The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
COMPREHENSIVE
PLATFORM FOR
REPUBLICANS
Committee Struggles for Hours
and Frames Document With
Many Endorsements
DinkeIspiel's Plank Favoring
GiIIett's Good Roads Project
Adopted as Presented
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

The proposed platform to be reported
TO the republican convention tonight
viii be comprehensive at least. Its
trainers declare that it will be short,
and they admit that it win go the en-
tire route from Fairgrounds in the out
lying districts TO state bonds for good
roads and Endorsements for every one,
from Julius Kahn up TO President Taft
Thirteen of the Is members of the
republicans committee on platform and
resolutions struggled for four hours
yesterday afternoon with an assort-
ment of planks submitted to them for
incorporation in the party's declara-
tion Of principles. Just one of the sew
eral planks considered was adopted as
presented. That one was Colonel Henry
George Washington Dinkelspiers reso-
luton indorsing Governor Gilletts
good roads project and the $4,000. 900
bond issue, which is the nub of that
excellent scheme
A majority of the principal planks of
the republican platform were fore
cested by The Call a week ago. Ac-
cording TO Chairman Dinkelspiel. who
was deputized to do the talking for
the committee, only one or two of the
planks were reduced to platform fin
ish yesterday and another meeting will
be held this afternoon or this evening
before the convention meets at Lyric
hall.
CRoCkER NOT INVITED
William Crocker. the republican
nominee for mayor was not a party TO
faer< fcf Of
mittee, and Chairman DinkeIspiei said
he had not been invited. Without ref
erence 10 the text that may be finally
agreed upon for the several blanks
here is the purport Of the principal
oeclarations agreed upon by the com
mittee:
Hetch Hetchy: This plank will
oeciare that the republican party is
Tor the Hetch Hetchy project: will
pledge its nominees to work for
its consummation and will declare
Tor the purchase of the Spring VAL
ley company's distributing plant
when needed. at price to be deter
mined by the courts
Gas and water rates: This plank
or planks Will declare for rates
which viii return to the gas and
water companies reasonable rates
Of interest on their actual invest
ments and no more
United Railroads attempt to grab
lower Market street: This issue
WIN be met or passed by a declara-
ton for an immediate settlement of
the controversy, based on the con-
servation of the public Interest and
convenience.
Municipal ownership of public
utilities: The platform will prob
ably make no direct reference to
the Geary street railroad bonds. but
win pledge the republican candi-
dates TO sustain the charter pro-
visions for the ultimate acquisition
of all public utilities
Graft prosecution: The graft
prosecution in the accepted sense
Of that term will not be referred to
directly. There will be a concise
pledge that all republicans elected
to public Office will perform the du-
ties Of their several offices as pre-
scribed by law.
Retail liquor licenses: The license
plank will pledge the republi-
can candidates 10 maintain the
present license and TO make the
regulation of the liquor traffic def
mite and certain.
Streets and sewers: The republf-
can nominees will be pledged to
immediate and energetic efforts for
the rehabilitation and extension of
good streets and good sewers. with
particular reference TO the business
districts and outlying sections.
Schools and hospitals: The re-
publican nominees will be pledged
10 liberal appropriations to carry
out the proposed and new school
and hospital buildings and repairs.
Parks and Fairgrounds: This
plank viii put the republican party
behind the several park and play
ground propositions lost at the last
bond election and will declare for
the acquisition and development of
parks and Fairgrounds in the out
lying districts.