The San Francisco call., 1908-08-22
BOLLO WAGES WAR
ON NAT COGHLAN
Attorney for Greek DynaTiters
Finds Johnny Lynch's Work
ers Oppose Nomination
Nelson Also Faces Opposition in
FOrty=irst From His Ma
chine Associates

What little time Attorney Nathan G.
Coghlan can spare from the affairs of
the two Greek dynamiters he spends
in worrying about the republican as
assembly, nomination in the forty first
district. Time was that Nat carried
the nomination around in mis- waistcoat
pocket. but that time has passed. The
nomination has taken wings and when
John and Peter ClaUdianes do not claim
his professional attention Coghlan hies
him out with birdlime to capture it
again.
Opposition to CoghIan comes from the
most unexpected quarter His most
vigorous enemies are no other than
Mario Bolo and Horace Perazzi. Bollo
and Perazzi used TO be very close to
Coghlan. That was when Ruef took
some trifling interest in politics and
relied on Bollo. Perazzl, Coghlan and
Attridge TO land the forty first on pri-
mary days.
But there has been a new deal since
then and the quartet is divided two to
two. BOllo and Perazzi are sharpening
their axes for CoghIan and Nat has
only Ed Attridge TO fight for him, with
Barton ready 70 do what he can to
help out.
CHARGES AGAINST CoGHLAN
Opposition TO Coghlan started before
the primary election and has grown
since. BolIo and Perazzi had the privy
ear Of Johnnie Lynch. who made his
headquarters in Bollo's saloon when
ever he visited the forty-first district.
They complained that Coghlan was not
doing his share in the primary work
and gave Lynch other reasons why he
was not entitled TO denomination. The
row was hushed up at the time and the
primary passed before it broke out
afresh.
Now Bollo and Perazzi are saying
all sorts Of unkind things about Cogh-
Ian. The charge that he let the others
pull his clestnuts out of the fire is one
of the mildest of their criticisms. They
declare as an ultimatum that he can
not have the nomination. AS Bollo
absolutely controls seven of the four
teen delegates and is pretty sure of
two more there is more than an empty
threat in his declaration.
MECHANIC As CANDIDATE
Naturally Coghlan is worried and II
does not tend TO restore his peace of
mind TO be told that he could not win
the fight. even if he were nominated
That prediction is being made by the
wise ones. who say that a lively and
clever democratic candidate would tear
the vitals out of Coghlan's record and
offer them as a sacrifice to clean pol
itics.
Bollo and Perazzi have picked Fred
erick BirdsaI. a young mechanic, as
their candidate TO succeed Coghian. One
of the things that Nat would like to
know is whether Lynch has put his
o. K on their choice.
TROUBLE FOR NELSON
More trouble in the forty-first gath
ers around the choice Of a senator. Nell
son, OF course, would like to succeed
himself. but Lester Burnett seems to be
on the Herrin slate. The fact that
Burnett has been turned down by the
organization time and again makes him
particularly insistent that his claims be
recognized But Burnett has his draw
backs as a candidate. He organized
the Citizens alliance in Stockton. and
this fact would not endear his candi-
dacy to the voters Of Cow hollow, who
do not like Herbert George or his or
ganization.
on the other hand Nelson is not an
ideal candidate from the organization
viewpoint, and IT looks as though the
organization must choose the lesser
Of the two evils. whichever that may
be. Herrin and his lieutenants have
no scruple about discarding a man.
however faithful, when his unpopu-
larity becomes a drag on the machine.
Nelson, partly on account of that Otis
vote, partly for other reasons. is get
ting TO be drag and it looks as though
Herrin and Lynch would prefer to con-
fine him 10 his own forty-fifth district.
It is said that Bollo's delegates will
not vote for Nelson, and if that is true
he may whistle for the nomination.