The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-04
MACHINE ''PUSH" IS
WORRIED BYLEAGUE
Railroad Whistle Calls Herrin
Workers to Frantic Efforts
in the Fortieth
Success of Canvass by Lincoln
Roosevelt Leaders Perplexes
Bauer and Schmitt

With the railroad whistle shrlek1ng
the call TO arms. the push" in the
fortieth district is making frantic ef-
forts to snatch an eleventh hour vic
tory from the jaws of what seems to
them to be inevitable defeat. The Lin
coln-R Roosevelt canvass in the district
has met with such unmistakableN sue
cess that the machine leaders are at
their wits ends for ways and means
of delivering the district to Herrin.
Chief among the perplexed ones is
Hamilton Bauer, who used to take
railroad program at Sacramento when
he was member OF the state senate.
Bauer Is faithful worker in the Her
rim camp and has always been looked
after by George Hatton when there
were jobs to- dispense. Just now he
holds a notary's commission by grace
OF Hatton- Political ingratitude is not
one OF Bauer's sins and he is really
very anxious to make good in the
district. just to show Hatton that a
job has not spoiled him and that he
should be permitted to break into the
senatorial game again two, years hence
Another man who is scratching his
head in dismay over the inroads which
the Lincoln Roosevelt league has made
on the organization is Milton Schmitt-
Schmitt knows every cog of the rail-
road machine and has helped to make
it run smoothly over rough places
many and many time. But just now
he is very much worried. The district
is taking too enthusiastically to the
league ticket and Milton Schmitt does
not like that, for more reasons than
one. Milton is going 10 be a candidate
for the assembly against that faithful
member Of the push Henry Thomp-
son, and defeat tomorrow will not help
him in the least
LEAGUE CAUSES FROwNS
Gus Hartman is another machine
man who does not Ike the looks of
things. His amiable features are dark
ened by frowns whenever Me thinks of
the Lincoln Roosevelt league. Gus is
a holdover senator. but any defeat of
the Organization in the fortieth will
interfere with his big plans for the
future. For Gus aims at congress and
will be a candidate If Julius Kahn
proves unacceptable to the push al
ways supposing that the push" wins
That's just the trouble. 1t looks as If
the push" will not win, and Gus.
whose epigram-"As many ballot
boxes as are strewn along the line so
often will 1 Votes admiringly
quoted by the push" is beginning to
wonder If the Lincoln Roosevelt lea
guers might not admit him to the fold.
He likes the machine, but he likes
success better.
Oscar Greenebaum, Ed Kelly and
Henry Thompson are also considerably
wrought up over the dubious outlook.
They all wish the Lincoln-R Roosevelt
league had not put up such a, good
ticket; but the ticket is up and the
push" is afraid the representative
republicans of the district are going
to support it.
LEAGUE TICKET STRONG
Indications are that the push is
right about this. The Lincoln Roose-
welt ticket in the fortieth is one of the
strongest and most representative in
the city It was carefully chosen from
the best class of citizens and does not
represent a faction, like the push"
ticket On 1t are men whose names
have been identified in the past with
successful anti Herrin political fights
Not one of it's delegates could be con-
trolled by any political boss or Clique.
The character of the league ticket may
be Judged from the following list:
Frank W. Marvin. 2Io0 Scott street Marvin
is in the iron and steel business with the Tay-
Albert E. Castle, 23i6 Clay street. member
of the big importing firm OF Castle brothers.
J. G. Giesfing. 1928 Pine street Colonel
Giesting is connected with the Herring Hall
Charles G [. Field. 1890 Geary street. This
veteran republican is associated with the Nor
ton tanning company
| Ralph L. Hsthorn 1901 Franklin street. Ha-
/ thorn is an attorney at law and member OF
4 the republican county committee.
Jerome j. Friedberg, 1854 Post street, with
LeTenSon company.
Walter II. Robinson Of Pts Pine street, at
For the Congressional convention the Lincoln
! Roosevelt club of the fortieth. has chosen tie
| following delegates:
/ John Henderson 2535 Suffer street; president
/ of the Mount Olivet cemetery association
George Uhl. 1892 Buchanan street Uhi belongs
/ n the well known firm OF Chl Brothers.
DR.. Richard F. Tomlinson, 2220 Devisadero
/ street, physician.
Hyland L. Baggeriy. 171S Pine street, sport
| ing editor OF the Bulletin.
John n. Dumbrell. 2s43 California street; in
Arthur F. Rousseau. 1908 Webster street; civil
Dr. R. NJ H. Berndt, 1855 Geary street, ply.
sician.