The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1903, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1903. HENR CANDIDATE | IS CHEERED| Business Men Lis- ten to Able | Speeches. e r——. A. Van der Naillen| Tells Some Secrets. ISP — HE business men's meeting at | Union Square Hall last night | that was cal to organize the | I y J. Crock ral Club | lemo gre: tration ir iveand hon- est wded into the hall, and | crush so great that | went away with a | next Saturday | e ocea~ | lican ratificati of the a dienc The reception in suppc Kk at great was to the quare Hall of his fel Hall in the His briet ed a ve pr EKAHN OPENS MEETING. Prophesies Fight Will Terminate in | Victory for Crocker. | was C ngress- | some forward nd when fol good | e | el his | at we | £l ace The people of this city are inter- ested in seeing those improvements properly executed. They want the | Sod's g footst. money whichk the people have voted | = for public improvements put public improvements. They wa now that the various that will bave these moneys to ex- pend will expend m honestly for public improvements. (Applause.) date that will appear be ening. Mr. Henry ing | you Crocker and his f blican ticket is calle next & will be is part of | the retail part of this stake just as wnur“ | | erest et Mr ause) It is simply my to call this meeting to he meeting is to or- and I am tnations for chairman. | Bonntag arose and said he had or and pleasure to name Charles | ter. Before the , nominations C. B. Rode was recognized by | chairman. He said he did ve in haste. He said he knew es Laumeister for many years and was his f d, but he thought there were | other cs ates. He therefore nominated | Honorable Julius Kahn. Mr. Kahn smil- | ingly declined the honor and Mr. Lau- | meister was elected. The chairman was escorted to the platform by Messrs, Sonntag and Rode. Mr. Laumeister was given a hearty reception. He called for n ns for secretary and C. B. Per- kin nated Robgrt S. Aitken. There E sition and Mr. Aitken was el igar Peixotto nominated Mar- sh Hale and Lippman Sachs as first and second vice presidents of the elub and they were elected, The following telegram received from Governor Pardee was read by the secre- tary and loudly cheered: §TO, Cal., Oct 1903 in: Public business prevents iing this evening. I see no rea- ory citizen should not rally to sup- ticket headed by Henry J. Crocker, sure Ban Francisco's wel- be elected. GEORGE C. PARDEE, TELLS INSIDE FACTS. A. Van der Naillen Recites Episodes of Schmitz Maladministration. A. Van der Naillen was introduced to the big assemblage and was accorded a hearty welcome. He created much mer- riment by narrating his experience as a member of the Board of Public Works. His statements were gensational and created & furor among his auditcrs, He spoke as follows: I certainly Consider this quite an honor to e called upon first to address an assemblage ke this when there are so many eminent cakers here and 1 am so entirely inexperi- wed in making a political speech. 1 want, owever, 1o lend my aid in trying to sRow to the buginess people here the absolute necessity of electing & man like Henry J. Crocker for our next Mayor. (Applause.) No doubt many ©f you know that I was & public official in this city for & short time, (Laughter) It was by 1 ® e ¥ rnment. Seven hundred | | Y J CROCKER e o . TEHE 5 EEBP = 4 W[{'fy' THEZS ('./E’/’V]’/Y]f'} ut 1 assure you it was hot whils I was (Laughter). One of ke greatest planks I be- e th~t the Republican party has rtel /n _its platform is that to purify «%e Board of Public Works. ause.) It is the most import: commission of all the commissio in San Francisco. Upon that com- mission certainly a great deal d pends for the success of our good and better Sam Francisco. (Ap- plause.) then uld have h d while T w it ~ It | surprise to me. The duties I knew would be new, but I went 1 e as a Republican witk 3 determination to do that ch Wi to protect the many taxpayers in protecting their interests 1 woul ting my own. of business methods that makes w farce of the Board of Public Works to-day. I could tell you many in- stances and different things that have oecurred there. pme of them would make you laugh and some of them would make you sick. (Ap~| plause.) | I first found that the business man was Under the charter can | 0 long as it v the without any bl no_difference er the city w e of hay, a palr of rubber boots o sls, It seemed to g0 to one party sew that this patronage was unfairly dis uted 1 undertook to remedy the evil In order to save the city from paying exorbitant prices. CORNER ON PATRONAGE. There was a howl. (A voice: “Who made the howl—Casey?’) (Laughter) But the tem was Inaugurated there, uld have had at least four or five bids from s people they were complaining that all atronage Was going into one channel. 