The San Francisco call., 1910-03-12
THIRTY-NINTH
DISTRICT MOON
AGAIN BLOODY
e. T. McMurray, Sometime Gar
of Independent Republican
Club, Responsible
DictatOr's Senatorial Ambitions
Revealed and BrOadaXeS Are
Eagerly Whetted
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

There is bloed on the thirty nth
moon again. AS usual. z. T. McMurray,
sometime dictator of the affairs of the
largest independent republican club in
san Francisco, is responsible for the
smear
1t is only a few months since the
thirty-ninth district independent club
applied for a separation from McMurray
without alimony. McMurray had made
the clubs program from the time Fair
fax Whelan let go of tke tiller ropes
down to 1he indorsement Of Byron
Mauzy for mayor by the league of in
dependent clubs. He had managed TO
queer Fighting Bill" Hazell and Bert
Dam with a majority of the club, and
enjoyed an unObstTucted right of way
until after the MauZy campaign was
over.
Then a change came over the dreams
Of the Independents. They were not
satisfied with the manner of McMurray's s
campai gning for Mauzy. They prom
ise6 themselves that forever more they
would manage their own club affairs.
They decided that perhaps Bill HAZEL
and Bert Dam were not so bad after all.
HAZEL and Dam were invited back into
the fold, where McMurray sat in the
capacity of spectator only
Now they believe everything that has
been said against MeMurray. They
have discovered that he wants to go
to the state senate and that he is out
10 double cross Z. J. Callan, their legis-
lative JOY and pride. BroadaXes are
being whetted. Their new edges are
10 be christened in the political gore
OF McMupay on Friday night. Thus
ever were republics and republicans un-
grateful.
The thirty-ninth district independents
sent Csllan TO the assembly in 1909. As
Il legislator he was the most indepen-
dent old independent that ever hunted
trouble in a machine dominated law
factory. Callan started out for bear
long before the Legislature convened.
lie was on the job to meet all comers
down TO the minute of final adjourn
ment. He made a record in which his
sponsors in the district took the great
est pride.
Al a meeting of the club leaders held
4 few nights ago Callan said that he
was st the disposal Of the club; if it
wished him 10 run for the senate it
had but TO give the word. His ad-
miTers were arranging 10 have the
word given in the shape of a whoop
next Friday night at the clubs annual
meeting, when they ran afoul of Nc
Murrav's senatorial wires Now they
HASB0CA AAidL pEEuON goes
TO the length of an attempt to oust
Olin Berry from the presidency and
they are registering iron clad vows
that Calian shall 20 to the senate and
that Berry shall be reelected in spite
Of all the patronage seeking. job hunt
ing politicians from Baker street to
the beach.
THE assembly Endorsement, which is
TO be given out at the annual meeting
kennedy and Alexander Russell. Rus
sell was given big vote for super
visor by the district last year. The
residents Of the beach precincts are
especially strong for him and he may
draw the prize. Dan Curran will draw
the organizations support for the SEN
atorial nomination, but none has been
picked TO make the assembly fight for
the machine.
The organization number has been
dropped in the eighteenth senatorial
district, which includes the thirty-first
and thirty-sixth assembly districts
Former Assemblyman Dan Toomey is
the man slated for the honors and
emoluments lately enjoyed by Danny
IseHy. TOomey conducts a refreshmen-
emporium in the thirty-first district
which is the larger of the two, but the
determining factor in his selection i.
Sheriff and Senator Tom Finn. Harry
Beatty. the best assemblyman Sar
Francisco has sent to Sacramento in
wears. is out for the nomination and
viii probably receive the virtually SOLID
support Of the thirty sixth.
Tom Roberts, who believes he was
counted out two years ago, wants the
republican nomination for the assem-
bly, in the thirtieth district. George
Black. the democratic beneficiary OF
the job which Roberts thinks was put
up on him. is Of the opinion that his
services to the organization enttle hin
10 the republican nomination this year
Pending the settlement of that contro.
versy. Senator Johnnie Hare has senr
his friend Billy Doell in after the
democratic nomination. Doell is one
Of the proprietors Of a saloon a
Eighth and Harrison streets and Hare,
friendship is expected to carry with i
the union labor party Endorsement. II
any event Doell has formally filed hi:
petition and his verifcation deputie:
are at work.
Doen enjoys the distinction of being
the first and only candidate to file a:
democrat Superintendent of Schools
Roncovieri filed originally as member
- Of the union labor party, but subse-
auently gave notice that he purposec
to seek denomination as a republican
Among the republican candidates filed
this week are Henry A. Melvin for asso.
ciate Justice of the supreme court
Walter -. Wagner for secretary Of
state A b. Treadwell for justice Of the
peace Grattan ID. Phillips for stat,
printer. George NJ. Perine for senator
from the twenty-fourth district, r. b
Mcclellan for Judge of the superior
court. George w. Lee, w. II. Smith Jr
and B. J. Flood for justices of the
peace, and Judge James Morris Trout
fnT finr 70 the Caanprinr