The San Francisco call., 1903-09-25


\N/ a degree of harmony in the party that
sures loyal support to every candidate, the
Republicans OF San Francisco. enter the municipal
campaign with every prospect of a sweeping victory
all along the line From the time of the primaries
down the close of the convention every step taken
by the party has been in the direction of good gov
ernment and honest politics. The opposing parties
will find it difficult to discover single point in the
platform or a single candidate on the ticket upon
which to center their attacks, while every Republican
and every conscientious independent voter will find
many self-evident reasons why the whole ticket
should be supported and elected from top to bottom
Rarely has the Republican party in San Francisco
been so united and Infused with such spirit OF
harmony the OF a municipal election as in this
instance. While the opposition parties torn by
dissensions there is in the Republican camp well
nigh unanimous sentiment Of loyalty to the plat
form and to the ticket That fact in itself should be
sufficient to incline independent voters to the Re
publican side in the contest for it is certain that
neither OF the other parties could give the city
well ordered government. Should either of them by
any possibility succeed in eectng its candidates, the
result would be a period of bitter partisan and
actona struggles for office and for the spoils.
On the other hand, the harmony which prevailed in
the Republican convention and which prevails equally
fitness of the party to administer the affairs of the
city with businessiike efficiency and assured success
The almost universal feeling of loyalty in the party
ranks, as manifested among the delegates to the con-
venton in all the proceedings from first to last,
serves to bring out with startling clearness the
exception that prevented the vote for candidate for
the Mayoralty from being absolutely instead OF al
most unanimous The accidents OF politics placed in
the convention as chairman of the delegation from
the Forty-ffth Assembly District man who, while
holding a place in the councils of the Republican
League and representing the Republicans OF his dis
trict, is yet serving opposition candidate. That
man. for reasons which he described personal
declined to vote for the nomination OF Mr.. Crocker
although there was no opposition candidate. His
action of course foreshadows further betrayal of
the party during the campaign, for after refusing to
vote for the party candidate in the convention it
hardly likely the double-deang delegate from the
Forty-fifth will support him before the people
vote for him on election day.
The appearance of single intriguer of this kind in
the convention is, however of little moment to the
party or 10 the city. He managed indeed to the
harmony of the convention, but his power for evil
goes little further Whatever clique is behind him is
evidently small, for he could not bring single man
even of his own delegation to assist him in his oppo
sition to the nominee for Mayor The incident may
therefore be dismissed for the present but every Re-
publican should bear it in mind when next the un-
reliable gentleman solicits place in Republican
councils or election to a Republican convention
That issue aside the people of the city, without
spect TO party, review the proceedings of the
convention with satisfaction and study the platform
and the ticket with little qualification The party
is pledged at to economy and to progress, The
declarations concerning the work of municipal inn
provements are all that can be desired, and will have
the support of the intelligence Of the people
The ticket speaks for itself 1t is exceptionally
excellent in every particular Some of the nominees
have been tried in office and have proven themselves
faithful sagacious and efficient The record made
by them is OF the best guarantees of the ability
of the Republican party to give the city not only
honest but a capable, progressive and economical
administration. All the candidates men of high
standing in the community and representative of
our best citizenship. Each and every of them
merits the support Of the people, irrespective Of
party. Their election would mean era of mun-
cpal government marked by genuine devotion to
the public welfare. In fact the time has to
have an improved San Francisco and the Republican
party has nominated men upon whom the citizens
can safely place the responsibility Of carrying the
! Improvements. To their support all independent
voters should rally. Let have administration
! in thorough accord with the popular aspiration for
harmony, progress and economy
-I,oI H..