The San Francisco call., 1905-03-08
NEXT CAMPAIGN
IN THIS CITY
Indications of Active Work
in the Assembly Districts
by Independent Citizens
MENTIONED FOR MAYOR
Merits of Judge G. w. Slack,
Sheldon G. Kellogg and
C. A. Murdock Discussed
MENTIONED FOR MAYOR

In every political camp and club
in San Francisco the talk refers to the
coming municipal campaign. The pri-
mary election for choosing delegates
to the several nominating conventions
will take place this year on August g..
1t is expected that the forces of good
citizenship in every Assembly district
of the town will be thoroughly organ
lied before that time. The general
talk in the Republican ranks is favor
able to a high grade party convention
and to the nomination of a Repub1-
can ticket of such exceptional worth
that the independent voters will be
impelled to support it.
The merits of such men as Charles
w. Slack, Sheldon G. kellogg and
Charles A. Murdoch are already dis
cussed. In 1901 and again in 1908
Judge Slack could have had the NOM
ination for Mayor on the Republican
ticket if he had signified the slightest
desire to accept the position of party
leader, but all of his inclinations were
against such acceptance. He is re-
garded by very many citizens, ire
spective of party affiliation, as man
who is able to wrest the control of
municipal affairs from the hands OF
grafters and graft promoters.
supporters in the Republican camp He
is spoken of as a clear-headed, inf1ex-
ible man, who has the firmness OF
character to execute the will of the
people. ,
Charles A. Murdoch is well
known, progressive citizen or hlgh
character and recognized ability.
The preliminary work OF organlza-
tion in the several Assembly districts
hao INN adiafPlV after
the adjournment of the Legislature and
it would not be surprising if the Re-
publican citizens of the Forty-1rst
should open the campaign for better
municipal government. IhlS dlStrlcI
holds the record for independent exer-
else of the right Of elective franchise.
The Republican majority In the FORTY
first often exceeds one thousand, yet
a majority of five hundred for an ac-
ceptable Democratic nominee mas peen 1
recorded. The Republicans can hold
the district and command a very large
majority by nominating a municipal
ticket of uncuestioned worth.
1t is foreshadowed that the Republ1-
cans of the Thirty-fourth, Thirty fifth,
Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh. Thirty
eigth, Thirty ninth, Fortieth, Forty-
first. Forty-second, Forty-third and
Forty-fourth Assembly districts will
organize lOT the HiuIilClpeil O"elIO
without seeking the special guild
ance of the governing body of the par
ty. The duty of fixing the apportion-
ment of delegates and designating a
time for holding the convention will
deyolve on the county committee. but
it does not follow that the delegates
proposed by the committeeman in the
several districts shall be entitled to
party support.
In the Fortieth District, which is
strongly Republican, the independ-
ents display remarkable voting
strength. when the occasion call for
resolute work In the Thirty-ninth
a spirit of independence prevails.
The prediction is made that the voters
I'm these and other districts will not
enact orders from so-called headquar-
ters of the Organization" as to the
method and style of proposing dele
gates, but will come together in mass
meeting and nominate ten or twelve
delegates. or whatever number the dis
trict is entitled to under the call, and
then appeal to the best elements of
citizenship in the district for the elec-
ton at the primary of such proposed
delegates.