The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
League Ready for Convention
NEFF CHOSEN FOR
DELEGATE AT LARGE
LincOIn-R Roosevelt Leaguers Will
Send Veteran to Chicago
Convention


Jacob H. Neff of San Francisco is
the choice of the San Francisco Lincoln
Roosevelt delegates to the republican
state convention for delegate at large
to the republican national convention
in Chicago. The name of the veteran
republican was proposed at a meeting
of the San Francisco delegation held
last night and was received with such
wild enthusiasm that the roar of ap-
proyal with which the formal motion
was put and carried seemed mild and
restrained by comparison.
When the applause which greeted his
selection had subsidized Uncle. jake
who had left his home for the first
time in many days in order to be pres
ent at the meeting with his fellow
Lincoln Roosevelt delegates from the
thirty eighth district, arose from his
seat, and in a voice which trembled
with graceful emotion thanked the del
egates for the signal mark of esteem
which they had shown him.
Gentlemen" he cried, Il thank you
all for this great honor from the bot
tom of my heart and l promise you that
IL l am the choice of the convention
will go to Chicago and vote for Taft,
first, last and all the time
Another ovation followed this speech
and for few moments the stanch
old republican who has served HIS state
as lieutenant governor and who. as
president of the California miners as
sociation, was the idol of the gold
seekers of the west. was nearly over
come by the outburst of enthusiasm
DENT IN HERRIN SLATE
Jacob II. Neff's name is one to con-
jure with in a republican convention
and there is no doubt that he will be
ing. This. therefore. is dent number
one which the Lincoln Roosevelt
league has battered into the slate. of
the Herrin organization.
In addition to Neff. the San Fran
cisco delegation indorsed Thomas r.
Bard of Ventura, former United States
senator, whose name was presented TO
the meeting as the choice of the Los
Angeles delegation and other sections
of the south where the Lincoln Roose-
welt league is in control
Neff and Bard are the first two dele
gates at large to receive formal in
dorsement and as they will go into the
convention with the solid league dele
cations from San Francisco and Los
Angeles behind them. their election is
a foregone conclusion.
One other indorsement-that of Will
liam r. Davis of Oakland for~chairman
of the conventfon-Wsa made at the
meeting last night. Byron Mauzy, who
presided, called upon the delegates
present for an expression of oponion as
to their choice for the presiding officer
of the convention.
DAVIS ONLY NAME HEARD
No name but that of Davis was sug-
gested and the applause which greeted
the suggestion left no doubt as to the
sentiment of the delegates present.
Davis was accordingly placed before
the meeting as the choice OF San Fran
cisco and was unanimously indorsed
for the position. Following Iais action
he was also announced as the choice
of the Los Angeles delegates
The meeting was held at o'clock in
the league headquarters in the Kamn,
building. The solid Lincoln Roosevelt
delegation from San Francisco. with
the exception of two or three members
who sent their excuses for not appear
ing, took part in the deliberations In
addition to the 65 members of the local
delegation several members Of the Los
Angeles delegation. including Meyer
Lssner and Marshall Stimson were
present.
After Byron Mauzy had called the
meeting to order Marshall Stimson was
invited to address the delegates on
behalf of the southern part of the state.
In all my long experience of poll
tics, he declared, II have. never seen
gathered together such a representa-
tive body of republicans as this. | tell
you that this Lincoln-R Roosevelt move
ment has brought to the front the very
best men in the party ranks. men of
whom all of us have a right to be
proud and men whose help insures our
winning victory after victory until the
machine is beaten out of politics.
WORK FOR WHOLE STATE
ITO you men Of San Francisco l want
| TO say that the men of Los Angeles
who fought the same fight which you
fought are going TO work with you,
shoulder to shoulder. We are not GO
ing to work for San Francisco or Los
Angeles, but for the whole state.
Working for the whole state we will
be helping you and we will be helping
ourselves. We're with you and we
know that you are with u.s. In that
spirit lies the certainty of our success .
Other speeches to the same effect
were made by various members of the
local delegation. All were warmly ap-
plauded.
Byron Mauzy was placed in nomina- :
tion by Edwin I. McMurray of the
thirty-ninth district for chairman OF
the San Francisco delegation and was
unanimously elected. In returning
thanks Mauzy pledged himself anew to
the work Of the league and urged all
his hearers to continue the league
propaganda in preparation for the fall
primaries.
Following the meeting the league
delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions from the fortieth
district held a caucus and elected AL
bert Castle chairman of the de1ega- =
tion to. the state convention and John
III. Dunlbrell as chairman of the dele
gates to the congressional convention.
A number of men were mentioned as
likely candidates to represent the
fourth congressional district at the
national convention, the most promi :
nent being Charles l.. Field, j. G. Giest-
ing, Frank w. Marvin. Alexander d.
Keyes, Ralph IL Hathorn, Sheldon Kel-
logg. Thomas e. Haven and A. E.
Graupner.
DELEGATES WILL MEET
The congressional delegates, from the
fourth district who are members OF
the league will hold meeting at s
O'clock this evening in the office OF
Alexander d. Keyes in the Humboldt
bank building for further considera-
tion of candidates. The league won the