The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-04
HERRIN BEHIND
BURNED DISTRICT
STUFFING PLOT
Aims to Control Republican
Convention and Name
the Mayor
QUEER APPoRTIoNING
Scheme Is to Have Repre-
sentation Based on Vote
Before the Fire
DAVIS AIDING BOSS
Vigorous Opposition, Led by
Ryan, to Be Made in
Committee
DAVIS AIDING BOSS
BY George A. Van Smith

BY George A. Van Smith
w. F. Herrin, master politician
of the Hartman coast machine,
will endeavor to control the nonli-
nation of the republican candidate
for mayor of San Francisco by
means of colonized delegates from
the burned districts. Incidentally
surface signs are that Herrin's
endeavors will be crowned with
fattering success.
In the interest of fair play the
bricks and STONES Of the 10 dis
tricts burned wholly or in part
are to be represented by 81 dele
gates in a convention of 143 dele
gates, charged with the nonina-
ton of the republican municipal
ticket.
The edict has gone forth. The
republican apportionment is to be
= made on the basis Of one delegate for
each 200 votes polled by Partridge two
years ago Instead Of on any computa-
ton OF the votes polled for Gillett last
fall
:: It looks queer at first blush. but as
sumes the dignity OF real political
philanthropy when it is explained as a
movement in the interest OF the rank
and file Of the party. This charity is
to be perpetrated at q meeting of the
republican city and county committee
on next Monday night at Jefferson
Square hall BY way of expressing
their appreciation OF what is to be done
for them. the rank and file republicans
viii enter vigorous protest through
their regularly and self-constituted
champions on the committee roster.
The pronouncement of the late Eu-
gene Z. Schmitz. whose number has not
yet been assigned him, smacks not half
so deIiciously Of subtle humor as does
the republican machines solicitude for
the downtrodden. common garden va
-riety rank and file OF the grand old par
ty. Just to insure the men with the
e: votes g fair run for their money the
machine proposes to relieve them o.
any worry about selecting the munich
pal ticket
BY close adherence 70 the machine
program the nominations can be very
comfortably made by carefully selected
>. delegates representing 1o.2oo votes that
do not exist IN the burned districts. and
later on the republican with the ballo,
will be called upon to DO nothing mors
than ratify the good work
SPLIT IN COMMITTEE
There will be q fight when the com
-. nittee meets on Monday The inside
organization viii probably win The
opposition is not prepared to show the
contrary by anything like conclusive
evidence, but its leaders insist that Il
they are defeated they will drive tn.
Herrin machine into the open. where
lit win be q spectacle most unpleasing
Chairman w. H Davis OF the centra
committee claims that If the republi
cans OF san Francisco are to have faii
play they must have a delegate conven
ton OF 143 members. Sc of whom mus
come from the burned districts The op
position. led by Daniel A Ryan, insists
that if all the republicans of San Fran
cisco are to have fair play the correc
apportionment of for 200 votes woul,
result in a convention strength of IS
with a total Of Il from the burned dis
tricts
There is a difference that only tn
philanthropic character Of the machini
program could make tenable. In thi
interest Of the downtrodden rank an.
dle republican, the machine apportion
ment provides for II delegates iron
the forty-second district, which las
fsI poiled the splendid total of z5
votes Of all colors, parties and kinds
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