The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22

q A sentative yesterday IndL ne was
dissatisfied with his party's
nominees for Supervisors. He stated with
positiveness that had he seen the list of
names of the nominees before he was
asked to accept the nomination for Mayor,
''he would no more have accepted the
nomination than he would give up his
hope of going to heaven when he dies"
Mr.. Wells was in jovial mood yester
day. Some one connected with the county
committee had convinced him that his
reception at Metropolitan Hall Saturday
evening was ovation and that his
speech was the sensation of the hour. The
Auditor was satisfied with the prospects.
and his propensity for discussing the
weighty issues of the campaign again
asserted itself to some purpose.
What do you think OF the Metropolitan
Hall meeting?'' was asked.
1T was a delightful affair."" answered
Mr. Wells Don't you think so? Why,
1 can hear those shouts yet. The audience
was a fine one from political stand
point"
What did those Kisses mean?"
Absolutely nothing" responded Mr.:
Wells. You see, at meetings of that kind
some dissatisfied people Always gather
You can't please everybody.
What do you think OF the attitude OF
the Republican morning dailies toward
you?' was asked.
Does Not Enjoy Criticism.
'I don't enjoy it, 1 can assure you,'
replied Mr.. Wells, dolefully. Its very
hard to be criticized so after living forty
years in a community. never did a man
an injury in my life. L think ENJOY the
respect and confidence of all who know
me personally. OF course, now that L am
a candidate tor Mayor, | must resign my
self to the inevitable The papers cannot
find anything of a private nature. upon
which to base their attacks, so they
criticize me on political grounds. 1t Is
6n hrn n
opposes my candidacy because Mr.; De
Young's brother-in-law was turned down
by the convention. Mr.. Spreckels of The
Call also has grievance.
'WiIl you explain its ndture!
HE is bitter against the party as
general proposition" was the response,
evasively and slowly uttered. I'VE had
talk in the presence of Grove Aver, but
we could come to no terms. l wanted his
support, but he was disgusted with the
convention nominees and refused TO
the hands of The Call on party grounds.
Did you at that time tell Mr.. Spreckels
that you, too, were dissatisfied with many
of the nominees and particularly those for
Supervisors?
II believe 1 did say something of that
kind" answered Mr.. Wells, musingly.
Yes, think l did
Didn't you tell him that if the Super
visors had been nominated first nothing
could have induced you TO accept any
place on the ticket?"
Something like that.
What is your present opinion concern
ing the Supervisorial nomInees?''
f'If L had seen the list of names, re-
piled Mr.. Wells earnestly, Il would no
more have accepted the nomination for
Mayor than give up my hope of going to
heaven when die.
MI Wells qualified this statement by
saying that he did not mean that all the
nominees were bad For instance, w. II.
Cobb, who, by the way, is managing Mr..
Wells political fight, was an excellent
fellow, whose election would be of vast
benefit to the community. Within the last
few DAYS, he added he had been assured
that he would like his fellow nominees.
''II watch them closely when L am
Mayor" said he. dreamily. Il think The the
Republican ticket will be elected. The
nominees stand on good platform, one
which the labor element may accept with
confidence. There is a large quiet vote
in this city and / expect to poll heavily
from the class which says little but casts
it's vot unfailingly on election day. L am
we'll satisfied with the situation"
Bosses Are Alarmed.
The interests which contributed to the
selection of Mr. Wells for Mayor have be-
come alarmed at recent developments in
Mr. Wells, but the entire Republican
ticket with defeat. The bosses have de-
cided that Mr. Wells must be elected at
any cost and orders have consequently
been issued to the push to trade the NOM
inees for Supervisors in every possible
way for Wells votes.
Every effort will be made to save the
head of the ticket, he the fate of the re-
naming candidates what it may. There
were several conferences between Wells
managers and the representatives of the
bosses yesterday, the subject of discussion
being ways and means for repairing Mr..
Wells shattered fences The determina-
ton was formally reached to knife the
rest of the ticket in Wells interests and
orders to that effect were accordingly is
sued.