The San Francisco call., 1908-07-28
ATTRIBUTES DEFEAT
TOfRANK ANDERSON
Laumeister Says He Was Eu-
chred Out of Exchange Presi-
dency by the Banker
Stormlet Follows Contest at
Polls at Merchants
Popular Resort

1 was beaten In the merchants ex-
change election and L attribute my de-
feat to Frank Anderson of the Bank
of California. Mr.. Anderson has tried
to dominate the exchange. 1 do not
know why he opposed me, but presume
to run things to suit self.-State-
ment of Charles $. Laumeister.
Laumcister is conceited. The little
gentleman is hungering for notoriety.
He butted into the ticket and was de-
feated. I admit that 1 voted against
him, but 1T was the general vote of the
members that defeated him.-Statement
of Frank Anderson.
A stormlet has followed in the wake
of the merchants exchange election.
A feud mysterious and deep rooted be-
tween Frank Anderson and c. S. Lau-
meister has been revealed. Laumeis-
ter ran so far behind the ticket that
he looked like a velocipede in an auto
mobile race. He unhesitatingly blames
Anderson for his defeat. Anderson
smiles and points to the vote, which
shows 1SS for the other directors and
100 for Laumeister. 81
That doesn't look as though did
it,, he commented yesterday.
SAYS HE WAS EUCHRED
But Laumeister insisted that Ander-
son had euchred him out of his job.
Il was beaten in the merchants ex-
change election said Laumeister yes
terday, and I attribute my defeat to
Frank Anderson of the Bank of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Anderson has tried to
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why he opposed me, but presume he did
not like my policies and wanted to run
things to suit himself" -
Laumeisters friends say that Ander-
son has dominated the exchange for so
long that he regards himself as its
special guardian. They say that he
has the shade of his office across the
street elevated to a height that enables
him to keep a constant eye upon the
structure.
Anderson expressed the opinion that
Laumeister was struggling for the
limelight.
'Laumeister is conceited," he said.
The little gentleman is hungering for
notoriety. He butted into the ticket
and was defeated. L admit that voted
against him, but 1t was the general
vote of the members that defeated him,
He tried TO butt in once before. The
trustees were chosen by a nominating
committee of nine, of which / was a
member. Mr.. Laumeister was not among
those selected. He got some of his
friends to place his name on the ticket
by petition, and you see the result.
My interest In the exchange dates
particularly from the earthquake.
recommended at once that it be re-
built, and I have given great deal of
my time as chairman Of the executive
committee and treasurer to that work.
The building has been completed and is
in running order again, and have re-
tired to private life
RoLPH NOT INVOLVED
James Rolph Jr. was elected to fill
Laumeisters position as president of
the exchange Rolph is manager of the
Mission bank, which is affiliated with
the Bank of California. Any i'll feeling
which Laumeister and his friends may
entertain against Anderson does not ex-
tend to Rolph.
Il believe Anderson has misjudged
his man." said Laumeister. "Rolph
will do what he thinks ought to be
DONE and neither Anderson nor any one
else can swerve him."
1t is understood that Anderson's S
first choice for the presidency of the
exchange was E. r. Dimond, but that
Anderson found it advantageous to
switch to Rolph.
A silent but active participant in the
political disturbance has been T. c.
Friedlander, but Friedlander is credited
with a peculiar ability to land right
side up. While others fell, he stood.