The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1901, Page 1

" @Al VOLUME XC-—NO. 157. SAN FRANCISCO, GEPH 5. TOBIN TELLS VOTERS WHAT HIS POLICY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1901. PRICE FIVE CE WILL BE IF HE BE ELEGTEN AS MAYOR OF THIS CITY RAILROAD MANAGERS DISCOURAGED OVER HOURLY DEFECTIONS Wells’ Advisers Change Their Plan of Cam- paign and Cease Lending Encourage- ment to Schmitz Corner of the Contest EW do l:n E ago P4 ayor, owners tow nomin. the the class be secured by e m 1) e ss the election experts figure Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thir- hird Assembly districts. Tobin’s election will a good wote in the Schmitz districts and an he Thirty-fourth, 0 i was feared that the large silent or conserv- of the city would be divided and thrown about E and Wells. of the division would become the winner in it-the recent tendency of businessmen and ard Mr. Tobin has convinced many of the leading The apprehension then existed will be defeated and Mr. Tobin that Schmitz will Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, » Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-second and Forty-third has charge of the Wells forces in the For- t the district a year ago, but hopes to hand it over The non-partisan vote, composed largely of ted to the cause of clean local government, the Forty-first and is solid for Tobin. ression | wi to-morrow esents the sence Herr should be made turn c become Plan of Campaign. If the seeking At Now they z's column, Market street elected n ROCKETS WILL TELL RESULTS OF ELECTION ATCH for signals from the dou of The Call building telling the result of unicipal election. As soon the returns show to a cer- y the choice of the people Mayor rockets will be sent teliing by their color who n chosen. If Tobin is white rockets will be If Schmitz be the win- the signals will be red. If s be ches-n green rockets tell the story. Remember set off from all over the country locally will be on a screen in front Call building by & reopticon. for for the new to who | vote for | of Republi- fo | 1 the theory on a vote Republi- the Schmitz that Republican Re- vay from now aroused to the are but | s0 or. of Tobin thoroughly — to be | | 4 > discouraged. The Wells frost at the Twin Peaks meeting Saturday night was £61- lowed by a killing frost at Gien Park Continued on Page Two. 'SCHMITZ OFFICIALLY DECLARED A TRAITOR TO TRADES UNIONISM Executive Board of the Building Trades Council Finds Union Labor Candjdate for Mayor Guilty of Charges as Made HE executive board of the Building Trades Councii last night officially declared Eugene E. Schmitz, the Union Labor candidate for Mayor, to be guilty of the charges of “scab- bing” preferred against him by three members of the machinists’ craft. A thorough investigation®f the charges that Schmitz had secretly -dealt with non-union iron concerns was made with the result that findings were returned to the council declaring the charges fully proved.” The standard bearer of the Union Labor party was de- noimced as being a traitor to the cause of unionism in San Fran- cisco, increasing by his acts the misery suffered by the famifies.of striking machinists. HE ‘executive board of the Build- ing Trades Council last night officially declared Eugene E. Schmitz, candidate for Mayor on the Union Labor ticket, to be un- worthy. of the support of the workingmen of San Francisco. The meeting of the board was a stormy one and no conclusion was reached until midnight. The testinfony of Messrs. Reardon, Twomey and Lane, who signed the charges against Schmitz, was heard at length, and the verdict of gullty was reached unanimously. - When: ghe meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Harry Costen. the subject matter was at once gone into, and a very thorough Investigation resulted. After the stories of the principal wit- nesses—stories which showed that Schmita dealt with non-union concerns during the machinists’ strike, and even since his nomination for the Mayoralty on the Union Labor ticket, in violation of his principles as a union man—were heard, it was decided to send for Messrs. McCabe and Wisler, president and secretary, re- spectively, of the Iron Trades Counefl, and hear their statements. This was deemed necessary in order that no com- plaint might hereafter be made that the investigatiom was not strictly impartial and ‘that me opportunify was given Schmitz’s friends to tes{?y in his behalf. ‘When McCabe and Wisler appeared be- fore the board and were requested to state if permission was granted Schmita by the Council to deal with non-union concerns during the strike, they returned evasive replie: Neither made a deflnite refutation of eardon’s charges, and when asked to produce the minute bodk in which the alleged permission to Schmitz to deal with non-union concerns was alleged to be recorded they refused on the ground that the board lacked juris- diction in the premises. Both men, who are warm supporters of Schmitz's candi- dacy, assumed a deflant air and remarked that ne action the board might take would influence the vote of the laboring people for Schmitz to-morrow. Documents Declared Authentie. The publication of the fac-simile doeu- ments by The Call showing beyond ques- tion that Schmitz constructed the ammo- nia tank on the steamer Alameda for the Risdon Iron Works, notwithstanding that firm was avowedly non-union, was dis- cussed at length. Neither MecCabe nor ‘Wisler could deny the authenticity of the documents published by The Call, but they professed to treat the matter as of no consequence as far as the purposes of the investigation were concerned. The signature of Schmitz to the letter accept- ing the contract was a convincing anl damning proof of his treachery to tha cause of unionism, which he claims to | support, and several members of th board openly denounced him as a traitor to the cause of labor in San Francisco. Little evidence of importance as shed- ding light upon Schmitz's transactions could be secured from McCabe or Wisler. | | 1hey characterized