The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
Onslaught of the League Forces

week. The jealous riyalries of Fisk,
Wolfe and Sullivan have added
no machine strength and a league
majority of 300 is probable.
The league won the thirty-eighth in
May by an extremely narrow margin.
i had virtually no organization ana
was opposed by the combined Ruef-
Wolfe-Crimmins pushes" literally fln-
anced. The situation is different there
now.
Aroused to their danger by the slim
proportions of their victory in May, the
best men Of the district have worked
faithfully. Their ticket is one of the
best ever nominated in the district.
Representative men have volunteered
10 work at the polls, which were un-
attended by league watchers or ticket
passers in May. The machine did
everything it could in May. The
leaguers viii demonstrate today that
they were not trying then.
Charlie Forbes, Tim Sullivan's part
ner in the attempted delivery of the
county committee, has been made to
play minor role in the Wolfe produce
ton in the thirty-eighth. He was per-
mitted TO name only three out of the
Is delegate candidates and his ardor
has been correspondingly damped. With
q total republican registration of 1892,
the probable vote in the thirty-eighth
for a comfortable good government
margin.
KAHN'S FATE RESTS
WITH VOTERS OF FORTIETH
Julius Kahn's hopes are pinned on the
fortieth district. If he loses the for
tieth he loses the nomination. The dis
trict is entitled to Is delegates in con-
vention OF 81. The forty first, with u,
and the fortieth are, so far. as nomi-
mating purposes go, the fourth congress
sional district. The forty-frst is con-
ceded TO the league but even assuming
that the machine should triumph in the
would be compelled to carry every other
assembly district to have bare majority
sn the congressional convention.
The forCieth elected a solid league
delegation in May. The leagues fight
was launched only a few days before
the primary election and the ticket
was not made up till the eve
OF election The machine forces
had been at work for weeks.
They had men and money. They had
the election officers and hordes of strik-
ers at every polling place. The league
forces, led by Ralph L. Hathorn. Colonel
J. G. Giesting and other representative
republicans Of the district, went to. the
voters on their records and on princi-
PIE. Ihey had no watchers, no ticket
passers, no challengers. They spent no
money. They won.
For today's primary they have made
an exhaustive canvass of the district.
Enthusiastic republicans of the district
have raised the funds necessary to
prosecute a vigorous and effective cam
paign. Daniel. A Ryan has taken an
active part in the league clubs work.
The republican registration is 2.762.
which indicates a probable vote of
1850 and a comfortable majority for
the league ticket.
The league tickets Will win COM
fortably in the twenty-eighth, thirty
first and thirty eighth. by topheavy ma
jOrities in the thirty-second, thirty
fourth, thirty-fifth, thirty-seventh,
thirty-ninth and forty-first, and by a
safe margin in the fortieth and thirty
third. The league is putting up splen-
did fights in the twenty-ninth, thirtieth,
thirty-sixth, forty second, forty-third,
forty-fourth and forty fifth. The odds
are on the league for victory in the
forty second and .forty-third. and the
friends Of good government have more
than a lighting chance in the forty
fourth. forty-fifth and twenty-ninth.