The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CAPTURES
NOMINATING CONVENTION OF PARTY
Enemies Of Civic Decency Resort to
Every Phase Of Fraud and
Intimidation.
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC FORCES
LED BY GAVIN McNAB WIN OUT

Forces of good citizenship fighting under the standard Of
the San Francisco Republican League, have achieved initial
the with grae and hold the advantage OF
position for the great battle in November.
The victory the primary election yesterday will in
pre with courage for the final struggle That
the Fuef Sciz army of graes and oorers will in the final
conflict be driven from the field of power is almost certain
The grafers the primary engagement put up powerful
and nsoen They trampled the under foot and de-
fed the chaegers who nepoed prevent the acceptance of
fraudulent Reckless the service of Ref COM
manded labor the voting booths and in the pres
of the police and election officers the Ruef Repub
ticket.
Inmates of the Ashouse and patients in the City and County
Hospital led the polls like sheep the shanbles
forced the Ref ticket Very nearly the entire labor
of the thrown the battle reinforce the boss
of the Scz administration, but the courageous citizenship of
San Francisco broke the column of grafers and captured
works.
The Republican League wins the Thirty fourth Thrty-ft
Thrst Ihryseventh Thiry-eight, Fortiet Forty-frst
and Forty third Assembly districts securing 23I
the 800 delegates.
The Ruefters win the Iwenty-nnt Thirteh Thirty-rs
Thrtysecond, Thrtyhrd Thirtynt Forfourh and Forty
fifth districts-I53 delegates.
Contention vigorously made the successful ticket in the
Twenyeghth Assembly District while fighting under the
ooo of the Republican League strictly Ruef not
any take the Ruef programme The district represented
by I5 delegates.
League 246 delegates against 53 for Rue majority o.
The convention will be position repudate reject the Ref
delegations from the Thsecond and Thiry-nnth Assembly
districts where fraud the interest of the gafters open
notorious
Yesterdays clearly oresadow the defeat of Ruef and
Sntz the election November The Ruef Republican
and the labor union combined yesterdays election repre-
very nearly the whole voting strength Schmz San
Francisco
somewhat remarkable the syndicate writers for the
inland Republican press gave preontion of Rnes
feat The hammer hamnlering the San
Francisco Republican League Several woudbe party leaders and
than asprant for Governor who town to burn
at the shrine of Ruef will hence with intact
The leaders and loyal workers of the Republican League
joce the victory but in the rejoicing reflect that another hard
battle must be fought and redeem city from the sway
OF graft loot and unceanlness At league headquarters
night the district leaders exchanged greeting the of
the preliminary struggle the polls Special delight
tested the achievements in the Forsecond and Foyhrd
Assembly districts where the apostles of graft every
known sort of political misrepresentation gain
In the Fortieth District Henry Ach beaten of sight
He evidently suspected disaster when he declined accept Jesse
Marks profered wager of $1,000 the of election.
In the Fortytrd District General Wared is down ont