Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-09
POLITICAL BOSS
M'NAB RETIRES
Albert M. Norton States Former
Democratic Leaders Re-
tirement Final
PROGRESSIVES TAKE REINS
Sydney Van WyCk, Jr, Heads the
Democratic Organization
in San Francisco

Albert M. Norton, chairman of the
Los Angeles county Democratic CEN
traI committee, stated yesterday that
Gavin McNab, the former political
boss" of San Francisco, has retired
from politics. Mr.. Norton believes
that this time AIcNab is In earnest,
Notwithstanding he has made similar
announcements in the past and has
later "bobbed up" as a factor in poll
tical affairs.
"As a result of the recent Democra-
tic state convention in Stockton" said
Mr.. Norton yesterday, 1.-The oft repeat
ed statement of Gavin McNab, Demo-
cratic leader of San Francisco, that
he Is out of state politics. seemed
conclusively proven and he personally
Is probably forever eliminated as a
factor In Democratic state affairs. Mr..
McNab, has time and again announced
his complete retirement from partici-
patton in Democratic state affairs, but
both his friends and enemies were
loath to believe it.
Several months ago and just prior
to the Los Angeles conference held
here last April, several of the assembly
district leaders in San Francisco, the
San Francisco Democratic organiZa-
tion being organized by districts in
stead of precincts, noting the mac
the San Francisco Democratic county
central committee and of Gavin Nc
Nab heretofore recognized as the
leader of Democratic politics in san
Francisco, got together for the purpose
of infusing life into the Democratic
organization in San Francisco. BY
common consent they turned to sgd
ney Van Wyck, jr, leader Of the thlr-
ty-eighth assembly district, to lead
them.
"Mr. Van Wyck is a young attorney
of San Francisco-bright, clean-cut
and active. He had always taken an
active part in San Francisco politics
and was an indefatigable worker He
was always a personal friend Of Gavin
McNab, but did not let his personal
friendship interfere with his political
friendship.
REVIVE ORGANIZATION
''By dint of hard work he and his
co-workers, including such men as
Ralph McLaren, Louis Mooser, JUS
tus Wardell and others, built up an
organization, not a personal or Nc
Nab organization, but a Democratic
organization which took enough trouble
to send a delegation to the Los An
geles conference and also had the larg-
est delegation to the Stockton con-
vention.
"Van Wyck is a member OF the san
Francisco Good Government organlza-
tian and ardently supported its can
didate for mayor of San Francisco,
DR.. Leland, as against P. H. Nc
Carthy.
Ivan Wyck has always been against
the railroad in politics and 1t was
through his efforts that the Democra-
tic state convention in Stockton in
1908 adopted the resolution congratu-
lating the Los Angeles Democracy on
the work of the convention of August,
1908, wherein the Democracy here
cleaned itself of the railroad push po-
liticians, heretofore attempting to con-
troll 1t.
with such leader in San Francis
CO as Van Wyck and with the type Of
men now controlling the Democratic
organization In Los Angeles, together
with such men as Theodore Bell, Sena-
tors Caminetti, Cartwright, Camp
bell, Sanford and a host of others,
there can be no doubt as to where
the Democratic party stands in rela-
tion to the Southern Pacific railroad" ;"