the investigation as | | Peing a farce, and warm words resulted. I was evident from their manner that they weuld shield Schmitz to the last ex- JOSEPH S. TOBIN, WHOSE ABLE ADDRESSES HAVE MADE HIM THE FAVORITE CANDIDATE. | STATEMENT GIVEN TO THE CALL IN WHICH THE CANDIDATE HE campaign is over. A duty has been performed. We have defined the issues and ptesented them to the public. To the plan of campaign formulated at the outsst we have consist- | ently adhered. Our purpose has been to address the citizens of Sin Franeisco not in any partisan character but es taxpayers and business men. That this practical and reasonable method of reaching the mind of the impartial citizen has been sffsctive cannot be denied. Day by day we have strengthened our position until now we unquestionably hold the first place in the public mind. Tezking into consideration the position tkat v.e occupled when this campaign was | te nt position is a sure | s. It could not be ctherwise. To present the problem of mu< nicipzl government to the public mind as it been educated and elevated by | study and experience in any other gulse than a question purely of practical business would be absurd. | The dcbates and discussions ingjfient to the creation of the present charter; the turning over in the minds of the public of the principles of municipal government the time when the charter was present- ed to the people for adoption; the contro- versies that have arisen by reason of the change from the consolidation act to ths | charter—all these things have had the ef- | fect of Impressing upon the public mind | tue prizciple that municlpal government | is & purely domestic affair. That the charter has been a success ! ut | Bovernment in ihe'hands of the officers of is unquestionable; that it promises to re- | cisco must support us now. We know sult even more favorably for the welfare | that all those who are interested in a of the city when it shall have become -] proper businesslike administration of the more familiar instrument of municipal | charter, who are interested In making Saa Francisco wholesome znd livable, must support us, for to this end we have di- | rected all cur cfforts in the past, and to continue t0 be handled by men nominated | this end we shall direct all our efforts in by conventions in sympathy with the | the future. €pirit of the charter and by men whoss | political character indicates a spirit in | sympathy with the scope and spirit of tha | charter. the city is al unquestionable. But it must be continued in operation; it must We make this appeal to all such elti- zens, and we are convinced that they will support us. It has been said of the great Carlyle that he went through life shed- Issues Are Identical. ‘dmg the light of his intellect upon the We have 21l ziong contended that thess | two issues are, as it were, identical. government by the charter, under | world in search of a man, but secretly de- A |lighted when he found a monkey. The the | citizens of San Francisco have for years | charter and through the charter must b2 | and years been in search of an honest, a government c¢mploying practical busi- | clean municipal government. ness methods. We contend that all thos: | now repudiate that government they will who inavgurated and have thus far car- | be placed in the cynical attitude toward ried forward with success a movement for | domestic affairs that Carlyle occupled to- clean municipal government in San Frar- | ward the human race. But no, there are Shold they no,such citizens. The audiences that we have addressed in various parts of San Franeisco, by their enthusiasm and atten- tion, have convinced us that all the citi- zens have that same goal in view. Saved Socicty Millions. We have saved the city of San Fran- cisco more than a million dollars. We bave redueced taxation, have reduced the water rates, have reduced the gas rates, have improved the etreets, have kept the public buildings absolutely clean,, have beautified the parks thréughout the city and created new ones, and we have done all this- without the taint of scandal or [ra charge of fravd. All those who have come in contact with SUPPLEMENTS PREVIOUS DECLARATIONS FROM THE PLATFORM; that fn order to secure the passage cf a bill or ordinance, the granting of a license or any other legislative act, it was.in- cumbent upon the petitioner to present & meritorious case. The condition of th the present Board of Supervisors know | s | tremity. They did not disdain to resort | to falsehood in defense of the seab labor Continued on Page Two. | + + ROCKETS WILL TELL RESULTS | OF ELECTION ATCH for signals from the don.. of The Call building telling the result of the municipal election. As soon as the returns show to a cer- tainty the choice of the people for Mayor rockets will be sent up, telling by their color wie has been chosen. If Tobin is l elected white rockets will be set off. If Schmitz be the win- ner the signals will be red. If Wells be chos'n green rockets will tell the story. Remember the signals: TOBIN .... SCHMIIZ . Bulletins 4 City Hall itself presents an object lesson. By the lawyers and litigants who were compelled: to visit it from day to day It /was formerly looked “upon as a disgrace |to the city. | It is now thoroughly cleaned and reno- | vated and in cleanliness and appearance is the equal ¢f any large building in town. ‘This in itself is a small matter, but it in- | Cicates the practical utility of the charter. Ambitious to Serve City. This is no time for the repetition of campaign arguments. If elected Mayor 1 shall go into the office free and untram meled, free from corporation control and free from obiigations to any boss. My sole ambition is to serve the city with all the ability at my command, faithfully rand zealously. Progress and economy shall be my watchwords. San Francisc) is now at’ the parting of the ways. Be- | | ..GREEN election giving news from all over the country as well as locally will be thrown upon a screen in front eof The Call building by a stereopticon. - Continued on Pl;‘! Two | prmnm—m