The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1903, Page 5

‘ THE SAN- - FRANCISCO - CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1903. HENRY J. CROCKER, STANDARD BEARER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, GAINS Bernal Heights and wded Wackeareuder’s and Eugenia night and listened to ble addresses delivered by Henry the standard bearer of party, and other speakers. d in the Thirty. wt pub- good the a to eting. In to the Morgue sorrowing friends. lean administration. VOTERS. oung Republican DUTY OF trict. He s and also took occasion ign truths. In part he voter to ou &t this the broad have a Board of y in all the de- this we must (Applause.) City _Attorney, v Mr. Long, as you attorney. of this city and t capacity for twelve s time has ade an enviable record y at ar, but on the bench. The will istake in piacing him in ves & man a chance 4 man might make be- . three hundred thou- ing tribute on the ns. Mr. Lane seems = better to put a man to graft. Such a (Applause,) Mr. 3 to elect him Mayor ke a living from that he does not wish to s son may in future . look down on this r was once its Mayor. at you elect him Mayor work for the upbuild- ke it the metropolis of “ want a man in that with needs of this he stands. announced him- out of the wilder _(Applause.) UNION MAN SPEAKS Tsed Eggers, a member of the Board of in in the house | 1did speech to the | ke in behalf | been on | | bave ever received in my lite. | armony with the | | | pubiican GREATER S Bernal Heights and Holly Park Voters Give Nominee for Mayor Fine Reception. Supervisors, who has made a fine record while in office and who is striving for re- election as a candidate on the Republican ticket, was next introduced and delivered & good speech. In part Mr. Eggers sald: Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow Republi- cans: 1 know you are all Republicans and I w you all came here to-night to see and to cur standard bearer, Henry J. rocker. (Applause.) After the Republican convention placed Hen- Crocker at the head of our ticket, there a great many people who thought and felt at he was too much of an aristocrat—a man couldn’t mix and get close to the work- Ladies and gentlemen, I am a I am a member of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union 279. I am on the Re- ticket because it is the party to ch I belong. I am perfectly satisfied to be on the same ticket with Henry J. Crocker. I know unionism is safe with Henry J. Crock- er. All the union men like is fair treatment and “that I receive at. the hands of our (Applause)) two years ago I appeared on the platform and sald If I was eclected SBu- 4 do everything in my power ity I have done my share 4 1 will continue the good work. (Applause.) George Dietterle, George R. Wells and candldates for Supervisor, introduced and recetved a good Thelr speeches were short and in All promised if elected, to | elr power to give the citizens | ministration Jacobs, candidate for Record- 1troduced and also spoke in be- alf of himself and the balance of the | Judge Bahrs came in late and enlighten- ed bis auditors on his chances for elec- to the office of Assessor. The Judge till suffered from a cold, but when he | warmed up his voice rang out through 1l. He aroused a great deal of en- the manly way he talked to some people thought | been handed a gold brick when | he was nominated a few weeks ago, but he would prove on election day that he was handed one of the highest gifts in the h the people of this eity. He said Dr. Dodge imagined he had a clalm | to the office of Assessor and could stay 1l his life, but he thought the vot- an Fri co would show the “in- office for a lifetime ent things about the present . all of which was eagerly lis-| by the assemblage. FITTED AS A LEADER. Fred Bent, who is a candidate for re- as Supervisor, was given a hearty ing by his neighbors. In his speech le Republican party has at last found a to head the ticket. If I had been d a c is distant district an better fitted for the y J. Crocker. (Ap- If 1 was elected Super- v 1 would vote for the best | ople who elected me to that | high office. I appear before you for re-elec nd if you eee fit to elect me to the of. 1 will promise to do my best for the good e city I have traveled this district from to 'r}fl and 1 am acquainted with its needs f elected I w do all T can for the im- of the city I am a strong believer m and If elected I will prove as I re that I am a stanch friend of the n. (Applause.) man Franech next introduced Hen- Crocker to the gathering, and the of his supporters rang through the 1. When the plaudits had subsided he spoke in part as follows: more speaking to-night than it t lot to hear, because we e rushine from one part of the other and we don’t have a chance to © various epeakers, but it seems to me the gentlemen who have spoken ve forgotten their own candidacy ing for my own, and I want to thank e bottom of my heart for the kind y have uttered, and I hope that all candidates on our ticket are elected. . [ 1o refer particularly to Judge Percy V. i Judge Edwin M. Sweeney, who are be here by reason of sickness. 