The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1898. 1S SINGLE TAX AN ISSUE? l JAMES G. MAGUIRE STUMBLES AND RESORTS TO EVASION. JUDGE MAGUIRE REPLIES, R Q.—Do you consider the single-tax question : HENRY T. GAGE REPLIES IN DIRECT AND POSITIVE STYLE. MR. GAGE’S OPINIONS. Q.—Do you consider the single-tax question an lssue In this campaign ? A.—Certainly 1. consider It an issue and It Is an Issue. Q.—If elected ‘Governor will you use your best endeavors to have single tax embodled In the constitution and laws of this State? A.—No: and T will use all the Influence and power I possess to prevent the the constitution and the laws of this- State. A.—No. tion and laws of this State? embodiment of such a law In to your last question. A.—If elected Governor I should endeavor to carry out the laws of thi an Issue In this campalgn? A © Q.—If elected Governor wlill you use your best endeavors to have the single tax embodied -In the _constltu- e State; I wlll not answer yes or no THE EXAMINER'S ESTIMATE OF BHODES BORDEN Undergoes a Change in Two Years. WAS THEN ‘A’ RAILROAD. MAN IS NOW THE NOMINEE OF THE “HEFTING’”’ BOSS. The Paper Supports Him, Thus Show- ing It Is Not Fighting for Great Principles, bug for- Policy. Borden,” Democratic candi- perior Judge, was before this city- twy At that time the Ex- purports to be anti-rail- ed out Mr. Borden’s alleged p ‘with W. F..Herrin dentified with railroad clo: at and other men inter The E inion "of Mr. Bor- for public office -was - ex- ed in anéditorial printed Septem- ; 1896. Whether its estimate was at time right.or wrong this paper 1 to It was at that Sxaminer’s opinion. s hdve changed, and the Ex- ee no relation now between iés -Borden and the railroad. He is a nominee of Mr. Phelan’s Committee | in him. The Examiner is thus ob- sly not waging a battle for prin- for policy. the Examiner’s estimate of b . If it were true it should be equa true to-day: THE CONVENTION’S WORK. The Non - Partisan convention made its first mistake last night in | putting the hame of Rhodes Borden on its .official ticket. Mr. Borden may be a most estimable gentleman in private life. ‘We are willing to teke the word of his friends for that. | His record-in public life is colorless | tinues unabated. and speaks neither for nor against him. But when a man who is un- known comes before the public seek- ing office;. it-is inevitable that he should be judged by the.friends who | of discussion present his claims and urge his elec- tion. Among the friends who urge Mr. Borden’s election we find such men as'T..B. Bishop, Joe Napthaly, ‘W. F. Herrin, Eugene Garber and the rest of the coterie that carry on poli- tics for the -Southcrn Pacific -Com- pany. As these men have never in | the .- past "allowed their personal friendship to interfere with their de- votion to corporatién interests, their advocacy is something to be ex- plaired away. The error of the sonvention is not | a capital one. It is an error that the jears’ ago | R for the office’ to ‘which |a few remarks, but was continually. inter- ed, and as such the organ | candidates have been vainly endeavoring g'’ boss can see no wrong | to find out just “where it is at.” evening and sixty-five members signed | the roll. The folls, t ed: President, John Corbett R. C. Mattison; treasurer, L Graham; e ecutive committee, Leo McGovern, T. Barnes, Howard Faley, Charles McCar- thy Jr.; Harry Grifitn, Bd Elliott. — SPANISH-AMERICANS. | Rousing Mass-Meeting of Patriotic| . Sons of Spain and Mexico. i The Republican mass-meeting Wednes- | day night at Apollo Hall, 810 Pacific street, was a rousing affair. The large audito- rium was crowded to the doors with an eager enthusiastic audience which seemed to sniff Republican victory in the air and was wildly enthusiastic. The gath- | ering was under the auspices of the Mon- tezuma Republican Club and the Forty- third and Forty-fourth Assembly District clubs. Hon. Alexander Campbell Jr. pre- slded and introduced the large number of distinguished speakers present. Early in