The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

~ AKLAND Jan. 30.-The managers
n of the Republican City Conven-
" ton, which met tonight for or
ganization, are offering every
thing to the Municipal League in
exchange for the nomination of James
A. johnson for City Attorney and F. c.,
Turner for City Engineer They have
even offered to indorse theenomination of
Warren Olney for Mayor and to accept
the entire Municipal League ticket for
the Council. On the other hand, the Mu-
nicipal League has up to Tonight refused
to accept Mr.. Johnson, but has expressed
its willingness to continue negotiations.
The Republican convention organized
and appointed an official conference COM
mittee tonight, but not until after there
had been hot words passed upon the floor.
DEMANDS OF LEAGUE.
There was an extended conference be-
tween the unofficial Republican commit
tee and the official Municipal League
body, at which the league laid down
its demands. which consisted of the in
dorsement of it's entire ticket, from War
rem Olney for Mayor down through an
entire list of CouneiEmen, 1t agreeing to
accept F. c. Turner for City Engineer,
but demanding that some one else be-
sides johnson be named. This demand
included J. r. McGregOr for the Council
from the First Ward. +. H: Lake from
the Second George Fitzgerald from the
Third, Edwin Meese from the Fourth, B.
II. Pendleton from the Fifth, J. Sullivan
from the Sixth Ward and J. T. Wallace
from the seventh with a choice of four
for the Council at large from among
John L. Howard, r. b. Gaylor, j. W..
Evans. John F. TOwle, B. c. Cuvcltier
and James p. Taylor.
This was a sticker, for the Republican
Convention is composed Of seven sepa-
rate delegations and it would cause no
little friction TO turn down the ward
nominees of these delegations. In the
First Ward Alexander McAdam has his
delegation for the Council and he declines
10 withdraw I'm favor of McGregor while
against Lake.
The moving spirits OF the Republican
conference were perfectly willing to give
up the Council and even sacrifice the
Mayor, for they wanted Johnson anil
Turner for the control OF the Board of
Public Works. So they adjourned their
conference pending sounding of the
temper Of the convention which got to-
gether tonight.
AEdy johnson. chairman of the Repub-
lican City Central Committee, called the
meeting to order and Guy Q. Earl nom-
mated James P. Taylor for chairman.
while John Mitchell nominated Abe l.
Leach for secretary
Charles E. Shook, who was chairman
Of the unofficial conference committee of
to-day, and who will occupy the same po-
sition in the official one that was appoint
cd tonight, plunged into the middle of the
conference matter and made a little talk
about this being the time To make rec
ord for fair dealing, and concluded by
moving the appointment of conference
committee, one from each ward and two
at large, to meet with similar commit
tee from the Municipal League This was
carried and Chairman Taylor named the
following:
AT Iarge-Guy C. Earl and Frank NJ Par
Ward Charles e Shook: Third Ward. George
Fitzgerald: Fourth Ward, Mike Kelly; Fifth
Ward. Clarence Crowell: Sixth Ward, NJ j..
Hanlsy; seventh Ward. J. =. Cook
ROW IN THE SEVENTH.
Then there was a row in the Seventh
Ward that was the outcome of stormy
caucus last night, when c. G. Dodge
made pass at Ben Griffins. The Seventh
Ward delegation had voted to have
County Clerk J. p. Cook represent then,
on the conference committee, though
Cook was not a member of the delegation.
The vote in the delegation at that time
stood II to in favor OF Cook and to-
night it stood IA to 5. Just as soon as the
names were announced Ben Grifflns and
c. II. King made speeches upon the APP
pointment of an outsider. Subsequently
there was another caucus of the delega-
ton, during which George Pierce shook
his fist under Griffins' nose but Cook had