The San Francisco call., 1909-04-14
MILLIONAIRE HAS
LEFT DEMOCRACY
frank j. Sullivan Takes His
Money and Also Ambition
TO Union Labor Party
Phelan'S Brother in Law Said
TO Be GrOomed by Michael
Casey for Mayor

rank !. Sullivan has turned his back
on an ungrateful democracy The ora
tor brother in law Of James D. Phelan
has afiliated with the union labor
party by registration AFFIDAVIT The
reform democracy. which refused has
uiy 10 nominate sullivan for presi-
Dental elector. may repent at its
leisure. and sorely. too. if the union
labor nomination for mayor. which SUI
4Fan is said TO seek as a reward FOR
ais change Of faith. should happen to
land him in the seat Of The mighty.
Tie conversion of sullivan to the
party and cause Of the workingman is
ascribed 10 The missionary efforts OF
Michael Casey. president Of the board
of works Casey. according to the
political wiseacres. wants 10 try out
The political machine he has been build
ing for a year and half and Incl
oentally put lis wheels in motion for
some one who. # elected mayor. would
remember that Casey was just The man
Tor the board Of works.
MONEY AND AMBITION
The fact that sullivan is related 10
Phelan is not in itself an anront TO
organized labor The legal k.nship is
onset by the general belief that SUI
hVan has no very warm personal re-
eard Tor the former mayor either COM
mercially or politically. Be that as it
may. sullivan has money. ambitions
and pretty power as an orator De-
mocracs, even in its highest reform
state, has had no quarrel with Sulli-
vans money but il has refused 10 hear
his ambitions or his oratory sullivan
has stood ready at all times to serve
democracy and saw the honors go 10
others without "a Erimace until last
Eear- The iron entered his soul when
"a reformed democracy turned down his
ambition 10 serve as candidate for
presidential elector and gave the place
To- Harry r Flannery.
CASEY MAY NOT SUCCEED
or course Casey may not he able to
deliver the union labor nomination 10
The brother in law OF Phelan or any
body else under the direct primary sys-
tenn. which may serve him no better
than did the convention system. but
sullivan may get a chance TO use not
only his money bat a bit Of his gift Of
orsrory in the quest for official glory
in any event sullivan = formally a un-
ion labor man now. He has no card but
The law gives him the right TO vote
union labor primary election ticket and
get union labor nomination-if ne
can.
The detection Of sullivan has not
changed the attitude of the several
factions striving 10 maintain a normal
democratic harmony through their re-
spectiVe advocacy cI the ulavoralty
claims Of William Mccormick David l.
Malouey. Charlie HegEeTty and Theo-
dore Bacigalupi. Nor has il disturbed
tile eQuanimity Of Gavin McNab. who
is making his regular biennial presen-
ts1ion Of DR. Leland Leland may be
McNabs candidate for something else
later on when the real politics begin 10
sizzle. but he is in the customary role
now.
N REPU BLICAN CAMP
In the republican camp Tim Sullivan's
candidate. Crocker. has everything 10
himself The primary election is sew
eral months away and many thoughtful
republicans are trying 10 hit upon some
prominent party man who viii agree
with them 70 make the race for the
nomination They have not agreed yet
and Crocker is shaking hands the while
aud looking for more club indorse-
meuts
About 80 prominent republicans.
among them leading representatives of
both the independent republican and
Loncoln- Roosevelt league movements.
met for the second time at lunch al the
Hotel Stewart yesterday. The mayor
atty was discussed but with James
Rolph Jr. and Marshall Hale both con
sidered definitely out OF the running
the discussion did not approach any
thing like the development of a candi-
date