The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Records Of Men
Businessmen Want
For Supervisors S

These are men chosen by the
businessmen's executive commit
tee of 25 for republican nomina-
tion for supervisors:
Gustave w. Bayreuther, plumb
er, active in district politics for
{, many years and known as
I push worker.
George w. He'll, secretary of
I the state federation of labor, an
3. employe of the gas company and
: associate of Tim" sullivan in
politics.
p. A. BergerOt, attorney, one Of
Phil Crimmins political messen-
gers and handy man for years;
5 mouthpiece for the famous boss
in push" conventions; member
of the Ruef- -Schmitz board of
education; one of Ruef's aides
after passing of Crimmins; attor-
! ney for French restaurants.
Louis b. Bernhard, keeps cigar
stand; activities in push poll
tics so well known that Charlie
I Forbes, secretary of Tim Sui
livan's county committee. said
two weeks ago that every energy
must be exerted to keep him off
the ticket.
James C. Bride, young cap
italist with no political record.
Edward w. Briggs, proprietor
of cigar stand in the Chronicle
building for many years; has no
political record, and subservient
to NJ. H. de Young.
John b. Carson, attorney, for
merly one of Crimmins' lesser
but most active satellites. Grim
Minis gave him nomination for
superior judge, and his known
subserviency to Crimmins result
ed in his defeat by an over
whelming vote.
William NJ. Crowley, stenog-
rapher. young man who has
held appointive political jobs
through influence of John d.
Daily. the milkman, with William
+. Herrin.
j. +. Jewell, insurance agent;
one of Ruef's 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 a member of
that board in 1908 and 1904 he
was an ardent supporter of the
Ruef-Schmitz administration. He
was indorsed for supervisor by
the Mccarthy 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 confessions of the
Schmitz-Ruef supervisors, elected
in 1905, were made public. Lun-
stedt is credited with crying:
THANK God, / was not elected"
Gus B. Risso, vegetable dealer,
was indorsed by the Mccarthy
Casey conference and lost his
place on that union labor ticket
as a 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
Ivan protested, saying that fell
low ought to be curried before
he is put into politics.
Fl. Fred suhr Jr., undertaken,
lives in the thirty-lfth district,
where he was highly esteemed
by Abe Ruef as a vigorous dis
trict worker.
f. l.. Hansen, contractor, one
of P. II. McCarthys political
friends, who lost his place on
the union labor primary ballot
through the supreme court de-
cision.
Thomas p. GIavin, veterinary
surgeon; lives in the forty-first
district.
Fritz Gercke, retired millman,
financially interested in paint and
oil business; resides in the
thirty seventh district; enjoys
the reputation of good citizen.
His association with politics has
been largely through his son,
who has done machine politics
as member of the county COM
mittee.
August Martin waIien, con-
tractor, one of Ruef's 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 afiliations un-