The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
BOURBONS ARRANGE
LOCAL CONVENTION
Tom Hickey VIII Not Be Chosen
Chairman of the Conven-
ton This Year
Democrats VIII Not Name Many
of Their Candidates Until
the Last Minute

The democratic local convention viii
meet on Monday night in the Victory
theater. Sutter street between FIJI
more and Steiner Permanent organ
izstion VIII be effected and the con-
vention viii adjourn TO a later date for
the nomination OF Frank H Dunno and
four other candidates for the superior
bench.
veution has not vet been chosen Tom
Hickey, chairman OF the county COM
mittee. viii not receive the honor, as
there will be no turbulent minority to
Queu and IL is thought that some
other young democrat should be
broken IN 10 the work.
From the listfof judicial possibilities
the name OF John J. O'Toole has been
eliminated O'ToOle could have the
nomination for the short term II he
desired il, but has made up his mind
not TO enter the race this year.
WATT UNTIL LAST MINUTE
Tie democratic candidates for the
legislature have not all been chosen as
Yet The bourbons have a way OF
waiting until the last minute before
nominating. and on that account they
generally know who their opponents
are going TO be before they place their
NMn candidates IN the 1el0-
> For senator IN the seventeenth dis
trict no candidate has yet been Sc
lected- John J Greedy could have the
nomination II he cared TO run. but it
IS unlikely that he viii take it Peter
J. Kelly. the republican candidate be-
fore the primaries. would like to get
the democratic Endorsement. as he in
tends 10 run as an independent against
Tom Finn.
u
Gratis are trying hard 10 find a man
70 pit against Dick WEIGH The only
names suggested SO far are those of
Tim Healy in the thirty-second and
Dr. Jones in the thirty-ffth- Pete
Heggerty. democratic leader in the
thirty-second. has been commissioned
10 md the man.
In the twenty-frst DR.. Robert cad
walader OF the thirty-seventh district
VIII run against Eddie Wolfe In the
twenty-third John P. Hare Of the thir-
tieth district will be the nominee. He
Is working hard for votes, while the
republicans are tied UP IN a deadlock
with no particular prospect of getting
unrangied- In the twenty fifth the
democrats think they have a winning
candid9ce IN Irving Ackerman, the
young attorney. who viii be pitted
against Lester @. Burnett AS Burnett
has been affiliated with the Citizens
alliance he can not hope for the union
labor nomination, and the democrats
figure that they have an excellent
chance TO win in a three cornered
fight
For the assembly in the ewenty-
eighth the democrats will put Up John
T Feehan; IN the twenty ninth. Charles
AcGreeyy; in the thirtietl, either Con
Rodden or Harry McGovern. unless
George J. Black, who viii have the
union labor and doodle dee nomina-
\ IONS, slips in between them. in the
- irty-frst, James Hopkins will be
nominated and with the additional
nominations Of the union labor party
and the doodle dees IS expected to beat
Jerry Lucey; IN the thirty-second.
James CrOssley and Jeremiah Lynch
are the only names so far mentioned.
IN the thirty-third district Bernard
Cullum was talked Of for z long time
as the probable candidate. but there is
just a chance that Thomas A Casserly.
who has the union labor and doodle dee
support. viii be the man. In that event
Paul Frstesss, the republican machine
nominee. who is also 10 be opposed by
an Independent republican, E. J.
Loughery, viii have TO extend himself
+. }. O'NETLL IN TWENTY-FoURTH
In the thirty-fourth district il is
recorders Office viii be nominated In
the thirty-dfth Joseph Wall is spoken
Of In the thirty-sixth George Dawson
can have the nomination, but is not
sure that he wants il. In the thirty
seventh Frank J. Butler viii be pitted
against J. J. AIcManus. the republican
candidate. In the thirty-eighth one
Levy is spoken Of In the thirty-nfnth
Harry BOcchiO is the man. In the for
tieth nobody wants to run against Mil
ton Schmitt- In the forty-f1rst one
Frank Harrison would like to get the
nomination, but a stronger man is
sought.
In the forty-second Dan Kearns has
been mentioned. but Kearns is thinking
Of running for state senator on the
union labor ticket against John P
Hare James A Wilson of the thir-
tieth. who was thinking of making that
run himself has about decided that he
would not like q three cornered fight
in the fOrty-third Charles Mccarthy is
the only man suggested so far. In the
forty-fOurth IL viii be either Adolph
NestOri or Frank Schivo. T Clarence
AIcGrath could have had the nomina-
tion, but his legislative ambition re-
ceived & setback when II was found
that he had only been in the district
for eighth months In the forty-ffth
Charles Lightner will be the nominee