The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
MAUN CAMPAIGN
FORMALLY BEGUN
Candidates Endorsed by Inde-
pendent Republican Clubs
Hold Conference
Outline Plans for an Aggressive
Pursuit of the Party
Nominations

The campaign for the nomination of
6yron Mauzy and the candidates in
uorsed by the independent republican
clubs was launched yesterday after
noon at a conference held at their
headquarters in the Mills building.
Yesterdays meeting was confer
ence of the candidates and the leaders
ol the executive or campaign and
finance committees. Only two of the
80 candidates were absent A. G. Boggs
candidate for recorder, was detailed as
talesman in the superior court, and
CITY Attorney Percy V. Long was out
OF the city. watching a water case.
from which he expected the enemies of
hetch Hetchy to attempt to secure
some comfort. Long was represented
by his chief assistant Thomas r.
maven, former president of the indie
pendent republican clubs
NO FURTHER PLEDGES
On behalf of the conference which
nominated them, the candidates were
addressed by members of the campaign
ana hnance committees. The speakers
said that the candidates were Endorsed
republican party and all private in
terests. The candidates were told that
they were expected to make no pledges
other than those contained in the in
dependents platform, to which they
had subscribed
the speakers said that the independ-
ents conference did not demand war
on any corporation and would NOT
sanction corporation batting IT ex-
pected its candidates to give the public
service corporations a square deal and
to see to it that the people got a
square deal from the public service
| corporations
The independents platform. which is
an adaptation of the published declara-
tions of their candidate for mavor
Byron Mauzy, puts the candidates
squarely on record on Hetch Hetchy.
gas rates, Geary street municipal rail-
road and the United Railroads at
tempt to grab lower Market street.
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
This platform, together with bio
graphical sketches of the candidates
their pictures and their records. will be
sent to all registered republicans in
San Francisco during the week. The
candidates declared for an aggressive
campaign. The billboards will prob
ably be employed and the question of
public meetings will be determined by
the executive committee.
According to the leaders of the in
dependent movement, especial attention
is being paid to district organization
for primary election day. This work
is being done by the district clubs
The independents have organizations
In every district, and in all but one or
two have strong clubs. Some of these
have preserved their identity through
all the political topsy turvydom of
the last three years. The independ-
ents say that they have a better or
ganiZation than they had two wears
ago. when they swept the city for the
fusion ticket headed by Mayor TAYLOR
and so far as appearances go they are
as optimistic as are the regulars be-
hind the Disbursements ticket
THOSE AT CONFERENCE
The candidates who participated in
the conference yesterday We're: Byron
Mauzy, for mayor; II. G. Mathewson. for
auditor; Treasurer John E. McDougaId:
Tax Collector David Bush; George A.
Turner, for public administrator; John
j. Grief, for county clerk; Assembly
man E. j. Callan. for sheriff: DIR. E. M.
BiXby, for coroner; General John T
Dare and George Perry. for police
judges, and Paul Bancroft. Edward L.
Cutten. E. S. Fyfe, Matt Harris Sr..
Fred L. Hilmer. Thomas r. Huling.
Alonzo G. Mcfarland, D. McLennan.
Michael Merigan, Charles A. Murdoch.
e. z. Prieber. c. W. Kiffee, Herbert L.
Rothchild. Alexander Russell. ]. c.
Sala, L. B. Sibley. William NJ Symon.
Thomas 5. Williams, for supervisors.