The San Francisco call., 1909-07-09
READY TO NAME
A TICKET FOR
REPUBLICANS
Businessmen's Committee Will
Take Up It's Delicate Task
Tonight
Candidates of All Parties Are
Actively Preparing for
fhe Primaries

-7e doing the preliminary work are
realized. the businessmen's committee
% 25. charged with the duty Of select
ing complete republican ticket for
the primary election. viii be COM
pleted this morning and take up its
extremely delicate task tonight
A meeting viii be held this morning
al the republican county committee
headquarters. or the assembly room in
the Pacific building. At this meet
ing it is expected the committee Of %
viii be completed. and a meeting is
projected for tonight to take up the
work Of selecting d ticket
a conference Of the men who have
done the preliminary work in the
businessmen's movement held yester-
De- afternoon. failed to result in the
selection Of a committee. Among those
VINO participated in the conference or
conferences were Charles NJ Plum.
who probably viii be chairman Of the
executive committee; Joseph D. Grant
and Walter r. Bacon. the attorney.
who was the author of the resolution
providing for the reference Of the work
TO a committee Of 25.
COMMITTEE OF SELECTION
u was At least tentatively agreed
that the seven men who signed the call
for the meeting held at the chamber Of
commerce Wednesday would be MEM
bers of the committee TO select a ticket.
These men are Charles NJ. Plum. Tim
othE Hopkins. j. D. Grant. John d.
40 II.
Hamilton and 5. II. Kent The parent
body provided by resolution for the
addition OF Paul NJ Nipperts its tenn
r0rarE secretary. To the executive COM
mittce. and Walter 2. Bacon also viii
Doe a member.
a comparatively large number of
names were presented and discussed.
Manr men of prominence in the COM
ne-c-ai life of The city. were deemed
unavailable either from political
standpoint. or because they were not
sufficiently distributed TO he repre-
sentative of the largest number Of
cawme~cial interests.
Tt is the desire OF several OF the
promoters OF the movement to get
men on the committee who viii be
representative Of water front. manu-
featuring jobbing. retail banking and
professional interests. Among those
whose names viii be presented tomOr-
POW are William CluT. president Of the
William Cluf company. wholesale gro
GERS. and Captain William Matson and
George Z. Hinds. as representatives
of The shipping Interests.
The fact that only seven days viii
rorain for the committee 10 circulate
petitions 4 the committee begins its
work tonight, is taken As fairly con-
elusive that IL VIII confine its selec-
ti0ns 10 those republicans who have
already announced their intention 10
seek nomination to the several Offices.
FOR THOROUGH ORGANIZATION
Ia that event the work of the COM
nirtee OF - viii be for the most part
campaign work II is expected that the
committee will be in possession OF am
ple funds and the preliminary plans
contemplate a complete and thorough
organization Of the city.
The municipal league Of independent
republicans clubs filed yesterday list
OF verifcation deputies for % Of the
candidates Endorsed by its conference.
The conference made no Endorsement
for district attorney and completed pc
ritions have been fled or are ready for
fling for Treasurer John E. McDougald.
Cry Attorney Percy Y. Long. John J.
Greif for county clerk. II. c. Matthew
son for auditor. and supervisors {. A
Nurdock and Paul Bancroft.
TIE veridcation deputies qualified
yesterday were for the remainder Of
the leagues ticket as follows: Mayor,
Byron Nauzy: coroner. Z. N. Bixby. re-
corder. A. @ Boggs; public admins
TRAITOR. George A. Turner; police judges,
John T. Dare and George d. Perry:
sheriff. =. J. Callan; tax collector, David
Bush. supervisors a. 9. Mcfarland L.
r. Sibley. f. &. Prieber. f. L. Eutten,
C. ar. Rinee T. r. Huling. F. L. Hill
mer Thomas :. Williams. William N.
Symons Michael Merrigan. Alexander
Russell. ID. L. Rothchild. f. S. Fyfe.
Matt Harris 81, ID. AfcLeBnan and J.
z. Sala.
Several deputies were also qualified
Tor Supervisor Paul Bancroft but his
petition. like that Of Supervisor Muir
dock. $ being prepared under the di-
rsc-iou OF the organization perfected
bs tne Incumbents who are candidates
70. reelection.
T'EA PER CENT NAXINIUM
The ieaguers say t-at they expect 70
have their petitions completed this
week and that IL is their intention to
more nearly approach the 10 per cent
maximum than the , per cent minimum
Of signers prescribed by the direct pri-
mary law
The union labor committee secured
yesterday the qualification Of verifica-
tion Deputies for II Of the candidates
chosen by r. Tor the vacancies on its
ticker caused by the decision Of the
supreme court.
The McCarthy-ca conference viii
nor select a candidate for district at
torney, and the word win be passed
down the line 10 write the name of G.
II. Flicker. on the ballot II no candi-
date Qualities for place on the union
labor ballot, 9icl1ert's name written on
2 single ballot might get him the union
labor nomination. That, Of course. in
tile event that the name Of some other
person was not written on larger
number OF ballots.
Tire veriicatiOn deputies qualified
yesterday were for these candidates
Tor pebble administrator. P. J. Kelle-
her. u easurer. n NJ. Alexander; coro-
ner. Dr. william }. Walsh; tax collec-
tor Thomas r. O'Neil. supervisors. J.
J. Enos. John A Kelly. Charles A.
Nelson john j. Mclaughlin, T. P.
C'Dowd T. J. Matthes, Charles +.
Ileischmann.
II is understood That County Clerk
Aluicrevy has offered the committee
tho services Of his entire staff TO in
sure the circulation and completion of
the petitions in ample time.