The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
CITY MAY GET
PRECINCT PLAN
OF ENROLMENT
Registration Scheme for Primary
Election Will Depend Some
what Upon Mayor
Commissioners Call for List of
Persons Eligible for Appoint
:. ment as Deputies
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
=; Precinct registration in San Fran.
p. ,isco may come out OF the election com
missioners' pondering of the primary
situation and the interests of San Fran
cisco which go farther than any in
terest that may attach to the frs
statewide direct primary election.
At its last meeting the election com
mission instructed the registrar of vot-
ers to prepare a list OF persons eligible
for appointment as registration depu-
tics. Beyond this. instruction the com
mission gave no sign of its intention
The appointment of registration
clerks and the Inauguration of the pre-
clnct system viii undoubtedly depend
somewhat, if not entirely. upon the at
titude of Mayor Mccarthy.
The fact that there is a definite
working agreement between the mayor
and the managers of the republican ma
chine should tend 10 make the mayor
friendly TO the precinct registration
scheme, if there were no other reason
DIFFICULTIES OF MACHINE
In every campaign there is a lot OF
loose talk about how the followers OF
lie machine tear their clothes to gel
themselves on the register and the
difficulty of getting Mr.. Good Citizer
10 qualify for participation in primaries
and general elections.
As a matter of fact the registration
Of its vote frequently presents more
difficulties for the machine than to the
opposition. 1t always costs a lot more
"A large percentage of the registra-
tioh Of the vote polled by the machine
In san Francisco since 1906 has in
Nariably represented comprehensive eff
forf and substantial cash outlay.
=. Had it not been for vigorous registra-
.tion "a ampai igns the organization would
have won neither of the two primary
Victories it has achieved in San Fran
cisco since the fan OF 1906. To put il
-onservatively the machine is vitally
interested in the registration for the
August primary election. For that ma t.
ter the Lincoln Roosevelt league and
the Curry organization are vitality in.
terested, too.
NEED OF GOOD REGISTRATION
But quite aside from the interest oi
aspirants for Office San Francisco is
interested in the registration of 1910
This is the census year. The next
legislature viii reapportion the state
Regardless of what the census may
show the legislative district map will
be cut up on the basis Of votes.
Los Angeles is out to multiply hel
legislative delegation by two if she can
Inevitably Los Angeles county will gair
"a larger representation and inevitably
san Francisco win lose, since the whole
number is fixed by the constitution and
the growth of Los Angeles and Oak
land insure them an increase. Failure
10 get out San Francisco's vote this
year means an unnecessary loss of rep
resentation for San Francisco.
The fact that San Francisco and the
state would probably benefit by the
Joss of some Of the men sent from this
city to the legislature has no bearing
on this question. II is Commercial
rather than political.
PLANS TO ENROLL VOTERS
A determined effort to get all the
vote registered is being made in botf
Los Angeles and Alameda county. In
-Alameda the county clerk has seized
uled- series of precinct registration
meetings which runs to and inclusive
Of April y.
The plan which il is said is tenta-
lively under considera tion by the eIec.
tion commission is unlike the Alameda
county plan. 1t is suggested that il
san Francisco a single night devoted 4
precinct registration would result il
The enrolling of thousands of voters.
Alden Anderson started his Sal
Francisco campaign yesterday by III,
qualification Of Ills first verifica tior
deputy. A. F. Sather is the first for
mally enrolled member OF the Anderson
army He has registered as a membet
Of the union labor party for severa
primaries.
LEAGUE TO NAME TICKET
The executive committee of the Lin
coin Roosevelt league is expected Il
complete a state ticket tomorrow Til,
disposition OF several places will b,
left TO the discretion of the Los An
geles contingent For the United
states senate and lieutenant governor
Endorsements the Los Angelenos hav,
four big men-Lee &. Gates. A. J. Wal
lace, W u. Stephens and Judge Works
Gates would undoubtedly be thu
choice of majority of the whole com
nittee for the United States senate
lesguers have no intimation of whaf
the southern contingent purposes TO dc
in the matter, but some Of the north
erners could suggest a plan. The,
would run Works for the United State.
senate; Gates for lieutenant governor
and Wallace for the state senate
against Bill Savage of San Pedro
whose seat is also sought by Walter
Leeds. who has represented Walter
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