1 not known to many of you, I been connected with this district for the six years. I have been a member of the y Park Improvement Club all that time ve paid some little attention to your needs this district. My friend Mr. Huling and I worked together for the good of this sec- many times. We have gone to the United is sceking justice for this district. I uot mention this because I am a candidate ffice. 1 have been a member of the im. club many before 1 _ever of being before you as an aspirant for £h office of chiet executive of thin city elected 1 shall join my friends in hel this district the best T can o 1 heIPIng CANDIDATE OF PEOPLE. People know that I am not much of a talker, but they know my heart is in this contest. 1 am greatly gratified in receiving the nomina- from my s party. -People have accepted me , L am not a c andidate of one set o am a candidate of the people. M. ds in the Thirty-eighth and other dfstricts rey wanted me to head the ticket. They Mr. Crocker is our candidate and we want any other.” That is how I.got ation, I am not the candidate of a y one set of men. I put myself »u as the candidate of the people of e b e pleasure within the last three ! being visited by several union men. me to my office and stated they. did w what kind of a man I was, “We said they, “‘you were an aristocrat; ere a fellow who would buy his way « ring nothing for the people, but for the glory of it. We have atched 1 n”u. we have read and heard u at our works and you have never We have waited for the OPposition to spring some campaign lles, to attack your Integrity and good faith, and they have falled do so. Therefore, Mr. Crocker, we propose to 1 TSe you as our candidate for Mayor.” This is the greatest compliment I Another great compliment to me is the knowledge that I have a united Republican party behind me in this contest. They say I am a candidate of one faction ¢f the Republican party. This is untrue, us before I was nominated and after the nomiration was tendered me the members of the party said if they could get a good man to ept the nomination they would all get the ticket, and they have done so. ple of San Francisco consider that the issues before them in this campalgn are of the gravest importance. We read in the pa- pers and learn what great appropriations are made by the authorities at Washington for the improvement of our rivers and harbors and we learn how hard our Congressmen are labor- ing to secure these appropriations. We know how slow these appropriations are in coming, and the peovie of San Francisco have taken the matter in hand and are now ready to im- prove the city. They want better sewers, bet- ter school houses, varks and -other improve- ments, and it is the expenditure of these = of money that make the people of Francisco pause and think, and tl think wiil deeply before they go to the. polis on election day and deposit thelr votes in the ballot-box. NO STRINGS ON HIM. 1 can nssure you without fear of contradic- tion that I can go Into that office without having a single string on me. I can give you an administration that is clean. If you elect the entire Republican ticket the administra- tion will be a harmonious one, as the men you will elect will support me and I will support them. 1 wiil support a government for the people, a government that you people are most interested in, and In appointing commission- ers 1 shall appoint them because of thelr fit- " candidate that he could not hold | The Judge said | x ommittee of one to look for a | > head our ticket and if I had walked | 0 1 would | | 1argest mectings of the 'campaign D ek e 4 John Nickols, J. C. Swan- son (chairman), Chambers; campaign_com- | son and Robert’ H. | mitteo—Thomas C. Connolly (chairman), James orge Haley and Willlam Casey mittee—J. J. Atkinson (ch: ommins, H. A. Magendie, W. H Manchester, Mark L. McCord n A s ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. Schmitz Speaks in Two Assembly Districts. Mayor Schmitz spoke before one of the last night at Eintracht Hall' ar 237 Twelfth street. The fn'mense hall was crowded and the Mayor was cheered repeatedly. There was a large crowd of other speak- ers and a good deal of a musical pro- gramme