The San Francisco call., 1909-01-05
De YOUNG WORKS
AGAINST MARSTON
Failure of Union League Club to
RenOminate Him Is
Resented
Friends of Secretary Score Edi=
tors Stand and Work for
Officials Reelection

The insurgent spirit which has been
nourished In the Union League club
ever since the nominating committee
failed to place Colonel Frank W. Mars
ton, incumbent secretary, on the regu-
lar ticket for reelection broke out in
earnest last evening at the home of
that official, when so members of the
club and adherents of the colonel, led
by Judge John r. Aitken, set about
planning campaign to upset what is
considered the De Young cabal. OF the
officers and directors of the club placed
on the ticket for election for the year
1909, which comes off January II,
Marston was the only man not renamed.
DID NOT SUPPORT DE YOUNG
Friends of Colonel Marston were at
loss at first to understand why this
humiliatio had been placed on the
man who for two years had served the
club efficiently and eonscientiously.
Then it was remembered that when w.
H. Jordan, the attorney, was making
his canvass as possible candidate for
president against NJ. III. de Young, the
incumbent, Marston was not active in
support of the editor. He did not de-
clare himself for De Young and the
latter grew sensitive.
When the nominating committee was
nominate all the officers, as the club
was about to enter into its new quar-
ters in Powell street, and the members
considered that the officers who have
labored so hard to bring the club to a
home should be rewarded with a tenure
under the more luxurious conditions
WOULD UNDO MARsToN
But DIR. c. T. Deane, a relative by
marriage Of De Young, worked on the
nominating committee to undo Marston
the coloners friends claim. and A. c.
Schlessinger, who was defeated by
Marston for the secretaryship two
years ago, nourished an old grudge and
added his power to Deane's and the
overthrow was consummated William
Adams. q young man, was put up for
Marston's position.
Marstons friends are not making an
attack on Adams, whom they concede
TO be fitted for the place, but they are
making a most active and perfected
campaign to put TO rout what they call
the vengeful tactics of the De Young
Deane- -Schlessinger conspirators.
WORK FOR REELECTION
Judge John r. Aitken and Colonel
L. H. Clement have been in the fore ir
Marston's fight and both have addressed
circular letters to members of the club
ton. The championship of Marstor
went so far that a committee was ap-
pointed. of which Aitken was made
chairman, to systematically conduct
the fight. The committee and members
of the club met at 2714 Sacramento
street last evening. Among the propo
sitions advanced in support of Marstor
is a set of resolutions passed by the of
ficers and directors in December. 1907
praising Marston's work as secretary.
Marston had written dignified lette
calling attention to his candidacy ol
the opposition ticket and inclosing
copy of these resolutions, which wer,
signed by De Young. then president
and the other officers. Marston point
out that nothing has transpired sine
those resolutions to affect his effieienc.
or reputation as an officer of the club
Aitken and Clement declared las
evening that Marston should and woult
be reelected. Marston quietly said .
am in the hands of nv friends