the evening Hon. Charles L. Patton made a brief address of a most business-like character, reiterating the statement which he has made so frequently that his administration would be based upon cor- rect and economic principles. He was fol- lowed by I. J. Truman, A. B. Treadwell, Judge Frank Kerrigan, Police Judge Low, Leon Dennery, candidate for State Sen- | ator; Thomas F. Graham, Thomas F. Dunn and others whose names appear upon the Republican municipal ticket, speaker briefly presenting his claims for office in a few well chosen words. Henry N. Clement, candidate for Supe- rior Judge, and Willlam A. Deane, for County Clerk, thanked their constituents in advance for the majorities to be given them on next Tuesday. | John B. Carson, nominee for Superior Judge, entered more fully into a discus- sion of campaign issues and declared that Republican success was assured. R. Duckworth endeavoredto make rupted by a group of turbulent Demo- crats in the gallery, the services of the police being necessary to restore guiet. | Colonel H. I Kowalsky called attention | to the sand-lot record of Maguire, and declared that his election as Governor would depreciate property 50 per cent and | prove of incalculable harm to the busi- ness interests of the State. A POLITICAL ENIGMA. Alameda Politicians All at Sea Over the Object of a New Or- ganization. ALAMEDA, Nov. 3—One of the inter- esting features of the political campalgn in Alameda is the Independent Repub- lican Club of Bay street. Ever since it sprang into life Jast week politiclans and Its by- laws state it is out for candidates who | can be relied upon to give good govern- ment. Individual members have an- nounced that the club has it fn for a poli- | tician who, it is alleged, has claimed to | carry the Bay street vote tucked snugly | away in his Inside vest pocket. Geo. Lovegrove, who Is an independent | candidale for Supervisor in Mr. C urcb'.l district, asserts that the organization is supporting him, and all the while the offi- cers of the club are bitterly denouncing one of Mr. Lovegrove's most ardent back- ers. Alameda will send a big delegation to the Talcott rally to-morrow night at Di- mond_Canyon. The present- Supervisor from the Becond District 1s making an ex- cellent fight for re-election and his friends becoming more confident of his | succes Inter: t in the local township fight con- | The Call's story this morning _of the combination between George_ Clark, Republican nominee for Constable, and D. T. Hard, independent candidate for Justice, to defeat Henry Morris, regular’ Republican nominee for Justice of the Peace, was the main topic among _ the _politiclans, Clark’s actions are condemned by Repub- licans and Democrats alike, who are now | openly working against Clark and prom- ise to .reprimand him severely at the olls for his disloyalty. Hard has cut no gure in the local fight. His candidacy is not looked upon with any degree of seri- ousness. MEETING OF UNION FORCES. Judge Maguire, Governor Budd and Other Democrats Will Speak at Mechanics’ Pavil- ion To-Night. The largest gathering of union foreces, both State and local, during the present campaign, will be held to-night at Me- chanics’ Pavilion. Judge William P. Lawlor, chalrman of | the union campaign committee, has per- voters of the city can readily correct. But it reminds the convention of the | need of extreme care in selecting the | other important ‘parts of the ticket. | The part of the ticket in which bad | influences are most to be feared, in | which they can act most harmfully | to the public interest, is in the selec- | tion of candidates for Supervisors. | The men who manipulate polities for | (jqe the corporations will bend all their| energies to get a corrupt majority | inte the next Board of Supervisors. Y\Y; Taey will seek to load down the Non- | § Partisan ticket with purchasable M men, and it will take a most watch- ful care to keep them off. The mem- bers of the convention should re- member that as the charter stands to-day an honest Board of