The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06
Records Of Men
the Independent
Republicans Want
for Supervisors

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 SIS cent gas; voted for
Hetch Hetchy project and Lake
Eleinor 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 1908; 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
~ 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.
e. c. Priber, retired vineyard
list: 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. Atkinson 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
tics since organization of the
united republicans; was a 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 VI. 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 s. williams, tailor. re-
tired member Williams. Bros; one
Of the pioneers of the independ-
ent anti-machine republican
movement in the forty-frst 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.. Rothchiid, attorney:
never before identified with poll
tics.
K. $. 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 McLennan, machinist:
treasurer San Francisco labor
council; employe state labor bu-
reau for AZ years; ousted to
make room for Daniel Reilly.
push state senator.
}. C. saIa. manufacturer of
surveyors and engineers instrn
ments; president italian benevo-
lent society; has not been ac
lively Interested in ,o1;t;os