The San Francisco call., 1904-08-09
READY TO NAME
THE DELEGATES
Spirited Fight for Control
Of the Democratic Local
Nominating Convention
CONTESTS IN INTERIOR
Bard. 0Xnard and Flint VIII
Contend for Mastery in
the City of Los Angeles

The County Committee forces and
the Horse and Cart followers Of the
Democratic party Of this city viii meet
in battle array at the primary pools
today Close fighting is predicted in
The Twenty eighth. Thirty-seventh and
Forty-fourth districts Face smashing
in the Twenty-eighth was talked OF
last night
There VIII be quite an exodus OF dope
nends from the Forty fourth district
early in the day. II is said that one
II the Mission districts VIII be the OBJ
5ective point CT the expedition
Both factions Of the party seem TO
be confident Of victory. The greater
activity was shown last night at
O-Brien's Horse and Cart headquar-
-ars in the Grand Hotel Tne County
t0mmittee forces. however, under the
leadership of Gavin McNab. are well
organized I'm every Assembly district.
The Republicans viii poll the aver
age primary vote to-day. As there
ViI be mo- exciting contests in other
than the Thirty second. Thirty-rifth,
Thirty-siNth and Thirty ninth districts,
e very large vote VIII not be polled.
The name Of Fred Hawes. candidate
for state convention in the Twenty
published as Fred Harris.
In the Thirty-ninth District the reg
ular Republican ticket is headed by I.
J.. Atkinson for delegate 20 State con-
Neuriou. r. r Maestretu heads the
local ticket IN the same district.
Delegates 10 the nominating conven-
rious Of the several political parties viii
be chosen to-day in twelve of the cities
of the State and throughout the coun-
~ OF Santa Clara. The twelve cities are
san Francisco. Los Angeles, Oakland,
san Diego. Pasadena. Alameda. Berke-
ley san Jose. Sacramento. Stockton,
Fresno and Vallejo.
The political storm center to-day IS
IN Los Angeles. where the forces OF
Bard. Oxnard and Flint are fighting
Tor the control Of the conventions that
viii nominate legislative candidates.
The contest IS so animated IN the chief
city Of the south that many Democrats
viii vote for Republican delegates.
There is a close tight in the Republi-
can column Of Stockton over the State
Senat0rship. The principals in the con-
test are r. E Dunlap and A f. Muen-
rer- A contest in SolanO County be
tween p. r Rush Of Suisun and F w
- DerIin Of Vallejo IS enga ging more
than local attention The prize al
stake IS the Republican nomination fol
State Senator.
The counties OF Elum1S- sierra. Ne
Vsda and Placer comprise the Third
Senatorial District. The Republican as
pirants for the State Senate are W B
I4ardner and 2. N. Rutherford. An in
rerestiug contest is in progress.
Republican delegates elected in San
Fraucisco to-day VIII nominate six
candidates for the state Senate. one
from each OF the following Senatorial
districts Seventeenth. Nineteenth
Twenty first. Twenty-third. Twenty
fourth Ot0 I'll vacancy. and Twenty
ffth. The contest for Republican NOM
ina-i0u in the Nineteenth District is
exciting more than local interest Ir
this district Richard J. Welch is al the
head NJ a ticket in opposition 10 the
OrEaulzstion II his ticket wins he
viii get the party nomination for the
state Senate Il Is predicted that 2. I
wolfe iu rhe Tweutg-first. George 3
Keane in the Twenty third. Phil Has
kins in the Twenty-fOurth snd J. H
Nelson ir the TWenty-fifth viii win
IN rhe Seventeenth Bernard I. Conlor
is an active candidate for SenatOria
honOrs-