The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
BOLTING scheme
LITTLE FAVORED
lrSurgent Leaders Against Plan
to Nominate Independents
by Petition
Hiram Johnson Has Declared
Himself Opposed to That i.
Brand of Politics

The scheme of a few radicals who
advocated the nomination OF inde-
pendents by petition TO fight republi-
cans nominated by direct vote over the
candidates proposed by the Lincoln
roosevelt league organizations is re-
celNlng cold comfort in the camp of the
dominate republicans
Hiram W. Johnson himself will not
stand for that sort OF politics and the
men who bore the brunt OF his cam
pagn are strenuously dema nding that
the talk about independent nominations
De stopped. Johnson is at Tahoe but
oetore he left he declared that his was
rebuplican nomination won by the
votes Of republicans in fair direct
primary fight. and that his friends
would not firt with schemes designed
10 deteat republicans nominated in the
same manner.
WILL BE CONSISTENT
As matter of cold fact. most of the
independent nomination talk in San
francisco and northern California has
come from sources other than the camp
OF the victorious insurgents Johnson
ana the Johnson republica ms are insist
IN that republicans shall be consistent
supporters OF the direct primary Ia wv in
both letter and spirit. Johnson is not
prepared to sacrifice anything in prin-
clpte either as regards his platf or
ms campaign, but neither is he willing
10 quarrel with the expressed will of
the republican party.
The local victors have devoted sew
eral informal conferences touching the
organization of the San Francisco
county convention, the county commit
zee and the local platform That
1homas s Williams of the forty-irst
olstrlct viii be the unanimous choice
Tor chairman of the county convention
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the choice Of the insurgent majority
ana the regulars" of the minority will
not attempt TO present candidates for
any convention or committee office.
The secretaryship Of the convention
VII probably go to the thirty-ninth
olsCrlct and Olin' Berry, president of
tne thlrty- ninth district club, will prob
ably draw the honor. The assista Mt
secretaryship will go to the thirty
fourth district, the fortunate man to
pe CHOSEN by the district delegation.
EIGHTY-EIGHT ON COMMITTEE
1t has been virtually agreed that the
committee shall be at least as large
as the sitting committee of Ss mem
oers- There are q few advocates of a
larger committee and fewer advocates
OF a smaller governing body. That the
committee of SIS will be agreed upon is
more than probable. The chairman
ship OF the local committee has re-
ceiVed only tentative consideration
pending the return of Johnson Daniel
A Ryan has been prominently ment-
toned, and ii is generally understood
tnat the san Francisco campaign will
be placed in his hands if he will con-
sent TO accept the craftsmanship. Char
lie Forbes, the incumbent, appears to
have the secretaryship all his own way
The local republicans have given the
question Of chairman of the state con-
Vention little thought. They are pre-
pared 10 concede that selection To
southern California. They do want
Charles r. Detrick, secretary Of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league. for secretary
OF the new state central committee
which they are prepared to believe will
be organized numerically at least as Is
the sitting COMMITTEES.