The San Francisco call., 1910-06-06
San Francisco Delegates to Ma
tive Sons Convention Cau-
Gus on Candidacy
State Senator Davis Urged to
Run for Third Grand Vice
President
Especial Dispatch to The Call


blue lake? That question is not put
idly but in a spirit of scientific curios- |
fly, aroused by glancing along the We
randa Of Tahoe tavern. It seems as If
most Of the county officers of the state
are mobilized by the shores Of this body
Of blue water and under the scrutiny
OF the lofty snow peaks to the south |
and east.
Congressman Joseph R. Knowland |
arrived today at noon from Washing
ton TO open the session of the order, of
which he is grand president. State
Senator John T. Davis, now mentioned |
as a possible candidate for the Office of
third grand vice president, is on his
way here.
NOTABLE SHOWING OF JUDGES
There is a notable showing of su-
perior judges. including Barber of
Shasta, Conley of MADEIRA, Dooling of
san Benito, Dunno and Van Nostrand 1
Of San Francisco, Lennon of Marin, |
Seawen Of Sonoma, Price of Alpine. !
State Printer shannon represents the |
commonwealth.
Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa county |
is here with a number Of deputy sher- |
IFS. County Clerks Harry Mulcrevy
Of San Francisco and Joseph Nash of
McDOugald Of San Francisco represents
the county treasureTs. along with
Weineger Of SOlano. Supervisor En-
met Hayden arrived tonight.
Clarence Jarvis, assessor of Eldorado |
county, is grand third vice president
Assistant District Attorneys William P.
Caubu Of San Francisco and Philip NJ.
Carey Of Alameda county are delegates.
y 2stices OF the Peace Barney J. Flood
- san francisco and j. J. Griffin of
Merced are Al the session as is Frank
Carr assistant school superintendent of
Alameda county besides a number of
subordinate officials
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
What is creating the most interest
In the grand parlOr is the quiet move
ment Of friends Of John Z. Davis, state
senator and code commissioner. to force
him into the fight for third grand vice
president
It was reported late tonight that
Louis II. MOoser, Preside parlor, San
Francisco, possibly would be put for |
ward instead Of Davis as compromise |
candidate for third grand vice presi- |
dent. The san Francisco delegation is /
in caucus on that point tonight. Mooser /
has been grand trustee several terms 1
and is an incumbent.
The TWO candidates now in the field 4
for this Office. which is sure stepping |
stone TO the grand presidency, are /
Thomas Monahan of san Jose and |
George A Burns of Sacramento, both |
grand trustees.
PRACTICE OF ORDER
The practice in the order has been to |
select the third grand vice president
from among the members of the board
Of grand trustees. Judge Lennon of
Marin, a grand trustee, was expected
10 run, but will not.
The most enereericaT Tl1- .roeed 6Cbt
Is for the Office of grand marshal.
As Admission day this year will be !
celebrated in san Francisco the grand |
marshal shall come from there. The |
three candidates are: William DeHo- |
bros, California, parlor No. /; Angelo 1
J. Rossi, El Dorado parlor. and Frank /
Monaghan of RincOn parlor
u IS reported that Outside Sentinel /
Frank NcAllister of Berkeley will |
have opposition in his fight for inside |
sentinel, but no candidate has come |
into the open yet. Delegate Curtin 1
Of Precita parlor, San Francisco, is /
mentioned for outside sentinel.
CONTEST FOR TRUsTEEsHIPs
As usual there are a number of |
candidates for the seven grand trustee
ships. OF the incumbents who will |
seek reelection are: Bismark Bruck.
st. Helena. and Nathan P. Bundy. Los
Angeles and Louis H. Mooser, if he
does not seek advancement.
Others in the contest are: Judge J. Z.
Barber McCloud parlor. Redding,
whose district has not been repre-
sented by grand officer for 10 years;
E Fitzgerald, incumbent grand mar
shall, Of Menlo; Louis Erb, Alcalde par
Tor, San Francisco; William ?. Caubu /
South San Francisco parlor; H c. /
LIGHT. Bay City parlor. San Francisco,
and Emmett SeaWell OF Santa Rosa. If /
John F. Davis does not run for third |
grand vice president he will be can
didste for grand trustee.
REWARDS FOR SERVICE
The long service Of Grand Treasurer I
John E. McDougald will be rewarded /
with an unopposed election, and the /
success Of Grand Secretary Fred H 4
lungs first years work will bring him |
an equally unanimous reelection.
II was bantered about the tavern to- |
day that the next grand president. Dan
iel A. Ryan, would abolish the highly |
honorable Office Of grand organist, filled |
so musically by H G. ". Dinkelspfel |
and appoint phonograph to the post,
naming Dinkelspiel merely as grand
photographer" But Ryan is in ban
tering mood today. He received a tele-
gram announcing the birth Of a daugh-
ter.
new angle was given the Grizzly
Bear magazine controversy today, when
II was said that the report that the
periodical was published in an open
shop in Los Angeles might be called
10 the attention of the grand parlor for
Investigation
PUBLICATION UNFORTUNATE
Regarding the publication in the
Grizzly Bear Of articles attacking the
Mccarthy administration in San Fran
cisco and criticising Hiram W. John
son. candidate for governor. and the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, it is believed
that the magazine viii be told to go and
sin no more. Past Grand President
Charles NJ Belshaw and First Grand
Vice President Ryan expressed iden-
tical views on the subject today.
1T is unfortunate, but il will not
happen again." they said. It is under
stood that the editor. Clarence Hunt of
Sacramento, and the directors of the
magazine realize the necessity Of its
not happening again. The grand par
Tor contributes 10 the support of the
Grizzly Bear $1,000 a year
TWO CHANGES PROPOSED
Past Grand President Frank Coombs
will report on a change I'M the practice |
Of the grand parlor so that the instaIla- |