1 u, gentlemen, I had an up and down the time I was there. ¥ constituents were business people. 1 to the present Mayor and complained .to h 3 “You are doing well, Yan: X It was because Go to it. You are on the imissioners who is a credit to adm! n.” (Laughter) - new Commissioners the present Mayor said hat he Was going to reappoint me and news- men came down to my office and con- me. A few hours befere a_gentle- me that I was on the tol 1 went to the Mayor and I spoke m: (Laughter.) to him and asked him if it was so. ‘“We Van, 4 don’t know, but I wi vou later,"” wered. (Laughter.) I demanded en ex- tion and asked him if he did not say that doing right. *‘Didn’t I bring up 4 and show s rged exorbitant pric that the city was being charged tw for putting on a leg of a wheelba needed to buy & new barrow. Honorable Michael Casey. gaid: 'Now, Mr. Casey, what Is it against Van? 1 think he is doing all right it don’t make any difference,” (The speaker imitated Cascy's man- speaking end his auditors laughed h He y8: “I don't loike ther n whin 1 don't loike ther mon I don't v around.” (Laughter.) 1 sald: “Is t o, sir,”” he says; “'I told yer whin came in here the newspapers wer One of the first things ye did was to call newspapers into your office and ask what they wanted. - I aia 1 called the newspaper men, as I thought iL was customary to let them know what was going on in public affairs. I asked them what they wanted to know and they told me the public had a right to know what | was going on in a Dublic way and it was my duty to tell them in order that the public might iearn what was going on. I sald to the members of the press, ‘“‘Gentlemen, you shall know,”” and they did. And anything that was going on in the public meetings I gave to them. And that is what Mr. Casey objected to. 1 then requested of the Mayor, In the pres- ence of Mr. Casey, that I be allowed to wrile out my resignation, and that it take effect thirty days later—on the Sth day of February. PITIES THE MAYOR. I told him I did not want to go out now as I was on the track where bricks and supplies were go- ing to, I said E“ me thirty days mow and I think I can bring these rascals to time. And it was only shown here a short time ago that such was the case. What did the Mayor and Mr. Casey dot? hung their heads, and walked out of the room. What would Henry J. Crocker have done or said had I said that to him? It i b th (Appla We mess men in this City Hall. Shortly after that I took a trip through the north at my own expense. 1 was surprised how far behind the times we are in our busi- ness affairs. But that is a thing of the past. We know it is a difficult matter to bring the business men to a political meeting, and this is a great ome, and it shows in this matter this 1s only the beginning; but 1 want to say is: My last word to you is, vote. W had 12,000 votes ot tie primary election. We are going to win, but we have got to fight. Let that be impressed upon all your minds, gen- tlemen., that heaven help San Fran- cisco, if our mext Mayor should be Eugene E. “Ruef.” (Laughter and sreat applanse.) Julian Sonntag was the next speaker in- troduced by Chairman Laumeister. Mr, Sonntag at the outset of his address said he had known Mr. Crocker for many years and was qualified to speak about him as a man. In part he saild: All that you have got to do is to follow the progress of Henry J. Crocker from the time he became & voter in this city and county; 4| honest. It ix due n great deal to the lnek | and while we | en a few days before the reappointment of | ve got to do Is to travel through the this S of California to see the he has done and the progress he has le in many of th mlets of the State Calffornia. You will remember the indors ent the Cloverdale gave him cltizens sed travel through to = t he has built railroads, esi as one vast forest four or to do was to call upon Henry i he was always ready. He wa: d wan In the Forty-first Dis- t In this city he has erected one of the st beautiful homes in our city He is a progressive and a first- | cinss business man and thoroughly We voted in favor of the 817,000,000 bonds. What we want s to have that money used for the city and county of San Francisco. And with Henry J. Crocker at th nead of the municipality every ma; in the hearing of my voice knows that he