The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-04
Convention to Be Held
in Eden Township.
MUCH LIFE BEING SHOWN
DELEGATES TO COME FROM
WARDS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Interior Politicians Make Their Bi.
ennial Trip to Arrange
For the County
Campaign.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
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90S Broadway, Sept. 3.
The biennial conclave of county Repub-
licans was held this afternoon. the occa-
sion being the drawing up Of the call for
the county convention by the Republican
County Central Committee.
Broadway assumed the appearance 80
familiar to the eyes of politicians. The
interior newspaper proprletors, the town
ship candidates for office, the interior pol
iticians flock into Oakland every two
years to arrange for the convention and
they are hardly ever seen en- masse at
any other time. For three hours before
the meeting was called to order the Blake
& Moffitt block was political hive. and
the bees were buzzing in all directions and
in all keys. Charley Spear and A. X.
Grim were excitedly discussing the divi-
sion of Oakland Township for the pur-
pose of electing delegates, which each
man confidently believes will be in his
favor.
Frank Jordan was telling the country
committeeman what a walkover he was
going to have in the Seventh Ward,
which caused Bob Leckie to wink the
other eye. Justice Cliff shook hands cor
daily with Justice Allen, but this did
not blind the crowd to the fact that each
Is trying to kill off the other in the Third
Ward to become District Attorney. Even
VII! Church found something upon which
to disagree with his brother Lin, and it
took them half an hour In the doorway of
cluSion.
Committeeman Hause of Eden Town
ship declined to discuss the proposition
as to whether or not he VIII be dark
horse in the race for Public Administra-
tor but the rumor is said to have some
foundation.
Councilman Girard was on hand, but as
Councilman Earl was away he did not
take prominent part.
Emil Nusbaumer came around to get a
few pointers on how to do politics, but
he went away apparently very disap-
pointed.
There was not great deal of business
before the county committee, but 1t took
a long time to transact it. More than
with the committee on one side of closed
doors and the lobby on the other
A committee from San Leandro was on
hand 10 follow UP the request of their
Board of Trade that the convention go to
that lively little town. Rev. Barton Perry
Of the Presbyterian church made clever
that If they went there with their con-
vention they would give the newspaper
men a great BANQUET, which would put
vention would be given such boost as
would insure the success of every nomi-
nee. He also said that If no objections
were raised, the county committee might
also sit at the banquet table. The delega-
ton made such a practical plea that by
vote the convention was' sent to San Le-
andre.
The method of electing delegates was
the next subject taken up. In arranging
this question Difference has always been
shown in the past to the wishes of candi-
dates. because the various Assembly
senatorial, supervisorial and township
districts are so mixed UP that 1t is not an
easy matter to arrange a plan of calling
| delegates favorable to all. 1t was decided
to call the primaries by wards and town
ships, leaving to the individual discretion
of the various committeeman the adjust
ment of such details as might arise in
| their respective districts.
| The greatest difficulty in the method o,
| calling delegates prevails in Oakland
Township, which includes Berkeley Tenn
| escal, Golden Gate and Emeryville
| Messrs. Grim and Spear the only dele.
gates from Berkeley could not agree or
| the method, and finally Committeeman
| Stryker decided that the whole of Berke.
| ley. including East, West and NORTH
| Berkeley, should be blanketed. while the
| outside precincts should vote separately
| on their own pro rata Of the TOWNSHIP
| delegates.