The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
Will COOPERATE
WITH THE LEAGUE
Independent Republicans of the
Thirty=ninth Will Adopt
Campaign Plans
Select Tentative List of Dele
gates to State, Congressional
and City Conventions

The Independent republican club of
the thirty-ninth district met last night
at 525 Clement street to select a tenta-
tive list of delegates for the state.
congressional and local conventions and
to adopt a platform of principles COW
ering the issues of the approaching
campaign.
| final, for the reason that the independ-
ent republicans of the district are CO.
operating with the Lincoln-Roos
league club of the thirty ninth and the
list chosen last night will be taken up
by the executive committees of the
| two clubs for joint approval and pos
Sible changes.
joint action a resolution was proposed
by Leland S. Boruck and unanimously
adopted. 1t points out that the princi-
pies Of the independent club are the
same as those of the league club. and
that the fight which both are making
against the Herrin machine can best be
furthered by cooperation in the selec-
| tion of delegates to be voted for at the
primary who shall be absolutely free
from railroad domination.
| The resolution therefore provides
! that the tentative selections of the
club shall be compared with the list
] of delegates to be selected by the
! league club, and that wherever the
! same names appear these delegates
shall be the nominees for a Joint
ticket; and that where different names
appear the executive committee of the
two clubs shall make the final choice
! If this plan is carried out the two
clubs will be represented in the pri-
mary by one ticket.
FAVORS DIRECT PRIMARY
The representatives of the club in
| the various conventions will stand
! pledged to a platform of principles
submitted to the meeting by E. J.
| Callan and adopted without dissent.
This platform declares for the election
of United States senators by the di-
rect vote of the people, the direct pri-
mary, the federal guaranty of bank de-
| posits, the prohibition of racetrack
gambling and pool selling and the pros
ecution of grating and corrupt off,
cials.
Various differences which have arisen
! in the club led to the appointment of
a committee to suggest a plan for the
| restoration of complete harmony. This
committee, consisting of +. S. Britton,
L. S. Boruck and w. w. Watson, re-
| ported last night.
Their report stated that charges had
! been made that the club was under the
domination of the president, Edwin L.
McMurray, that it was being manipu-
| lated to suit the purposes of a few
members and that other accusations of
! political impropriety had been circu-
| lated. The committee therefore recon-
mended the election of committee on
membership and grievances, to consist
of five men, who shall have the power
to reject applicants for admission to the
club, to recommend members for eXpul-
| sion and to pass on all disputes. The
resolution provided that no officer Of
the club and no candidate for public Of
fee should be eligible for this commit
tee. The report was unanimously adopt
! ed, and by ballot c. +. Davis, j. j. Pratt,
Wallace c. Wise, J. E. White and Clar-
ence w. Riffee were elected to the
| grievance committee.
President McMurray appointed F. S.
Britton, Edward Ginley and Edwin T.
McMurray committee to wait upon the
Lincoln Roosevelt league club to invite
| their cooperation in the selection of a
| joint delegate ticket.
There was large number of mem
| bers at the meeting, and an appeal for
contributions to carry on the campaign
met with generous response. Members
put their names down for contributions
amounting to $239, of which $S7 was
| immediately paid.