will power to sce that every dollar will he expended for the municipality. (Applause.) MILLIONS INVOLVED. | Frank H. Powers Points Out Key- note of Campaign. rank H. Powers was called to the plat- form and was loudly cheered. Mr. Powers delivered a forcible speech and entertain- ed his auditors with many storles apropos | of the subjects he discussed. In part, he | spoke as follows: | | cant fact that when my e hall 2 mo- aghter.) But the situa- icked up in a joking s not terest in meeting that we are and attend a ows me here o We are here realizing the fact that there are 815,000,000 to be spent in something other than saln- 5, in something other than build- ing ap politicnl parties. (Appinuse.) | We want sewers, we want streeis |and we want what we are paying our money for, (Applause) The last few years has shown us the [ risk of experiments. Yom ean try experiments on some things, but you must not try experiments with | 818,00 (Applause.) | an party has been the party of party that produces fc party is the party “They don't do it right.” nd then you get cold e back to the Republican ,party For two years’ and for .)_ You have come back that the government of a under the charter must be t and broad business, a busi- st be handled with strong men at with able assistants back of that The Republican party has given USES SEHWAD OF CONSPIAGY Shipyard Trust Receiver Files Answers to Two Suits. el . Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Oct. b5.—Although the promised reyelations regarding the inner workings of the United States Shipbufld- ing Company were noi made to-day, be- cause of the adjournment of the proceed- ings before a United States special exam- iner, there was made public a savage at- tack on Charles M. Schwab and his asso- ciates in the shipyard trust. It came in the form of an answer to two actions re- cently brought against the United States Shipbuilding Company and former Sena- tor James Smith Jr., receiver, in 2 Federal court here, supplementing similar pro- ceedings which have been brought in Maine and California. Exceedingly hargh charges are made by the receiver, through his counsel, against Schwab, D. Leroy Dresser, former presi- dent of the Trust Company of the Repub- lic, and Lewis Nixon, John S. Hyde, E. W. Hyde, Irving M. Scott, Charles J. Canda, Horace W, Gause, John W. Young and other owners of shipyard plants in a half-dozen States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, who are charged under oath with fraudulent practices in the forma- tion of the United States Shipbuilding concern. The charges against Schwab allege that hG do everything in his | The fact that merchants, bankers, | siness men, wholesale men, retail men, men every part of the city at a municipal elec- n thirty d ance have shown an in- time you | hmitz, your Casey and other | you'a man at the head of your ticket who has bean at the head of other affairs and handled them properly. The Democratic party has mnominated a mighty good lawyer a mighty sight better The Union Labor party has given jle front of Abraham Ruef. Which of these three men are you een mil- Any one of you might bulld a u_would sit down a long time In | advance with the best architect and you would | talk him down until you knew he would not make any money on you and then you would | epena $200,000. "Now you are spending eight- | een million” doftars WATER WORKS NEXT. When you get through with this £15,000,000 you will want water and that will cost you $35,000,000. You want sewers, and if Scehmitz 18 | elected and Michael Casey is dupli- | ented three times on the Board of | Public Works, you will not have a | sewer that will stand the test. This is not a talk fo run down Mayor Schmitz. He Is a lovely man. A good man. He Is a nelghbor of mine and Is a very good His fault is trying to be a good We don’t want a good politician, We want a good Mayor. We want some real business enthusiasm in this campaign. Not the enthusiasm that hollers on the corner and musician. liticls | paints red signs on other people’s fences | (laughter), but the enthusiasm that comes to the lunch table and talks over what Is best for the community we have here. This campaign 1s going to resolve itself into a fight for Schmitz and the strongest candi- | date on' the ather side. | street to-day is behind Schmitz almost to a | Ainish; but Joe Tobin only got 11,000 votes. Franklin K. Lane is going to get more than Schmitz is not going to get as many he got before, but it lies with vou busi- | ness men to say whether the Republican party is Koing to stay true to itself and get behind 3 (Applause.) the campaign they will nd say that Franklin K. whole south of Market street Are_you going to be stampeded? ) Show them that the 2 man is behind a busi- these commissions, Are vou going to fght for some Of the principles you fought for in the Presidential campaign and which one year from now we have to get South of Market Lane has the behind him. (Cries of * Republican par ness man on i behind and elect Theodore Roosevelt? You want to get away from your “isms.’ Get down to earth ind a business man; | don't get b n; don’t get behind MeNab' himself- a' man who knows reat applause.) DUTY OF CITIZENS. W. J. Dutton, a well known business man of this city, was introduced, and when the applause had ceased he spoke, in part, as follov I am not a professional lawyer accustomed speaking and cannot interest you as has to my or. 1 have mot had the experl- tne party ranks and cannot interest as a ousiness man, who has grown n Francisco, who feels an interest in | the advancement 1 feel that it J¥s a duty to each of us to bear a hand in im- proving the conditions of this city, In placing its management in such hands as will control the expenditure of our money in a way that we will get the full benefit of it. In times past San Francisco has had its ex- perience with all kinds of government and he sold to the ship-building company. the Bethlehem Steel Company, taking in pay- ment $10,000,000 in bonds, $10,000,000 of pre- ferred stock and $10,000,000 of the common stock of the defendant ship-bullding com- pany, “well knowing that in truth said property, that of the Bethlehem Steel Company, was not worth, at most, $10,- The charges against the other promoters are, in brief, that they knowingly ac- cepted $41,000,000 in bonds and stock for properties and plants not worth $10,000,000, and that the same was effected through false statements concerning the proper- tles and their respective values. —_———— HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY IS BANQUETED Senator Hoar in a Toast Feelingly Refers to the Death of Sir Michael Herbert. BOSTON, Oct. 5.—A hundred and sixty members of the Honorable Artillery Com- pany of London were banqueted to-night by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston at Symphony Hall Senator Hoar responded for “Old Mother BEngland.” He referred feelingly to the death of Sir Michael Herbert and continued: ‘“We hope you will feel at home while you are here. When you go back to old mother England tell her her boys are contented and happy and growing. Give her our best love, Tell her we think of her with nothing but friendliness and good will.”” ® In conclusion he said: ‘“We mourn with you for the loss of your gracious Queen, alike the type of gentlest womanhood and the most illustrious sovereign in history, ———— SAN JOSE, Oct. 5.—The First, Fifth and Twenty-fourth companies of United Stat Field Artillery passed through San Jose th morning en route to the Presidio at San ¥ran- cisco. For the past two weeks the soldiers have been engaged In target practice at Bar- gents Station. The companies will reach the Presidio to-morrow evenlgx. 5 TEry (CANPIZETES HEARE VEW FBECORZS > GENEBALLY U S A R HENRY J. CROCKER, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO, ADDRESSING AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDED UNION SQUARE HALL LAST NIGHT. i | AUDIENCE THAT has emerged from them In fair shape. It has had some pretty hard experiences in years past, as some of the older citizens Will re- member, but when she has stood about as much as she has thought w! risdn in her strength and elected a who would take charge of her affair age them in a busin ay, bring order of chaos and place on a level of advanc ment where we could again assume the con- trol of affairs as business men should control thelr affairs. . We have now come to the point Where we have, as was stated, voted to nd a great deal of money. We have not felt the confi- dence in the parties that have had coutrol of our affairs In the last few years that would warrant leaving in their hands the manage- ment nd expenditure of this large amount of money. Our affairs have not been conducted by business men in a business way and we ail know it. (Applause.) And the time is now ripe when we should elect some one in whom we can bave confidence, who from training and from experience and natural adaptability is fitted to take charge of the dlirection of the exvenditure of this amount of money. To surround himeelf with men who will properly expend that money, and, as it has large e e e e e e e e i e i e ] ST0AM REDUGE TOWNS TO RUING Damage Wrought Is Far Heavier Than First Reported. NEGAUNEE, Mich,, Oct. 5.