The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
Three COrnered Fight
Leaves Democrats
in a Tangle.
Superior Leadership of Gavin
McNab Downs Smaller
Bosses.
UPRISING AGAINST
BOSSES, SAYS DODGE

WITH the natural feeling of
NM exhilaration which now
wv controls me it is hard for
me to collect my thoughts
sufficiently to tell how it happened
But 1 will say that the new pr1-
mary law is one of the factors that
made the overturning of the bosses
possible The new law is most
unqualified success. If it were
not for the protection 1t gives
the voters in the way of secrecy
and by compelling all who attempt
to have a voice in the selection OF
the delegates to establish their
identity and right to cast vote,
the result of to-day's election
might have been different. rms
is demonstrated by the returns,
for in the districts that were NTH
erto entirely under the control or
the bosses we have won out by the
largest majorities.
AZ attribute our victory TO the
fact that we as American citizens
believe in Misrepresentation. Inc
same spirit that prompted our
forefathers to cast off the yoke Oh
Great Britain prompted us to-day
70 cast off the yoke of bossism.
It has become revolving to the peo-
ple to think that they had to go 10
the polls and have pointed out TO
them the men for whom they were
told they had to vote. That is what
caused this uprising.
THE Central Republican Com
mittee has no boss-no one mas
had more to say in its councils
than another. We have all worked
in harmony and for what we
thought was for the best interests
of the people. and with that spirit
we could not help but win.
"I am not surprised at the result
The people were bound to be the
vfctors If they were only given a
chance and the new primary law
gave them that opportunity. 1t
forces upon US the conviction that
the motto on our great American
dollar should be not only In COO
We Trust but In God and the
People We Trust
mo railroad influence VIII be
felt at our convention and no such
influence has been shown in our
campaign. If they have helped US
If has been voluntary on their part
without our knowledge and be
cause they thought our victory
would be best for the city. No in
f1uence has been back of us but
that of God and the people.
would have been ashamed of the
CITY and the people who live here
if the result had been otherwise
81 cannot say who will be our
nominees; that matter rests entire
" with the convention. l feel con-
fident. however, that our delegates
will select the best list of nom
inees ever presented to the voters
of San Francisco. Clean and able
men will be chosen and our ticket
will be elected from the Mayor
right down the line. Last year
Mavor Phelan won by the votes of
the very Republicans who this
wear vanQuished the bosses by
starting this great reform move
ment. They will cast their votes
at the next election for our nom
inees and with their support L can
not figure how we can possibly
lose.
care will be exercised in the
selection of our county committee.
II should be composed of men who
are ready and willing to give their
time to the party; to guard 1t
against entanglements; to protect
the rights of the people, and give
the voters the fullest opportunity
to express their will. The commit
tee will be composed of represen-
tatiVe men.
.ZENAS U. DODGE"