The San Francisco call., 1905-02-06
MAKE A FIGHT
IN THE LEAGUE
Leach and McElroy Are at
1t Hammer and Tongs to
Obtain an Endorsement
COMPLICATIONS ARISI
Politicians Wonder Whether
Republican Conference
Agreement Is to Stand
Oakland once San Francisco Call,

1016 Broadway, Feb. 5.
Politics centers about the Munipical
League Convention Tuesday night.
The contest between A. p. Leach and
]. E. McEiroy, the incumbent, for in
dorsement by the league as candidate
for City Attorney, absorbs the atten-
tion of these rivals friends among
the delegates. Each man claims a
following large enough to win him the
coveted approving vote. Both McEl-
roy and Leach have been working at
top speed. The days that will inter
vene before the convention is again
called to order viii STOW no lessening
of effort on the part Of either aspirant.
While this contest tends TO some ex-
tent to oyershadcw other fights in the
league, a question arose to-day in
political centers that has awakened no
little interest as TO the ultimate action
of that convention in it's work of nam
ing a municipal ticket The question
is how far could the executive COM
mittee of the league pledge the con-
vention to accept the agreement made
as to Endorsements Of the Rpublican
nominees chosen at last nights Repub-
lican convention.
1t was asserted to-day that the
league committee accepted the names
cenditionally and that the convention
as a whole would be privileged to take
them or reject them at it's pleasure.
Complications are threatened If such
a move be made, as the Republican
convention accepted the nominees pre-
sented by its conference committee
without a change.
When George Sanuels, chairman Of
the Republican conference committee,
reported to the convention last night
he explicitly said agreement had been
reached upon the names he read. Act
ing upon that understa nding the con-
vention voted. Now comes the word
that the league side was without suf-
ficient authority to settle definitely the
lines of agreement on candidates.
Whether this will force all of the
nominees who desire league in
dorsement to go into that convention
and make fight is the debated point
that is keeping alive concern in that
body's work.
Something of activity manifested
itself to-day in Union Labor party
circles on account of the clash be-
tween rival candidates for the Mayor
atty nomination. George E. Ran
dolph, who was defeated at the Re-
publican primaries for that party's
nomination for Mayor, has gone into
the Union Labor party ranks for the
honor. He is opposed by 3. L. Bair,
who was defeated two years ago when
he ran for Mayor against Warren
Olney, the incumbent.
Randolph's followers assert that he
has the nomination in his pocket.
BARS contingent say he will not only
be the man, but will be indorsed by
the Democrats as well.
Murray Laidlaw wants the Union
Labor nomination for City Treas
urer. G. E. Aitken expects the Union
Labor Endorsement for Councilman at
large. The convention will be held
tomorrow night at Germania Hall.
In the Democratic field all is
apathy. Their convention will be
held at Dietz Opera-house tomorrow
night Candidates are scarce. Few
of the rank and file can be found
who desire to offer themselves upon
the altar of party fealty because of
the hopelessness of the fight from a
Democratic standpoint. Some of the
expectant nominees Of other political
organizations are making an effort to
secure Endorsements here In the hope
of picking UP few hundred votes
on election day. The same situation
obtains with relation to the Union
Labor party.
The Socialists nominated the fol-
lowing municipal ticket to-day:
Mayor, Jack London; City Attorney, Aus
tin Lewis; City Engineer, L. D. Mathews
Auditor, A. N. Denison; Treasurer William
Straubach Councilmen-At large Thomas
Booth, c. McCarron, o. H. Philbrick. J. o.
Stocking; First Ward, William Serb; Second
Ward. j. II. Bustace; Third Ward, J. B. Os-
born: Fourth Ward, G. A. Craig; Fifth Ward
Robert Peddie; Sixth Ward. M. Lesser; Sew
rectors-At large, Mrs. Eva smith. John
Handley. w. T. Lake. r. NJ. Slender; First
Ward, w. L. Gill; Second Ward, Theodore
Radtke; Third Ward. A Wilson; Fourth
Ward o. T. Blauert; Fifth Ward -: Sixth
Ward. H. c. Tuck; Seventh Ward r. r.
Snowden: Free Library Trustees-W M Bart
lett. B. F. Dowd. M. D. Glaze, T. e. Gam
mel H. w. Schnebly.
z. j. Hatch has announced his can
didacy for Councilman from the First
Ward.