The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23

a SIORENDOCS amount OF
"a and hustle. secret conferences and
4 y private buttonhOling marked the
star chamber session Of the Re
publican powers that be IN the headquar-
ters Of the United Republican League last
night. The last finishing touches to the
campaign before the convention to-nigh-
had to be put upon the complexion OF
things political. The machinery for the
proper gOverpance OF the great political
assemblage tomorrow had to be set in
motion last night.
Three committees Of the league met IN
private conference at Is Geary street and
as a result Of their labOrs the order OF
business for the convention was drawn
up and the party platform constituted.
As the committee on permanent Organf-
zation for the convention has it. the nom
inatiOn for Mayor will be the first bust
ness Of the assemblage tomorrow night.
For the nomination Of Supervisors, the
chairman Of the convention will appoint
committee Of nine, one from each Sena-
torial district. who Will make a slate from
the sixty-fve names presented to the con-
vention by the districts and present Ii TO
the convention after the other municipal
offices have been disposed of.
The expected failed to materialize last
night, In that Abe Ruef did not make his
formal withdrawal from the support OF
the nominee Of the Republican party for
Mayor in favor Of Schmitz. It is now ex-
pected that he will make this withdrawal
publicly at the time when the cOnven-
ton makes the nomination Of the man TO
head the ticket.
WILL SATISFY PARTY.
The committee on platform was very
secretive over the results of it's labors.
What the main planks in its propaganda
are to be was left very prOblematical
by the cIose-mOuthed members. Chair
man Charles SOnntag Of this committee
vouchsafed the following statement con-
cerning the general character OF the
platform:
or course. are all pledged 70 secrecy as
say that it Is one which Is bound to go through
without any strong opposition, since II en-
Republican party. Also you may say that it
absolutely was not cut and dried before our
clubs suggestions Of poiiticians and even the
little gratis OF ward politicians handed TO
for our consideration and We made Up our col
lection OF planks from these materials choos-
ing what the majority thought was right.
This is the first committee on platform that
down to its labors absolutely untrammeIed.
I think that our efforts viii satisfy the party
GRIFF FOR COUNTY CLERK.
Notwithstanding that the committee on
platform was so reticsnt the fact became
bond issue and the city ownership of the
Geary-street Railroad were not decided
upon. 1t was thought best by the COM
mittee to leave these disputed topics to
be fought out in the convention.
What the general committee OF the
United Republican League did in the mat
ter of slate-making can be only prob
lematical also. OF all the rumOrs which
were circulated among the delegates the
most persistent was that Van der Naillen
was to be the candidate Tor Public Ad-
ministratOr and that Aigeltinger was 10
have place on the Board Of Supervisors
from the Thirty-eighth District. 1t was
also said that Griff was to supplant
O'Neil in the race for the County Clerk
ship.
One Of the most important acts OF the
committee on organization and one cal
culated to effect the position OF one or
more candidates for Supervise is the
resolution passed last night to the effect
that no one who has been nominated by
another party can be a candidate for any
Office on the Republican ticket.