The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-11
ALREADY REJECTED
BY PUBLIC OPINION
Electors Do Not Want Johnny
Lynch and Tim Sullivan to
Name Supervisors
Centinued fronl Pare 1

George W. Bel us the second man on
tie -businessmen's list. according to the
blskeup OF -the oniciel primary ballot.
Ben is secretsry Of the state fedora
tian of labor. 1t would be sheer
waste ofstinae to bother about pledging
Sell On the question OF gas rates. IT
2s< Yehementiy asserted that he is no
sohseE an enploye of the gas company.
de was. an .employe of that company
and was put on the supervisorial slate
By Tim" Sullivan, who has been the
gas company's political agent for sew
ersl years. and by Buck Worthington.
IN employee of the gas company who
vas made chairman Of the machine
fump Of the county committee by Tim"
Sullivan and Herrin's state central COM
blittee
TITS extremely improbable that sulli-
San and Warrington did NOT know or
that the gas company did not know
Cohat they might expect from Bell in
the event OF his election. Bell has
peen too closely associated with Sui
Hvan and, Worthington in politics to
3eaVe chsnCe for misunderstanding
- Then comes P. A. Bergerot who won
his esquire's lance I'm the service of
Phil Crimmins, Among other things
Bergerot is an attorney. Among his
other clients are the French restaurant
keepers. Bergerot was one of Grim
minis messengers and handy men for
years. lie was known as Crimmins
mOuthpiece in .sthe conventions con-
trOlled by that infamous boss, who
pever gave BergeEot Job that smelled
high enough to sicken the handy man
Or cause false note to mar his soul
f'll speeches on behalf of Crimmins'
programs and political thugs. BergeFot
was a member OF the Ruef-Schmitz
board Of education and became one of
Buefs political chattels and aides when
Crimmins was crowded out by the more
edroit political highlander.
On the heels of Bergerot comes Louis
3. Bernhard. proprietor Of a cigar
stand. Bernhard has not made a city
vide reputation in politics. He has
been "pusher'' in a small way. That
Ray was strong enough though to scare
The sullivan outfit and Charlie Forbes,
secretary Of the county committee. gave
Ct out cold that every effort must be
made 10 keep Bernhard off the ticket
and off he board of supervisors. Things
we're going along nicely for that pro-
gram. when it was discovered that
Bernhard had a friend at court. Oscar
GreenbaUm, a county committeeman
who would rather be bossed by another
than Sullivan anyhow, went TO Johnny
Lynch. His description of the abilities
Of Bernhard was accepted and Bern
lard went on the slate.
James-C. Bride, described as a young
capitalist" drew the next number
Bride has no known record of political
activities His chief sponsor and
booster for publication was Tim" Sui
livan's assemblyman, John J. McManus,
who made the fight against the lslais
creek bonds in the last Legislature.
Edgar W. Briggs, proprietor of cigar
Stand. is another of the slated elect
r-ithout political record He has no
use for record. He belongs to M II.
&c Young in whose building Briggs
stand has been loca ted for years. It
ay2s De Young who put Briggs on the
slate. with the assurance that Briggs
could deliver the votes of all the cigar
olen in town,
By no means last and by no means
least is John B. Carson. attorney at
la 81. but better known as one of the
most tattered remnants Of the Crimmins
machine In his palmiest and biggest
days Carson was one of Phil Crimmins
subordinate messengers. The COMPARE
tive insigBifiesnce Of his position in
Cr5mmins, forces was all out of proper
tion 10 his activities
wss~ane Of the busiest little bust
nessmep crimnins ever had and one of
the most notorious. Crinmins presum-
RblX-by -Wsy OF cracking queer joke,
gave Carson a nomination for superior
Judge Garson's known subserviency to
Crlmmins resulted in an overwhelming
uefeat Tor Johnny as he is knowA
along the panhandlers' route
william M. Crowley is one of Johnny
= han IL
songs. is a stenographer and through
Days influence with ". F. Herrin has
held down several appointive jobs.
j. +. Jewell is better known. He is
? politician Of parts and prominence
lie is in the insUH:s ace business now
When Ruef was Al large Jewell was
one OF TIN ast faithful followers and
he drew zrT areward for his services
e7sbillet- on the Schmitz-Ruef election
commission While a member of that
commission Jewell managed to achieve
some real notoFiety- in connection with
the.ehaFge that he was registered from
brick pile in a burned district.
Next 10 jewell is another veteran.
Hdeodore Lunstedt, a saloOnman. Lam
Etedt is no novice at the supervisors
game As a member Of the board in
1909 and 1904 ne was an ardent sun
porter Of the Ruef-Sehmitz administra-
--HAif 4<AAASNrANS were OF
character 10 recommend him TO p. n
Mccarthy, and he drew a place on the
slste put up by the McCarthy-Casev
secret conference. The decision of the
supreme court in the direct primary
case knocked him of the Mccarthy
slate. but did not affect his half nelson
on the businessmens slate. Lunstedt
is bit of a sentimentalist as well as
s practiced supervisor. When the con-
Fessions of the Ruef-Schmitz paint
Eaters" were made public. Lunstedt is
credited with crying: Thank God. /
was not elected"
Ought to Be Curried"
Gus r. Risso says he is commission
merchant or produce dealer. Others
say he is a vegetable dealer Risso
was picked by the McCarthy-Casey
secret conference for a place on its
ticket The supreme court rudely in
terfered with that plan. The machine
workers tried TO pass him over to
Tim" Sullivan, who protested, THAT
fellow ought to be curried before he is
put into politics" Sullivan did not
have the last word, nor was his advice
taken. His man Dollin, a dentist from
the thirty third district, was dumped
and Risso became n businessmen
candidate
IL Fred Suhr Jr is a businessman
himself He was one of Ruefs favorite
Frnderfs1xers cutting lin the cftxIs h,,S;