The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-21
THE RADICALS MAY UNITE
A RUMOR ABOUT BREED is
PLAINLY FALSE.
Independents and Democrats May
Decide to Fight the League-Re-
publican Candidates-Bros-
nahan Talks.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

9OS Broadway, Jan. 20.
1t is not improbable that the independ-
ent Republicans and the Democrats will
repeat the trick played so ably by the
Municipal League and the Republicans.
1t is rumored that the Independents will
put up a ticket that will receive the sup
port of the nominations of the Democrats
and that the issue will be along the same
lines as prevailed four years ago.
Just whom the Independents will select
for Mayor is in doubt. The names of
John L. Davie M. J. Keller and Fred "
Wood have been brought forward, but not
one of them will say anything positive ex-
cept that he will not go out of his way
to get the nomination.
The situation regarding the mayoralty
is of more than general interest Auditor
Snow, who has been nominated by
the League and the Republicans,
Will have walkover unless all
the opposition be confined to one
candidate, in which event Mr.. Snow will
have hard struggle. That the conserva-
tive and radical factions of the city are
pretty evenly divided is shown by the
municipal elections of the past four years
On one occasion Davie, representing the
radicals, beat J. w. Nelson of the con-
sentative element. Two years ago Mayor
Thomas, then of the conservative ele-
Mayor DaVie, pronounced radical, by
"A votes. This condition is generally main
tanned, and 1T matters not to great eX
tent how many candidates are in the
field, the issue generally SINNERS down to
these lines.
Auditor Snow, the choice of the con-
servatives, is not altogether unacceptable
to a portion of the radical element, while
at the same time he can hardly be called
the choice of some of the conservatives.
Should the Independents and Democrats
unite on man to head the ticket 1t would
not be sure thing to pick the winner.
The contest over the authorship, so far
as developed is almost as interesting.
Arthur H. Breed, Republican, and D. {.
Htnsdale, Lacquer, are nominated, but
there is a general impression that the
Republican candidate is largely in the
lead. Mr.. Breed is the chairman of the
Republican County Central Committee,
and as one-half Of the county politics is
done in Oakland, Mr.. Breed may be con-
sidered as the choice of the organization.
When the Municipal League announced
its platform which is very favorable to
the acquisition of land for public parks,
1t was freely whispered that owners Of
realty anxious to sell to the city had
caused their influence to be felt, and this
was strengthened when 1t became known
that the League was to nominate A. H.
Breed. The turning down Of Mr.. Breed by
the League, however, dispelled this idea,
because had any such influence been
brought to bear it would have been strong
w
is identified with one of the real estate
concerns anxious to make a trade with
the city.
Councilman Brosnahan, at the meeting
of the Democratic City Central Committee
last night, said that the ticket Of the
Municipal League would not be recorded
and that its candidate for Auditor Mr..
Hinsdale would withdraw in favor of the
Republican nominee on condition that he
be retained in his present position as
Deputy Auditor. Just what foundation
Mr.. Brosnahan had for saying this is not
known, but it is positively denied by the
Municipal League and Mr.. Hinsdale.
The situation politically will bear watch
ing. There are indications in many direc-
lions that strenuous efforts will be made
to split up the decent vote in some wards
in order that gang Councilmen may be
elected. These movements have hardly as
yet shown their heads, but the surface is
already ruffled, and within a few days
many such attempts to perpetuate scan
dalous government will bob up.