The San Francisco call., 1905-08-29
GETTING READY
FOR ELECTION
Convention of Union Labor
Party VIII Be Called to
Order ro-MorrOw Night
LEAGUE MEN TO MEt.I'
Organization Committee Will
Consider Further Plans
for Aiding Registration

United States Senator Frank P. Flint
is al the Palace Hotel, having arrived
yesterday from Los Angeles 1t is pre-
sumed that he will have a conference
with Senator Perkins during his sojourn
here.
The organization committee of the San
Francisco Republican League, George d.
Clark chairman, and Daniel A Ryan sec
retary, will meet this evening at party
headquarters on Market street Topics
pertaining to registration of voters will
engage the attention of the committee
Members Of the committee other than the
chairman and secretary are David Rich,
Fairfax A Wheelan. Z. ]. Bowes, John
d Daily, John Lackmann and Richard j.
Welch.
Registration for the November election
VII close on September q. On and after
September Is the main office of registra-
zion al the City Han will be open every
evening until the close Of enrolment.
Two hundred machines, one for each
voting precinct. will be used at the mu-
nicipal election on November Z. and it is
expected that citizens will be apprised Of
the result Of the contest within one hour
sfter the polls close Prior TO the cleo
tion machines viii be placed in various
ssections OF the city in order to give vot-
It is understood that the Board Of Elec-
tion Commissioners viii follow the law
in respect TO the place OF preference of
party ballots on the machine. The law
holds that the party which cast the
largest number Of votes at the preceding
general election shall have the prefer
ence. II is an open question, however,
whether any advantage would be gained
by party having the top position. as the
column for each party is very clearly and
consptcuously designated. The machine
will render an accurate tally Of all the
votes cast and give 10 each and every
candidate an exact count Of the ballots
cast IN his favor. The fact that the Com
Tnissioners decide 10 use the machine in
ever. precinct is especially gratifying to
the Republicans
Il is understood that machines will be
placed in the Union League Club and at
Headquarters Of the San Francisco Repub-
Hcan League, so that voters may become
familiar with the new method of voting.
The Union Labor party convention,
when consists Of III delegates, viii meet
al Lyric Hall tomorrow evening. The
convention is authorized by law 10 nom
mate a Mayor, eighteen Supervisors, an
Auditor Treasurer, Tax Collector, Re
cOrder. City Attorney. District Attorney,
Public Administrator, County Clerk
Sheriff. Coroner anu two Police Judges.
The convention viii be called to order by
Thomas f. Eagan, chairman Of the Coun-
y Committee
The programme for the Union Labor
party has been carefully prepared by A
Ruef- the governing body of the Schmitz
administration, and will be handed down
10 Eagan in sections or in bulk as events
may suggest
The regular and duly filed petition of
the Union Labor party mentions blank
cav in September as the time for the
convention 10 meet, but forms count Tor
naught wnen expediency suggests meet
ing in August II is common gossip IN
political circles that a manufacturing firm
has lust finished the delivery OF 2o,VOl
Schuftz buttons, and il is expected that
every workingman in the Labor day pa
rade will be adorned by button bearing
the likeness Of the comely Mayor.
The time for the meeting OF the con-
vention was advanced at the suggestion
Of Parry. so that the display OF buttons
would not be premature. Parry has pro
found knowledge as 10 the ethics of local
politics, and while he may not be as con-
euicuous on the floor of the coming con-
ventfon as he was four years ago in the
Metropolitan Temple convention. which
usbered Mr. Schmitz from the Columbia
Orchestra 70 the arena of local politics,
he will always be rated as leading light
sn the expedition whlc.. discovered
eehuitz. Common political gratitude
would suggest a special button for Parry
and the colt