The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
SULLIVAN FIRMLY
SEATED ON THRONE
Recruits Are FIocking to the
Standard of the New
Political King
Every Energy of Republican Or
ganizatiOn Will Be Devoted
to Crocker's Election
Bv GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

That the Neutrality-suspicious. re-
publican combine viii absolutely con-
troll the makeup OF the new county
committee. as well as the republican
convention when it meets again, is in
dicated o. the aftermath developments
Of The combinations victory over
johnnie Lynch in the fight for the
chairmanship of the convention.
In politics there is only one side
that the side OF the winner. Sullivan
and the independent republicans won
out by 3 narrow margin, but they won
and The hand wagon movement is al
ready well under way. With the re-
eruits that hocked to the Sullivan
independent standard yesterday, Chair
man McCaIlum, with the advice OF Sui
, Ivan and Welch, should be able 10
pick committees on permanent organi-
zstion and order OF business and plat
form with comforts Bile majorities on
each for their side of the controversy.
That being true. the county COM
roittee and he.republican platform will
conform 10 the joint ideas of William
Crocker and the independents who are
fighting for him now as vigorously as
they fought for MauZy before the
primaries
HAS PICKED HIS MEN
sullivan has made his nominations to
the several committees. He expects
that his choices will be ratified by
Chairman McCallum His frame of
mind seems reasonable enough And
his scheme for the makeup of the new
county committee should score bulls
eye with McCallum.
Sullivan says ne wants a committee
that will be for Crocker for mayor,
and furthermore he wants that COM
nlittee TO be composed of the biggest
and most representative republicans in
San Francisco. He wants committee
which will be more than honest in its
efforts for william Crocker; COM
uittee that will command the respect
and confidence of all good citizens And
st that Sullivan is not bluff1ng in this
particular He is out to secure the
election OF Crocker, and he gives II
out cold that he is with the independ-
ents 10 a finish in that particular
effort. His big representative repubh-
can idea can not fail to appeal to Nc
Callum. The production of big repre-
sentative republicans is about the
easiest thing the independent repub-
licsns do.
With its control of the platform COM
nittee assured, the SullivRn-independ-
ent combine viii be able TO produce
declaration OF party principles which
will jibe exactly with the common
opinions which were disclosed when
Croker and the independents special
committee sounded out each other on
the issues
SQUARE TOED DECLARATIONS
The Crocker idea and the independ-
ents' idea about the makeup of the
platform will be found closely re-
sembling twins. The Independents
wen; into the primary fight with square
toed declarations on all the public
service corporation issues. Crocker
has subscribed to the principles set
forth by the independents. He Will be
in the open with public declaration
Of his attitude on all of the principal
issues. probably before the platform
committee finishes its work.
The good government league emood-
led the independent republicans plat
form planks in a set of interrogatories
nut TO each of the partisan nominees
for mayor. None qualified TO speak for
the good government league is prepared
10 admit that the questions have been
answered by Crocker or his opponents.
If Crooker has not answered the good
eovernmenters' questions he will and
there will be no lodging on any of
them. They will get fat footed decla-
that will pay interest on actual invest
nents and no more; the prosecution OF
al criminals regardless of their crimes
or standing in the community, and an
RneouivocaI subscription to the charter
provision for the acquisition OF public
utilities.
The answers crocker has made or
leagues questions would make a COM
plete platform in themselves and one
with which no republican friend of
good government can quarrel.
RUMoR OF A SPLIT
Sulivsn's defeat of Lynch is supposed
10 involve q split between Sullivan and
Jere Burke Sullivan declines to con-
firm the story, but he also declines to
deny it. All OF which goes to prove
that Sullivan is some politician.
According TO the story which went
the rounds yesterday, Lynch called
rpon Burke for assistance Friday aft
ernoon. He demanded that the screws
be put on Sullivan and that he be made
10 deliver to Lynch. or, In other words
that he be made to cast his delegates
for Jordan.
Sullivan was summoned to the throne
room and told that the time had ar
rived for him to quit. Moreover. that
the organization had been informed
that Sullivan was about to put Mccall
lun over. According to the story, Sui
livan admitted that he was going to
elect McCallum chairman, but declined
10 admit that il would be time for him
to quit until the votes had been counted
in November and Crocker declared
elected.
II would be a good story If 1t were
not true. And II might be true. Sui
livan has not changed his opinions
about Lyncf's first interest in Fickerr
being strong enough to hold Lynch and
his men to p. II. Mccarthy to the end
OF the fight. Sullivan would be able to
forget the name of Fickert if he could
be assured OF Crocker's election.
SIcTEpC nEEED CITE