The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
TIM SULLIVAN IS
OPPOSED TO WOLFE
Objects to denomination of the
Senator, but Will Yield
to Herrin
Candidates Who Will Be Named
for Legislature in San
Francisco Districts

mated for state senator If 1 can pre-
vent ii. Wolfe does not appeal to me
at all. My candidate viii be Frank
Drury, the attorney, clean cut young
fellow / control at least 20 and prob
ably q votes in the thirty-seventh
and thirty-eighth districts. more than
enough to nominate the state senator.
OF course, If Herrin insists on Wolfe,
Wolfe will get the denomination be-
cause I viii not fight Herrin. But I
viii not deal with Johnny Lynch, Jere
Burke or any other lieutenant in this
matter. I shall go to Herrin direct and
settle it,
That is the way Tim Sullivan. chair
man OF the campaign committee of
the Herrin wing of the county COM
mittee and one OF the machine leaders
IN the thirty-seventh district, sounds
the first note of discord in the "or-
ganization" camp.
Sullivan claims the lions share Of
the organization" victory in the
thirty-seventh district. He will not
concede to Wolfe more than a tithe
of the merit for the 237 majority which
was rolled up against the Lincoln
Roosevelt league. He claims that his
workers. paid with money which he
collected, did the most effective cleo
tioneering Tuesday. So he does not
think that Wolfe should gather the
fruits Of a victory which he did not
bring about.
GRIEVANCE AGAINST WOLFE
Sullivan has another grievance
against Wolfe and the Wolfe workers.
Tuesday morning a 'paster" was dis
tributed throughout the thirty seventh
which had the names Of 10 Lincoln
Roosevelt leaguers on it in place of 10
Sullivan men. Three hundred and fifty
OF these tickets were printed. and their
distribution nearly precipitated a per
sonal encounter between Sullivan and
several of the Wolfe men.
Sullivan biames W. 5. Williams and
c. J. Houston. two Wolfe workers, for
this attempt to double cross" him at
the last minute by defeating 10 of his
men. The .'pasters" were not used to
any extent. but if they had been voted,
sullivan would have controlled eight
delegates in the thirty-seventh in
stead OF Is. For this attempt Sullivan
bears Wolfe an additional grudge.
On the organization" ticket in the
thirty eighth Sullivan claims to con-
troll two or possibly three men. These
were named when the ticket was made
uD by Charles II. Forbes. secretary Of
the county committee. one of Sullf-
vans closest political allies
AS il requires only 20 votes to nomi-
nate A senator for the thirty seventh
and thirty-eighth, il would appear that
sullivan controls the nomination. At
the same time he admits that circum-
stances may make il impossible for
him 10 press his advantage and place
his friend Frank Drury on the ticket.
HERRIN MAY GIVE 1T TO WOLFE
Wolfe made himself the issue in the
fight against the league in two dis
tricts and by analysis of the election
returns he may be able TO convince
Herrin and Lynch that his personal fol-
lowing carried the two districts. In
that event Herrin would naturally in
sist that Wolfe be given the nominal
tion.
sullivan has considered this contin-
gency and declares that if Herrin
wants Wolfe he win get him. Sulli-
van does not consider that he has
reached the stage where he can bid
defiance to the big boss. At the same
time he does not explain just what
right Herrin has TO dictate to a dis
trict leader the nomination of a state
senator
II Wolfe receives the nomination.
and the odds are strongly in his favor
despite Sullivan's note of defiance. Sui
livan will content himself with naming
the assenblyman for the thirty
seventh. He has selected John J. Nc
Manus as his candidate.
The organization slate for legis-
lstors is pretty nearly completed Tom
Finn viii get the senatorial nomina-
ton in the twenty-eighth and twenty
ninth districts. Johnny Nelson, in
recognition of his services to the or
ganization, viii be the nominee in the
forfy-first and forty-fifth There is a
deadlock in the senatorial district made
up Of the thirtieth and forty-second.
Jack Barr. a candidate for the upper
chamber OF legislation, won out in the
thirtieth. but the league carried the
forty-second- Both districts have three
delegates. The league won the thirty
second and thirty fifth, which means
that Dick Welch will go back to the
senate.
TIMBER FOR ASSEMBLY
Walter McCauley is slated for the
assembly nomination in the twenty
eighth. John A. Cullen will probably
be again on the ticket in the twenty
ninth. Jack Bars friend, Tom Rob
erts' who works on the water front,
viii be nominated in the thirtieth
Jerry Lucey viii probably be nomf-
mated in the thirty-first Paul Fra
tessa will be renominated in the thir-
ty-third- Jim Bonney the saloonman.
viii be nominated from Eggers' dis
trict, the thirty-sixth Tim Sullivan
viii name AIcManus in the thirty
seventh The organization candidate
IN the tnirty-eighth is Sammy Beckett,
but Forbes and his friends would like
TO nominate William A. Pugh. the
plumber Milton Schmitt will be the
nominee in the fortieth. despite the
roars OF Mamie Cohn, Henry Thomp-
son and Fred Winters, all of whom
want the nomination. Nat coghlan
viii be on the ticket again in the
forty first and Dominic Beban in the
forty-third. Mamie Strauss prohabIv
will be the nominee in the FORTY
fourth, and Louis Stroll in the forty
fifth.