The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1903, Page 4

% THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2 ELEVEN Greater New York| Campaign Holds Interest. : May Have Bearing | on Presidential | Contest. 1 e Hanna and Clark Are Struggling for Ohio. ’ b sW YORK, Oct. %.—Elections eleven States sesday, November 3. Full s are to be voted husetts, and, Ohio, F wa @ i, while in | Pennsy ska and | courts, | icl 1 Greater and Salt Lake tickets pulists w ates, Jowa 2 the Sociak Labor | New York, Massachu | Fus was cted gh of t will be Democratic he issue with Ste- ieutenant Attorne: lled in Gen- Rhode State the only ew York. Judge ' ( t, will have the ng been indorsed by | The interest e senmi tic nominee Devery is the Prohi- have made be watched - Ow ween Tamm . F th T sionists when t s em. Hugh McLaugh are men were not Dem e The the behalf was | te Senator Pat- M at his request a | me Committee a resolution pro- | g for the en- including Grout €8 t was lost by but the subject was | ttee of fifteen, and | s after several days' con- | 4 adopted a resolution to Grout and Fornes. McLAUGHLIN NOT PLACATED. t first it ieved that Hugh leader of the had approved tee of fifteen. made a long | declared his con- | Tammany Hall of the committee of took charge of the Kings County. d Fornes on the by Heinricks w veteran crats, est contest is T. Herrick and | both of Cleveland, are | the Republican and Demo- | tickets, and Marcus A. Hanna and n H. Clark are struggling for mem- hers of the Legislature which will elect T'nited States Scnator. In Towa Albert B. Cummins is making nis second race for Governor, his oppo- Johnson the leaders on nent being Jeremiah B. Bullivan, who is depending on Democratic vote, the Populists having their own State ticket the fi Governor Beckham is seeking re-elec- tior Kentucky, the Republican candi- being Morris B. Belknap, who is making a very active canvass The Democrats will have a walk- er Mississippl. neither the Republi- ane nor any other opposition party e ing put a ticket in the field. he contest in Nebraska is for a Jus- | of the Supreme Court. The Repub- | lican candidate i John D. Barnes, the | Demecrats and Populists fusing on John D S ivan Two Regents of the State University are to be chosen. In Colorado thé Democrats made a | straight nomination for Judge of the | Supreme Court, the Populists putting up ane of their own party. The following are the tickets nomi- cted by the different parties in the eleven States NEW YORK. judge Court of Appeals— Democratic, Dennis O Brien (indorsed by Re. publicans) ; Prohibition, Charies E. Manferre: Soclalist Labor, Daniel de Leon: Socialist Dem. scrat, Charies H. Matchett. vo. ater New York— Fusion_ Seth Low: Democratic, George B. M. Ciellai: Socialist Democratic, Charles L. Socialist Labor, James P. Hunter; .. John McKee; Independent People, villiam 8. Devery Republican—Governor. liams; Comptrolier L Stevenson A. Wil- P. Dennis; Attorney General. George Whitelock Democratic — Governor, Edwin Warfield; Comprrolier, Gordon T. Atkinson; Attorney General. William Shepard Bryan, Probibition—Governor, Stias N, Grablll; i Albanus C. Purvis; Treasurer, Ho ham; Attorney General Juige Supreme Court, ST "AND PARTY LE . 