The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18
SCHM|Tz AND RUFF
IN A DILEMMA.
Forced Into a Corner to
Keep Their Contract
With William E. Herrin
AFTER LABOR VOTE
BY THOMAS b. SULLIVAN.

More than ordinary political interest
attaches to the session OF the state
Union Labor party. which win be called
to order tonight to determine what
sort of ticket shall be placed in the
field for the State positions Labor
leaders of all kinds and conditions.
political and otherwise. have been
pulled and hauled and badgered by the
manipulators of other parties since the
adjournment of the big conventions
The point at issue Is the gubernatorlal
nomination, and 1t Is practically GER
tain that no one win be named for this
important place on the State ticket
Mayor Schmitz and Abe Ruef have
made a compact with Herrin to deliver
the Union Labor party, as far as prac-
ticabIe, into the hands of Gillett. The
absurdity of obtaining for Gillett
Union Labor Endorsement after the at
tack made by Gompers and Mccarthy
was not for a moment considered But
the Mayor and Ruef agreed 10 place
a straight labor ticket in the field and
in that manner score an emphatic ad-
vantage for the Republican nominee.
MAY CAUSE BITTER FIGHT.
If the Mayor and his political ad-
wiser carry out their scheme it will only
be after a bitter struggle in which
recriminations, pleasant to neither, will
be made. The State Union Labor con-
vention is composed in the personnel
of its city members very largely or
workers in the building trades. The
country members are miners. Botn
classes are ffghting the programme OF
a straight ticket desperately, as they
understand its Significance.
On the other hand Theodore Bell and
his lieutenants have been as busy as
bees trying to seduce the labor leaders
into the acceptance OF one or two plans
Bell has no preference in these schemes
as either will work toward his political
welfare Ostensibiy he is asking for
a labor union Endorsement OF himself,
as that will give him a measurable ad-
vantage in the north; but 1t will be TO
his disadvantage in the south. where
the labor unions are not as powerful
ATTITUDE OF BELL.
Mr.. Bell will be highly gratihed
therefore IL the Union Labor party
places nobody in the field for Governor.
Under that condition Gnlett would not
receive the benefit of another political
side show and the labor friends of
Bell would violate no scruples of their
political conscience by voting for him.
No flag of unionism would be halInted
in the eyes of the southerners and
everything in the way of manipulation
would be satisfactory to Bell.
Ruef and Mayor Schmitz will do
everything in their power and WELD
every influence they possess in the Ia
Dor convention to prevent the accom-
pHshment of either of these purposes
it is believed that his Honor and his
political adviser will be potent to pre-
vent the Endorsement of Bell, but they
will not have votes enough to force
the nomination of anybody else.
GILLETT DUE TODAY.
The Republican State committee will
organize tonight for the campaign,
which IL is the purpose to make vfgor-
Gus. The officers feel no great concern
over the issue. as they have many
political reasons to suggest success and
none to make them fearful of failure.
Congressman Gillett is expected to
arrive In the city this afternoon and
will consult at once with the leaders
in reference TO his tour of the State
His itinerary will be arranged late in
the week and on Saturday night at
Oakland he will begin his fight for the
Governors chair. General George
Stone will be reelected to take charge
of the State campaign.
The Republican Fourth Congressional
District convention will meet tonight
and Will renominate Julius Kahn for
Congress- The nomination is prac-
ticaliy equivalent to an election, as the
Democrats are hopelessly at sea in this
district. They have no hope of success
and have had the greatest difficulty in
inducing any one to give either his
time or his money TO a contest.
The Republican Fifth Congressional
District convention will meet in the
city tomorrow night and will re-
nominate E. A. Hayes for Congress. The
position of Hayes, as far as his success
at the polls is concerned. is essentially
the same as that of Kahn The man
from San Jose will have an easy mark
in Davis. the Democratic nominee.
After a sleep that seemed destined to
have no awakening the Democratic
state central committee is sitting up
and taking some notice that a cam
paign is on in California Some angel
has been found to~stand sponsor for
the rent and headquarters have been
opened at 1924 Post street. Timothy
Spellacy will be reelected to take
charge of Bells fight and lead him tri-
umphantly back to Napa.