The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
SULLIVAN PUTS
ROLLERS UNDER
JOHNNIE LYNCH
combination With independents
Makes McCalIum Chairman
of County Convention
Tables Turned on Size OF COm-
nittee on Organization and
Order of Business
Bv GEORGE A. VAN SMITH


Tim sullivan organized the republi-
can count, convention al Lyric hall las
night. By combining with the inde-
aendents and throwing his entire
strength 10 John H. McCallum. the
fndependents' candidate for chairman
sgfHvan beat Johnnie Lynch to tirs'
ilood by vote Of SO to so.
Harry McKanuay, Mayor Taylor
private secretary, VINO was not in on
f6e deal between the independents and
Sullivan. held his delegates in the
tufenty-eighth and twenty ninth in
Sine Tor McCalum and the absence
OF three OF Lynch's delegates resulted
il their being counted for the inde-
pendents by sullivan's majorities on
1her delegations.
TIRE TABLES ARE TURNED
p The tables were turned almost in
stsntiy and the independent
nrogram shattered by vote OF S5 10
50 on the question Of the size Of the
committee on permanent organization
and other business. The Sullivan-in-
dependent program contemplated
committee Of IS composed Of one rep
resentative from each district. They
won. It viii be possible for McCallum
to pick nine OF the eighteen from the
men Cho voted for the Sullivan-inde-
pendent program, but he viii start with
onir half Of the committee, and il he
divides rhe committee on organization
acfc lasa will
forced to make up 8 platform commit
Tee with II men VINO voted againsi
the program and who voted for It,
ROLLERS UNDER LYNCH
Quite regardless of the question OF
ultimate control Of the convention and
the new county committee Sullivan put
the rollers under Lynch last night and
after an absence Of a little less than
one year. was again found workin 6
with the reformers. The reunion OF
Sullivan and the reform republicans. II
only reunion Of convenience. means
that the new county committee Will be
genuinely devoted to the business OF
electing William Crocker mayor OF
san Francisco. and. after all, that IS
what the genuine republicans Of San
Francisco are interested in now.
The negotiations between Sullivan
and the independents had been on for
nearly a week Sullivan and Dick
Welch had been working together for
nearly two weeks and when the in
dependents caucus nominated Mccall
lum for chairman sullivan was reduced
10 the necessity OF getting in behind
AirCaUum or taking off his hat to
Lynch Sullivan stopped 10 conquer
and STOPPING secured a fine view O!
the Lynch head covering as it was
elevated 10 the new power. The kng
is dead Long live the king. Hal
Sullivan.
CHEERING FOR CROCkER
There was only the best Of feeling
in the convention, and that in spite
OF Dan Fitzgerald Of the thirty ninth
district who supported the committee
Il hVe scheme with a diplomatic little
"a lk the burden Of which was TO the
victor belongs the spoils" When the
Dust Of the skirmish settled every one
concerned had won something and
every one was cheering for William
CrOcker.
The hall was opened by Dr. John
Haderle. SUllivan's original candidate
for chairman and one Of Crocker's s
representative on the committee Of
p. in a neat little speech Haderle pre-
seHted the name Of McCallum for chair
man. Haderle said he supported Nc
Callum in the interest Of republica n
harmony and with the conscience of
2 sincere republican citizen.
Clifford Mcclellan. also Of Sullivan s
thirty seventh district delegation. sec
onded the nomination Of McCaIlum. He
too pleaded for harmony and q spirit
of get together for San Francisco and
the republican party. John ". Sweeney
seconded McCallum on behalf of the
tairtT-fourth district. Sweenev's speech
came after that OF Henry George Wash
inEton Dinkelspeil, who nominated viii
Fam II. Jordan. Dinkelspeil compli-
mented Jordan on his abilities as a pre-
siding officer Sweeney tactfuIly re-
marked that the convention did not
care about parliamentary skill: il want.
I'd an honest man, who was right.
McCALLUM WINS PLACE
Dan Fitzgerald assured the conven-
ton that McCallum would give those
that are right the best of it," And al
that AeCsllum. who could not be held
responsible for his friends. won.
McCaium is 2 good citizen and q gen.
uine republican reformer He decla red
himself and won the instant respect ot
the convention with square toed lit
tie speech after Jordan had moved 70
make his election unanimous and had
escorted NcCallum TO the rostrum. Nc
Callum said:
- are all republicans. We can moi
All agree upon all candidates. but we
can al agree upon one Of our candi-
dates and we can all get together be-
hind William Crocker, whom | have
known for many years. We have long
talked about wanting q business admin
istrs tiOn for San. Francisco. II we were
in earnest in that wish. we can realize
IL now by electing William Crocker
mayor Of San Francisco"
The Jordan supporters had it framed
10 put the rollers under Joseph e Cut
ten, the Independents candidate for
secretary OF the convention. They were
behind DR.. William Jackson, who was