The San Francisco call., 1899-08-03
Independent Attitude
of the Voters.
RESENT CENTRAL DICTATION
SUFFERS IMPORTED TO ASSIST
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.
City Republican League Completes
Its Work of Revis-
ing District
Tickets

Republicans are making cOmmenda-
bic progress in their efforts to get the
consent of good citizens and taxpayers
10 serve in the municipal nominating
convention. In several districts the diff
feTences within the party have been
adjusted and in each of the districts
where the negotiations for harmony
have proved successful there viii be
but one Republican delegate ticket in
the field at the primary election. 1t
was asserted last night by one Of the
active promoters of harmony that the
Republicans in the Thirtieth, Fortieth,
Forty-first, Forty-secOnd, Forty-thiTd
and Forty fifth Assembly districts had
adjusted affairs 80 that all factions
would be united on the day of election
and that negotiations looking to a sim
liar result were progressing in the
Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh Thirty
eighth and Thirty ninth Assembly dis
tricts.
1t is noticeable in this campaign that
the Republicans of each of the eighteen
Assembly districts resent dictatiOn
from any boss or centralized power.
Crimmins and Kelly have retired from
the business of bossing and the Repub-
beyond the limit Of suggestion in deal
ing with the various districts.
The City Republican League, of
which Henry T. Scott is president, does
not assume to dictate delegate nomina-
tions 10 the district clubs organized
under the auspices Of the league, but
has exerted influence in the line Of sug-
gestion TO induce the selection of a good
who have the greatest interests at
stake, are extremely reticent in allow
ing their names to be placed on a dele
gate ticket, yet the indications are that
the Republican Municipal Convention
viii be representative of the character
and intelligence of San Francisco.
The Democrats do not appear to be
making any unusual effort to bring for
ward prominent men to be voted for as
delegates. The Buckley faction is look
ing for men who will be loyal to the
old boss The Rainey- Examiner league
is taking anybody who will agree to
serve Rainey and protect the Fire De
partmeut. Behind the following the
Examiner hopes to set in and control
Phelan. should he be reelected Mayor
The Democratic faction which acknowl-
edges allegiance TO Jasper Mcdonald
and Gavin McNab's committee Of one
hundred promised to introduce some
elements of responsibility into the con
vention of. the Democratic party but
in order to gain votes in the several
districts the faction has succumbed to
the demands OF job-chasers and put
forward a list of men known only TO
the ity-directory and great register.
The Republicans are far in advance or
the Democrats in recognizing that citl-
zens Of known character and standing
in the community should be called to
the duty of nominating men to fill the
municipal Offices under the new charter
The City Republican League at its
headquarters in the Grand Hotel last
night practically finished its work of
naming district tickets. Many good
men have been proposed for service in
the nominating convention
In the Twenty ninth Assembly Dis
trict the Rainey- Examiner League and
Buckley have Joined hands TO down
Samuel Braunhart, who is the exponent
OF the Committee of One Hundred in
that political subdivision of the city.
Late last Tuesday night Braunhart
&ned the district with small posters
announcing his delegate ticket. Among
The display Ines of the poster, above
the names of the proposed delegates,
were these:
PLEDGED TO PHELAN