The San Francisco call., 1910-05-27
OUIBBLE GIVES
TARPEY chance
TO QUIT RACE
Democrat More Than Pleased
to Get Out of Contest for
Nomination
BOurbons Register as Repub.
Iicans, Much to Sorrow of.
Anderson Machine
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH


II F. Tarpey's inability TO qualify
Sor place on the democratic primary
ballot is the source of almost as much
qualification for the big men of the
NcNab machine as it is to the Bell
democrats.
The McNab organization leaders IN
derstand that Tarpey viii make no at
tempt to qualify for place on the
democratic ballot in opposition to The
odore A. Bell. Some of the legal lights
Of the machine democracy have told
Tarpey that his support Of Taft elect
ors two years ago is an effectual bar
against him in the coming primary
election.
Tarpey is not ready TO take the pub
lie into his confidence, but he has told
his political friends that he is not in
terested in the possible discovery Of a
bubble that might be used by some
men as justification OF the partisan
affidavit required by the primary law.
II may be assumed without fear of
error that Tarpey was more than
pleased to learn that the direct pri-
mary law did present a bar to his can
didacv. That is not meant TO convey
that Tarpey feared the results or that
results would play any weighty part
in his deIiberstion. Tarpey is not that
sort OF chap. If he wanted TO run
he would run for the fun of running
or for the fun Of fighting. according to
the appeal the race made to him.
TARPEY SATISFIED
He did not want to run. He was inn
portuned by democrats and by repub-
licans And il might be remarked in
passing that the strongest importuni-
t'es came from interested republicans.
A democratic primary scrap appeals TO
some Of the big machine republicans
more than II does 10 the democrats who
are opposed TO Bell and who will be
opposed 10 him at the general election.
Throughout the state democrats are
registering as republicans. Nine out
Of 10 Of the bouTbons qualifying for
participation in the republican pri-
.maries are doing so TO vote for Curry
or johnson. The radical democrats and
especially those in San Francisco are
enrolling as republicans to vote for
Johnson. The conservatives and old
line democrats are lining up for Curry.
That sort Of thing brings no joy into
the camp Of the machine men charged
with the nomination Of Alden Ander-
son. They want a fight in the demo-
cratic camp. Tarpey was importuned
by letter and in person before he left
for the east with the Panama-Paciflc
-
was the target for the shafts of some
OF the keenest men in the republican
party in California.
The democratic organization men do
not desire fight for nominations All
their talk to the contrary, they are
more than willing that Bell should be
nominated by default. For confirma-
1ion of this statement the student of
applied politics may observe that not
a cfr7 fzo
mitted himself 10 be mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination to any
state Office.
CANDIDATES ARE SHY
Tom Geary's name was used just long
enough TO start some adverse criti-
cism from the press and leaders of the
new democracy. Senator Ed Miller
name was used in the same way, as
were the names Of several other prom
inent democrats. None made any mo-
tiOn like a genuine candidate until Tar
>pey came back from Washington.
The McNsb or anti Bell democrats
viii take hand in the selection of
delegates to the state convention, but
they win not make fights for nomina-
tions on the state ticket. The dele
gates elected to the county conventions
this year hold for two years and will
select the delegates TO the state con-
NenLlOn IN 1917, Wnlcn VIII eject Qele-
gates 70 the national convention. Con-
troll Of the county conventions this year
means control Of the state convention
In 1912, and it also means control OF
the party machinery during the inter
vening two years.
While the Herrin machine is mark
ing time with the Anderson campaign
in San Francisco, there is no lack OF
activity in the legislative fields. The
Mccarthy administration and the Her
Tin organization in combination appear
70 be able to accomplish some feats in
the way of legislative ampsigning il
The gubernatorial going is little more
dihicult.
PREPARE FOR REAL FIGHT
While Jere Burke is advising An
derson and Leon Dennery is building
the field redoubts, Tom Finn and John
ME Lynch are putting up Legislative
tickets and mapping out some real
lighting The combination forces offer
themselves for public approval under
a "nonpartisan" flag. That flag is fly
ing now in several districts and is
ready for hosting in several more
One Of the stiffest fights on the COM
bInations hands is that in the eight
eenth senatorial district, comprising
the thirty-first and thirty-sixth as
sembly districts. The combination has
picked Dan To0mey, one of the mOsi
faithful Of the 1907 assembly string. &c
oppose Assemblyman Henry Beatty OF
the thirty-sixth, who is out for pro
motion. Beatty was the best assembly.
man San Francisco had elected in
years. He was nominated by Fred Egg
gers and was essentially regular" but
he refused to stand for the rough
stuff" He won the respect of all his
colleagues and the admiration Of the
people Of the state generally, but he is
marked for the slaughter by the ma
chine.
Toomey's campaign is in the hand:
of the nonpartisan club of the thirty
first assembly district At the head oi
that club is Charlie Hamilton, under
sheriff and proprietor of the poolroom
zt Fifth street.