—Concern- ing the havoc wrought by the “tornado which struck Ewen Saturday afternoon the most that can be learned Is that three persons were killed and more than a score injured, while at least half the town is in ruins. LA CROSSE, Wis,, Oct. 5.—Saturday’s storm, which passed through Independ- ence, Wis., did property damage amount- ing to $125,000, killed two persons and in- jured eight. The dead: Joseph Sennick and John Kuphck. CHATFIELD, Minn., Oct. 5.—Latest re- turns from Saturday’'s storm indicate that the damage was greater than was first reported. A report from the little village of Washington says that place was destroyed. In the township of Sum- ner several buildings and the old Sumner church were demolished. In El Mira Township the storm did much damage, besides injuring several persons. Count del Poggio Kills Himself. PARIS, Oct. 5.—Count del Poggio, who formerly was an attache of the Italian embassy in Washington, has committed sulcide by drowning in the Seine. In South Brazil 30 per cent of the people are Germans, == been stated here this evening, to see that wa get one dollar results fi every dollar ex- pended, we think we have found that man in Henry J. Crocker. (Applause) 1 have known him for twenty-one years, and I have a right to vote f , and I hope that many of you will feel equaily proud to put your votes into the box and see that he is elected on t ovember. (Ap- plause.) CHEERS rOR CROCKER. Republican Candidate for Mayor Is Enthusiastically Received. Henry J. Crocker entered the hall while Mr. Dutton was speaking and almost every person present a and cheered him. Mr. Crocker was escorted to the platform and took a seat and waited until Mr. Dutton had concluded. When intro- duced to the big gathering Mr. Crocker was cheered again and again. He spoke in part as follows Mr. Chairman & and geftlemen and my friends: This s a little bit embarrassing for a new candidate, but nmew candidates gen- erally make new rocords. 1 have just come from the outly:ng Thirty-ninth District, and I left there with the same music in_my ears that I encounter in this . I have not heard what has been sald by the various epeakers, but I don't think I will make any repetitions, because I bave very little to say. I am your candidate for Mayor of San Fran- cisco and I Intend to win out. (Applause.) We will take all the figures of the past and we will make a new record In this campaign. because we have a good legitimate right to do_so. The Republican party that has tendered me the honor of this nomination is the party of the people. The Republican party is the party of Theodore Rooseveit. (Applause.) And Theodore Roosevelt bas lald down to all of us rules which we can easily follow. Mr. Roosevelt believes he is, and I believe him to be, and every one knows him to be the candidate of the whole people, without any party lines, without any favoritism, without any degree of favoritism of his party. He has taken every line. He has taken the la- boring man, the Demoerat, the Republican, the non-partisan and every citizen of this United States and given them a standard that we all can easily follow. It is very true that I have been one of the workers in the ranks in the upbuilding of San Francisco and looking for her great fu- ture, and at this time I bave the homor to be before you as a candidate for Mayor, whica is the greatest homor the zens of San Francisco can extend. I pledge myself that I will, if elected, be the Mayor of the peopie of San Francisco. (Applause.) HONESTY IS DESIRED. When I came in this eve ¢ from the out- Iying district, which is prou. > be called the boundary of 'San Francisco, I could see that the desire of these people was that the money they have voted for shall be honestly spent. I don’t mean to say that I can di- rect that work any better than any one else, but 1 surely want to be elected Mayor of San Francisco, and if I am I can say here that if it comes within my province to say how this money shall be spent, the workingmen of San Francisco shall | dates on the Republican t | with the committee to-mort | the metropolis. PENS THE CAMPAIGN —— MERCHANTS SHOW GREAT ENTHUSIASM Standard Bearer Is Given a Great Qvation. Schmitz and Casey Criticized by the Speakers. o+ - 1 put myself forward as the type of man that y hav San Francisco and the press unanimou: for the last two or three years prior bond election called for. I don’t arro myseif the position that I stand as articularly, but