent candidates at Livermore won a sweeping victory on April 9, 1928. Mayor F. C. Lassen led the field, with 462 votes. Coun- cilman William Rees polled 381 votes, and defeated Dave Lenn, who secured 188 votes. City Clerk Elmer G. Still defeated Fred S. Young for city clerk, 332 votes to 248. Leslie Hearn, running unopposed for reelection as city treasurer, received 438 votes. The proposition to pay the city councilmen $5 per meeting for not more than two meetings per month, carried by a vote of 281 to 186.
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