The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
Direct Primary Fight Begins;
Herrln's Shadow Hoyering Near
CLUB
INDORSES MClfRAN
Mulcrevyites Force Nomina-
tions Over to Friday to
Strengthen Cause

Supervisor Ralph McLaren was in
meeting of the anti -McNab democratic
clubs at Eilers music hall, after Frank
J. Sullivan had been turned down in
true bourbon style because he had de-
serted the old standard and af1liated
with the union labor party.
Harry I. Mulcrevy, who would sue
ceed himself as county clerk, beat
Thomas j. Giynn IL to in the nonii-
mating committee. but the sentiment of
the convention was such that the Null
crevyites forced nominations over until
Friday night to strengthen their cause
With Clarence A. Henning in the
chair and Eugene Lacey as secretary.
Paul Sharrenberg was invited to read
the report of the committee on plat
form resolutions. The platform de-
clares for the following things:
A charter amendment providing for
the nonpartisan nominations of officers.
An effective initiative and referen-
dunn. which will make the citizens
masters, not the servants. or those
elected to public office.
That the city shall gradually acquire
it's public utilities.
That there shall be no delay on the
bpart of the city in reconstructing the
Geary street road and the building OF
| crosstown lines as a part of a munici-
! pal system.
The speedy development of the Hetch
Hetchy water system.
Correction of the arbitrary assess
ment and collection of unjust charges
| by the public service corporations.
That the city should not dispose OF
any of it's real estate.
The total exclusion of Asiatic labor
| For the enforcement of the laws
All persons charged with crime should
stand equal before the law, and II
wealthy law breakers, through un-
reasonable technicalities defeat the
| ends OF Justice every effort should be
made to strengthen our legai machin-
cry so that the criminal rich and the
criminal poor may be placed on ar
| equality and each receive certain and
speedy punishment
With the report of the platform
committee adopted. o. C. WILSON, chair.
man Of the nominating committee, an
nounced that the committee had beer
able to agree on only one nomination
! and that was for mayor. Ralph Nc
Leran being the choice. of the com
| mittee.
Hugh L. Delaney of the thirty ninth
district gave the first real democratic
/ coloring to the convention. He an
nounced that he was a member of the
nominating committee and offered as
! substitute to the committees report
| that McGlynn, the choice of the ad
/ visory committee. be indorsed fol
| county clerk along with McLeran fol
| mayor.
| Substitute motions, points of orde1
and pandemonium in general prevailed
with Delaney H. NJ Mead, Rober
| Mann. Judge Mcguire, d. Scannell anC
D.. ]. Mccarthy adding to the confusion
of the .befuddled chairman with theil
! efforts to clarity the situation.
Mcguire finally nominated McLeran
and Mccarthy proposed the name o.
! Sullivan for mayor. This last name
| started a fuss concerinng Sullivan.
politics, ii being reported that he haC
! traded parties when he last registered
P j. Joyce said it didn't matter. ]. E
OBrien wanted to keep the nomina
tions open until Friday. but lost out
137 to 81. The vote for mayor showed
| 81 for McLeran and Z for Sullivan, bu
| Mccarthy made 1t unanimous before
| the vote could be announced.
With the mayoralty nominee selected
the Mulcrevyites adjourned the meet
| ing until Friday night.
Choose Delegates
At the meeting of the conference
committee of the independent republi
can clug of thethirty- seventh distric
lin .Ashbury Improvement hall. at ia
Masonic avenue last night, the follow
ling delegates were chosen to the gen
eral conference which will probably b'
held next Tuesday:
Rolla V. Watt, T. c. Kierulff, Rober
V. Lucy, Fred ]. II. Reckon. T. P. Mar