The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29
Republican Nominee for Mayor
Will Have Behind Him the
United Party
Conference Between Committee
and Candidate Results in a
Satisfactory Understanding
Man Who Carried Primary in
Open Fight Wins Over One
Time Opponents
By oEoReE A. vAN smith

oy GEORGE "A. VAN SM4 II
He Independents who supported
Byron Mauzy for the republican
a nomination for mayor will get
behind William Croker and start their
pull for a united republican party to-
morrow. There may be individual dis
trict and precinct leaders who will
hang out but the leaders of the inde-
pendents and their strongest workers
viii indorse the candidate who won
the party's nomination in an open fight
before al the republicans.
The above is the net result OF the
conference held yesterday afternoon at
the Mills building. The conferees were
William Croker. republican candidate
for mayor. and the special committee
men appointed by the Independents to
quiz Crocker. The subject OF the con-
ference was crocker's stand upon Hstch
Hetchy and the public service corpora
ton issues OF the campaign.
Pact of Secrecy
with the spirit of true politicians
the independents bound themselves to
secrecy. and after authorizing their
chairman. George E. Crothers. to speak
for them denied him the right to tell
. anything And Crothers is the sort OF
chap that keeps faith He was very
unhappy under his Instructions, but he
carried them out.
In spite OF the secrecy pact. it was
known Immediately after the meeting
that Crocker's answers to the questions
touching his attitude on Hetch Hetchy
and the issues. Of the campaign We're
more sstlsfseterE than. had been ex-
& 1,fctsd.s - q sssla1orite ef the independ-
ents- Two members of the independ-
ents' committee were absent, so no -ac-
ton was taken in the matter Of franz
ing a report. The whole committee
VIII meet at 4:s0 tomorrow afternoon
and frame the report which is TO be
delivered 10 the parent body half an
hour later
Satisfied With Crocker
So far as the great majority of the
independent republicans was concerned
there has never been but one open ques-
tion about their rallying to the support
ef the psrty's nominee for mayor. That
question ran TO Crockers stand OF the
issues for which the independents have
fought zealously. Their leaders are
now in possession Of the desired infor-
nation II was given them first hand.
They viii probably indorse Crocker's
candidacy in manner calculated to
give their Endorsement the most weight.
Many OF the independents are chafng
under a situation that has laid them
open to the imputstion OF patronage
chasing and enabled interested parties
10 make democratic capital out of
delay. in which the question of patron
age or factionsl advantage played a
very small part
Makes Declaration
r. H Dam, one of the young repub-
licans who has been prominently fdenti-
fed with reform politics for half
dozen years and who was one of the
most active OF Mauzy's supporters, de-
clared himself for Crocker several days
ago. Other independent leaders would
have done the same but that they
wished TO act in concert in the cor
respondingly greater advantage Of
Crocker Dam gave voice to what is
undoubtedly the majority sentiment Of
the Independents yesterday He said:
4 am for Croclxer, and 1 have been
from the minute the primary election
was over. I supported Mauzy for the
nomination. I did all that ] could to
secure his success. The republicans of
san Francisco nominated Crocker.
There was no reason why 1 should
make any public declaration of my re-
publicanism until I saw that I. with
other republicans who have fought for
the cause of good government for years.
was being misrepresented 1 have no
bargains TO make with William
Crocker or any one else And 1 am un-
willing that the independent repubH-
cans shall be placed before the public
in the light OF mad horde scrambIing
for Jobs. Crocker has announced him
self in favor OF the Hetch Hetchy prof.
ect, and his entire record heretofore
has been on the side of the thing we
have been contending for-an inde-
pendent republican party. 1 believe he
should receive the support of independ-
.-4 veru hlfoorev