The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-04
Members Of Independent Repub-
Iican Club Repudiate Actions
of PrOfessed Regulars
Worker With LincOIn=ROOseyelt
League ReSents Use of His
Name on Ticket
Light Is Thrown on Methods
Employed to Gain SembIance
Of Responsibility

kePUdlsted Dy republicans whose
names It sought to use to give a tone
Of responsibility to its delegate ticket
and its alleges executive committee,
the Naesretti combination in the
thirty-ninth district is forced to go
into the fight against the Lincoln
Roosevelt league and the independent
republican club IN its true colors.
George w. Turner, q prominent
member OF the independent republi-
can club whose name was placed on
the Msestretti regular" ticket, has
declared that he was nominated with
out his consent and that he purposes
10 fight with the Lincoln-R Roosevelt
league and the independent republican
club. where he has fought against
Maestretti and his crowd for five
years. Turner has also backed up his
avowal Of allegiance to the anti-graft
combination by contributing TO the
fight against the ticket on which his
name appears.
Milton H. Esberg and Charles P.
Fonds were among the members Of the
independent club whose names the
Maestretti regular" club added TO its
roster of executive committee. Esberg
has formally denounced the regular
club as an organization directly
opposed to his affiliations. and Fonda
has informed his friends that he sup
posed his name was being used by the
independent republican club instead OF
the Maestretti OUTFIT
LETTERS REVEAL METHODS
The following letters from Turner
and Esberg throw light upon the meth
DDS employed BY the Maestretti crowd
10 give their fight the fsembIance Of
resDectabnity:
Edwin Z Hcsiurrsy, Esq. city-Ny Dear Sir:
Referring 10 my nomination delegate on the
regular republican club primary ucket. beg to
say that I decline the said nomins stion. as ] am
p member Of the Independent republican clHb Of
The thirty-niuth assembly district. I stated at
The tine that I could not accept said nonina-
uon. as 1 had already sent my check to your
club; that Il vas not honest or jest Tor me to
be nominee u the regular republican club and
b. member q yours
Further. my nomination was forced ! have
fought with you against graft for years and pro
poss 10 stand By the principle have fought for
Yours truly GEORGE ". TURNER.
Nay ?, 1908.
E. T. McMurrsr Esq. President Independent
Republican Club. Thirty ninth Disrricf-Ny Dear
ST: The fo-caiied regular republican clrb. Of
T.L~ T. u (
Plunkott secretary. as per hereunto attached cir
culsr. listed my name as one Of the campaign
committee. IT'S IS without ny consent and d.
recfiy oppsse1 TO uy sfHis,ions. ] am Identified
srirh the Indcrendent republican club and win
g. sil ln my power 70 aid In its good cause.
The ar-ion of the FIRST mentioned clearly
demonstrates the material IN the said so-caIled
regular Republican club Of the thIrfy-ninth as
sembly district. and trust they win receive tie
defeat that they deserve al the polls On Nay 5.
May >. 1905. II. h. EsBERY-
FAILED TO MAKE TERMS
The Maestrefti combination broke
into the campaign early. J. A Ruth
erford. who was one Of the Maestretti
delegate candidates beaten IN every
precinct in the district by the independ-
ent republican clubs ticket last year,
cooperating with Gus Fox. organizq
the sunset republican club Fox calm
iy announced that the Sunset repub-
lican club would be found IN the camp
Offering the best terms. and George
Fletcher. one of its leading lights. made
his services 70 the Herrin machine the
subject OF . congratulatory address TO
the club membership.
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