The San Francisco call., 1910-07-20
LABOR TRANSFER
HERCULEAN TASK
AndersOn's Managers Wrestle
With Problem of Switch
ing Vote
5000 Union Electors Must
Change Registration Within
a Week

The preliminary efforts of the local
managers of the Anderson campaign
indicate that their appointed task of
compelling 5000 union labor party men
TO change their registration to republi-
can and vote for the machine rprimary
campaign is a big contract.
The clerks in the registrars Office
have not segregated the partisan reg
istratfOns for several weeks. It is con-
servatively estimated that the whole
number of electors disfranchised by
the union labor party committees fail
ure to qualify for place on the ballot
is at least 5000. Those electors who
registered their genuine partisan affil-
liations must change their affidavits on
or before next Wednesday night, or be
barred from participation in the pri-
mary election. In any event they have
been deprived of the privilege of NOM
mating party ticket under the pro-
visions of the direct primary law.
BIG CONTRACT ON HANDS
The temper Of the disfranchised
union labor party men and the difficult
ties that confront the machine man.
ayers charged with the delivery of
that vote 10 Anderson We're indicated
by the gross results Of the first days
transfer campaign. Out of a total reg
istration of $50 on Monday 81 were
changed from union labor enrolment
OF that comparatively insignificant
number IS changed TO republican and
three 10 democratic enrolment. With
only seven days for registration re-
naming the men charged with COM
pleting the delivery of the union labor
vote viii be compelled to maintain an
average of zoo a day if they are to
make good on their contract.
This week the registrars office Will
be open from 1880 to $50 o'clock every
night. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, the last three
days for primary registration. the office
viii be open continuously from 9 a. m.
Until y midnight.
BIG REGISTRATION
The whole registration up to and in
elusive of Saturday was 56,6S2. Mon
days enrolment showed total of $50.
That an average of more than $50 will
be maintained for the rest of the week
may be assumed. Based on past eX-
perience the estimates for the last
three days are for an average of from
! 500 TO 1000. That the whole regis
tration will greatly exceed $4,000 is no
longer considered an open question.
Estimates based on the experience of
10 years contemplate a primary poll of
so per cent Of the whole registration at
the first election held under a new
registration. The elimination of the
union labor party may result in de-
creasing that percentage and the whole
estimated primary vote from an approx
innate $4,000 10 approximate $4,000 or to
$4,000. The republican enrolment is
about IS per cent of the whole regis
tratiOn- Based on the foregoing that
means republican primary vote in San
Francisco of from $4,000 to $4,000.
WARM FIGHT FOR BENCH
Local democracy is beginning to
warm up TO the fight for nomination to
the superior bench. Four nominations
are to be made and the revised list of
qualified aspirants for democratic favor
includes three incumbents. a former
judge, a former supervisor and an at
torney who has not tasted the delights
Of public Office. The democratic incum-
bents seeking denomination and re-
election are Judges J. NJ. SeaWell.
Frank J. Murasky and George H. Ca
baniss. Former Supervisor George A
Connolly has the backing of a formid-
able number Of reform democrats and
members Of the bar for the fourth nom
inatiOn. Former Judge James c. Ma
guire is making a still hunt for one of
the nominations and w. E. White com
pletes the democratic list.
Curry Club Organized
A Charles F. Curry club was organ
lied in the forty-flfth district Friday
night amid enthusiasm A large mem
bership was enrolled. The following
officers were elected: President, Henry
J. Wynne; vice president, c. H. Bartels;
secretary, John Badaracco; treasurer,
H l. Heber: executive committee.
Frank Sullivan, II. J. Lewis, William
Llndwan, Paul Badaracco, DR.. H r.