Supervis- ors is ‘worth all the rest of the city government put together. of great importance even under the new charter. If they succeed in pre- | iy, senting the citizens with a model ticket in this regard they will have peérformed a great public service. REPUBLICANS TO SPEAK. Berkeley Will Hear From the County Candidates on the Issues of visor from the Twelfth Ward. the Campaign. Judge Louderback. RKELEY, Nov. 3—Friday evenlog| , reform in ‘the administration of epublican night im the university town. - The Republicans are preparing to turn out in full force to welcome the County candidates and to hear them dis- cuss the s of the campaign. The big rally is to be held in Shattuck Hall. beginning shortly after 8 o'clock. All the men prominent in Alameda Coun- | ence ty politics are expected to be there. The committee in charge have secured as speakers of the evening Hon. A. C. Geary of San Francisco and Vietor H. Metcaif of -Oakland, Speeches will also be made by the Hon. Howard B. Wright, 8. D. Waterman, and all the county candidates. Music will be furnished by the Young | bes Men’s Republican League Quartet. In- vitations have been sent to the University of “California Gage Club, which has ar- ranged to have several representatives present. — ‘s Hall with E. J. Ford in the chalr, rthier A held for the purpose of Be Republican Club. The e 1ot Jinks 4o/ Ba et The Republicans of the Forty-first Dis- | AT trict are out to a man for Al Barthier for Recorder. A meeting was held at the cor- fected elaborate arrangements for the exercises of the evening. The Democrats | and others will be reminded of the dem- onstration by the firing of a salute of fifty guns. This will commence at 7 o'clock. It will summon the clubs to form and move on the Pavilion from their respec- tive headguarters. Judge Maguire will return in due season for the meeting, from the north. Before going to the Pavilion he will address a meeting at Sailors’ Hall, Mission and East streets. Walter Macarthur will pre- RS RO BRI R S UALS \ \\\\\‘\\\‘\\\*\\\\\\\\\l\\\\\\t\z qumn(- RAILROAD J } RAILROAQ RAILROAD THE HARP WITH BUT A SINGLE STRING. Craig, M. F. Robert Ferral, perior Judge. and Court. to-morrow even cific_street, Mr. Mag: in Mech: Edward eeting aguire, ayor Phelan. arp ire will then proceed to e Pavilion under escort of the uniformed corps of the Democratic Central Clup. The following speakers will address the Judge L. Hutchison, Senator White, Governor Budd, William’T. Jeter, James H. Barry, Willlam v Dwyer, Judge Willlam M. Hinton, John P. Dunn, Dr. Washington Dodge, Frank- lin K. Lane, Barclay Henley, Henr; Gesford, J. J. Barrett, Bart B Asmussen. Pavilion: ani, ey, J. J. urke, S o ge s Patton It will be | evening at its e members nefit. Club Meets. The Patton Republican Club met clubrooms at 148 Sixth street, with the president, W. T. Burke, presiding. The chairman impressed upon the necessity ood, hard work for Gage and the whole epublican ticket during the rest of the campaign, and he made an especial ap- peal on behalf of Frank Murasky for Su- James Lawlor presented the name of Henry S. Martin, and the club gave its unanimous indoréement to his candidacy for Sheriff. three cheers ‘Aigeltinger, who is running for for were also given justice is needed, and it can best be accomplished by a change of Judges. Those who want a stop put to the sys- tem of jury frauds and professional jurors and the courts raised above cor- poration control and political interfer- are supporting Judge Louderback for Judge of the Superior His judicial record is that of a consclentious and independent Judge. He is an able jurist of extensive ex- perience, whose usefulness on the Su- perior Court bench would be of public Martin Club Jinks. ranging Spee Barry, M. Sm! The H. 8. Martin Club of the Forty- fourth District met last evening at Kear- ing at Apollo Hall, 810 Pa- ches_were made b ith, E. Lunstedt, G. G. ner of Larkin and Greenwich streets last | Boisson and J. H. Nelson. . L. | sent out to the voters of the last lots