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were started against Judge Torrence. Briefs had been in
his hands about two months when he went to San Ber-
nardino with the Com. of the Senate who were taking
evidence. The district attorney of San Bernardino Co.
is a brother-in-law of Davidson and was extremely
active in Judge Torrance's behalf. Though the Davidson
case had been pending so long in his hands, on the second
day after Judge Tarrance's return he called up our attorneys
and notified them that he had decided the case. They
were not even summoned to court. He ignored at least
two important points of the case and decided simply
that Mr. D. had a four year's contract, and could collect
his pay for that time. As the suit was for a single
month's salary and less than $300.00 we could not appeal.

Next month we shall hold a city election, the Republican
Convention took place day before yesterday. Mr. D. was able
to pull the power of the machine, and the eleven men
nominated for the Board of Education are straight Davidson
men. So far as we can see, no one of them can be
defeated. This with our old member holding the
same views gives twelve out of eighteen. They go into of-
fice the first Monday in May, and their already expressed