The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
REPUBLICANS
. OF THE COUNTY
AREORGAN|z[D
William II. Jordan Is Elected
Chairman of Committee
and Forbes Secretary
Twenty-Seven Members Chosen
to Conduct Crocker's CAM
paign for Mayor


.e@as organized last night by the cleo
don OF William II. Jordan as chair
man. Charles II. Forbes as secretary
and the appointment of campaign
Committee of % with clifford McClel-
ian at its head.
Harmony was the watchword Of the
meeting No candidate for the chair
manship was put forth to oppose Jor-
dan. and there was no opposition to
the continuation Of Forbes in the po-
sition OF secretary. The personnel OF
the campaign committee, which, as
Chairman Jordan announced, had been
selected by William Crocker, the re-
publican candidate for mayor. gave
general satisfaction.
This campaign committee viii have
charge of the entire republican cam
paign which is to be gin immediately.
One reason for its speedy selection
was that Crocker will leave the city
, soon. and it was deemed desirable that
be should choose the men who are TO
wage his night before absenting him
self from the scene of battle. Fol-
lowing are the names of the campaign
committee:
Clinrd Mcclellan tchairman). p J.
Kelly, Dennis Quinlan, Jim A Barr.
Frank O'Shea. DR.. Hugh Lagan. Daniel
h. L. WOrthington, T. r. Sullivan. Max
Goldberg, Edward GlnleX, Walter j.
DYER. II. G. W. Dinkelspiel. y. Obrado-
Yich. William Lyons, George NJ Perine.
F. NJ Buckley, DR. J. a. Haderle, Maur-
ice l.. Asher. {. X. orton. ID; i. Fitz.-
gerald. Frank W. Marston. Horace J.
ID IL N
Forbes.
JORDAN is NOMINATED
OF the SS members of the new county
committee only Is were absent when
Worthington. the retiring chairman,
called the meetig 10 order in the as
sembly room Of the Pacific building.
General e. S. Solomon of the thirty
seventh district placed William III. Jor-
dan in nomination. for chairman, refer
ring to the fact that Jordan had been
defeated for chairman of the recent
convention in a spirited fight which
had left animosity behind He also
pa id z compliment to the chairman OF
the convention. John II. McCallum-
Peter J. Kelly OF the twentyeighth dis
ttict seconded the nomination Of Jor
dAn.
John w. Sweeney of the thirty-fourth
district suggested that the selection OF
chairman be postponed for week.
We face he said, "a situation
which calls for the success of decency.
We must be careful who our leaders
Nsre: There was an immense repub-
lican majority last year, but this year
may be different. There is treason
. convention passed out the word against
our candidate for mayor. We want a
sehairman on whom no attacks will be
made
/ Clifford Mcclellan of the thirty-sev-
enth took issue with Sweeney, insist
ing that the order of business should
.be proceeded with at once.
CHAIRMAN BY ACCLAMATIoN
This campaign" he said. should
have been under way two weeks ago.
We have two strong adyersaries to
. tight Our standard bearer is unknown
10 the city al large and between now
. and election day he must go out and
sdneet the voters indiVidually."
II. 7. Smith Of the -fifth-aistrict
seconded Sweeney's motion for post
ponement, but ohm II. Nelson of the
forty nth raised point of order and
the motion was declared out of order.
Jordan's election was then made by
exclamation. The new chairman spoke
. briefly follows:
! ''Thtis selection comes as an unsol-
icited Preferment 1 did not seek it
ana oon I want II But ] am inter-
ested In the prosperity. good name and
good government. of San Francisco. and
accept ii on one condition: that there
4 be no factions in this committee. I
zoo not and never have represented any
; faction and don't want TO see any
fsctional spirit. We are here 10 elect
the entire republican, ticket. Let us
conduct the campaign in clean honest
and vigorous fashion"
FORBES CHOSEN SECRETARY
: After these sentiments had : been
wsrmE spplauded, Louis Steiger of
~the thirty-seventh district nominated
{ Charles H Forbes for secretary and
ne was elected unanimously.
Hamilton A. Bauer OF the forfieth
made motion to adjourn in order to
"a low the chairman to appoint the cam
fpslgn committee. and although IT was
Explained that the appointments had
already been made a roll call was in
sisted, on which showed the defeat of
s.the motion by vote of II to 3.
= Clifford Mcclellan said that several
Headers had consulted with Croclxer
sand that in line with his wishes 81
would be advisable to appoint cam
<paign committee of 27, consisting of
one member from each of the districts
stne' chairman and secretary OF the
county committee and FIVE members ar
large. This was approved by every-
zpooy ana William II. Jordan announced
rthe committee, after which the county
committee adjourned to the call of the