thrown in. Charles A. Siskron was chairman. The Mayor waxed warm on the issues of the campaign. In part he sald: W. Woods, reception o man), James Claren red and J. Bro This meeting to-night gives me much pleas- ure. It is my first visit to this district, and the attendance is gratifying. It speaks well fr_the success of the party. we have men with true hearts, men who will do_the city some good when elected. This is not a mud-siinging campaign on our part. I do not believe in that policy, and I shall always refrain from it. We have no newspapers to paint our pictures ‘on their front pages or run our names in large type. But 1 care not for that, what I want and what I have always striven for is to have my name written deep in the hearts of the people, the plain people. Two years ago when I appeared before the people of San Francisco I had not support and was unknown. My slogan has always been fair dealing with the whole people and not any particular class: I have adhered to this principle and tried to demonstrate that 1 was not Mayor for any one class, but Mayor for all the people. Two years ago they sald that if I was elected it would drive capital away from this city, but during the last two years capital has been seeking investment here and the city has grown prosperous. If after a fair investigation it is not evident that I have done my duty as Mayor of this city and treated all allke I do not ask for your votes. Would I say this it I were afraid of an investigation? 1 tould have done more had I had a Board of Bupervisors to work with me. I did not even have the good faith of the commissions. Any proposition that I brought up for the benefit of the city.they voted down, fearing that it would redound to my credit. When I saw a way to save the city §140,000 by cutting down the budget they voted me down. I have been doing good work, and with the support of a full Union Labor ticket I can make this one of the grandest cities in the United States. 1 have bettered the schools. When I came into office they were in a bad condition. Children did not have room and the bulldings were in a tumble-down state. I added forty new school- rooms and had the buildings renovated and re- paired. Now it is not & good business proposition to change this administration. I have every reason to believe that you are content, and if I am re-elected the conditions will be better. Stand by me and the ticket if you do not went to be downed as you were before the party was formed. A large crowd turned out at Devisadero Hall last night to hear Schmitz and cther candidates on the ticket. Dan Moriarity presided. Among those who spoke were Powel Fredrick, Dr. Dillon and a full list of the Union Labor candidates for the office of Supervisors. L T SR LANE AT TWO MEETINGS. Tells Audiences That Labor Party Is Thing of the Past. Franklin K. Lane spoke at two meet- ings last night. He addressed the voters of the Thirty-eighth' Assembly District at Mascott Hall, on Golden Gate avenue, near Buchanan street. He started off his speech by stating in the most emphatic terms that he had never received any part of the $25,000 that the city had ap- propriated to fight its interests in the question of the Spring Valley Water Works. He referred to the present labor party as a thing of the past. Originally the party thought it had a strong fssue, and Schmitz won on that issue, but now that Abe Ruef had appeared 4in the back- ground as business manager and prac- tically interlocutor the party had. gone into decadence and those who had desert- ed from the good old Democratic ranks ness for the position to be filled. I shall do all I can to please the people who elect me 1o office. 1 thank you for your attention. The officers of the Young Men's Repub- lican Club of the district are as follows: President, Thomas' R. Huling: vice president, Thomas C. Connolly: second vice president, .J. J. Atkinson; third vice president, Joseph 'Jo- hansen; financial and recording secretary, nard F. Chambcrs; treasurer, R - son; commitice of arrangements—Joseph John- to join those who were for the time being filibusters were now coming back into the field, and at the coming election would vote the ticket that represented the hon- est, true Jeffersonian principles. “Billy” Hynes was down on the pro- gramme for a number, but he got mixed in his dates and arrived just as the meet- ing was over. . Others who spoke were Willlam Brod- We may not have orators in our party, but | TRENGTH IN MAYORALTY FIGHT AS ELECTI a Iroquois Club Refuse ON DAY DRAWS NEAR s to Invite Franklin K. Lane to Address Its Members and Democratic Stand- it A l REPUBLICAN QANDIDATES FOR MAYOR, RECORDER