The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
THE REPUBLICAN SITUATION IN
SAN FRANCISCO.

men lne otate central COm mlttee
comes TO consider the affairs of the party
in San Francisco it will find the party or
ganization opposed by a set of men whose
opposition has been aided by Buckley, by
Rainey and by Willie Hearst. At war
with one another on every other subject
the leaders of all the factions of demoral-
lied Democracy are united in desire TO
beat the Republican ticket. The COM
mittee will see that the situation calls for
prompt and resolute action. The party
organization must be sustained ana all
loyal Republicans must be called to the
support of the regular ticket.
1t is not worth while to question mo-
tives. The main thing is to understand
actions and see to what results they tend.
1t matters little whether the desire OF
Buckley, Rainey and Hearst TO beat the
Republican ticket arises from some secret
understanding among them, or is the out.
come of "pure cussedness' instinc-
tive opposition of boodlers to good gov
ernment in San Francisco. In either case
it is clear that the hope of good govern
ment rests upon Republican success at
the polls. To that success the State Cen
tral Committee should contribute by every
tuSdliS III AIS pOMSL. All SDOulu De
directed to bring back all wandering Re-
publicans to the party fold and to infuse
into the minds OF the loyal more reso-
lutte determination TO maintain the Re-
publican organization of the county and
carry 1t to victory.
The rank and file of the Democratic
party has been completely demoralized by
its faction fights, but the bosses have lost
none of their cunning. Buckley has
managed to get ticket of his own, Rainey
has ticket OF his own and Hearst is try-
ing to play the Non-Partisans as his fake
All of these leaders know that as against
a united Repu blican party they have no
chance whatever. 1t is their plan to have
two Republican tickets in the field and if
possible three. ANY Republican whole
himself better than the party organization
and faYorS another ticket will receive their
encouragement.
That Is the situation in San Francisco.
1t is thoroughly understood by the people.
The plain issue in the election is between
city government representative of the
policies and the citiz enship of San Fran
cisco Republicans and one which represents
Buckley or Rainey or Kelly or the Willie
Hearst pull, and that pull may have at
tachments to all of the other bosses. The
people of San Francisco desire an admin
istration devoted to the public welfare
They are aware they can obtain it in this
contest only by the election of the ticket
headed by Charles L. Taylor. 1t is there
fore in the interest of good citizenship as
well as good partisHnship that the State
| Central Com mittee should act firmly in
supporting the organization of the party
against boilers and traitors.
Does any loyal Republican question
which was the regular Republican County
| Convention and which is the regular Re-
publican ticket? The regular County
| Convention was that presided over by
Thomas D. Riordan. The regular Repub-
iican county ticket is that headed by
Colonel Charles L. Taylor, and officially
recognized as such by Registrar Hinton.
The Republican State Central Commit.
tee viii not seek to destroy but will en-
deavor to preserve party organization.
1t will not turn the party over to Boss
Kelly d Co., with whom and whose
methods this City is too well acquainted.