of Indorsement Super- Davis FINLAY COOK DEFEATED. Biggy Will Not Have to Reprint Sample Ballots. Finlay Cook, the Democratic and Non- Partisan nominee for Police Judge, re- ceived a setback yesterday at the hands of the Justices of the Supreme . Court. C. | Mr. Cook on examining the sample ballot city by Registrar Biggy, found that the indorse- ment by the Non-Partisans had been omitted and he , was very angry. He called upon the Registrar. and demanded that an entireiy new lot of sample ballo's be printed and sent out. Mr. Biggy said that he couid not see his way clear to comply with Mr. Cook's demand. In the first place the time would not permit, and again the cost of printing about 65,000 of these big papers would -cost more than the office of Police Judge is worth. Mr. Cook appealed to the Election Commis- sloners, but with no better results. Yesterday he thought of the Supreme Ed | Court and in a little time he had a peti- tion for a writ of mandate to compel the Registrar to print a new lot of sample ballots containing the name of Cook, Democratic candidate with Non-Partisan indorsement. The higher court quickly disposed of the matter by denying the writ, without rejudlc%hto proceedings in the Superior Court in ¢he same matter. Affiliated Republican Clubs Meet. The Affiliated Republican Clubs and the Republican parade committee held a meeting last evening in the Union League Club rooms at the Palace, A. O. Perkins presiding. Thirty-one ‘clubs were repre- sented ,and full arrangements were made for a mass-meeting, in conjunction with the State Central Committee, at Wood- meeting adjourned until Supday evening at 8 o'clock, when arrangements will be perfected for watching the polls on elec- tion day. —_— Republican Rally. ALAMEDA, Nov. 3.—The Alameda Re- publican Club will hold an open meeting Saturday night at“Encinal Hall. are being made to secure the assistance g some of the best speakers in the coun- ward's Pavilion to-morrow night. The |- 306 308 30¢ 308 30¢ 308 30K 306 30K 308 108 308 308 306 0K 30430 306 308 308 X0 106 308 308 0 X% 308 308 X0 K06 304 08 0¥ GAGE CONFIDENT OF A GREAT VICTORY FOR REPUBLICANISM. From the Enthusiasm Manifested He Predicts an Overwhelming Majority for the Entire Ticket. fad L o k=d £ o £ bed k=3 o o o o b= ENRY T. GAGE, Republican néminee for Governor, has finished = his tour of the interior counties and is confident that a great o Republican victory will be won next Tuesday. He arrived in & the city Tuesday night from San Jose and Santa Cruz, where he & addressed immense audiences. He addressed three meetings in this ¥ city Wednesday night and eight last night. So far he has met every £ engagement made for him by the Republican State Central L Committee. o Speaking of the outlook last evening he said the enthusiasm £ everywhere manifested and the large audiences that assembled to L hear the issues of the day discussed convinced him that the Re- L publican triumph next Tuesday would be one of the greatest ever L achieved in California. He said he based his judgment in this re- £ spect on diligent inquiry made during his tour of the State from ¥ San Diego to Shasta. He observed the people. and especially the ¥ farmers and miners were deeply concerned on the subject of single # tax, and belleved that many voters who formerly acted with the L Democratic and Populist parties would vote next Tuesday with the &t Republicans to defeat the fusion scheme of single tax. While Mr. L Gage did not care to make estimates concerning his own majority L he predicted the success of the entire Republican ticket and expressed ¥ the opinion that Jacob Neff's majority would exceed 40,000. o \ 08 308 308 X0 308 108 X0 X0 10F 408 X0F 30 108 108 3% 308 0% 100 308 308 308 308 Y008 108 308 06 30K 306 0K 306 308 300 00 4 X 08 306 306 308 306 308 X0 308 306 306 306 308 X0 308 0¥ 308 306 06 306 30% 30 308 10¢ X6 30 308 308 0 308 308 306 30F 300 XX < - ‘harles Curry, Willlam Deane, M: Politics in the Thirty-First. Charles 2L e e, A "}f A large and enthusiastic meeting of the | FTagley, cltizens of the Thirty-first Assembly Dis- J'Tif:;fi.z'fi.'sflozi';":;. indorsed in hi trict was held last evenlng at Teutonia | candidacy for the Assembly, and th Hall. .The meeting was called to order | who were present resolved to make by P. H. Kerrigan, who acted as ‘chair- | Strong canvass in his Intcrests. Every: sisted in his duties thing points to his success on Tuesday. B st T iy o Curty "and Fragley” were alag Louis T an . F. 