AND SUPERVISOR. MANY RALLIES || ARE BOOKED ‘ FOR CROCKER 11 HIS evening @& Republican | rally will be held by the Eepublicans of the Thirty. third District at Murphy Hall, Ocean View. The meeting will be addr d by J. C. Brusie, A. P. Van Duzer and all the candidates. On Monday evening a big rally, under the auspices of the Union League Club will be held at the Al- hambra Theater, corner Eddy and Jon! streets. General George Stone has been elected to presid Among the speakers will be Gov- ernor George C. Pardee, Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson, Secre- tary of State Charles F. Curry, Duncan E. McKinlay, Julian Sonn- tag of the Dirigos, R. C. Van Fleet, Henry J. Crocker, George H. Bahrs and Maxwell MoNutt. ‘The Union League Club Quartet will render a number of vocal se- lections. The Dirigo Club will assemble at the club rooms at the Palace Hotel and march in & body to the meet- ing hall. The same evening the Republi- cans of the Thirty-fourth District will hold & meeting at Duveneck's Hall, Twenty-fourth and Church streets. An informal meeting will be held by the Twenty-elghth District Club at headguarters, 247 Second street, on Monday evening. On Wednesday evening the Ger- man-American Republicans will hold a mass meeting, to be presia- ed over by Colonel Robert Wieneke. Among the speakers will be Messrs. 0. F. von Rhein and J. F. Plagemann. Other announcement of this meeting will be made on Monday. On Friday eovening the Bear Club, of which O. A. Tolle is presi- dent and George D. O’'Neil is secre- tary, and which has participated in 80 many ocampaigns in the past, will have a rally at Ploneer Hall, Pourth street, below Market. + & erick, Samuel Braunhart, Dr, A, A. d’Ancona, Judge Mogan Edmund God- chaux, W. W. Sanderson, Oscar Hocks, John T. Vinal, John Barnett and T. Carey Friedlander. Candidate Lane held his second meet- ing at Silks Hall, on Precita avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, where he received a fine reception from the voters of the Thirty-third Assembly District. He began his remarks by stating that the good Democrats who had left .that party and had gone over to tMe Union Labor party had during the past two years seen that they had been fooled and were now coming back to the fold which they had left. . These very men had join- ed this Labor Union party two years ago in perfect good faith, but now their eyes were opened and they were all returning to the party that stood for honest rights nd honest justice to one and all. ‘Among the others who spoke at this meeting were Judge Cabaniss, John Con- nor, A. W. Wehe, Dr. Dodge, P. J. €Cur- tis, Dr. Leland, Robert J.' Loughery, James P. Booth, M, J. Hynes, Carl West. erfeld, A. Comte Jr., Dr. Fred A. Grazer and H, U. Brandenstein. UNION LEAGUE RALLY. Preparations }or Mass-Meeting at Alhambra Theater. There will be a great rally of Republi- | cans at the Alhambra Theater next Mon- day evening. Governor George C. Pardee, who so gallantly carried the standard of the party in the memorable campaign of 1902, will speak to the people of San Francisco. General George Stone, who | was the chairman of the Republican State Committee in the celebrated campaign in California which culminated in 40,000 ma- jority for William McKinley, will preside at the meeting. The Republicans of San Francisco are united and confident of victory. Republi- cans of the interior and the people gener- ally throughout the State are gratified over the prospects of Henry J. Crocker's election. The rally at the Alhambra will be un- der the auspices of the Union League Club, Colonel George H. Pippy, president, Ty R R Maxwell McNutt Club. The Maxwell McNutt Republican Im- provement Club of the Twenty-eighth Assembly District was organized last night at Coakley's Hall, on East street. ‘Willlam Harrington called the meeting to order. Maxwell McNutt, Republican nom- inee, addressed the large audlence and promised to look after the interests of the Twenty-eighth, as that district had no representative in the Board of Super- visors, Thomas Westoby, Willlam Har- rington, J. Hammlill, L. Richardson, W. Lassen, F. Johnson, W. Conley, J. Ring, R. Conley and others addressed the meeting. It was decided to name the or- ganization the McNutt Republican Im- provement Club of the Twenty-eighth Assembly District. The following officers were elected: President, F. Johnson; vice president, William Harrington; secretary, J. Moffitt; sergeant at arms, C. Coakley. The roll was signed by seventy voters. R Louis N. Jacobs Club. An enthusiastic meeting of the friends of Louis N. Jacobs, the Republican nomi- nee for the office of City and County