The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-07
M'COMB WILL NOT
YIELD FOR DEANE
Candidate for Republican Nomi-
nation for Sheriff Denies
Intertion to Withdraw

George S. McComb. candidate for re-
publican nomination for sheriff. de-
clines to be pulled down and hastens
to refute the rumor that he has even
thought of retiring in favor of John
J. Deans, Endorsed by the business
mems committee. or anybody else.
McComb says that he believes that
the direct primary election law insures
to every citizen the right to aspire
to carry his aspirations TO the polls.
His position is made plain in the fol-
lowing letter:
Editor Call: There is q statement in the
Chronicle this morning that it was rumored
! was 10 retire from the fight for the nom
instion for sheriff at the coming primary.
l wish 70 state that | am a member of an
organization of over 5000 voters. and my
name was selected by a committee Of $50
from that organization for Endorsement for
said office
As have never once considered the promo
siton OF Withdrawing from the contest, be-
lieving that the direct primary law gives
every citizen the right TO aspire for nomi-
nation at least. wish you would in Justice
to all the friends that have so far supported
eIE TSr deny 5ne sgoT fS Mc @ Re
San Francisco, August 8. 1903.
The effects of the businessmen's COM
mittee Of % are now concentrated on
inducing Edward A Keil and Robert
II. Countryman 10 withdraw from the
race for the republican nomination
for mayor. Countryman has poved
tough subject for persuasion, but Keil
is said to be in a more receptive state
Of mind and is expected to issue his
ultimatum this afternoon.
Countrymans friends, like Nate
Coghlan's, are insistent that he keep
up the battle. None of these is more
enthusiastic than Thomas B. Atkinson.
who was Ruefs speaker pro tenn OF
the Legislature and who ran the mu-
nicipai accounting bureau created by
Ruef for Atkinson and Myrtle Cert
Bob will win in a walk" said At
kinson yesterday as he dealt out
Countrymans cards
To satisfy the insistent union labor
men, and William r. Hagerty, chair
man Of the county committee, in par
ticular, as TO the number of union
labor voters on the register, Registrar
Zemansky has decided to have the
union labor registration tabuIated
This viii be the work of several days
and is expected to show that Zeman-
sky's figure of 1000 is closer TO the
truth than Hagerty's figure of $4,000
In order TO examine more closely into
the merits of the claims of Illegal reg
istration made by the good govern
ment league, Registrar Zemansky sent
yesterday for the returned envelopes
on which the league based its conten-
ton that the register is stuffed with
fra udulent voters.
Examination of the envelopes showed
that some of them were incorrectly
addressed and that others were marked
by the postmen Gone to Seattle" or
Gone to Los Angeles" or the like.
"A man can take a little trip without
losing his right to vote" said Zeman-
sky, land of course no attention will
be paid TO any returns based on envel-
opes sent by the league clerks to the
wrong addresses
Nevertheless, Zemansky is preparing
an answer to the league letter, which
will be made public today.
The campaign committee OF the mu-
nicipaI league OF independent repub-
lican clubs will hold a business meet
ing tonight in the new headquarters in
the Bancroft building in Market street.
A number of district workers will at
tend.
The municipal league district clubs
have so far chosen the following can
didates for delegates to the republican
convention, to be voted for at the pri-
mary election:
Twenty -eighth-Andrew Cunningham, Nicholas
Twenty -ninth-Dennis ouinlan. Christopher
Walsh.
Thirty -third-Bernard Burns. Louis Depaoli
Dr. F. Ward Copper. Robert Z. Baines. Joseph
Grimes James Anthony, William Gerran. Joseph
EdeInan. John Neary. Chris Anderson, G. NJ
Fragley. Daniel J. Foster
Thirty -nfth-J. II. McCallum. C. s. McEner-
ney. p d. Code >. NJ Bloomer, Fred Gerdes
Dr. Paul casteIhnn- e K. Strong Jr. Frank
Neary Dr. A. K. Hackett, John Tunnicline.
Thirty sixfh-WiIiiam A. Irwin. James B.
Savers Charles W. Anderson. Daniel F. sullivan,
Henry r. Gordon.
Thirty -ninth-Marshal Hale. Spencer C. Buck
bee T. Patterson Ross. E. Ginley. Theo Labhard
William S Wills. J. E. Cutten. W. II. Thomas
Leland. S. Bornck. Walter L. McMulen, George
r. Harkens. W. II. STANDARD. ]. J. Pratt. u. L.
Fitzgerald w A. Leese A. g. Frank DIR. Z. f.
Kelly. s. s. Reed. n C. Clinton Joseph Herzog
J. p. Aiulryan. r. z. Shaft. George A. Brown.
Forty -frst-Thomas Z. Haven. William Fl.
Hammer. Edward W. F9ltnam. Jesse II. Stein
hart. John B. Bufferworfh A. NJ. McCarfy.
Charles SehleSinger. Alexander ID. Keyes, W. W
AlVerson. Michael Mcbride. Philip $. Knapp.
Horace +. Reed, Edward B. Cutter. Lawrence
Arusfein