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Show 00 ELECTION CONTEST IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, Sept. 26. New and untriod election machinery wns set in motion at a non-partisan primary election here today for the selection or a full complement of municipal officials, of-ficials, and for the first time In San FrauclBCo's history nolther party nnmes nor Insignia have a place on the ballots. In the event of a candidate candi-date receiving a majority vote, he will be declared elected without having hav-ing to participate In the general election elec-tion to follow. Tho contest for the mayoralty out-weighs out-weighs all other Issues. There aro but two prominent candidates, Jamea Rolph, Jr., and P. H, McCarthy, incumbent. in-cumbent. Ostensibly at least. Mayor McCarthy's ambition to succeed himself him-self Is backed by tho Union Labor party, which placed him In office two years ago. while Rolph has the support sup-port of both Republican and Democratic Demo-cratic parties Although tho campaign has aroused lmmonso Interest. It has boon.' peculiarly pecul-iarly lacking In exchanges of discourtesies discour-tesies between the candidates and their supporters. Only one city paper pa-per has given Its support to McCarthy. There are no direct Issues Involved Both candidates arc pledged tto work for tho success of tho Panama-Pacific international exposition In 1915. Rolph Is "a nowcomor to political life. He Is a merchant of large local Interests and has never beforo Bought public office, though long active In civic affairs. McCarthy has risen from tho ranks of labor to tho leadership of tho labor council. At tho last municipal eloc-.tlon eloc-.tlon ho pollod a decided plurality over the Republican and Democratic aspirants, and carried with him Into office a majority of his ticket, 00 |