The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Republican County Committee
by Unanimous Action Asks
Businessman to Make Run
Delegation Will Wait Upon Him
Today to Urge Acceptance
of Nomination

Jr. become a candidate for mayor of
San Francisco.
The committees action was taken by
an absolutely unanimous vote and
backed up with an exhibition of en-
thusiasm which has not characterized
meetings of the republican governing
body in San Francisco for many a day
That action was taken by a quorum
of the whole committee representing
the 10 largest assembly districts and
more than three-fourths of the repub-
lican vote of San Francisco.
/ 1t was based on an appreciation Of
the efforts OF leading republicans who
have been urging Rolph to permit the
use of his name, the need of candi-
date in whom all classes of San Fran
cisco's citizenry win have confidence
and the necessity for leader upon
whom all the factions of the republi-
can party can unite.
Will Be Notified Today
Notice of the formal action of the re-
publican governing body will be given
Rolph today by a special committee of
nine county committeeman and F. H.
i Dam. who in the absence of worthing-
ton, declared to be chairman by the
supreme court. presided at last nights
meeting.
The notice given Roiph viii partake
of the nature of formal demand that
he accede TO the wishes of what the
committeeman believe TO be a majority
of all the electors of San Francisco re-
gardless of their partisan Affiliations.
The committeeman chosen to present
the governing body's demand are R. L.
Hathorn. John D. DAILY. Marshall Hale.
J. c. Welch. Jere Lucey. Samuel A.
Clark. John T. Pidwen Peter j. Kelley
and william Hazen
The meeting held last night in Supe-
rior Judge Graham's courtroom was the
result of demand for a meeting
signed by 81 of the SO members of the
county committee and served on both
Worthington and Dam, who both claim
to be chairman. A legal quorum OF Is
members Were present and absence
from the city or illness explained the
absence of Warren shannon. T. P. Mar
tin, A. D. Fretz and Harry Beasley. who
signed the demand for meeting Of
the governing body
All Are in Accord
These absentees are known to be
wholly in accord with the action taken
last night. which unquestionably would
have been the action of the committee
/ If its whole membership of Sc had been
present. There was no attempt to raise
the question of the conflicting claims
/ TO the chairmanship. The committee
men were there to formulate a demand
for the candidacy of James Rolph Jr.
and to arrange for the prosecution of
4 a campaign in his behalf. Those things
they did and then adjourned. A cam
paign committee of IS members was
chosen. and by resolution the campaign
committee was authorized to add to its
membership any and all members of
the county committee who might wish
to serve on it.
F. H. Dam assured the members of
the committee after the applause which
followed the adoption OF the resolution
demanding that Rolph make the race
that he had assurances that RoIph
would recognize the demand of his
party as a duty laid upon him and
would consent to make the race.
Dam emphasized the fact that Rolph
did not seek the Office of mayor and
the further fact that, as he said more
than 100 prominent republicans had
within the last few days called upon
Rolph to accept what they have in
sisted was his duty to the republican
party and to the city. He insisted that
when Rolph appreciated fully that the
republicans of San Francisco demanded
that he accept theif leadership he would
put aside his personal preferences.
When Dam called the county commit
tee to order the following IS members
were present: Peter J. Kelly, John J.
Cass. Jerry Lucey. Thomas Nolan. ]. c.
Welsh. John Butler, John T. PidweII.
Robert Strahle. George Kammerer. John
D. DAILY, Samuel A. Clark. +. II. Dam.
Thomas McGee, William H. Hazel. Me.
Gates. Marshall Hale, Ralph l. Hath
orn. Perry Newberry.
Campaign Committee
Dam stated that a difference of opin-
ion existed as to the chairmanship of
the committee and that he was dis
posed TO leave that question in statu
quo; but that he was willing to pre-
side the meeting If there. was no oh
lection There was none. George KAN
merer was appointed temporary secre-
tary in the absence OF Charles H.
Forbes The roll was called and Dam