Re- corder, was held last evening in Pythian Castle, 913 Market street. More than 100 representative citizens of all political par- ties were present and the greatest enthu- stasm prevailed. Lawrence Vincent was elected chairman, James Curtin vice pres- ident and Joseph Mann secretary. The meeting was addressed by Senator Wolfe, 1. Goldman, J. Crowley, I. Golden, Treas- urer J. E. McDougald, Gus Hartmann, E. Peguillan, James Tierney, Frank Grimes, George Sharp and many others. During the progress of the meeting the nominee for Recorder, Louis N. Jacobs, entered the hall and was received with prolonged cheers. He addressed the meeting and assured his friends that his fight was a winning one. A committee of five was appointed to interview the press on behalf of Mr. Jacobs. —— e Visit of Theosophists. A large number of Theosophists from branches of the soclety of the Pacific Coast is due to arrive In the city to-day. The business meetings are to be held at the rooms of the local branch in the Odd Fellows’ building, and the convention will last three days. To-morrow evening C. W. Leadbeater of London, author of a new book eutitled “Man, Visible and In- visible,”” will lecture in Golden Gate Hall in connection with the Theosophical So- clety. —_——— Last Day of Salon. The third San Francisco photographic salon, which has been the attraction at the Hopkins Art Institute for the last two weeks, closes to-night with a grand prom- enade concert under the direction of Hen- ry Heyman. The exhibition is a rare dem- onstration of photographic art, a compe. tent and painstaking jury having selected the pictures from nearly a thousand of- fered. ————————— A New Counterfeit. The secret service agents have been no- tified that a dangerous two-bit counterfeit is in circulation at Redding, Red Blufr, Weaverville and the northern part of the | State. The presence of in ex-convict in a camp near Weaverville may lead to de- tection of the criminal. | | persistent job chaser and Republicans | independence gave Mr. Phelan their sup- | | don’t know." ard Bearer Loses Heart in His Fight. ENRY J. CROCKER'S position as the leader in the race for Mayor is 80 clearly defined that the odds in the betting are largely in his favor: It was foreshadowed several days ago that the McNab press intended to make a great flourish toward the close of the campaign, hence no one is sur- prised at the talk of a “whirlwind" finish and an ‘“‘avalanche” for Lane. Everybody on the political line sees Lane’s finish. The » Republican business men some years ago left their party in a local cam- paign and gave their support to James D. Phelan, because they belleved that a na- tive son, brought up in the city and hav- ing the interests of the community at heart, should have an opportunity to make a record in the Mayor's office. Phelan ‘was not a professional office holder nor a who are noted for their intelligence and port and elected him. The Republican candidate for Mayor in this campaign 1s | a native son, a young man, an excellent business man and a citizen whose integ- rity, manly strength and executive abili- ties are recognized in every district of the town. Henry J. Crocker is not a job chaser nor a professional politician. The Republican elector may exercise the voter's privilege of supporting whom- | soever he chooses, but he will npt aban- | don a good candidate of his own political faith to support an inferior nominee of the opposition. REPUBLICANS UNITE. The Republican party of San Francisco is united in its support of Henry J.| Crocker and the most enthusiastic advo- cates of his election are the Republican business men. The Democratic business | men are next in line for Mr. Crocker. Stories to the effect that Union Labor | men are leaving the camp of Mayor | Schmitz and enlisting under the banner | of Lane and McNabp should be accepted | as the gossip of the ignorant and un- | trained. Labor union men in the densely | populated strongholds of the party do not fancy A. Ruef, bul they will vote for| Schmitz with Ruef on his neck rather | than for McNab's man Lane. The choice | is hade on the principle that “the devil | you do know is better than the devil you | No doubt quite a number of independent workingmen who trained with the Labor | party two years ago will get into line for | Henry J. Crocker, because he is not the | candidate of a boss. Moreover, Mr. Crock- | er goes into the camps of the working- | | men and shows to his fellow citizens of the Union Labor party just what kind of | a man he is. He is a successful business | man and it Is quite well understood | wherever he goes that a successful busi- ness man is a workingman In