The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15
Union Laborites Are Ordered
Not to Indorse Bell.
Place Complete Labor Ticket in the Field
Republicans Prepare Opening
Nominate Scott and Wilson, Republicans for State Positions
Scott and Wilson
Are Honored by
Nominations.

Supervisor Andrew NJ Wilson was
nominated for Railroad Commissioner
from the Second District and Joseph
Harry Scott was nominated for member
of the Board of Equalization from the
First District, by their respective Re-
publican conventions, held in Judge
Grahams courtroom last night. Both
nominations were unanimous, and no
other names were suggested.
A. Ruef presided over each conven-
tion,s and B. Fehneman served as sec
retary of each. The entire business of
each convention was accomplished in
but a few minutes arier the members
plished was the organization of the
Railway District Commissioners Con-
vention, and then a short recess was
taken while the Equalization Dis
trict Convention was formed. COM
mittee on permanent organization and
rules of order was appointed from each
convention, with Henry Ach as chair
man of each. These committees recon-
mended that the temporary officers be
made permanent and that the platform
as adopted at the Santa Cruz conven-
tion be indorSed.
E. r. Pease, from the Thirty fifth
Assembly District, made the speech
nominating Wilson. The nomination
was seconded by complimentary
SpStC1l6S 1IOIu OupeIF1SOI OOlcllldH anu
A. B. Treadwell. After the nomination
had been made unanimous Wilson ad-
dressed the convention. He thanked the
members for the nomination and said
that he wanted, more than anything g
else, protection for home labor and
higher wages.
Scott, the nominee for the Board of
Equalization, was not present at the
meeting, but telegram was received
from him stating that he had been de-
layed in a train wreck and that he
would come in late. He did not arrive.
however, before the convention ad-
journed.
The Second Railway Commissioners
District consists of the counties of San
Mateo and Marin and the city and
county of San Francisco. The First
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES includes only the
latter.
The governing and auditing commit
tees of the two conventions have the
same personnel, with the exception of
there being no representatives outside
of San Francisco on the committees of
the equalization district. The follow
ing is the membership of the commit
tees of the Railway Commissioners
District, and also for the Equalization
District. with the exceptions before
mentioned:
Governing committee-A Ruef, E. B.
Martinelli. Marin; John S. Weller, San
Mateo; Walter Macauley, Twenty
eighth District; Dennis Quinlan, Twen-
trict; Daniel G. Reilly. Thirty first Dis
trict; Bart Kendrick, Thirty second
District; Ben Fehneman, Thirty-third
District; Joseph Scheerer, Thirty-fourth
District; Z. ]. Lynch, Thirty-fifth Dis
trict; A, B. Stroth, Thirty-sixth Dis
trict; r. w. Dennis, Thirty-seventh
District; George F. Duffey, Thirty
eighth District; L NJ Wilson, Thirty
ninth District; Henry Ach, Fortieth
District; Horace j. Perogge, Forty
first District; j. T. Williams, Forty-sec-
ond District; J. F. Jewell, Forty-thir
District; z. S. Strauss, Forty fourth
District; John H. Nelson, Forty fifth
District
Auditing committee-F L. Turpins
Frank Marini, Frank MCGOWAN, John
J. Conlon J. j. sweeney