The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Records of Men
Businessmen Want
For Supervisors

These are men chosen by the
businessmen's executive commit
tee OF % for republican nomins-
ton for supervisors:
Gustave w. Bayreuther, plum
Der, active in district politics for
many years an dknown as
push" worker.
George w. Bell, secretary of
the state federation of labor, an
employee of the Gas company and
associate of Tim Sullivan in
politics,
p. A. Bergerot, attorney, one OF
Phil Crimmins' political messen-
gers and handy men for years;
mouthpiece for the famous boss
in push" conventions; member
of the Ruef- Schmitz board OF
education; one OF Ruefs aides
after passing of Crimmins; attor-
rey for French restaurants.
Louis b. Bernhard, keeps cigar
stand; activities in push" poll
tics so well known that Charlie
Forbes, secretary OF "Tim' Sui
livan's county committee. said
two weeks ago that every energy
ust be exerted to keep him off
the ticket.
James G. Bride, young cap
italist with no political record.
Edgar w. Briggs, proprietor
of cigar stand in the Chronicle
building, who has no political
record, and subservient to NJ.
II. de Young.
John b. Carson, attorney, for
merly one of Crimmins' lesser
but most active satellites. Grim
minis gave his nomination for
superior judgs, and his known
subserviency to Crimmins re-
suited in his defeat by an over
whelming vote.
William NJ. Crowley, stenog-
rapher, a young man who has
held appointive political jobs
through influence of John D.
DAILY, the milkman, with William
F. Herrin.
j. F. Jewell. insurance agent;
one of Ruefs followers and a
member of the Ruef- Schmitz
election commission. While a
member of that commission he
attracted some unpleasant no
toriety as the result OF charges
that he was registered from a
brick pile in the burned district.
Theodore Lunstedt, saloonman,
Formerly a member of the board
of supervisors. AS member of
that board in 1908 and 1904 he
was an ardent supporter of the
Ruef- Sehmitz administration He
was Endorsed for supervisor by
the McCarthy-C Casey secret con-
ference and forced off the union
labor primary ticket by the de-
cision of the supreme court in
the direct primary test case.
When the confession of the
Schmitz-Ruef supervisors. elected
in 1905 were made public, Lun-
sedt is credited with crying:
Thank God 1 was not elected. .
Gus b. RissO, vegetable dealer.
was Endorsed by the Mccarthy
Casey conference and lost his
place on that union labor ticket
as result of the supreme courts
decision in the direct primary
case. When he was passed over
to Tim" Sullivan for a place on
the latter's republican slate. Sui
livan protested, saying that fell
low ough TO be curried before he
is pu inc politics.
HI. Fred Suhr Jr., undertaken,
lives in the Thirty fifth district.
where he was highly esteemed
by Abe Ruef as vigorous dis
trict worker.
F. l.. Hansen. contractor. one
of P. H. McCarthy's political
friends. who lost his place on
the union labor primary ballot
through the supreme court de-
cision.
Thomas r. Calvin, veterinary
surgeon; lives in the the Forty
first district.
Fritz Gereke, retired millman.
financially interested in paint
and oil business, resides in the
Thirty-seventh district; enjoys
the reputation of a good citizen.
His association with politics has
been largely through his son,
who has done machine politics
as a member of the county COM
mittee.
August Martin WalIen, contrac-
tor, one of Ruefs supporters and
a member of the Ruef-Schmitz
police commission.
Frank J..Weiss, butcher. pro-
prietor of several retail shops,
has no political record.
MORRIS j.. Winter, merchant,
prior political Affiliations I'M