The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
LOOKING AHEAD
FOR THE PRIZES
Crop of Candidates for the
State Senate VIII Not Be
Short in City Districts
MARTIN BRADY IN LINE
Politicians Refer to an In
cident of Frank Flint
Blowout in Sacramento

The Forty-third and Forty-fourth
Assembly districts OF San Francisco
comprise the Twenty-fourth Senatorial
District In the general election of
November, 1904. Philip J. Haskins was
elected State Senator 10 fill the uneX-
pired term OF George H Williams, de-
ceased. Haskins is now a candidate
for denomination for a full term Of
four years. Politicians are not over
looking the fact that the State Sena-
tors chosen this year will participate
IN the election OF a United States
Senator in January, 1909, 10 succeed
George c. Perkins.
For this reason and other reasons
not quite so important Martin W.
Brady and Mel Vogel, who have had
experience in the Assembly, are Wiling
70 serve the people in the upper house
OF the Legislature. Perhaps Marc An
thony Of the Forty-third Assembly
District may enter the contest loE
State Senatorial honors. He also served
IN the Assembly Of the last Legislature.
AS an orator he outclasses Nogeb ana
as & statesman outshines Hasklns- AS
q glad handler he is not quite the eoual
OF Martin Brady and therefore the last
named must be considered as tactor
II the race for the favor OF the nomi-
mating convention
Il Is gossip in political circles that
Brady IS no longer hostile 10 Ruet.
Immediately after the election OF
Frank P. Flint 10 succeed Thomas R
Bard as United States Senator. an IN
cfdenr occurred at Sacramento thaC
threatened 10 utterly Danish all chance
OF reconciliation OF Ruef and Brady.
The story as then circulated was TO the
effect that Brady, as the agent OF a
brand Of fairly popular champagne,
had made all arrangements TO supply
the wine for the celebration OF Flint
election. but that Ruer, who had con-
rrfbuted IN no small degree TO the
sidetracking Of George A knight and
the placing OF Flint on the main line
with a clear right Of way. arrived at
the Flint blowout" in time 10 order
a generous quantity Of wine, OF a
brand other than that represented by
Brady.
The result was acrimony with a big
A. and quite a pecuniary loss 20 Braoy-
Tn the last municipal contest Brady
began the campaign under the banner
Of the san Francisco Republican
League. but aLahe' finish he was IN
the Ruef camp.
The Home Rule Republican Club OF
the Thirtv-fourth Assembly District
was recently organized at Improve
ment Hall. 1851 Market street F. A
Elliott was elected president and r W.
Merrill secretary The purposes OF this
. club are declared 10 be.
~ secure and maintain political independ-
enoc Ccr the voters OF the -lhirty-fourth As
semby District A,
~ IuhoId IN municipal state and national
roliricaI afafls the principles Of The Repuoi-
can -,srry-
- employ The political prestige Of the voters
~ the said Thirty fourth District IN securing
for rhe district a proper proportionste share OF
municipal state and national political patron
age.
curing for the said district proper and ade-
auate appropriations fer public improvements
and bettersnents within the district and its
environments
To generally advance the interests and vel
fare q ali Of the residents OF the district
The club perhaps has another pur-
nose which is not lucidly expressed in
the general declaration Of principles
This reserved purpose may apply 10
the Endorsement OF some candidate 10
succeed Frank French. former State
Senator from the Twentieth District