The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
CONVENTION WANTS
GAMBLING STOPPED
Resolution Adopted by Marin
County Republicans Demands
Pledge From Nominees
MartineIli Is IndOrSed for Sena-
tor and Ed Butler Named
for Reelection

SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 22.-"Resolved.
that the republican party, in convention
assembled. does hereby declare itself
absolutely and most positively opposed
70 pool selling and gambling OF all
forms and nature whatsoever. 1t FUR
ther AYERS and insists that the legisla-
tive nominees of this convention must
use every means and endeavor to Sc
cure such legislation as viii positively
prohibit these atrocious and infamous
privileges now in vogue, and, that the
same may be made an issue Of this
campaign, We recommend that this res
olution be made q part Of our platform
and that our legislative nominees, in
accepting the same, assume an obliga-
tion which the people of this county
viii recognize as a guarantee Of a5so-
Lutte good faith"
Cheering wildly, the 116 delegates to
the republican convention of Marin
county adopted the resolution condemn
ing the pOoIroOms, and pledged the
nominees Of the party TO work TO wipe
the poolrOom blot from Marin county
and from the state.
The convention also Endorsed the
national and state platforms and passed
= resolution Of appreciation for the
work done by the present national,
state and county administrations.
Included in the platform is a pledge
In procuring more money for the sup
port of the state university.
nIARTINELLI Is INDORsED
z B. MartinenL chairman OF the
county central committee, was unani-
mously indorsed by the convention for
the republication senatorial nomination
from the ninth district, and the nine
delegates elected to the state conven-
o. n1L LII IL
IN his behalf
BY a vote OF 81 to 81 Ed Butler was
nominated to succeed himself as as
semblyman from the twenty first as
Eembly district, over S. NJ Augustine.
s Olmstead withdrew at the last mo-
ment IN favor Of Augustine
The only lack OF harmony was de-
veloped by r. J. Davis, president OF the
anti-pOolroom league, who opposed the
ratification Of the nomination of L. c.
Fistolesf OF Sausalito TO succeed him.
self as supervisor in the third district.
Plstolesi won out in the supervisoriaI
convention by a vote OF % to 16 over
Dsn Mclean OF TiburOn, who made his
campaign on an anti-poolroom platform.
Davis protested against the result on
the ground that Pistolesi was an at
torney Of the poolrooms and conse-
ouently should not be given the stamp
OF approval by the party that had Just
passed a resolution condemning pool
selling. A heated debate preceded the
yOte by which the nomination of Pis-
tolesi was formally ratified.
LENNON RENOMINArED
Superior Judge Lennon was given an
ovation. He was renominated unani-
mOusly. When he attempted to accent
the nomination the delegates cheered
for several minutes before they al
lowed him TO voice his thanks.
The convention was called to order
by Temporary Chairman T. B. Mar
tinelli.
Thomas Boyd was elected permanent
chairman.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
The following delegates to the state
convention were nominated: S. NJ
Augustine, at large; W. Kinney, James
Begley. ]. 5. Hawkins, p. J. Elliott, F.
II. Holland, Thomas Boyd, George Han
sen and r. H. Trumbull
Shepard Eells was nominated in su-
pervisorial district :, and L c. Pis-
tolesi and X. Goudy will represent the
republican party in districts 3 and 4.
respectively.
A resolution introduced by James
Taylor. indorsing county appropriations
10 assist in advertising the resources
OF Marin was adopted unanimously.
z. B. Martinelli was again elected
chairman Of the county committee
Miss Helen Williams of Sausalito
and Mrs. Francis D. Speedie of Mill Val
ley represented the suffragists. They
did not address the convention. but
confined their efforts to personal So
licitatiOn Of the cooperation of the
delegates to the state conven ton