The San Francisco call., 1905-01-21
new CHANGES
IN POLITICS
Meese Withdraws From the
Fight for Mayor and Com
bines With G.. E. Randolph
MOTT ACTIVE IN FIELD
On the Eve of the Primaries
Deals Are Being Made That
Involve Many Candidates
Oakland Office San Francisco Call'
1915 Broadway. Jan. 20.

Oakland Office San francisco Sdii'
1915 Broadway, Jan. 20.
With the municipal primary election
ten days away the political situation Is
beginning to take shape. The latest
DEVELOPMENTS show Frank X. Mott ana
George E. Randolph. both active candl-
dates for the Republican and Municlpal
League nominations for Mayor. Ran
dOlph's candidacy was announced to-
day in connection with a combination
with Councilman Edwin Meese in the
Fourth Ward. The active candidacy OF
Frank K. Mott was also announced at
the same time.
Mott and Meese have long been
friends personally, and politically for
some time, and until Mott became an
active candidate for Mayor Meese was
also thought to be candidate for that
position. But Mr.. Meese came out in
a signed statement issued to-day in
which he announced his absolute with
drawal from the fight for Mayor and
declared that his delegation in the
Fourth Ward would be for himself for
Councilman at large, George 70. Ran
dolph for Mayor and for c. II. Red
ington for School Director.
This separation of the Meese ana
Mott interests is the most interesting
development of the political game and
has created an entirely new situation in
Oakland politics. II also complicates
the situation in the Fourth Ward. Rob-
ert Boyer is to put a ticket in the field
against the Meese ticket, Boyer desir-
ing to be Councilman from the ward,
position which he once held, and for
which Meese defeated him two years
ago with the aid of Mott.
The only other fight apparent upon
the Republican field of battle at pres
ent is in the Sixth Ward, where Al. F..
Kelley is struggling to control the ward
delegation against Councilman w. J..
Baccus, Frank Barnett and Dan Doody.
The Kelley following has announced
Victor Chloupek as it's candidate for
Councilman from the ward against
Baccus. The two factions that have
been fighting in this ward claim that
they are not fighting over the nomina-
tion for Mayor.
Abe p. Leach, present Prosecuting
Attorney for the Oakland Police Court,
is an ayowed candidate for the Repub-
lican and Municipal League nomina-
tions for City Attorney. j. z. McElroy,
the present City Attorney, wants to be
returned with the Democratic and Mu-
nicipal League nominations.
There are a number of possible and
a few avowed candidates for Mayor,
all of whom seem to be seeking the
Republican and Municipal League
nominations combined. George r.
Neese, young decorator whose name
sometimes becomes confused with that
of the Councilman who has just drawn
out d1 the fight, is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for that office.
He says he has the support of num-
Der of unions. d. c. Brown, a local
| merchant, has little organization be-
hind him that claims large following
In the Republican party. r. HI. Cham
berlain, Stewart w. Booth, George w
Reed and others are among the avail
able candidates. Randolph has been
frequently spoken of, but without ap-
parent authority until tonight when
the combination with Meese in the
Fourth Ward made him an avowed
candidate.