The San Francisco call., 1904-08-14
FIGHT TO WIN
CONGRESSMEN
Republicans VIII Strive to
Elect Eight Members of
House of Representatives
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
Folly of Sending Democrats
to. Represent California
Has Been Demonstrated

Each Of the two leading political
parties will nominate ten Presidential
Electors at its coming State ConVen-
ton at Santa cruz. The Republicans
ma. recognize Congressional districts
in the selections, yet every nominee on
the ticket viii be a candidate at large
There is gossip that John +. Davis
OF Amador and r. * Bulla of Los An
geIes will be nominated without refer
ence 10 district boundaries and one or
The other viii probably head the
ticket Edward Sweeney Of Shasta,
D.. III. Smith Of Alameda, Charles
Hammond of Lake. s. n. Shortridge
OF san Francisco and J. o. Hayes of
santa Clara may be placed on the
ticket IL seems TO be settled that
Senator Devlin Of Sacramento will be
chosen for chairman Of the conven-
lion.
The Democratic State Convention
viii meet at Santa Cruz. Monday, Au-
gust p, transact the business OF the
session and probably adjourn before
the Republican delegates arrive in the
convention city Popular interest in
the coming political events applies
chiefly TO the Republican meeting, as
The Democrats are in such hopeless
minority that politicians predict
majority Of $4,000 for Roosevelt in
California
A determined effort Will be made TO
elect a solid Republican delegation TO
represent California in Congress. The
only district that can be placed in the
doubtful column is the Fourth, which
lies wholly within the boundaries OF
san Francisco. J. y. Gillette will
sdrelv carry the First District by a
handsome majority. The able and
70 fr1la nf
Ia Rosa, whose long residence IN the
district has made him familiar with
the voters of Sacramento. Sonoma,
Napa, Mendocino, Glenn, Colusa,
Butte, Sutter, Yuba, YOlo, Lake and
Marin. will receive the undivided sup
port Of Republicans and also the sup
port of very many Democratic mer-
chants, farmers and workingmen. The
folly Of sending q Democrat TO Wash
ingtOn to represent the district mas
seen clearly demonstrated. Duncan
McKinlay in the House Of Represent
atives would be able to accomplish
something Of substantial benefit to the
great agricultural, mining, CONNER
cial and industrial interests generally
of the Second District.
Il is estimated that Roosevelt and
NcKinlay viii carry the district by
5000 majority. NJ. F. Cochrane Of
Marin and Theodore Bell Of Napa are
mentioned as aspirants for the Demo-
cratic nomination
In the Third District Joseph r.
KnOWIand. a man Of high character
and splendid attainments, viii head the
Republican ticket and be elected by an
overwhelming majority.
The Republicans are hopeful OF sue
cess in the Fourth District The con-
vention TO select a candidate viii meet
in this city on September p.
The Fifth District is Republican and
- fr7c in
concede the nomination TO Santa Clara
County. The convention will meet at
Santa Cruz on August p or 26 The
advisability Of adjourning the conven-
ton 10 san Jose viii be discussed
J c Needham viii be reelected in
the Sixth District. He has rendered ex-
Cellent and efficient service in Con-
gress. The people Of the district, ire
spective Of party. know his worth.
The Seventh and Eighth districts are
safely Republican and the exciting con-
tests over the United States Senator
ship viii largely increase the Repub-
lican vote in the south.
The Election Commissioners met yes
terday and declared the official result
Of the return Of votes cast in the re-
cent primary elections. The total vote
cast was 1914, of which the Republi-
cans polled 90S9, the Democrats 1889,
the Union Labor party 143s, the Social
lists 25z and the Prohibitionists 20.
The regular Republicans elected 211
delegates. The opposition elected six
teen delegates in the Thirty-ffth dis
trict, fourteen in the Thirty-sixth and
in the Thirty-second elected Richard ].
Welch to the State Convention and
Robert Gordon 10 the local convention.
The Democratic delegates elected by
districts were:
Regular Democrats-Twenty-n ninth,
y delegates: Thirtieth, 13; Thirty first,
u; Thirty-second, Il; Thirty-third, 8;
Thirty-fourth, 81; Thirty-fifth, 3;
Thirty-ninth, 6; Fortieth, 6; Forty-sec-
ond. ?; Forty-fourth. 9; total. s61l.
Democratic League-Twenty-eig
delegates; Thirty-fourth. u; Thirty
sixth. 10; Thirty 10; Thirty
eighth, 10; Thirty ninth. 1; Forty-first,
z; Forty-second, 8; Forty third, s; For
ty-fifth, s: total, 71h
In the Thirty-ninth District Seven
ty-third Precinct, the election officers
failed to make returns Of the vote cast,
thereby defeating H. H. Eichoff Greg
Dem.) and electing Livingston jerks
Thomas Judge, James Quigley and
Daniel Curran Of the Democratic
League with a tie vote OF 112, and Civ
ing each One-fourth Of a vote in the
local convention
The regular Union Labor party elect
ed 202 delegates and the opposition in
the Thirty-ninth District elected seven
delegates.
The Oceanside Republican Club was
organized Friday night with eighty
seven names on the roll. The officers
are W. I. Harper, president; R. H.