the broadest sense of the term. Mr. Crocker is a first- class campaigner. He is good-natured, RECEIVES NEWS OF HIS AGED FATHER'S DEATH Abraham Benguiat, Descendant of a Noted Jewish Family, Dies in - the Holy Land. A cable message received in this city from Jerusalem, Palestine, announces the death there of Abraham Benguiat, the venerable father of H. Ephratm Benguiat of this city. The decéased had lived in Jerusalem for two years, and at the time of his death he was 81 years of age. Mr. Benguiat was the descendant of a Spanish Jewish family which traces its origin back to the eleventh century and proudly boasts of a number of members who have distinguished themselves in Biblical learning and also for their love for religlous art and for collections of val- uable works of art which in olden times were used in the Jewish ceremonies. Besides the son in this city Abraham Benguiat is survived by four other sons, David, Vitall, Leopold and Benjamin, liv- ing In New York, London and Paris. ————— WILL HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DEPARTED To Unveil Tablet to the Memory of Mrs. Metha Nelson at Old People’s Home. The unveiling of a tablet to the mem- ory of the late Mrs. Metha Nelson and a memorial service for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crockef and Mrs. Metha Nelson will tak place at the Old People’'s Home, corner of Pine and Plerce streets, to- morrow afternoon. The following pro- gramme has been arranged: Unvelling Service, 2:30 p. m.—Hymn, “Lead, Kindly Light,” choir; prayer. Rev. William Rader; introductory remarks, Rev. Charles Mc- Kelvey: dedicatory address, Charles F. Hanion; “Glorla,” choir. Memorial service, 3 p. m.—Hymn 217, ““How Firm a Foundation,” cholr a g prayer, Rev. Jobn Stephens: Shadows There” (from Gaul's tenor solo and chorus, A. Wilkle and cholr: scripture lesson, Isalah 49:7-21, Rev. George C. Adams, ‘solo, ““The Lord Is My Shep- herd,” Willlam T. Young; address, Rev. E. R. Dille, D.D.; hymn 74, “God Be With You, d congregation; benediction, Rev. §. S Tilley, Dob.: muste by Grace Methodist Eplscopal Church cholr under the direction of Robert Husband; organist, T. K. Wittich. —————— To Present “Eve: The Gentlemen's Sodality will present the moral play, “Everyman” at St. Ig- natius College Hall next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Every energy has been put forward to make the production a worthy one. The following is the cast of charatters: . John Emmet Walsh; Death, F:::?M‘;&‘"Church"l: Everyman, John Mul- renin; Fellowship, Joseph FIITI'!:GE:IInb::Jh Flynn; Kindred, Leo Jones: ' Goods, Georye K R owiedge, Josenh : Perae® michard D Blake: Discretion, John ot ish; Confession, Chur- et venkth, Charies Sooy: Five Wits, George_Svetnich. _Angelic choir—P. O'Keefe, P, McCann, P. O'Malley, J. Flood, A. Angelo, W. O'Connor, P. Egan, T. Dunne, F. Murphy, ” A. Coghlan. Stage manager, Ernest A. Brain- ard. PR Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, October 23. Stmr Acme, Lundquist, 5 hours from Plgeon Point. o romTs. WESTPORT—Sailed Oct Newsboy, for B Eoahcitce; stmt Fulton, from Herdy Creek, for San Pedro. MENDOCIN-Arrived Oct 2—Stmr Phoe- . hence nl;l“‘d Oct Pasadena, for San Pedro, CASPAR—Sailed Oct 23—Stmr Semoa, for NEW YORK—Arrived Oct 23Stmr Luca- ‘and Queenstown. L oy e o A T Stmr lew and proceeded. ‘warm-hearted and clear-headed seif-reliant. WORKINGMEN PERCEIVE. Working people are quick to perceive the difference between self-reliance and conceft. Crocker, by his energy and su- perb cgpacity for hard work, has over- come many obstacles in the path of prog- ress, just as men In the general flelds of toll overcome impediments and achleve beneficial results. The workers in the shops, factories and yards listen to the Republican nominee. They grasp his hand and tell him they like his style. The campaign committee 1s In poesession of information that con- vinces every member that a great change of sentiment in favor of the Republican nominee has taken place recently in the strongholds of the Labor party. It is common knowledge in political eir- cles that Schmitz and Ruef are planning for a big demonstration on the line of class prejudice to solidify the so-called labor vote. The “whoop-up” will take place next Saturday evening or the night before election. There seems to be an unlimited supply of money in the Schmits fight. It is common gossip at the City Hall that the Mayor does not give one hour's time a day to the duties of his office. He is campaigning early and late. The hope of re-election and the prospects of another trip East in the interest of the Democratic party stimulate him to great activity. Ruef