The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-27
Aspirants for Places
on the Ticket.
CONTESTS WILL BE CLOSE
SEVERAL POLITICAL SURPRISES
ARE EXPECTED.
It Is Generally Believed That There
Will Be Dark Horses in
Some of the Con-
tests.

The Republican Municipal, Judicial. Ed
vocational and Legislative nominating con-
ventions will meet tonight in Native
Sons Hall. After temporary organiza-
ton is effected and the several sub-com-
mittees have been appointed 1t is proba-
BILE that an adjournment will be taken
until Wednesday night The Municipal
Convention will be held in the main Eall
and will be called to order by Thomas
d. Riordan, chairman of the Republican
County Committee. The Judicial Edu-
catonal and Legislative Convention,
which meets in the lower hall, will be, in
all probability. called to order by p. h
Prendergast, secretary of the County
Committee.
The outcome of the conventions is
awaited with the deepest interest by the
many aspirants for political preferment.
1t will be an open fight all around and
the candidates with the most friends in
the convention viii carry off the prizes
There is considerable speculation as to
who will head the local ticket. l. W.
Truman and General w. H. H. Hart, ex-
Attorney General, are in the race and
have many friends working for them. The
adherents OF Charles l.. Patton are not
losing any ground, but admit that they
have hard battle on hand. the name
OF Il. J. Baldwin has also been mentioned
in connection with the fight.
There will be a lively contest before
the Shrievalty nomination is decided.
Henry Martin, who was at first an
urership, is making things interesting for
School Director Head and eX-County
Clerk Blattner, who have been in the
field for several weeks. Head has a
host OF friends in his battle and the
Same can be said of Blattner. The an
nouncement made Saturday that Martin
was also entered for the place has caused
considerable uneasiness among the cham
pions of the other two candidates.
William Deane. at present 5s41,i deputy un-
former Deputy County Clerk, are making
a close fight for the County Clerkship.
The fight for Street Superintendent has
ley Charles A. Wetmore and ex-Street
Superintendent James Gilleran. The
friends of Fragley claim that he is on
the inside track in the running; the
friends of the other aspirants make sim
uar assertions, and there the matter
stands
a. A. Louderback is making a strong
hight for the nomination for Public Ad-
ministrator. Before the nomination is
made, however, it is said that there will
be one or two dark horses in the field.
A dark horse is also looked for in the
RecorderShip fight. benjamin j. Solomon,
a deputy in Judge Wallace's court, en-
tered the lists yesterday and with eight
Or nine other candidates who announced
themselves several weeks ago, it is ex-
peetedd that there will be an interesting
yet, so ii is not impossible that the
iooked-for dark horse will not be en-
tered until the last minute.
Edward J. Sheehan and oscar Tolle are
np TO the present time the only contes-
tants for the Tax Collectorship.
John D. Siebe and Supervisor John
Lackmann are out for the Assessorship.
Lackmann was mentioned as candidate
for the Board of Equalization at the
State convention, but his friends advised
MIN TO hold off and wait for the Assessor
ship fight. His supporters now believe
that he has a winning chance. The
friends of Siebe are equally sanguine
Police Judges Joachimsen and Low
would like TO succeed themselves Prose-
cutting Attorney Thomas Graham. A. B.
rreadwell and Thomas J. Lennon are also
IN the fight. AS there are only four nom
nations, some one of the quintet will be
disappointed.
Among those prominently mentioned
Tor Superior Judges, are Judge James
Justice of the Peace Barry, EX-Police
Judge Davis Louderback, J. K BonesteIl
and NJ. Cooney.
There is quite a scramble for the five
nominations for Justices of the Peace.
Justices Groezinger, Cook and Kerrigan
would not refuse to succeed themselves
The other aSpirants are Maurice L.
Asher, Arthur Brandt, Thomas f. Dunn.
Frank Hood, Percy Long, D. A Ryan
and A. I. Barnett.
A. Barnard, ex-Judge D. J. Murphy
and Assistant District Attorney Hosmer
are contesting for the nomination for
District Attorney.