The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
.REA SEEKS TO
CONTROL THE
DEMOCRATS
His Henchmen Buy
ing Proxies.
INSISTS ON REPRESENTATION
DEMANDS SEVERAL PLACES ON
THE TICKET.
Lively Fight May Result When the
County Convention Meets
at San jose on
Friday.
INSISTS ON REPRESENTATION
DEMANDS SEVERAL PLACES ON
THE TICKET.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Aug. SLIM Rea is
making an effort to capture the Dem
ocratic County Convention, which will
meet at Turn Verein Hall on Friday.
All-night sessions are held nightly at
the California Club to devise ways and
means to make this coup. This is the
first time the boss" has not had
hand in the Democratic County Con-
vention, and the rebuff is not gracious
ly received. Besides, Rea and the
Mackenzies want to show the people
of San Jose they are still alive after
Reas defeat at Sacramento. and the
dressing down" he received from
Major Mclaughlin.
The meetings at the California Club
have been lively ones. This organiza-
ton is the rendezvous of all of Rea's
political schemers. The gang com
prises it's entire membership, and the
first duty of a youngster is to join the
California Club. The Democratic con-
vention is the sole topic there now.
Rea wants several places on the
ticket, but above all demands Vic
Scheller for Superior Judge. Scheller
is a prominent member of the Califor-
MIA Club, while Kittredge, his oppon-
ent, has refused to have anything to
do with the ring. Rea has openly
boosted that the Democratic conven-
ton must nominate Scheller for Judge.
The better class of delegates is for Kit
tredge and wants no man with faint
of Realism in his makeup. Rea is
also trying to force the Democrats to
name some one other than L. t. Chip
man (anti- gang Republican, for Coun
ty Superintendent of Schools.
Old-time Democrats say the conven-
ton on Friday will be the most repre-
sentative one held here by the Demo-
Gratis in many years. They claim it is
almost solidly antiRea, and that the
ticket nominated will be a sure win
ner.
Boss Rea is endeavoring to take a
hand In the shaping of ticket by Sc
curing proxies of delegates. Police
Commissioner Billy" Carmichael and
a few. more of the boss henchmen have
already obtained proxies. Orders have
gone forth to get all of them possible,
and. II necessary, to buy them. In this
way the boss hopes to have q repre-
sentation, but he will not have
strength enough to demand recogni-
ton.
Nicholas Bowden will be made chair
man of the convention, which will be
composed of 220 delegates. The plat
form promises to be a warm one. The
pending. high school trouble and Rea's
meddling in school affairs will be
| touched upon. The students will be
praised for the stand taken by them,
and the City Board of Education cen
sured for having caused the trouble
Freedom of the public schools from
politics will be demanded. Legislative
delegates will be pledged to the enact
ment of a primary election law that
will do away with such frauds as were
perpetrated at the primaries here
The nominees of the convention prob
ably will be selected from the follow
ing aspirants:
Superior Judge, A. S. Kittredge.
Sheriff, George Y. Bollinger.
Clerk, H. A. Pfister.
Recorder E. T. Sterling, Ben w.
Rucker and T. w. Treanor.
Assessor, L. A: Splitter.
Tax Collector, w. A January.
Auditor, A. L. Veuve.
superintendent of Schools, L. J. Chip
man.
Coroner and Public Administrator,
Drs. w. D. Macdeugal and P. NJ Lus-
son.
Treasurer, B. D. Murphy, E. w. Con-
ant
Surveyor. P. Sainsevain.
District Attorney, J. H Campbell.
City Justice. w. T. Aggeler.
Township Trustees (2), J.. F. Conkey,
Frank Shearer, V. b. Seaman, J. H
O'Connor.
-Fiftv-fourth District,
J. D. Roberts, Martin Murphy, G. K.
Estes; Fifty fifth District, 0. D. Rich
ardson, J. j. McLaurin; Fifty-sixth
District, A. A. Martin of Gilroy.