has already promised the Mayor a leave of absence and the hint is thrown out that Parry and the colt may accompany the Mayor on the next junket to New York. it LANE IS SNUBBED. Candidates on the Democratic ticket are in deep distress. There is no organized effort or method in the management of the campaign. The disgust is so general in the ranks of the party that a general breakaway and a scramble with each man for himself may begin next Monday. Can- didate Lane is discouraged. He ad- dressed two small and unenthusiastic meetings last night. Worse than all for Lane the Iroquois Club is “kicking the stuffin’ * out of the Democratic ticket because L. F. Byington went back on the party by accepting a Union Labor nomi- nation. The Iroquois braves are brave enough to fight for party principles. At a meeting of the warriors at Pythian Cas- tle last night a motion to Invite Candi- date Lane to address the club next Friday evening wag badly defeated. The opposi- tion was on the ground that L. F. Bying- ton and other candidates on the ticket had violated their platform pledges im- mediately upon the adjournment of the convention and therefore could not be ex- pected to respect the platform pledges after election. It is the judgment of the Iroquois tribe that the contest for Mayor of San Francisco is between Crocker and Schmitz, The big Schmitz meeting at Eintracht Hall last night, where Lane a few nights since failed to rally men enough to occupy one-third of the hall space, was an object lesson to the braves. It becomes more and more apparent every day that Democratic voters must choose between Crocker and Schmitz. He s B o o e SAYS SIXTEENTH STREET IS OBSTRUCTED BY CARS City Front Federation Wants South- ern Pacific Company to Keep Thoroughfare Clear. The City Front Federation yesterday re- quested the Board of Supervisors to com= pel the Southern Pacific Company to open Sixteenth street from Kentucky to Illinols S0 as to give free access to the drydock. The communieation on the subject says: There are fourteen tracks laid on Six- teenth street, between Kentucky and Il nois, which are continually blocked with cars, 8o that it is impossible for any per- son to go to the drydock unless he climbs under or over the cars. This cannot be done without danger to life and Itmb. There are 300 men employed at the cry- dock and as some of the mechanics are advanced in years it works a great hard- ship on them. —_—— CLAIM FORMER TRUSTEES Two Suits Are Brought to Recover Money Left Yor Feeble Minded Children. Two suits were filed in the Superior Court yesterday that are the result of the recent scandal In connection with the California Home for the Care and Train- ing of Feeble Minded Children. They are brought by the trustees of the home. The defendants in one suit are C. W. Gould, H. E. Leland;, W. F. Dugan and W. M. Lawlor, the predecessors of the present trustees, and the Puget Sound Lumber Company. They are sued for $318 8. The other suit is against the same defendant former trustees and James A. Snook & Co. Judgment is asked against them for $2714 5. The allegations in both complaints are similar. They differ only as to the amounts for which judgment is asked. They al- lege that the defendants have appropri- ated to their own use the fund known as the Jessup fund. bequeathed to the trus- tees of the home for the benefit of the institution. —_—— Endeavorers Give Entertainment. The Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor of Trinity Presbyterian Church gave an entertainment in Hin- man’s Hall at Twenty-first and Howard streets last evening. The affair consisted of a little comedy performed in excellent style and a fan drill of the children. The hall was well filled with appreciative spectators. ———— St. Francis Entertainment. An entertainment was given last night in Native Sons’ Hall for the benefit of St. Francis’ parochial residence fund. The entertainment consisted of a drama In two acts entitled “Among the Break- ers” and several speciaities and conclud- ed with a dance in which most of those attending participated. T e PO ETIRe i League of the Cross Entertainmen The members of Company B, League of the Cross Cadets, will give an enter- tainment and dance this evening in Mis- slon Opera Hall. The proceeds are to g0 toward the payment of the company’s football team, known as “The Cardinal B e —————————— Another Victim Recovered. The charred bones of another of the victims of the Progreso disaster was re- covered yesterday. They were found in the. engine-room of the ill-fated steamer by workmen who were engaged in clear- ing away the ruins. There is no way by which the remains may be identifled.