Regarded as a moderate Republican , Christopher began his political career in 1945 when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors ; on re-election , he became board president . Christopher ran for mayor in 1951 and lost by fewer than 3,000 votes to incumbent mayor Elmer Robinson . In November 1955 , Christopher again sought the post of mayor . He won in a landslide over Democrat George Reilly . During his administration , San Francisco hosted the 1956 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace , in which the party renominated incumbent president Dwight D. Eisenhower as its candidate in the upcoming presidential election . Christopher was re-elected in 1959 for a second term
1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
George Christopher