The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-20
MACHINE BOSS SEEKS
SCALPS OF ENEMIES
linn Sullivan Lays Plans to Down Lynch and
Elect Whole Republican Ticket
BY GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
t be permitted+

johnny Lynch viii not be permitted
TO organize a republican county COM
mittee which he can use to elect p. II.
Mccarthy mayor OF San Francisco
Take that from Tim Sullivan, boss of
the machine wing Of the incumbent re-
publican committee and triumphant
gladiator Of the machine hippodrome
in the thirty-seventh district And let
il be considered in passing that if the
courts DO not upset the results of the
primary tight in the thirty-seventh,
rim Sullivan will be in position to
Ike good" on that little promise.
sullivan trimmed the Wolfe-Fisk
combine in the thirty He has
a right to smile broadly when he
thinks about putting his ancient enc
mics down for the count True. he won
because the independent republicans
tailed 10 take advantage Of the fight
between himself and Wolfe. but-in
any event he won. Sullivan's smile, like
Porthos' silken cape. covers an lily
hidden sorrow. Unlike Porthos. Sulli-
van does not resent a lifting of the
garment On the contrary he is quite
willing TO raise il a bit himself. Por-
thos was never madden than is Sullivan
about the tatters underneath
Sullivan is prepared, TO fight to pre-
vent the contamination OF what he says
is Johnny Lynch's plot to throw down
Croker and elect P. H Mccarthy Sui
livan is going to elect the whole repub-
liean ticket in spite OF Lynch ct al. and
the first act in the confusion of the ma
chinists who no longer eat salt with
him is to be the organization of a
proper county committee
MACHINISTs' CAMP
LACKS HARMONY
All has not been lovely in the camp
OF the n1achinists for several weeks.
The failure Of the Wolfe Fisk combina-
ton in cooperation with Johnny
Lynch 10 elect Sullivan TO the down
and out club has done next to nothing
as a cleanser OF the atmosphere The
machine sky is dark with heavy clouds
or war Sullivan is not exactly spoil
ing Tor q fight but-weIl If Lynch &
Co get 10 thinking that Sullivan is
not some fighter" just let them take a
peek at the returns from the thirty
seventh
The charges OF double cross" and
treachery, which few thick before the
primary election. were multiplied by AT
least seven on Tuesday. Sullivan has
not liked the color OF Lynch's hair
since the day after the businessmen s
committee was organized. Despite the
efforts OF specialist HIS stomach has
not been right since that memora BILE
day when ]. X. Hellman inquired WHO
the -- is Tim Sullivan"
his malady was aggravated when
L9nchs man stuck Eddie Wolfe's dele
gate ticket in the Disbursements let
ter circulated in the tflirty- seventh. His
sgonies became heart rending when he
discovered that his stickers had not
been sent to the thirty-seventh and the
forty third Nor was this all; accord
ing 10 sullivan, Lynch's men worked
openly for Mauzy
Sullivan's explanation is that Tvnch
wanted TO nominate Mauzy because he
believed the Independents candidate
would be easier picking for Mccarthy.
He can see now another dark Lynch
plot 70 organize The new county COM
r1ittee on Tines that win assist the i'm
portant underboss in the work Of land
ing Mccarthy in the mayors chair.
SULLIVAN on THE JOB
Lynch's foul purpose is not to be ac-
complished. Sullivan is on the lob
The new county committee is to be a
body in which the republicans of San
francisco may take real pride More
over. IL is 10 be a body Of genuine re-
publicans who viii work tooth and nail
for the election Of Croker and the
ticket and the utter rout Of the traitor
Gus Lynches and WOlfes. Sullivan said
yesterday
There viii be no trouble about the
county committee. 1t viii be a real
committee Of real republicans and il
VII not be used by Mr.. Lynch TO elect
T. A. Mccarthy. We are going to elect
the republican ticket II YOU think
there is 10 be any trouble about the
makeup Of the committee or IL Lynch
thinks SO. just let him look the situa-
ton over and see where the balance OF
IoWer lies"
Modesty forbade Sullivan making
anything more than delicate sugges-
ton that the balance of power lay II
sullivan. On the face of the returns
that is just where ii does lie, and one
Tim Sullivan is in position to do bust
ness with either side in the convention
Furthermore, that business Will b,
transacted pretty much on his OWL
terms when it comes down to the mat.
Ter OF committee building
The beating Sullivan gave Wolfe and
Fisk in the thirty seventh yields hin
20 delegates. Theoretically they are his
absolutely, and the theory Will prob
ably be borne out by practical demon
stration when the convention meets
on the face of the same returns tn,
regulars have elected 2 delegates, ex
elusive Of Sullivans 20. The independ
ents are tied with total of y. Georg,
d. Clark was on both the independents
and Wolfe's tickets in the thirty-sev
enth. Slip Clark TO either side and 4
is 72-73 proposition. Perhaps Sulli
van hasn't a right to consider himsel
the real sweetmeat youth in a situation
Of that kind
Instead of trimming Sullivan, the eff
forts Of the Wolfe-Fisk and Lynch
combination, coupled with the negli-
gence of the reformers, have made hin
absolute master OF the situation. He i
in a position 10 call all the hard name.
he chooses and make the other fellow
say he likes il.
SULLIVAN Is RESENTFUL