The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
A WET BLANKET FOR
BACK NUMBER BOSSES
Republicans Condemn the Kelly
CrimnlinS Scheme.
Election Commissioners Are Of the Opinion That the
Apportionnent Conflicts With Provisions Of
the Primary Election Law.

the State the .nonopolies massed at
Sacramento to elect a Federal Senator
were defeated by the representatives of
the people
The Republican party is capable of
giving to the people of San Francisco
the best administration of municipal
affairs eCer recorded. The essential
point now at issue is 10 wrest the party
reins from the hands of ignorant
bosses. Under the primary law some
committee must speak for each pOlitl-
cal organization that files ticket. The
Republican County Committee was ex
pected TO speak for the great mass of
enlightened citizens comprising the
party. but the political dolts went to
Phil Crinmins saloon for wisdom and
inspiration and came out with the no
tion that the people could be fooled into
voting for 306 delegates put up by
pair of back number bosses. AS boss
Phil Crimmins is little better than
campaign memory, and Martin Kelly
belongs to the era Of the Volunteer Fire
Department.
Republicans of the city perceive the
Importance of the first administration
under the new charter, and are now
preparing to elect the delegates who
will comprise the municipal nominat-
ing convention. If Crimmins. Kelly and
the County Committee get in the way
of the Republican advance they will
be cast aside as obstacles in the march
of reform.
Irving NJ. Scott is apprehensive that
various conflicting interests will keep
the Republican party divided. In reply
to q letter mentioning him as a. possible
candidate for Mayor he writes from
New York to the Post of this city:
There does not seem to be any sup
port either by the people or press of San
Francisco regarding right principles for
the good of the whole city-only legis-
lation suiting individual interests"
The Democratic plan of appointment
filed by the Committee of One Hun
dred. Jasper Mcdonald, chairman. is
under the provisions of section 1870 of
the Primary Election Law. The sec
ton allows a combination of election
precincts. The combinations arranged
by the committee are numbered from
one to fifteen inclusive. The lowest
number Of delegates accorded to any
combination is that, given to number
18. wherein ten delegates may be chos-
en-. The highest number of delegates,
twenty-nine. is accredited to combina-
tion No. Q. which embraces primary
election precincts, 46. AZ, 4S, 40, 80, 81,
50 and 80.
The basis of apportionment Is one
delegate for each so votes cast at the
last general election in each of the COM
binations and one additional delegate
Tor REMAINDER OF 81 NOleS OF over
The convention will consist Of 354 dele
gates.
Jacob Steppacher. Registrar of Vot-
ers has officially informed Charles F.
Curry, Secretary of State. that five po-
litical parties Will apply for places on
the primary election ticket. to wit Re-
publican. Democratic. Social Labor
Peoples and Citizens Republican. The
Secretary Of State replies by wire that
he can supply ballots in number and
dimension as follows: SiXty-four thou
sand. size 1Sx615 inches: AZ 900. size 1Sx
251a inches. and $1,000, size 1Sx30 inches
The Kelly and Crimmins scheme will
require a ballot seventy-five inches in
length.