The San Francisco call., 1895-08-02
OLYMPIC CLUB POLITICS,
Names That Are Beginning to
Be Spoken Of for Various
Positions.
THE FIGHT FOR LEADER.
Harrison and Crocker the Most
Prominent Candidates for
President.

Like grass after a spring rain, candidates
have sprung up in the Olympic Club in
answer to the announcement that next
Monday evening the club would meet and
select nominating committee to take care
of the campaign of the regular ticket DUR
ing the coming election. Names are now
definitely spoken of in hall and gymna-
SUM, over the card tables and in the steam
bath, where before ali was speculation and
rumor.
So far the candidates for membership in
the nominating committee of five are the
principal object of interest. The various
elements of the club must be represented.
as has always been the custom, and so the
fight is narrowed down IN each annex to
one man. The cardroom element, includ-
ing the billiard-players and the more So
cial side of the club, want Tom Craig.
The tank men, those who swim, those
who bathe and those who sit around on the
railing and look on, are generally in favor
of George McComb, who for the past year
has been assistant leader in the tank. He
will represent the entire aquatic element.
Fred Butz is the most prominent candi-
date from the outside men who has so far
appeared. He is a well-known figure on
the track, and is interested in all the out
door work. The tennis men are not agi-
tating the question of candidate for the
committee this year, and so ButZ, if Sc
lected, will represent them, too. Jack
Leighton is the choice of the gymnasts
and inside men generally, but he may not
run, as he has other aspirations. The
bicycle men will put up Jack McGlynn,
who has been a prominent figure among
the members of that annex for long time.
The politicians who were in the fight
last year are again in the field. Ed Kruse,
who engineered the opposition in 1894,
has taken hold again, and will make Har-
rison's fight should he run. Ike Deutsch
is also out with combination of his own,
but a compromise between the two, in
which the cardroom men will get recog-
milton, may be effected.
W. G. Harrison and III. ]. Crocker are so
far about the only ones mentioned for the
presidency. Oelrichs is not considered
available. For vice-president Bucking-
ham and Peck are spoken of The treas
urer fight is likely to be hot one if both
Russ and Eaton run. There are many
who believe Russ too old fashioned in his
methods of running the Office, but Russ
has held the place for good many years,
and he will be hard man to beat If he
stays in the fight. For secretary Pennells s
name is spoken of, but Jack Leighton
Forsythe, so long secretary under Harri-
son, is mentioned also for the place, but
he is strongest when spoken of as di-
rector.
Leonard Gill is the only one prominently
mentioned so far for captain, but around
the leadership the candidates cluster like
bees. Charles Morrell, Scheuster, DR.. f.
n. Short and Paul Bernard are all spoken
of, and each has friends working in his
interests. Morrell was drawn Gown last
year and Hammersmith was put on the
ticket IN his stead. This year it is ex-
pected that the inside men will generally
favor him.
The ticket for directors is little mixed
yet and several mentioned as officers are
also spoken of as possible directors in case
they fall short in original ambitions.
Among these are Eaton, Short and For
sythe; in addition there are mentioned
Frank O'Kane, Len Owens. Harlow H.
White and Matt Weed. White is backed
by the swimming element and the wheel
men, and the latter having a voting
strength of over 200 will be efficient sup
port. The social element will again sup
port Weed it is said, and he confidently
expects to be in the board again.