The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
WILL FIGHT FOR
THE NOMINATIONS
Trouble Arises in the Herrin
Camp Over Division of
the Plums
Charges of Double Dealing Are
Freely Made by Men Who
Have Ambitions

Two contests for Legislative nomina-
tions have so far arisen to disturb the
serenity of the Herrin organization in
this city. There are two aspirants for
the assembly nomination in the thirty
seventh and two in the thirty eighth
Both contests are outcroppings of the
fierce struggle waged in these districts
before the primary election swept them
into the power of the machine.
Tim Sullivan, who claims control of
the local delegation in the thirty-sev-
enth district and who has darkly limited
that he will get Eddie" Wolfe's scalp
if Hold man" Herrin let's him, has put
forward John J. McManus, a young man
in the employ of the Oceanic steamship
company, as his candidate for the as
sembly.
But Tim is not having it all his way,
despite his valuable services to the or
ganization. Arthur Fisk has the fond
idea that he, too, has something to say
in the district, and he has candidate
in the person of Fred Jones, who has
been in the assembly before and who,
at present is chief deputy to Johnnie
Mackenzie, labor commissioner and
Herrin lieutenant. Fisk and Sullivan
made working agreement for the pur-
pose of the primary, but 1T remains to
be seen whether they can harmonize
this new difference.
In the thirty eighth Sammy Beckett
is on the Herrin slate, but he is not
acceptable to some of the men who
helped to win the district. Led by
Charles II. Forbes, secretary of the
county committee, they are backing
Billy Pugh, the plumber. Pugh, they
claim, was promised the nomination be-
fore the primaries and there is bitter
talk of his being double crossed after
al 1,;e fri q ard
The republican judicial slate is be-
ing filled slowly but surely. In addi-
ton to Cook, Sturtevant and Hunt it
now carries the name of Justice of the
Peace Isidor Golden. A. P. Black, chief
deputy under United States Attorney
Devlin, is talked of for the fifth place,
and so is Frank MCGOWAN, perennial
candidate.
Among the republicans there is a diff
ference of opinion as to Judge Dunnes S
chances of reelection. Charles H.
Forbes. who is something of a political
forecaster, has no uncertainty in the
matter. He feels sure that Dunno will
be reelected.
Dunno will be the strongest man on
the democratic ticket" said Forbes
yesterday THE great mass of voters
in this city are still on the side of the
graft prosecution and they will vote
ISSUE"
The democratic legislative program
is nowhere near completion. The lead
ers are waiting for the districts to ex-
press their preference and the districts
are taking their time. In the twenty
eighth James Sullivan, a young black
smith, will be nominated for the assem-
bly,. In the twenty ninth, which was
won by the Bell forces, John McGreevy
will be the probable nominee. In the
thirty third Sheriff Larry Dolan has
chosen Bernard Cullum, manager of q
hardware concern, to make the race
against Paul Fratessa In the forty
fifth the Bell forces, led by Luke Fay
will put up Charles Lightner, a dray-
man.
The Herrin wing of the republican
county committee will meet tonight al
their headquarters in the Pacific build
| ing to congratulate one another on the
victory of last week and to authorize
the secretary to look around for a
suitable hall for the local convention
which will be held on the first of Sep
tember.