The San Francisco call., 1909-06-09

the committee was organized. There
were two candidates for chairman
Rolla V. Watt of the thirty-seventh ant
Byron BIaHzy of the thirty y-eighth. Wat'
was McMurray's candidate. The Nc
Murray control was still further assured
by the seating of McMurray delegates
in the thirty-second, forty fourth and
forty-fifth districts. a contest of the
seats by the anti -McMurray delegates
having been accounted hopeless pro-
ceeding
After George E. Crothers. chairman
of the advisory committee of the
league, had called the conference tc
order, Byron Mauzy sounded the note
Of harmony by nominating his op-
ponent. Rolla V. Watt. for chairman
The nomination was unanimously car
ried.
Watt declared that he was the poor
est politician in San Francisco, that he
had never made a success of good gov
ernment, but that he hoped that he ha6
reached turning point in his political
career.
George E. Crothers was made vice
chairman and Charles Creighton sec
retary. When it was moved that a
committee of seven on credentials be
appointed, Peter J. Kelly OF the twenty
eighth offered as an amendment that
the committee be made up of one mem
Der from each district, calling atten-
ton to the fact that contests would be
filed in the thirtieth, thirty second
forty-fourth and forty-fifth districts
But Kelly hadn't 1ookin, and was
beaten on a count of noses. 1t fol-
lowed quite naturally that there We're
no contests. the MeMurray delegates
being seated. except in the thirtieth
district, which so far has no delegates
in the conference.
When the usual motions for the other
organizing committees had been carried
Watt remarked that he had anticipated
his election to the Craftsmanship and
had prepared the committees during the
afternoon. This caused a good deal of
laughter which was increased when
Byron Mauzy remarked that he had not
prepared any lists.
CANVASS FOR CANDIDATES
The committee on order of business
recommends the appointment by the
chair of a committee of nine to canvass
candidates for police judge and make a
report to the convention; also a COM
mittee of II to canvass the names of
the candidates for supervisors for the
same purpose. 1t was stipulated that
this work should be deferred until after
the nomination of a mayor in order
that the nominee might sit with the
committee on supervisors and make
recommendations. Nominations for Of
fee will be made in the following or
der: Mayor, city attorney. tax col
1ector. recorder, auditor, sheriff, dis
trict attorney, coroner, treasurer, pub
lie administrator. county clerk. The
conference is also to elect an advisory
committee of % members. The confer
ence meets again tonight in Lyric hall
at o'clock
Following are the committees ap-
pointed by Chairman Watt:
Committee on credentials: Philip
Bancroft. w. Symon, w. III. Stewart, j
H. McCallman, Byron Mauzy, j. Elliott
l. o. Upham
Committee on permanent organiZa
tion-E. j. Callan, III. b. Coles, A. E.
Hackett. T. C. Kierulff, L. l. Sussman
George +. Crothers. Hiram Johnson.
Committee on order of business
w. Sweeney. b. Burns, T.. r. McMurray
H. Mckinney, NJ 5. KohIberg, Max
KuhI. s. A. Clark.
Committee on police judges-Ralph
Hathorn. c. E. Broadwell, r. v Lucy,
William NJ. We'll, T. w. Nowlin, B. p.
Lapachet. Alex d. Keys, p. Kelly, Sam
uel Boardman.
Committee on supervisors-W. d.
Fennimore, c. +. Broadwell, J. r. Hill
man. G. NJ. Lindsey, l. o. Upham, f. L.
Hilmer, +. +. Kelly, Bradford Leavitt
B. White, B. Mauzy. M. S. Kohlberg.