'win, wi ¢ ‘acted as. secretariés. ’ Add 5 vhe :;d\;en the lndol:e.!'nent of the meeting and journment taken made by P. H. Kerrigan, H. Bernard, | cheers for the ticket. AT GREGGIN’S HALL. The Orators Cl;;ing Up Their Cam- paign South of Market Street. Greggin’'s Hall, on Sixth and Shipley streets, contained a goodly number of the voting population of that portion of the section known as the south of Market street last night, all of whom assembled to hear such of the Democratic orators as contained vocal power enough to make themselves heard above a whisper. Dr. Dodge was about the only speaker that aroused the audience out of its leth- argic condition by his scathing remarks on his opponent’s method of “not” as- sessing corporations and banks. It was expected that Hefting Jimmy would show up and give a last parting rally to his tens of thousands of political enemies be- fore his demise on next Tuesday, but up to 10 o’clock Jimmy had not shown up, and at that hour the audience got sleepy and left the hall. The following-named light-weights made their last speech in Greggin's Hall _for the '8 campaign: Judge Rhodes Borden, James Denman, Willlam Hinton, Finlay Cook, Hull Mc- Claughery, R. P. Doolan, Isador Gutte, Dr. T. B. Leland, Edward Hanrahan, Wil- llam G. Burke and George H. baniss. The honor of presiding at the meeting fell to J. Farrell, who performed his part well. g Ve vy Indorsed Kahn and Curry. Potrero Hall was crowded on Tuesday evenlné with the members of the J. A. Hoey Club, who had turned out to talk over plans for the last few days of tne cam u{n and to indorse their favorite cnmfldn es. Julius Kahn, rry, W. A. Deane, Henr{ Martin and Ed Algeltinger (who Is out for the Super- visor's chair for the Twelfth Ward) were all given the sanction of the club In strong speeches by different members. The offi- cers of the club are: President, Charles ‘W. Harling; secretary, J. C. Symon; treasurer, ¥. A. Collina; executive com- mittee—Joe on, Thomas Hendry, C. Stane, G. Knollock, Charles Dickson; ser- geant-at-arms, J. W. Bell. Prominent Newspaper Men Here. NC. ‘W. Scripps, of the Scri &g-%(cn“ wspaper e, accom rataty: arrived here yeltemyy a..;x’; ce. Mr. from his Te on tele ere.on telegrapn annual Easte) , is business, and will probapi days % PRENONTTION ~OF VICTORY O GAG Répfiblican -C.‘omm},t!- ‘tee Confident. |AN_HONEST COUNT ASSURED CERTAINTY OF TRIUMPH DOES ' NOT DIMINISH WORK. Major Frank McLaughlid Restored to Health — Refurns to ‘Ac- tive Duty .at Head- oAk ' quarters. In political campaigns gne-of the dan- gers is over-confidence: ' The.leaders in the Republican cause in this campaign are confident that Henry T..Gage ..will be elected next Tuesday, but they have not permitted that feeling -of ‘confidence °in the outcome of the balloting to diminish their efforts to’ bring out.the full voting strength of the party. 3 Major Frank-McEaughlin, chairman of the Republican State Committee, returned from Santa Cruz last evehing, much im- proved in-health and strésgth; and-is now on active duty at headquarters. He and his assaciates i the management of the campaign appreciate the fact that the law provides for an honest count of the ballots, but they will take measures to assist the election. authorities ‘to enforce the law. Assurance is given that the ballots’ cast next Tuesday wHl be hon- estly counted. Special care will be taken that the will of the people shall not be thwarted by crooked work in the count. The managers of the campaign at Fe- publican headquarters are confident of the election of Gage and Neff and