The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
"Boss'' and Allies
Denounced as
raitors.
Pledge of Fealty to
the Ticket is
Made.


4 The RepubfcAn Counts COMMITTEES.
Thomas d. Riordan chairman. met at
B'nai Birth Hall last night and elm
mated from the organization the Ruef
auxiliary members. Delegates to the
Republican nominating convention of
1903 who opposed the election of
Henry j. Crocker for Mayor and sup
ported the candidacy of Eugene E.
Schmitz were denounced as traitors
Sixty-one of the ninety members of
the County Committe responded to the
roll call.
Shortly after o'clock Chairman
Riordan called the meeting to order.
The secretary of the committee,
Thomas E. Atkinson, was not in the
hall when the chairman opened the
session, but came in a few minutes
later
John d. Daily moved to dispense
with roll call and reading of the min
utes.
Charles Sonntag wanted a roll CALL
The question was. put and the mem
bers voted down his motion.
In response to inquiry by the chair
man. What is the further pleasure
of the committee r. A. Hathorn in
troduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Whereas, AUXILIARY working COM
mittees, composed of six members
from each Assembly district, were ap-
pointed by this committee for the
purpose of aiding in the work of the
Presidential campaign of 1904. and
Whereas. The duties assigned to
said auxiliary committees having been
completed and terminated by the con-
clusion of said campaign; now, there
fore, be Il
Resolved That the said auxiliary
committees are hereby discharged and
their powers revoked.
Charles Sonntag remarked that his
object in coming to the meeting was
to propose similar resolution. He ad-
m!tted that he introduced the resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of
the auxiliaries, but declared that he
did not at the time of the introduce
ton understand the purport of the
resolution.
Il introduced it by request" he ex-
planned, "and later on was surprised
to find a resident Of the Fortieth Dis
trict acting as our auxiliary adviser in
the Forty-third."
Henry Ach interposed with the in
quiry, You don't mean me, Mr.. Sonn-
tag?"
"Oh, no." responded Sonntag.
STOPS PERSONALITIES.
Chairman Riordan here took a hand.
THAT cuts no figure. he said IT
know to whom Mr.. Sonntag refers, and
] rule against the introduction of per-
sonal affairs"
Mr.. Sonntag was not persistent and
closed his remarks by declaring HIM
self in favor of the Hathorn resolu-
ton. 1t was adopted by a unanimous
vote
r. W. Dennis read the following res
oIution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, In the municipal campaign
of 1903, during the period Intervening
between the nominating convention of
the Republican party and election day,
certain members of this committee and
certain of the delegates who partici-
pated in the Republican municipal
convention, bolted the party candidate
for Mayor and openly and notoriously
allied and associated themselves with
the cause of an opposition candidate
for the Mayoralty, and publicly fought
the Republican nominee, endeayoring
in every way to secure the defeat of
their own party candidate: now there
fore be it
.Resolved, That we, the members of
the Republican County Committee of
the city and county of San Francisco.
hereby denounce those who so traitor
ously and shamefully betrayed the
candidate of the Republican party for
Mayor; and be it further
Resolved. That we stamp as un-
Republican the disloyal and treacher-