The San Francisco call., 1905-04-26
LIVELY GOSSIP
OF POLITICIANS
Battle for Local Supremacy
Will Not Be Muddled by
Gubernatorial Aspirations
ISSUE A SINGLE ONE
Citizens of San Francisco
Resolved That Change in
City Affairs Is Needed

The Sacramento Union, through its
San Francisco correspondent, has dis
covered that George D. Clark. presi-
dent of the Republican League of this
| city. and Arthur G. Fisk, Postmaster,
dwell In the Thirty-seventh Assembly
District. Some stress is laid on the
fact that the Postmaster is an aspirant
for gubernatorial honors, and the con-
clusion is drawn that Fisk is in the
league movement to help his candi-
dacy in the future. The Postmaster is
quoted as saying to the Union:
You have been correctly informed.
am a candidate for Governor with
out condition or reservation. If you
hear OF anybody who wants to support
man who means business, who
knows what he wants and knows pretty
we'll how to get it, please send him
around"
The inference is drawn that the Thir-
ty-seventh District delegation to the
Republican State Convention of 1906
will be for Fisk if the Postmaster and
George D. Clark continue to pull to-
gether until that time. The general
fact that the Thirty-seventh Assembly
District is thickly populated with clev-
er politicians Is overlooked. Others in
the district are William ]. Ruddick,
Fred Jones, George H. S. Dryden,
George H. Bahrs. c. B. Perkins, John
w. Rogers. William ]. Young, r. v.
Lucy, Anthony Gallagher, H. T. Slime,
F. Boeckman, w. S. Dennis, J. R. Nc
j Guffick and John E. Green. All of
these and many others must be con-
, suited before the slate is made up for
! the delegation from the Thirty seventh
Assembly District to the Republican
State Convention of 1906
At the present time the voters of the
district are giving their undivided po-
| litical attention to the municipal cam
! pa1gn of this year. The pride Of the
district is, of course, touched by the
suggestion that the gubernatorial bee
| is buzzing In the bonnet of a promi-
nent citizen of the Thirty-seventh. But
there are other bonnets, other districts
and other postmasters. The same bee
buZzes in the chapeau of ]. o. Hayes.
Its music is heard in the Shortridge
tile. Sometimes Alden Anderson,
Charles M. Belshaw, Charles F. Curry,
e. P. Colgan, John F. Davis, E., c.
VOORHEES,, Thomas Flint, DR.. Chester
Rowell. e. M. Sweeney c. r. Garoutte,
Henry A. Melvin, w. C. Ralston, M. l.
! Ward. S. c. Smith and many other
well-known Republicans hear the al
Turing buzz. Surely Postmaster Fisk
has no monopoly on the gubernatorial
bee. When all Is said and done, the
contented bee may alight again in the
headgear Of Governor Pardee and stay
there for four years more.
The voters in San Francisco view the
remote gubernatorial contest with COM
plete Indifference. A little cloud of in
land dust may be raised to warn Gov
ernor Pardee that his friends in the
city must not cross the path of United
States Senator George c. Perkins. If
the talk of Postmaster Fisk for Gov
ernor has any political significance it
signifies that George Hatton is alarmed
lest the key of the machine should be
misplaced.
The Republicans Of San Francisco re-
gard with infinite satisfaction the fact
that the way is clear for fair battle
for local supremacy at the forthcoming
election. There is no fight for Gov
ernor or other State officers to COM
plicate the situation. There are no
members of the Legislature to elect
and there Is no confusing Senatorial
struggle in sight to distract the atten-
tion of party leaders. The campaign
! is to be conducted on the single issue
of better government for San Fran
cisco. If candidates for Governor and
Senator butt in to gain some future
advantage, it will be bad for the but
ters. because the citizens of the me-
tropolis have firmly resolved that a
change In the methods of local admin
istration must be had The San Fran
cisco Republican League will not ask
any voter to tie himself to this or that
gubernatorial aspirant or to enlist for
any other campaign than the present
one. Every voter In town. however.
will be asked to join hands with the
San Francisco Republican League in
order to rescue the city from the forces
Of graft.