The San Francisco call., 1901-10-23

X-ASSEiMBL4M MAN w. II. CObb
has given orders that the talka-
Is tive Wells shall be bottled up.
N The voluble nominee did not
speak last night, and at County
Committee headquarters no definite in
formation could be obtained regard
inc his next appearance as a talKer.
Cobb. who is running Wells head
quarters in the Grand Hotel, dis
claims all responsibility for the ar
rargement of campaign meetings. lie
explains that the committee across the
street is attending to the speaking parts.
Cobb has little private apartment ad-
Joining a main assembly room on the
third floor of the Grand, where he meets
the Republican nominees for the B0aru
of Supervisors and tries to convince tneiii n7ia
that they now have the confidence ana
support of the Republican nominee Tor
Mayor Cobb finds it dift1cult TO eXplalIil n4II
a story which was published IN the Bui-
ed above Since that date something has
happened tending to establish cordlal re-
lati0ns between that journal ana ihe ne
publican nominee for Mayor, but the can
didates for the board persist all the same
in asking all sorts Of questions ABOUT thls
story from the Bulletin.
The Tobin managers fuiiy apprecddive ri'
the advantage to their Ca qdidate OF CIV
ing the widest publicity to the Wlld utter
ances of Candidate Wells. "A circular con-
tanning the Bulletin story was sent out
ard is being ~5:.T.5uted in the city WheFe
it will do the most good.
Candidates Think He Should Quit.
MANY of the candidates fancy that II
would be good thing for them II Weiis
would pull out even at this late DAY; AZ
last accounts Thomas D. Rlordan, cnaI-
man of the late Republican conVentlon,
was still willing to pay SoOo out VI niS
own pocket if Wells would step down ana
Joseph S. Tobin is making manly and
Intelligent contest for Mayor, and II Is
noted that he is gaining IN faVor every
day The Republicans who come OUT
openly and declare their purpose TO sup
port Tobin at the polls are legion. II IL
conceded by the leading politicians OF az
parties that the Supervisors noIninIIatso sa
bv the Democratic convention Will De
elected. Taxpayers and citizens general
ly fear that the bosses VINO olctated the
Republican nominations are penlhu d
scheme to loot the city. 1t IS quiIe Teh W.
known that Wells is suspicious OIL the Re-
publican Supervisorial ticket. ana tne
bosses are using every possible means 70
suppress his sentiments in this respect.
The candidates who are under Suspicion
are out making their individual hghts;
and if common gossip can be accepted
many of them are quite willing that their
friends should vote for Topln.
Rainey Is for Wells.
The story that Sam Rainey has deserted
the Republican boss combination ana
gone over to play in Schmitz's orchestra
IS not correct Rainey is for Wells and
the whole list of Supervisors presented to
! the convention by the allied bosses.
Tobin is likely to secure large vote
from the Republican Primary League A.
Ruef, however is supporting sehmit2 aet2
Rainey in the hope of curing this defec-
| tion promises Ruef the future leadership
of the Republican party in the north end
of town. 1t is known to all the politicians
| that the bosses gave out orders to ignore
| the Primary League in every matter con-
nected with the organization of the con-
vention, although the league ticket Sc
cured $500 Republican votes, which was
really a majority of the Republican vote
| rounded up by Rainey and Graney
turned the scale against the league, bu
| there will be another election Novembel
! 8 and the bosses are beginning to feal
| that the league vote is going to TObin.
CANDIDATES. FRANKNESS