The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15

uuence. and that the way 10 aSONi.'
plish that end lay in turning over 1he
.afairs Of the committee to an eNecu
tive committee. The committeeman pro
grammed for the new executive COM
mittee would be quite immune as
against the influence Of Daniel A. Ryan
in fact a decided majority OF them
could be relied upon to resist any IN
fiuence other than that eNerted py OF
FOR William +. Herrin. The pan oA
reorganization in the interest OF LeL-
rim and his puppet candidates for leg
sslaffve and judicial office includes an
executive committee of one member
from each district. headed by Tim sui
livan. and finance committee OF three
members. headed by Hamilton a bauer
former state senator and notary pub
lie by the favor of George f. Hatton-
PLACE FOR WORTHINGToN
The executive committee, as chosen
for the ratification of the rump meet
sng- includes Tim r. Sullivan, chair
man: p. J. Kelly, John J. Cass, William
] Bell. Jerry Lucey, Thomas +. Dolan,
John T. PidweH, Harry Beasley' John
u Dalv. II. J. Worthington, Charles il.
Forbes. NJ. f. Gates. Ed Kelly, f. c.
Cartwright William T. Kibbler, Dom
inic J. Beban. +. 5. Strauss and Ed NJ.
Buckley. The finance committee Is TO
consist Of Hamilton Bauer Rudolph
Gercke and Robert Strahle- OF the Is
men chosen for the executive commit
tee. only Peter J. Kelley, John J. Cass,
Thomas f. Dolan, Harry Beasley and
IL E. Gates have refused TO participate
IN any way in the Herrin steal
Harry Worthington, who is slated
10 succeed Dam as chairman OF the
committee. is TO get the honor only.
The affairs of the committee are TO be
directed by Tim Sullivan, acting under
orders from John Lynch, whom Herrln
slas transferred from his bank commls-
sion TO the equally lucrative II less
honorable post of vice dictator OF san
Francisco.
The lob which the Herrin strikers
expect to put through tonight was
scheduled for last week, but failed Tor
lack Of a quorum. Every string that
could be pulled has been strained, ana
"if William T Kibbler and Rudolph
Gercke. who were induced TO sign the
demand for a meeting, with Dolah
who has been threatened with the loss
of his berth under the harbor com
mission, can be induced TO attend the
meeting tonight, a quorum VIII De
present. and even in the event that
Kfbbler and Gercke refuse to vote Tor
the lob the new chairman and commit
tee can be given de facto charac-
ter and the burden of ousting them
placed upon the decent members OF the
committee
There has been no explanation of the
pressure brought TO bear on kibbler
and Gercke. and the fact that they
signed the demand for a meeting which
they knew had no other purpose than
the consummation Of the Herrin job
leaves them in a peculiar and unenvi-
able light. Both are businessmen and
both were elected as delegates to the
1907 convention under the most un-
equivocal anti-Herrin pledges.
REGULARS IN LINE
The attitude Of D. J. Beban, former
deputy sheriff and Ruef Assemblyman
John D. Daily, whom Herrin has never
been able 10 kick hard enough to keep
him out Of the fold; F. NJ Buckley.
oldest employe on the water front;
Billy Bell and Nanny Strauss requires
no explanation. Some Of them were
not elected on anti-Herrin tickets ana
no pledge would ever serve TO keep
them from their lifelong affiliations II
Herrin demanded their services
What consideration passed for the
broken pledges of Ed Kelly, Oscar
Greenbaum and John T. Pidwell only
the principals know. Charles Forbes
desire TO free the committee from the
influence Of Daniel A. Ryan, II il were
2 genuine desire, would not explain the
flop Of GreenebaUm and Ed Kelly. Ryan
has been their friend. They have fol-
lowed Ryan repeatedly in his fights
against the machine in the fortieth
district. Ryan named them as mem
. bers Of the county committee. Neither
viii hatred Of Ryan serve as an ex-
cuse for Pidwel, who has been in
duced to break an express promise to
have nothing to 90 with the Herrin
Job and who is now counted by the
Herrinites as one Of their safest men.
PROMISES FREELY MADE
The promises made other men TO Sc
cure the votes of county committee
men may serve to shed some compara-
tive light on the inducements which
ENLISTED Greenbaum, PidweIl Ed Kelly.
Gercke and Kibbler under the Herrin
black flag
Assemblyman Peter J. Kelley has
been offered reinstatement under fhe
Aaroor commission. Kelley was dis
missed from the berth Of chief janitor
az the Terry house. He promptly showed
his appreciation of the manner in
winch ne had been used by the machine
by carrying the twenty-eightb district
against the combined efforts Of Jobn
Lynch, who had not yet left the hank
commission. and Tom Finn, whose man
lpulation Of t 2 union labor vote in III.
twenty ninth gave Ed Haven a seat in
the republican state convention and
permitted Haven, acting under Finn,s
orders TO vote for Harrison Gray Otis
organized labor's dearest foe.
Ihe machine attempted TO execute 2
Hahk movement on Committeeman M
r. Gates Of the thirty ninth. The ef-
Tort 10 reach Gates was made through
ms friend, George Turner. Turner was
offered the nomination for the assem-
bly, in the thirty-ninth and ALI fbe
money necessary for his campaign.
Threats have been made as freely as
promises. DOlan. the man with a fire.
mans Job, which the harbor commits.
sion viii take away if he does not heir
complete quorum tonight, is not alone
IN MS class. Warren Shannon. com.
mitteeman from the forty-frst district
has been threatened with a loss of III.
railroad printing contracts which hi,
firm has received. Similar threats hav,
been leveled at other men. who. ik,
Shannon, have dared to stand I'D.
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