The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29
Try TO UNITE
TWO PARTIES
lHtkH IfHIfIH
Republicans and NUM-
cipal League Would
Combine.
Conference Fixed Between
Leaders to Discuss
Compromise.
Oakland Office san Francisco Call.

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MS Broadway. Jan. IS
While some o. the captors OF the Re
publican primaries may not have known
what to do with their prize last night
,hey knew exactly what 10 do with it to-
-ay- They at once proceeded to arrange
81 conference with the managers OF the
Municipal League, and that conference
wll be held tomorrow night
y hat this conference viii bring forth
IS sim uncertain Tor The capture was
sudden that those 10 the deal have had
10 time 10 even discuss what 10 do now
--at they have accomplished their OBJ
-ecL All that Is absolutely certain is
nat the new owners OF the Republican
farl} are anxious 10 unite with the MI
.--ciual League in some kind of an uu-
Standing and have the two tickets uni
-orm- TO this end the conference to-
morrow night VIII lend its best en-
-raTOrE-
The proposition that viii be submitted
tl-m0rr0W night by the Republicans 10
-le Municipal Leaguers viii be tbat the
.--epuoiiconz he allowed 10 name the
--ayor ano the CiJs Engineer. thus Civ
ll6 them control Uf The Board OF Pubic
h orks, The Municipal League being al
owed 10 name the City Attorney, who Is
% 'he third member OF that body In re-
ID 10 name the control d not the entire
tsty Council
Whether the Municipal League VIII con
-.Lt o. This arrangement or not Is stlu
a4 open question FOR The league has been
soiue ahead with the arrangements for
PIGS -slcke- without regard 10 the ReDub-
LCaaS The arrangements FOR The Mu-
Ii.laI League ticket were about COM
I5e-e and there is some question as TO
whether -le~r arrangements have not
some Zoo tar 30 be changed At the present
tirC
But The Municipal League IS composed
- Republicans and ther only demand
IS 81 honest ana progressive municipal
rattrnment free from scandal. so that
tac grounds for an agreement are already
--ilt and lt only becomes a matter Of
settling Epon the candidates II is regard
ED as inevitable that the two conven-
-.cr> should unite and Il is now only a
-euestion Of the individuals upon whom
,l-y shall unite
MOTT OR oLNEY.
The greatest difficulty seems 10 be in
lie office II Mayor. The Municipal League
i-as practically decided upon the nom
nation Il Warren Olney. who is a gold
democrat On national affairs, for Mayor.
lbe nomination Of Mr.. Olney by the Re
publican convention s. impossible owing
10 his poltcs ana the Republicans are
lrying 10 see what can be done TO over
come this difficulty.
The great mass Of the Republican dele
safes elected yesterday are fo- Frank
X Moyt Tor Mayor Nj Mott is thorough
sy acceptable 10 the Municipal League.
but a few weeks ago he refused 70 enter
the race. whereUp0n the league turned 10
Nr. Olney- when general demand was
made upon aIT Mott to-day that he stand
FOR The ke.4bican nomination with the
Municipal League Endorsement Mr.. Mott
replied tlat 1e had once refused TO &C
cept rne Municipal League nomination
and be could not and would not take
either nOmnaUon-Unless with the con-
sent OF all parties concerned-and he
wasn't quite sure whether Il would be
honorable 10 do il even then. and there
was one certain thing and that was that
he would take no nomination unless he
Eelr thai Il was strictly honorable. The
Republicans explained 10 him that they
could not nominate Democrat and that
they. wanted 70 nominate a man who was
thoroughly acceptable 70 the Municipal
League and that IL was his duty 10 his
marty and the league. But the former
Councilman said that he would do moth
ing without consultation with his friends
III the league
Then the Republican managers tried to
fnd some man who was a Republican who
would be both Republican and a Munic-
ipal Lacquer and they pitched upon
George ". Dornin, a member OF the
present City Council. But Mr.. Dornin re-
fused fatty. upon the ground that he had
- already given two years Of his time to
the city and that he could not AFFORD 10
take two years more away from his bust
ness. So the question Of the Republican
nomination-Which the Republicans seem
determined shah include the Municipal
League iudorsemeut-feu back upon
Frank X. Mott once more. with Mr.. Mott
declaring that he would not violate his
honor Tor any nomination.
And 50 il is that Oakland is confronted
with the spectacle Of d nomination pur-
suing an individual