The San Francisco call., 1899-07-14
READY To BAT
THE BOSSES At
THE PRIMARY
Independent Republi-
cans Give Views.
SOME CAMPAIGN SUGGESTIONS
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE
PUSH FROM SEEING CLUBS.
How Delegates Tickets May Be Pre-
pared Without Consulting Grim
minis and Kelly or
Burns.
SOME CAMPAIGN SUGGESTIONS
TO PREVENT THE
PUSH FROM SEEING CLUBS.

The executive committee of the Central
Republican League and the presidents and
secretaries, respectively, of several inde-
pendent Republican clubs held an ami
mated conference last evening at league
headquarters in the Grand Hotel. The
meeting was called to elicit suggestions
as to the proper plan to be pursued in
making up a delegate ticket in each AS
sembly district. The field of suggestion
was wide, embracing hints as to the ad-
visibility of forming clubs in districts
where independent organization did not
exist Sentiments in favor of downing
Burns, Crimmins Kelly and all other
bosses were expressed in forcible and
original terms.
when Zenas U. Dodge called the meeting
to order. The following clubs were repre-
sented at the conference
Mission Federated Clubs, w. B. Cur
tbs, F. G. Lang; Forty-third District
Club, F. W. Robrecht, j. D. Hart; Ocean
View Republican Club, H. E. Griffiths. L.
T. Brown; Dewey Republican Club. p. j.
Joyce; Thirty fifth District Club F. w.
Warren, E. H. Herrick; Young Mems Re
publican Club, Fortieth District. Albert
Hess, Hugh McBerney; Continental
League, Frank d. Worth. Hamilton J.
higgins; Stanford Republican Club. Fl. ID.
Byrne, 7; ]; Sullivan; North End Repnb-
publican Union Club, DR.. t. NJ; Leib and
George ". Lewis; Thirty-siXth District
Central Republican Club Frank French.
]. L. Nagle Thirtieth District Republican
Club, D. w Mcneil, W. H. Harrington;
Swedish Republican Club; Scandinavian
Republican Club, vouched for by Oliver
Olsen.
In announcing the objects of the con-
ference Mr.. Dodge said it was the deter
mination of the executive committee to
organize a club in each of the eighteen
Assembly districts. He remarked: The
executive committee arrogateS nothing
to itself. 1t has no slate and no boss. 1t
simply asks that clean, reputable citizens
be placed on the tickets for delegates
and 1t wants your advice and assistance
in this cause.
suggestion was made by Albert Hess
tha each Assembly district club present
a list of delegates.
A R Smith suggested that clubs should
be first formed and In their formation the
precinct registers should be called and
Republicans of known character be Sc
was opposed to opening, the door for
everybody to join, fearing that the Burns.
Crimmins and Kelly push would capture
a time and place of club organization the
push of both parties will jump in to con-
troll the meeting. Call in at first, a few
good citizens and then enroll all other
good citizens belonging to the Republi-
can party"
of the Central Republican League and
agreed to the proposition that meetings
for club organizations could not be opened
Unfortunately. He said: Form your
clubs of the best elements as soon as pos
sible and put up clean men for delegates
Frank D. Worth representing the Con-
tinental League of Clubs, expressed sym
pathy for the movement in favor of good
government.
George w Lewis demanded that good
men should be nominated for delegates.
He predicted that Republicans would vote
for a good ticket.
Frank Finch predicted that the Demo-
~ UOUl6 thP Re-
publicans at the primaries, as the follow
ers of the Democratic push had all the
Mr. Jacobs of the Thirty eighth Dis
trict rema rked that a good many voters