The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20
ENTRIES FEW IN
MAYORALTY RACE
Democrats and Republicans
Both at Loss for Leading
Candidates
Leland Said TO Be McNab's Man
for City Executive Chair,
but It's Unlikely
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH


Local democracy is in no better sit
alton as regards name to conjure
with in the early mayoralty discussion
than is that portion of society which
assumes that it is the republican party.
Coroner Leland is touted as McNab's
candidate to succeed Mayor Taylor. Not
many persons are prepared to accept
such unauthorized announcements seri-
ously. Democracy's hope of winning
the mayoralty must be pinned to the
candidacy of a conspicuously big man,
whose personality will attract the votes
of the conservative. good government
republicans in large numbers. Leland
is fine fellow, and good vote getter
as a candidate for coroner. AS a can
didate for mayor he might not loom SO
large. The fact that he is a good
fellow and the further fact that he
has been a good public servant as
coroner do not in themselves make him
lt the conservative public idea of
chief executive for San Francisco. AS
matter of fact is is extremely doubt
full that McNab has mad anything to
do with the discussion Of Leland as a
mayoralty candidate.
Assessor Dodge has been approached
by democratic leaders and turned to
them the same deaf ear which he eX-
hibited on former occasions when he
was importuned to consider a nominal
tion for mayor Dodge has an $4,000
a year Job. His term does not expire
with the other city officsrs He is con-
sidered almost unbeatable for that job
and he probably shares in the public
opinion. The assessors office is not
only a present certainty, but it looks
ike place easy TO hold, with slight
expense and equally slight effort so
the mayoralty does not tempt Dodge.
JENNINGS REFUSES
Supervisor Thomas Jennings has
been importuned to consider the pri-
mary race for nomination at the head
of the ticket. And he has said may
TO the importunate. Jennings was vir-
tually forced on the supervisorial
ticket and has more than once eonsid-
cred resigning. The Craftsmanship of
the finance committee, with its almost
daily tasks, has done little to enhance
the public service in Jennings estima-
ton.
Supervisor Giannini, a good cam
paigner, with host of friends and
barrels of money in the family. was
another desirable whom the democrats
found not available. The supervisor is
not very keen about it himself: his
banker brother thoroughly disapproves
of the suggestion, and it is said would
more thoroughly disapprove of the
doctor in the mayors chair
The republicans of the thirty-seventh
district, without regard to the length
OF their partisan hair, have been sum-
moned to meet tonight at the Ashbury
Heights Improvement club hall Ma
sonic avenue. Senator Eddie Wolfe is
down for a discussion of the direct
primary election law, and the repub-
hcans who gather in response to the
summons win be instructed in the inn
portance of strong party and district
organization for the ensuing primary
and municipal elections. Also an or
ganization is to be effected on the spot
The other speakers announced are
Paul Barbieri, George D. Clark, Roland
Becsey, Colonel Walter n. Kelly and
John J. Sullivan. The names of Tim
Sullivan and Assemblyman McManus
are conspicuous by their absence from
the notices sent out over the signature
Of r. D. Barton, as temporary secretary.
THE COUNTY JOBS
Johnnie Greif is said to be a candi-
date for another republican nomination
for county clerk. He, like John Deane
and several other candidates on the re-
y
that he did not get fair show for his
white alley in a fight which centered
around the mayoralty and wants an
other try at it In an open field.
George McComb of the justice court is
the latest alleged aspirant for the re-
publican nomination for sheriff. With
WEIGH. Ruddick, Deane and Fred Egg
gers, McComb makes five aspirants for
the republican chance to fight for Larry
Dolan's job, and the game has not been
started yet.
Representatives of William Randolph
Hearst vigorously deny that Liberator
O'COnnell has the doodle dee county
committee in his vest pocket. In sup
port of their contention they point to
what is probably the fact that more
than half of the committeeman are not
in good standing because of their
failure to pay dues" The original
committee Of so has shrunk to %