The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-16
LEAGUE MAY WAIT
FOR COURT RULING
Independent Republican Clubs
Leaders Desire Decision on
New Primary Law
MayoraIty Committee Discusses
Candidates, While MoLeran
and Others File Papers
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

. leSEuS OF independent ReplOucdn
clubs may deem il expedient 10 adjourn
TO a date later than June Is. pending
the decision OF the supreme court in
the direct primary election law case, is
the opinion OF some OF the men prom
insnt in the league movement
The leagues msyoralty committee
has not chosen candidate to present
70 the conference. That by no means
infers that Il has not discussed can
didates and possible candidates. but its
work has not gone forward with sum
cient speed 10 indicate that IL will be
ready 20 report a minute before the
adjourned meeting on June Is. and
some OF the Ieaguers think nothing
would De lost by taking a little more
tine.
CONFERENCE Is USHAMPERED
In the first place. II the conference
after the direct primary decision is
handed down. it viii not incur the risk
OF being compelled 20 change its tao
tics II the supreme court should knock
out the direct primary law the confer
ence might ind itself with a complete
ticket on its hands face 10 face with
the alternative OF entering the primary
fight for delegates for that entire
ticket or repudiating some OF the men
on IL 20 effect the combinations that
always bob Up in delegate fight
II the ticket is not named until after
the decision Of the supreme court, the
conference can start without a handi-
cap. be the decision favorable or ad
verse 70 the primary law II the pri-
mary law is sustained. the petitions
for the leagues candidates can be com
pIsced in a day or two. and II il be
knocked out. the members Of the con-
ference can 60 into the primary fight
as candidates for delegates without
being Handicapped by absolute commit
nent 10 Al entire ticket
CHARTER PREVENTS NOMINATION
The charter provisions, which render
him Ineligible 10 the nomination, prob
ably deprived Fred g. Sanborn Of an
opportunity 70 consider the honor OF
the municipal league of independent
clubs Endorsement for mayor Members
OF the secret session msyoralty com
mittee decline 10 admit that they lad
SanbOrn's name under consideration.
but they are equally unwilling 20 deny
that hfs name sounded like big relief
call, until they came around TO q con-
sideT2tiOn Of the fact that he was a
member OF the police commission,
which membership put him out OF the
Z field Of possibilities.
The committee has heard that Treas
urer John AcDougald would sacrifice
the nomination for treasurer, which
P Il Mccarthy purposes TO give him.
II the republicans would make him
their candidate for mayor
BUSY MEN FoGGY OVER NAME
Ne fact that several Of the mem
bers OF that committee are bit foggy
as 70 the identity OF McDougald con-
veys nothing uncomplimentary to
Honest John" They have not been
intimately associated with practical
politics before. and there are many
busy men who do not know the name
OF their city's treasurer.
John Lsckmsnn's name may or NAV
not Be before the committee yet. The
committeeman admit that they have
heard his name mentioned in connec-
ton with their Endorsement OF a can
didate for mayor. They show a deeper
his name Is associated with the Job Of
sheriff
Election Commissioner George Uhrs
name has also found its way before
the committee and il seems that mem
bership on the election commission is
not = bar TO mayoralty nomination.
{ I-hI * young has made a big success
+ in business and has taken the clean end
+ Of things political. He was prominent
lin the organization Of the good gov
eminent league two years ago and
took Al extremely active part in the
campaign for the election OF Mayor
f Taylor.
CANDIDATES FOR TWO PARTIES
The uncertainty attending the de-
cfsion OF the supreme court in the pri-
mary election law case is not an ap-
precisbIe deterrent OF candidates Vert
fcation deputies are being sworn in by
F the score by Registrar Zemansky and
I the candidates named on the McCar-
/ thy conference ticket are rapidly com
f ing into the fold as aspirants for the
/ republican or democratic nominations
I or both. in addition TO the one they ex-
pect from the union labor party.
6 II. Fickert. who is on McCarthy's
slate for district attorney, filed yester-
day for the republican nomination.
John J. Sullivan, Mccarthy candidate
for police Judge. fled for the repubIi-
( can nomination yesterday. in which
course he had been preceded by Judge
Shortall- who got the other Mccarthy
/ Endorsement
BOYLE WANTS AUDITORS PLACE
Thomas F. Boyle, member of the
board of education by grace Of Schmitz
and Ruef, who is down for auditor on
the Mccarthy slate, threw out his of
fetal hook for the democratic nominal
tion yesterday. and County Clerk
Harry Mulcrevy went him one better
by fling for both republican and DEM
ocratic nominations. Theo Lunstedt
and William A. Newsum, both on Nc
Carthy's union labor slate for the
board of supervisors. have formally de-
clared their intention to seek republic
can and democratic nominations re-
spectively.
Ralph McLeran.~ the anti-NcNab DEM
ocratic candidate for mayor, made his
formal bow at the registrars Office
yesterday and with him several of his
associates on the San Francisco demo-
cratic clubs ticket. Among these were
Bernard Wurthmann for tax collector
and Thomas Glynn for county clerk.
SATISFIED WITH ONE PARTY
Yesterdays activities at the regis
trar's Office indicated that there are
still some men willing to accept pub
lie jobs who do not pretend 10 belong
10 more than one party.
r. H countryman named few yeri-
1cation deputies 10 help him corner the
republican nomination for rosyo- xr-,+h