The San Francisco call., 1899-09-22
ENTRIES FOR
THE MiYORALTY
RACE YET OPEN
More 7 ak of a Repub-,
IiCan Dark Horse.

The Republicans will have a large list
OF candidates for Mayor when the con-
Nenuon assemblies on October 8. Leaders
OF the party still affirm that there is yet
another dark horse to be trotted out and
mat the admiration OF spectators will be
awakened when the steed in reserve IS
paraded. It is admitted that Joseph D.
Sirant, Charles W. Slack, George New
hall, John Lacllmann, Horace Davis and
others have winning points, but the can
dlCate yet to be named is praised above
all whose names have been given to the
public
The Republican delegation of the
Thirty-fourth District met last evening at
Native Sons Hall, on Mission street. J.
X c. Hobbs presided. The purpose of the
meeting was to listen to the report OF a
committee Of four named at the last meet
lng OF the district to attend a meeting Of
Ine other Mission districts, which took
place last week; also to hear what candi-
dates Tor office who might present them
selves might have to say. The report of
LHe committee was taken up first there
OeInS no candidates present Chairman
doDDS reported that no one was pledged
At the meeting of the Mission districts
me TWO candidates OF the Thirty-fourth
Jlstr1ct for Supervisors, Messrs. Martin
Zones ana George 7. Shaw, were named.
me me olst9c{ wanted to have these men
nominated by the convention, and also
would want something else. The commit
lee 10 confer with the other Mission dis
tr1cts consisted OF George ". Elder, F.
K c. Hobbs.
George w. Elder reported also concern
had conferred were the Thirty-first,
Ihirty-hfth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty
seventh with the Thirty 1t had
oeen agreed upon, Mr. Elder said that
all the Mission delegates would attend
a caucus to be held, when every Mission
district will name its favorite sons for
hsa -r-sD ~
claim Tor six Supervisors, on the ground
that the Mission contains a third of the
Voting population of the city and county.
meeting Of the Mission district delega-
tons Mr. Elder also reported for the
committee that the next meeting Of the
Mission districts would take place next
week upon the call Of the chairman. The
report OF the committee was accepted.
Later IN the evening candidates for
nominations arrived and talked to the
delegates, among them being Harry Baehr, |
Who IS = candidate for the nomination
Tor Tax Collector, and W. S. LeyIe, who
IS candidate for the nomination for
Public Administrator.
The delegates elected to the Republican
Municipal Convention from the Thirty
sixth Assembly District met last night !
AT lhe residence OF Z. ?. MahOney, 1902 !
Castro street. The following aspirants |
Tor nomination addressed the delegates |
and solicited their support: D. L. Farms |
worth and c n. Depew for Supervisor, |
John Farnham and John A Drfnkhouse
for Public Administrator; Wilbur q |
Doane for Auditor, Harry Baehr for Tax |
Collector and James Nagle for Police |
Judge.
The members of the First California /
Regiment. VINO were mustered out of the |
service yesterday. have already taken UP /
the duties OF citizenship and propose to /
make their influence felt in the next city |
campaign. a number Of them who afii- |
tate with the Republican party met last |
evening and decided TO throw their sup
port TO Major Thomas O'Neii Of the First I
California Regiment for Sheriff, Judge Z. /
II. Sweeney for Police Judge and John !
Lackmann for Assessor.