the entire Republican-ticket. Estimates as to the probable result have been-obtained from each county in the ‘State, but the figures have not been given out for publication. In many respects political campaigns are conducted in California according to old-fashioned methods. There is not an actual canvass of each precinct of the State to determine how each elector will vote, but there is general inquiry in every Brec nct. In Ohio, Indiana and other tates the canvass in advance is so thor- ough that the State committee is able to' forecast the result within 500 votes. In time California committees will reject ob~ solete methods and adopt modern forms of_conducting a political campaign. - From a general talk with committeemen The Call ascertains that the committee expects that Gage's majority will exceed Barly in the campaign it was ught that Maguire would get 5000 or 6000 majority in San Francisco, but now many Republicans believe that Gage may carry this city. The most encouraging reports are re- ceived from Southern (galltornla_ Middle of the Road Populists and sound money Democrats are (?a.fly degerting the fusion cause. The great surprise of the cam- pai; may be the magnitude of the Re- pnlfi?can majorities. y DOES NOT KNOW- THAT TARPEY IS A CANDIDATE W. W. FOOTE DENIES SUPPORT- ING HIM FOR SENATOR. Was Never Present at Any Caucus of Democrats When the Mat- ter Was Broached. It was stated in an afternoon paper yesterday that M. F. Tarpey of Alameda was a candidate for the United States Senate. It was also affirmed that Gov- ernor Budd, W. W. Foote and other in- fluential Democrats had met in caucus and had determined to support his can- didacy. The paper stated that Governor Budd advanced the cause of Mr. Tarpey, who, while not satisfactory to Mr. Foot: was finally accepted by that gentleman. ‘When shown_the publish statement last night Mr. Foote said: “This is quite a surprise to me, as I have attended no such caucus with Gov- ernor Budd or any one else. .I did not know and do not now know that Mr. Tar- gey is a candidate for the United States enate. I have neither advocated nor op- posed his claims. I had supposed that if the Republicans lost the next Legislature that Mayor Phelan would be the logical mufi_ for the ‘Sler;l.tornhlp. » “‘Never unt} saw_the article in the Post did I suppose Mr. Tarpey was a candidate, From my long association ‘with Mr. Tarpey in Democratic politics I believe that he were a candfiln!e for this office he would have notified me him- self. As he has not done so I assume, of course, that he is not a candidate. “I have seen Mr. Tarpey but once since the Democratic State convention, and he did not then intimate to me that he was a candidate for the United States Sen- atorship or any other office.” —_———— Swiss Society Indorsements. At a regular meeting of the Swiss Unfon Soclety, held at 315 Pacific street last evening, at which Willlam G. Camozal grellde‘i‘l,ktba following candidates on the tate ticket were indorsed: Secretary of State, Charles F. Curry; State Prlnt:x": A % Ois the Bminicipal ticket J n the municipal ticket John D. Siebe, through the efforts of Eugene Valente, was especially indorsed for Assessor, and the whole of the Republican municipal ticket was given the society’s approval. Oscar C. Lewis made an_eloquent ad- dress on behalf of Charles F. Curry, and Eugene Valente, by a brilliant eulogy, gained for A. J. Johnson the indorsement -of the soclety. g g gt Charles L. Jenks Dead. The friends of Charles L. Jenks. were shocked yesterday to learn of his sudden death from pneumonia in Chicago, IIl. Mr. Jenks was for many years a resident of San Francisco. Thirteen years ago he removed to Chicago, where he has since been acting manager of his fatner’s in- terests. He was a brother of Livingston Jenks. The Oakland Laid Up. OQAKLAND, Nov. 3.—The Southern Pa- cific Company's ferry steamer Oakland is laid up for repairs. trips San Fr: g steering J"" and some of her machinery St deec god b s oviperriy W m o Hleamed up alongside the . ! i