The San Francisco call., 1899-09-20
MAY TROT OUT
THE DARK HORSE
At ANY MOMENT I
Proposed Republican
Nominee for Mayor.

The Republican dark horse" for
Mayor may be brought forth to-day.
Henri. T. Scott seemed to be confident
Yesterday that the candidate whose
name is held in reserve would be made
known this evening or tomorrow. His
consent to make the race. said Mr.
Scott. has not been obtained. but l
believe he will accept the nomination.
In our marking of first choice he has
received a ma jority Each man attend
ing the conference writes his first
choice of a candidate for Mayor. and
this dark horse leads the list.
The conference referred TO by Mr..
Scott is a council composed Of twelve
or fifteen citizens who have taken an
active part in organizing the anti-ooss
elements Of the Republican party In the
city. The choice OF the conference NAV
not be the choice Of the convention. but
the Endorsement Of the men who are
working so earnestly 10 set the best
men Of the city 10 serve the pubic Is
sure to carry weight.
The Republicans are making progress
in their efforts to induce merchants ana
business men Of known responsibility
and experience to accept nominations
for the Board Of Supervisors. On the
ing but little headway in this direction
The old squaws" and the old fossils
ara besieging the committee OF seven
for favorable consideration. but the
men whose services are sought cannot
neglect their business affairs 70 serve
the city.
The Republicans acknowledge that
they cannot win the Office Of Mayor and
Assessor except by the hardest kind
Of fighting and the presentation OF can
dtdates Of exceptional strength. Last
evening il was asCertained that Super
visor Albert Heyer would accept the
nomination for Assessor. Mr.. Heyer
has lived in San Francisco forty years.
and has never been defeated by the
people in an election. He has been a
candidate five times. Once he was
counted out He is willing to make the
race for Assessor against DR.. Dodge,
and is confident of success at the polls
The aspirants for place on the ticket
as candidate for Sheriff are John
Lackmaun, Colonel Duboce and Cap
tain Thomas O'Neil For Auditor W.
G. Doane and Asa r. Wells are can
didates. The list Of entries for Public
Administrator is growing. The leaders
in the contest are John Farnham, Will
lam Lyle and the incumbent, Mr..
Drinkhouse.
The meeting of the Republican Con-
vertion's committee on permanent or
ganization and order OF business did
not take place at the Grand Hotel
headquarters last evening. Monday
afternoon the chairman, A. S. Hubbard,
decided 10 postpone the meeting and
by postal card gave the members no.
tice OF the proposed postponement.
Several members failed to receive the
notice, hence some displeasure was
manifested when they assembled at
headquarters last night and found that
the meeting was off.
District delegations throughout the
city nightly listen TO the pleading voice
OF aspiring candidates. The Thirty
seventh and Forty-third District dele
gates met last night. The delegates
representing the Thirty fourth District
will meet at Native Sons Hall on
Seventeenth street tomorrow evening
A call Is out for a meeting of the
Thirty sixth District delegation at
Twenty fourth and Castro streets to-
morrow evening.
The Democratic nominating conven-
ton viii meet at Native Sons Hall on