The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
RYAN To LEAD
REPUBLICANS IN
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Convention VIII Nominate
Him When It Recon
venes Tonight
TAYLOR IS IN FIGHT
Friends VIII Make Attempt
to Stampede Delegates
to Him
LANGDON A NOMINEE
District Attorney Is Sure
Of Getting Place on
the Ticket
LANGDON A NOMINEE
BY George a. Van Smith

BY George A. Van Smith
Daniel A. Ryan for mayor and
William Il Langdon for district
attorney are the nominations to be
made tonight by the republican
convention at Walton's pavilion.
After nominating its candidates
for mayor and district attorney
and ratjfying the efforts of its
platform committee the repubIi-
Can convention will again adjourn
cubject to the call of the chair
nan. The recess will be contin-
ued probably until after the union
labor convention meets and nomi-
mates al or a part of its ticket.
The domination or Ryan viii not be
accomplished without a shindy. The
name of Mayor Taylor VIII be pre-
scented TO the convention and effort
made By coupling his name with that
Of District Attorney Lsngdon TO STAN
, pede II least ? bare majority of the
convention TO him.
The Taylor republicans met last night
st the Office Of c. A Day in the No
nsdnock building. 4 lively discussion
and = canvass Of the Taylor strength
consuming nearly two hours resulted
En- thee appointment OF 2 steering com
mittee. vested with full authority to
act for the minority. This committee
Is headed by JOHN Rolfe Wilson OF the
thirty-fourth district and includes n.
u. Esberg. thirty ninth; sheldon Kel-
Iogg. forty-hrst: Henry Day thirty
eighth. and John 6. Rapp, thirty-sev-
enth.
TAYLoR'S FRIENDS ACTIVE
The meeting at Days Office was ad-
dressed by c. A. Day, Sheldon Kellogg
and John G. Rapp. The canvass Of del
egates that could be relied upon re-
suited IN an actual total of about 20.
The leaders Of the movement were in
clined to believe that with the work
mapped out for today they could mus
ter the IS necessary to nominate to-
night Tie general plan adopted by the
oonferees involves personal missionary
work. Each Taylor man is TO pick out
a Ryanite and oyerpower him with the
gospel Of Taylor. Iangdon and all Of
the supervisors appointed by DR. Taylor
The steering committee met after the
general meeting adjourned, but its
members denied that it had adopted a
definite plan OF action FOR tonight The
Taylor missionaries have been busy for
several days and have not overlooked
any bets. A G. Boggs. a delegate from
the forty-third district, solicited the de-
livery OF Auditor John Nelson's dele
gates from the forty-fourth and forty
nth. and 1t is alleged gave Nelson as
surances OF his nomination on the re-
publican ticket il he would join the
TAYLOR forces f. T. McMurray is
credited with the leadership Of the cam
paign for the Crimmins delegates in
the convention.
Ny impression is that the p-esenta-
ton OF Iayiof 5 name VIII result IN
giving him about IS votes out of a
total Of lzs That this number may
be too conservative may be logically
contended. but my own poll Of the
delegates shows vote Of Ss for Ryan,
and IL does not Include several dele
gates who while they may not be en-
thusiastc Ryan men are temperament
ally and naturally anti-Tayior men,
LABOR PARTY's POSITION
Many republicans believed or pre-
tended 10 Selieve yesterday that when
the union labor convention meets on
Thursday night it viii also select Ryan
10 head its ticket This belief or pre-