The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
FORTY-TWO REPUBLICANS AND TWENTY THREE DEMOCRATS
SEEK PARTY NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Candidates Chosen
By the Independent
Republican Clubs

These are the men chosen by
the conference of independent
republican clubs for republican
nomination for supervisors:
Paul Bancroft, real estate deal
er; member incumbent board;
president Direct Primary League
of California and active worker
in the cause of direct primary
legislation; active on side of re-
form in republican politics for
several years; chairman super
visorial building committee; re-
duced telephone rates twice;
voted for So cent gas; voted for
Hetch Hetchy project and Lake
Eleanor bonds.
Charles MurdOck, printer, head
of c. A. Murdoch Press; member
incumbent board; has not taken
popular side on several public
questions; active advocate of
Hetch Hetchy water project and
member of the supervisors COM
mittee which went to washing
ton on behalf of San Francisco's
fight for Hetch Hetchy grant;
member civil service commission
under Mayor Phelan; member of
reform board of supervisors
elected in 1903; nominated for
supervisor in 1907 on republican.
democratic and good government
league tickets.
AIOnzo b. Mcfarland. secretary
Pacific auxiliary fire alarm COM
pany; conspicuously a good citi-
zen, but never active in politics
before; foreman of the grand jury
preceding sitting grand jury.
l.. b. SibIey, contractor; active
ly interested in reform politics
for many years. but never as a
candidate; led the fight against
Fred Eggers' domination of
thirty-sixth district politics for
years.
f. C. Priber, retired vineyard
ist; president of the German hos
pital; lived in the thirty seventh
district for many years; never
took an active part in politics.
Matt Harris Sr., member Van
Arsdale- Harris lumber company;
lived in Mission many years; be-
yond contributing literally to
funds for anti-machine fights has
taken no active part in politics.
Edward L. Cutten, senior mem
Der B. NJ. Atchinson company,
commission merchants; never
took active part in politics until
1907, when he was nominated for
treasurer on good government
league and democratic tickets.
c. w. Riffee, insurance agent;
prominent Improvement club
worker in the Sunset district and
active in the Independent repub-
lican fight against Maestretti in
the thirty-ninth district for five
or six years.
Thomas r.. HuIing, carpenter:
has taken active interest in poll
ties since organization of the
united republicans; was dele
gate for Partridge from the
thirty third district in 1905.
Fred l.. HiImer, president Fred
L. Hilmer company, wholesale
dairy produce; resident of thirty
seventh district; has never taken
an active interest in politics; en-
joys reputation of good citizen.
William M. Symon, member
firm of Symon Bros, draymen;
has been active in politics as
vigorous opponent of the Herrin
machine in the thirty first dis
trict; taken prominent part in re-
publican reforms for several
years; republican nominee for
supervisor in 1907.
Thomas $. williams, tailor. re-
tired member Williams Brothers.:
one of the pioneers of the inde-
pendent anN-machine republican
movement in the forty first dis
trict.
Michael Merigan, dealer in
paints and oils; identified with
anti-machine republican politics
in the thirty eighth district for
many years.
Alexander Russell, mining op-
orator; elected recorder about 20
years ago over opposition of Boss
Higgins; has not taken active
interest in politics for many
years.
Herbert L. Rothchild, attorney;
never before Identified with poll
tics.
f. $. Fyfe, real estate dealer
member firm Fyfe & DepaoH:
has taken active interest in poll
tics in Mission for many years;
was one of Ruef's most vigorous
opponents.
David MeLennan, machinist;
treasurer San Francisco labor
council; employe state labor bu-
reau for ~ years; ousted to
make room for Daniel Reilly,
push" state senator.