the type of man Plsco has been calling for—a man above party fines, & man above any desire to benefit self by the office he takes. I believe I safely administer the office and should I be elected there will be no_cause of regret from votimg citizqns of San Francisco. (Great ap- plause and cheers.) Edgar D. Peixotto followed and dis- cussed the need and necessity of an ac tive campaign. He aroused a great deal of enthusiasm by his speech. He appealed to every good citizen to get behind the ticket and bring about its electlon. The meeting then concluded with cheers for the Republican standard-bearer. REPUBLICAN BA'HFICATION. Campaign Committee Organizes for Vigorous and Methodical Work. The committee of five appointed to con~ duct the campaign for thd Republican candidates met at 16 Geary street yester- day afternoon. The following named, who constitute the committee, were pres- ent: W. J. Dutton, J. S. Partridge, Dan- fel A. Ryan, E. D. Peixotto and Arthur @. Fisk. By invitation, the following members of the organization committee of the United Republican League attended Hon. A. P. Willlams, Dr. W. ¥. McNutt, John C. Lynch, Henry Ach and David Rich. The campaign committee organized by the election of W. J. Dutton alr- man, J. S. Partridge vice chalrman, A. G. Fisk secretary and treasurer, and J. Steppacher assistant secretary. J. S. Partridge and E. D. Peixotto were ap pointed as a committee on meetings a speakers, It was decided to te all the cand Ket W in ev 1 The campaign is to be ope ratification meeting at Alhambra T next Saturday night. The mee 1 be addressed by several of the ca s and other well known speakers. flcation will be owed by a se t metings in each embly 18 city is to be thorough d the earnest support ANS solicited. et RICHMOND REPUBLICANS. stration took r- A great Republican demor place last evening at Richmond Hall ner of Fourth avenue and Clement st The occasion was the first of the Crocker-Vance Cluk ninth Assembly District of voters was large and great. The address of Her candidate for Mayc was th evening. In the Thirty-ninth throughout that region of t of Golden Gate Park is m party nominee. He is the ca the people for Mayor of San as he is in sympathy with the spirit progress and development which animates the residents of that beauti on of In his speech last night traced the development of from Powell street west His remarks convinc knew what kind of an public affairs was of the deecision of the voters in f expending eighteen million dollars lic improvement. William E. Lutz, candidate Administrator, also addressed ence. Richmond Hall was crowded to doors by the enthusiastic supporters the Republican ticket. ~mOrrow ing Mr. Crocker will speak at Eintrac Hall on Folsom street, — Non-Partisans Meet. The non-partisan bunch, aded by Alexander Tru and T. V. Eddy, last night went through the motions of dorsing candidates. The place of meet- ing was Ploneer Hall and the hour of dis- for the th {n- tress 9 o'clock. The candidates indorsed were Ed M. Sweeney and George H. Cabaniss for Police Judges: Coroner, Di Diilon; Sheriff, Peter J. Curtls; Treasurer, John E. McDougald; Recorder, chaux; District Attorney, Public Administrator, C! pervisors, Horace Wilsom, E Goc Francis L. Cook, Charles Boxton, E. Algeltinger, John Conmnor, James P, Booth, A. A. @’ Ancona, Robert J. Lough- ., John Lynch, George B. Mc( Fred A. Glazer, Fred Meyer, A. Com Jr., George Dietterle, Oscar Hock, Samue Braunhart and Ed Rock. — Thirty_-first District. The Henry J. Crocker CI of Thirty-first Assembly District will a reception to the Republican neom for Mayor at the he rters of the club, Eintracht Hall, Twelfth s:reet, be- tween Howard and Folsom, Wednesday evening, October 7. The motto of the club is “Ecual Rights to AlL" A Mayor Schmitz to Speak. Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz will address the voters of the Twenty-eighth Assem- bly District to-night in Lange's F 8 Third street. A speclal musical pro- gramme will be rendered —_—— POLITICAL CARDS. For Mayor HENRY ), GROCKER receive every dollar they are en- titled to. But I shall take as muech pains to see that the taxpayers and the people who bhave voted this enormous sum for the improvement of greater Samn Francisco shall re- ceive every particle of result from that labor. 1 do not come before my friends to say that am unwilling to undertake these great propo- itions. 1 have learned in the last twenty-five years of my business career to have confidence in_myself. (Long applause.) I don't put myself as Henry J. Crocker, but Republican Nominee