The San Francisco call., 1905-04-16
George D. Clark IS
Made Permanent
Chairman.
CALL TO VOTERS
Native Son Chosen
Secretary of
League.
LIST OF MEMBERS
Battle Lines Are
Unnistakably
Drawn.

The San Francisco Republican League
an organization which stands for
clean politics, clean city and clear
administration, met at Pioneer Hal
last night and elected George ID. Clart
permanent chairman and Daniel Al
Ryan secretary. OF the 800 represen-
tative Republicans who were invited
to participate in the meeting, more
than two hundred and fifty were pres
ent
Shortly after S, o'clock f. w. .Dohr-
mann announced that he had been re-
quested to call the meeting to order,
and he remarked that he took great
pleasure in complying with the request.
In substance he said:
Il ask your indulgence to explain
briefly how this movement was created.
A number of citizens becoming con-
yinced that change in the conditions
OF city government would be beneficial,
met and considered the subject. Many
methods were proposed and discussed.
AS a result of the deliberations it was
deemed best to put the responsibility
on the Republican party. A committee
of three was appointed TO create a
larger committee. The larger commit
tee met from time to time and ulti-
mittee, which you gentlemen com
prise"
Reference was made to the remark
OF censor who spoke of politicians
who would be reformers, and reform
4, y NJ,
mann did rot arrogate to himself the
right to speak for that large element
OF citizenship which was ordinarily In
active in politics, but he claimed that
ally citizen wanting honest government
could speak for that class. He predict
ed that this movement for better gov
eminent would have the largest follow
ing ever seen in San Francisco.
THE people," he declared, ARE ready
TO follow. Are you ready to lead? Do
not mistake the temper of the people
They demand cleaner and better gov
ernment. Let this movement be one of
active citizenship and let every man
who joins it resolve to do his duty at
the primary election in whatever sta
tion he may be placed"
Mr. Dohrmann expressed regret that
he could not be in the campaign him
self. as he had made plans for an ex-
tended sbsence.
Fairfax H. Wheelan was the first
speaker recognized by the chairman.
Mr.. Wheelan, in placing George d.
Clark in nomination for permanent
chairman of the league, spoke as fol-
lows:
r. H. WHEELAN'S ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the San Francisco Re-
publican League: In placing in nornina-
tion q citizen of San Francisco for the
position of permanent chairman of the
San Francisco Republican League de-
sire to say that place his name before
publicans who have gathered here to-
night stand for. represents what every
Republican who values his honor and his
home stands for. represents with endur-
ing faith and steadfast principle all those
things that are comprisedsin in the highest
welfare OF San Francisco and the nobIest
purposes of the Republican party And
all these things does he stand for be-
citizenship that is active-citizensh
that does it's duty to it's city. its State
and it's nation; the kind Of citizenship
that gets registered. votes at primary
elections and all other elections and does
not permit some other fellow. through
alteration of mind, to vote his name for
him.
1t is this kind Of civic duty that is
stirring San Francisco to-day and arous-
ing her citizens so that they are uniting
in common cause to wage an unendine
warfare against an Alp Of graft and a
Sierra of corruption. Her citizens have
realized that good citizenship must act;
they have realized that you can't shut
your eyes and wait for the formula to
work; they have realized that If you
want a good government you have got to
get it by active citizenship; and If you