The San Francisco call., 1903-09-22
DOUBLE ENDERS
IN THE STREAM
Ruef Promises Patron
age to Help Cause
of Schmitz.
George Keane Offers to Boost
Dick Whelan in Labor
Camp

One day last week, and since the or
ganization of the Republican Municipal
Convention, A. Ruef waited on a promi-
nent merchant of this city and suggested
that the latter should call on Mayor
Schmitz. The merchant did not mani
fest any particular desire to renew his
acquaintance with our versatile Mayor.
He said to Mr.. Ruef: II supported Mr..
Schmitz two years ago and -.e did not
keep his promise made to me concerning
an appointment" To this Mr.. Ruef re-
Joined: THE promise of an appointment
two years ago was not made in my pres
ence. 1 will go with you this time and
he will promise you, in my presence an
appointment and he will keep his prom
tse." There is nothing remarkable about
this incident in itself. Greater men than
Mayor Schmitz have made promises
which they did not fulfill and il is even
asserted that such promises have been
made to men other than merchants and
to voters other than those who are al
lied with the Union Labor and Demo-
cratic parties. The significant phase of
the interview between Mr.. Ruef and his
mercantile friend presents itself when one
reflects that Mr. Ruef is one of the or
ganizers of the United Republican League,
a delegate to the Republican Municipal
Convention and chairman of the Forty
fifth Assembly District Republican dele
cation.
MAYORS BROKEN PROMISES.
Because the Mayor assumes the right to
belong to all parties and TO bestow his
promises like the dews of heaven on the
just as well as the unjust is no reason
why the chairman of the Forty-ffth Dis
trict delegation should expect the same
special privilege. Mayor Schmitz had the
decent consistency to withdraw from the
Republican Primary League when he
joined the Union Labor party. Whatever
may be said relating to Mayor Schmitz's
attainments as a rapid change artist on
the political stage. 1T must be said to his
credit that he gets out of one party be-
fore he joins another. Ruef. however,
seems to insist on the privilege Of repre-
senting Republicans in the convention Of
that party and at the same time repre-
senting Ruef in the inner circles of the
Union Labor party. The fact is Of record
and of common knowledge that Mr.. Ruef
participated as delegate in the organiZa-
ton of the Republican convention.
A. Ruef appears also to be keeping some
thing of record of the Mayors broken
promises. He remarked to the merchant
whose support he solicited on behalf Of
Mayor Schmitz that the Mayor did not
appoint Morris Levy according to prom
Use. 1t was mentioned in the conversation
that the promise to appoint Levy was
made when Mr.. Ruef was not present
Gossip goes to the effect that the Levy
purse, not so blamed easy to open in be-
half of every attraction, opened out beau
tffully in view of the rainbow promises
of the last campaign
FLIRTING WITH DEMOCRATS.
According to political gossip Ruef IS
not the only friend of the local admins
tration that is doing missionary work
outside of his own camp One day last
week George B. Keane, the Mayors sec
retary, accompanied by four delegates TO
the Union Labor party convention, called
upon Richard Whelan, prospective nOmi-
nee for Sheriff on the Democratic ticket,
and rendered the labor nomination to the
aforesaid Whelan. Already two slated
Democratic nominees have been noml-
mated by the SchmitZ wing Of the Union
Labor party and there are signs Of a
storm of remOnstrance in the Democratic
convention tonight. Inside intelligence
is to the effect that the convention this
evening will exclude every man that
takes a nomination from another party
convention. 1t is said that the ban will
include judicial nominees There seems
to be a determined purpose in the Demo-
cratic party to preserve the OrganiZa
ton for what it is worth and not to per-
NIT grating politicians to trade away
its prestige.
LiS 1NSPUDlACdAS nave ASSOANSu NAeil tiO
nominees of the Republican party shall
stand on the platform of the Republican
convention. The people of the nation
have placed national affairs in the keep
ing of the Republican party, the people
of California have entrusted the manage
ment of State affairs TO Republicans. and
there is a belief that the Republicans are
capable of conducting local affairs. The /
convention proposes to nominate a ticket |
worthy of support and it will expect Re /
pubHcans to support it.
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