The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06
DISPUTE SIZE OF
UNION LABOR VOTE
Chairman of Party Takes Issue
With Registrar Over Latter's
Estimate of Rolls
Wiseacres Wonder at Tim Sui
Ivan Getting Contract to
Wire Mauzy Headquarters

William r. Hagerty, chairman of the
been making some computations which
have led him to dispute Registrar
Zemansky's assertion that the union
labor registration amounts TO about
1900.
Its nearer $1,000 to my way of
thinking said Hagerty yesterday. Il
have been going over the new registra-
ton and 1 find that in the nine districts
from the twenty eighth to the thirty
sixth, inclusive. there are 5000 new un-
ion labor registrat ions. If there are
only half that number in the other
nine districts, it would bring the total
up to at least 1900. Add to these
those who have changed to union labor
and l think $4,000 is a pretty close
figure"
Registrar Zemansky, however, sticks
to his figures as being a pretty fair
guess.
Has Hagerty got it UP to 10000"
he asked We'll, he had only put it
to 1900 when l saw him last There
were 5000 union labor men on the
registration last October. There have
been about $500 changes of registra-
ton, of which about so per cent should
be credited to the union labor party.
That would make about 1900 in all
"Hagerty has been figuring on union
labor districts. Wait till he gets into
the Western addition and his figures
will drop off considerably. In some
precincts there are no union labor
voters"
The good government league made
showing TO the registrar yesterday as
result of its peoples ballot" the
marked envelope feature Of which
caused such a rumpus. The league filed
with the registrar about $500 names
and addresses of voters who no longer
reside where they We're registered. OF
course, the registrar carries these
names, and more, on a challenge list
prepared from the returns from sample
ballots made by the postoffice authori-
ties. But the league thinks that this is
a dangerous thing to do" and asks
that the names be stricken off the reg
lister.
Registrar Zemansky has referred the
communication 10 the president of the
election commission. Thomas V. Gator.
As there will be no regular meeting of
the election commission until the
Thursday after the primary election of
August II it will be necessary to call
special meeting if the request of the
good government league is to be com
piled with. The chances are that the
usual method of challenging voters will
be continued.
DR.. Washington Dodge, the assessor,
so the story is told along the curb.
met l. w. Hellman Jr, of the business
mems committee, the other day and
said. jokingly:
Mr.. Hellman, McNab complains that
you are taking his job away from him"
Well, / wish he had it back re-
sponded Hellman, Tell me, DR.. Dodge"
he continued, you are something of
politician. and ought to KNOWS that
ticket of supervisors we have selected
half as bad as people say it is?"
Ralph McLeran, anti McNab candi-
date for mayor. says he is not supersti-
tious. but admits tina, he does believe
in some political signs.
Several years ago went to
Alaska" said McLeran yesterday, "in
company with two pals We bunked
and worked and shared the ups and
downs of the great white north to-
gether One of these pals is now
mayor of Nome; the other has lately
become mayor of Seattle; l am the
third. What's the answer?'
Talk about political harmony-here's
an approach to it at least. Byron
Mauzy headquarters are going to be
opened in the Bancroft building in
Market street above Third The
rooms will be in charge of Perry New
berry of the Dam faction of the re-
publican county committee. Bids for
the electric wiring were called for and
have gone, of all persons, to Tim Sui
Ivan and Fred Cartwright of the
Worthington faction of the county
committee, who think that Newberry
and all his political friends should be
boiled In oil At least, they did think
so. Is this the tying of the bond that
will finally bring harmony into the
counfv comuittee2