The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
PUTS q MACHINE
MEN ON COMMITTEE
GEORGE Knight Selects Corps of
Reliable Aids TO Act on
Central Committee

Twenty-one reliable organizat ton
men have been appointed by George A.
knight on the executive committee OF
the state central committee. San Fran
cisco has five representatives on this
governing body of the party, but
George Hatton, w. V. Stafford and DR..
G. Caglieri are no longer among them.
President Stafford of the board of
harbor commissioners and DR. Caglieri
have shown themselves unwilling TO
follow the machine in all its activities.
They were particularly outspoken in
their opposition to Herrin's plan of
stealing the state convention by ap-
pointing a majority OF the delegates.
This fact may explain their exclusion
from the new executive committee The
absence of George Hatton's name is
Btill 10 be explained.
Following are the names of the mem
bers Of the new executive committee:
T b. Dozier, Shasta; J. NJ. Carson,
Humboldt; J. L. McNab, Mendocino;
Grove /. johnson, Sacramento; A H
Ashley, San Joaquin; P. S. Teller, Ala
meda: Henry A. Melvin, Alameda;
Charles z. Clinch, Nevada; John j.
DAILY. san Francisco; George Stone, San
Francisco: Henry Abrahm. San Fran
cisco; J. K Wilson, San Francisco; j.
+ Fugazzi, San Francisco; a. B. Cole
man Contra Costa; d. O. DTunel, Santa
Clara; Thomas Flint. San Benito; G. d.
Swan. Stanislaus; Walter f Parker,
Los Angeles. @. y. Black, Los Angeles; :.
J. J. Suess. San Bernardino; f. w.
Stearns, San Diego.
This new committee will meet 'on
the evening of June at the Fairmont
hotel to organize
TWO FOR CHAIRMAN
Two men are mentioned prominently
for chairman-General George Stone.
vino held the position in the last exec
utive committee, and Tom" Dozier of
Shasta. Stone has announced number
of times recently that he has had
enough Of politics, but now that he has
allowed his name 70 go back on the
executive committee it is not likely
that he will refuse the larger honor OF
presiding over it.
Dozier acted as temporary chairman
of the recent Sacramento convention
during the roll call of delegates at
large. and particularly distinguished
himself by rushing to the rescue OF
Senator Abner Weed whose delegation
was contested on account of the cleo
tion frauds at Weed.
This convention is not going to un-
seat republicans because Greek suffers
voted for them" he declared amid up
roarlous applause.
J. L. McNab of Mendocino is a broth
er Of the local democratic boss who
was beaten at Fresno by Theodore A.
Bell. McNab was called upon by Gen
eral Stone to place George Knight in
nomination for chairman of the con-
vention.
WON By ONE VOTE
Henry Abrahm is a local physician
who, with Sammy" Beckett, defeated
two of the Lincoln Roosevelt league
delegates in the thirty-eighth district
winning by one vote.
d. O. Druffel of Santa Clara was al
the head of the ffty-sixth district dele
cation. which was treacherously deliv-
cred by Black Hayes to the Herrir
machine Druffel went on the last ex,
ecutive committee when Billy Wood
died ns@s = 4
Thomas Flint of San Benito was not
always an organization men, but com
mitted himself definitely at the recent
sixth district congressional convention
at Stockton, where he opposed Chester
Rowell and gave all his strength to the
machine
Walter Parker is that same tool OF
the railroad about whom George
knight. on occasion. has expressed
himself in anything but a compliment
airy way. However. Knight has seen
fit to enlist his services in the govern
ing body Of the party for another two
years.