The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
LEACUERS MAY
INDORSE STATE
TICKET IN JULY
Majority of Executive Commit
tee Now Opposed TO an
Early Conference
Belshaw Hot After Guberna-
tOriaI Endorsement; RumOrs
Worry Motifs Friends
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

The proposed state conference rather
than the selection of a Eubernatorial
candidate win occupy the attention of
1he executive committee Of the Ltncoln-
Uoosevlt league. which viii meet in
J1fs city Monday.
BY The appointment OF Charles H.
Bentley Daniel A. Ryan, Thomas f.
Haven. Ralph L. Hathorn and Alfred
G-eenebaum President chester II. Row
on has completed the state executive
committee Of the league, with the eN-
ceDtfon of three men to he named for
the first congressional district The
nomination of The first district COM
mitteemer has been left 10 Vice Presi-
dent Harold II. Power. lie may be
prepared To name Ills men Monday
II is NOT improbable that Powers
delay was explained in some degree by
The uncertainty OF Governor Gillett
decision Many OF the leaguers be
Eeved that II Gillett formally retired
from the race senator Charles P Cut
len az Eureka might be induced to ac-
cept post on the executive commit
Tee again.
WAS FOR GILLI3TT
Cutteu was one Of the lea que leaders
r-l0 were out for Ginett and who.
because Of their friendship for the
governor. were dropped from the new
official roster of the league. Meyer
Iassuer Of Los Angeles made a queer
ak al the Oakland meeting in which
-.e scored "mendacious newspap apers'
which had dared 10 say that any
Iea guers We're for Gilett. He also an
1ounced that if anyone in the league
was for Giliett the time had arrived
for his departure from the councils
,f tla lea que. GiIIett is out Of the
running now and it is said that even
lEssner would welcome the return Of
the men he read out of the league.
lf that be true Lissner may consent
To a reissue Of league membership
cards TO some prominent san Francisco
anti-machine republicans The los
Angeles han on r. ron Mauzy, w y.
I'ennimore and George Center may be
removed.
The Ieaguers are divided on the state
conference question. Before the ap-
pointment Of the san Francisco mem
hers rough check Of the executive
committee showed a majority opposed
20 an early conference. If the san
IrauCisco contingent does not change
The majority policy there VIII be no
league conference until July
II may be held then. either just be
fore or just after the last day for fling
nomination papers. In either event it
IS proposed tnat instead Of putting
men into the field the league select
from those candidates who have put
themselves i'm the running. q ticket
which ir can recommend to the favor
able consideration Of all republicans
who are opposed to machine rule OF the
party and state
BEISHAW SEEKS ENDORSEMENT
This policy viii not suit the plans of
Charles NJ Belshaw, who is making
desperate efforts TO commit the lea que
10 his candidacy for governor. A few
months ago Belshaw did not want
the leagues formal Endorsement. He
wanted its moral support. and wanted
thai extended without any noise that
IN Eht frighten off the push" vote
upon which II was alleged he had some
sort Of mortgage. Things have changed.
lie wants that league Endorsement now.
lie is Of the opinion that he needs it in
his business. To that end he has but
ronhOled every member Of the eXecU-
tive committee and many prospective
members OF the leagues governing
body.
The Lincoln Roosevelt friends Of
Mayor Frank x. Mott are visibly per
turbed by the stories that Mott would
be acceptable TO the machine and the
machine leaders are anxious to have
Mott iudorsed by the league Motifs
friends say those stories are the in
epired work Of some % caIber man
who is hunting the leagues indorse-
ment for himself. Being perfect gen
slemen. they decline to mention any
names, but they say there is a certain
party from Contra Costa county who
knows TO whom they refer
Be that as ii may there are not 2
few leaguers who are not satisfied With
the gubernatorial field so far developed
and prefer TO await the possible advey 4
Of man who could start with la
support of an the leaguers and exh5 ii
something in the way Of claim on 'th
support Of many republicans who y av
never affiliated with the league.
Jere Burke, on behalf Of the macl line
has endeavored TO muster out ore o
the troop of candidates for the enat
from the twenty-fourth district EN-
hracing the forty-third and forty
fourth assembly districts. He has toll
Gus Hartman that 80 years Of devoted
service to the machine does not entitl
Hartman TO the machines supp ort, an,
that DOminick .Iames Beban. az ssembly
man and deputy sheriff, has first cal
on the organizations favor. If by an,
chance Dominick James Snould b
kissed off. Assemblyman Geo -ge Perrin
is the machines second choice.
HARTMAN WON'T LIE DOWN
Hartman is corresponding de
pressed, but declares that Fte will max
1he race for Marc Anthony 3 seat. witt
such other assistance as he may b
able TO secure in return For his unfail
ing vigilance in the asses nbly and sen
ate. Hartmans refusal to lie dow
makes an announced iehi of seven can
didates. which includes Mare Anthony
Colonel Martin Brady. Matt Tierney
George Catlin, Gus Hartman. Domi
nick James Beban anfI George Ferine
The eighteenth senatorial distric
promises to develop pretty fight
the organizat ton turU s down Assembly
man Henry Beatty from the thirty
sixth. Beatty was Nominated two year
ago by Fred Egg .ers. His electio
marked the setting OF a new standar
OF ability and digu ity in the San Fran
cisco delegation. Beatty was "irreg
MAR" but he ref lsed to be raw. II
quickly won the respect of both tn
long hairs and short hairs and wa
generally conced ed to be the best as
semblyman san Francisco had electe
in a long time
His own asf emily district is soil
for him. He was given the union labo
party nominate on for the assembly tw
years ago. If he is as fortunate in hi
ambition 10 e to the senate his cleo
tion is assW red. The tentative an
pouncement that Dan Toomey of tn