1908. ATES WILL ELECT OFFICERS ON N ADERS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT RESULTS OVEMBER 3, N Tuesday, November 3, elections for State officers will be held in eleven States, and municipal officers will be chosen in Greater New York, San Francisco and ‘Salt Lake. Greater interest, perhaps, centers in the contest in the former city than in any other that is to be decided next Tuesday. Although the issue is local—Tammany vs. fusion reform forces—the result may have an important bearing 1904. . Of the State elections those in Ohio, Maryland and Ken- tucky will be watched with keen anxiety by leaders of both par- ties. The campaigns in these three commonwealths have been fought bitterly, on national issues, result is in doubt. Senator Hanna the Legislature, which is to name his successor, his Democratic op- ponent bging John H. Clark.. Reports of the progress of the cam- paign in Ohio leave no doubt of a Republican triumph. upon the national election in and in the latter two States the is striving in Ohio to capture Auditor, Herbert ver Henry Parker De Lieutens. General A. Gaston retary e and R Ta Audi neis M eral, John J. Flaherty Prohibition—G: or, Oliver W. Cobb; Aeutenant G William F. Merrill; Sec- retary of § 4 L. Cutting; Treasurer and_Rece apoleon B. J. Auditog Sieele; Attorney ¢ Henry '] John C. Chase; Lieu- or, John Quinc Adams; Secre- .. Olaf Bokeland; Treasurer and neral, John A, Billings; Auditor, Attorney General, William J. Car- svernor, Thomas F. Bren- Michael E. Reuter; ; Treasurer Nagel: Auditor, John Hagen al, John Anderson. PENNSYLVANIA. Auditor General, William P. asurer, Willlam Matthues; Judges Suverior Court, Thomas A. Morrison, John A. Hendersol Democratic—Auditor General, Arthur G. De- walt; Treasurer, Joel G. Hill; Judges Superior Court, John A. Ward, Calvin E. Reyburn, Prohibition—Auditor General, Elisha "Kent Kane; Treasurer, H. D. Patton; Judges Su- perior Court, Emmett D. Nichols, M. H. Ste- venson Socialist—Auditor General, 'W. W. Atkin- son; Treasurer, John A. Smith; Judges Supe- rior Court, Alfred A. Leach, Louls Goazion. Republican Snyde Tr: L IOWA. Republican—Governor, Albert B, Cummins. Lieutenant Governor, John Harriott; Judg Supreme Court, Charles A. Bishop; Superin- tendent Public Instruction, John R Railroad Commissioner, David J. Palmer. Demooratic—Governor, Jeremiah B. S van; L tenant Governor, John D. Butler Judge Superior Court, Jobn R. Caldwell; Su- perintendent Jic Instruction, A. Me- Cook; Raflroad Commissioner, W. 8. Porter. Prohibition—Governor, John F. Hanson; Lieutenan James H. Scull; Judge Supreme_Court, Willlam Orr:_Superintendent | Public_ Instruction, John E. ‘Wayman; Ral- road Commissioner, H. R. Bradshaw. Populist—Governor, L. H. Weller; Lieuten- ant Gevernor, S. M. Harvey; Judge Supreme “ourt, J. A. Lowenburs: Suverintendent Pub- Instruction, Milo Bunce; Railroad Commis- sioner, Walter McCully. Socialist—Governor, John M. Work; Lieu- tenant Governor, A. K. Gifford; Judge Supreme Court, 1. 8. McCrillis; Suverintendent Public Instruction, Mrs. Florence A. Brown; Railroad Commissioner, Oakley Wood. OHIO. Republican—Governor, Myron Lieutenant Governor, Warren G. Harding: Au- ditor, Walter D. Guilbert: Treasurer, Willlam §. McKinnon; Attorney General, Wade H. Ki- Ms: Judge Supreme Court, Augustus N. Sum- mers; School Commissioner, Edmund A. Jones; memier Board of Public’ Works, George H. Watkins. Democratic—Governor, Tom L. Johnson; nt Governor, Frank B. Niles; Auditor, A. Kloeve: Treasurer, Valentine J. Attorney General, Frank . Monnett perior Court, Edward J. Demps School Commiesioner, J. H. Secrest; Board of Public Works, T. H. B. Jones. Prohibition—Governor, Nelson D. Lieutenant Governor, Joseph M. Scott T. Herrick; Commissioner, John ~H Boerd of Public Works, Benjamin Farquhar. Soctalist labor—Governor, John Lieutenant Governor, David E. Cronin; Audi- . . Ticesurer, William Garrity; At- Otto Steinhoff; Judge Supreme Francis Henry; School Commissioner, - Young; member Board of Public Works, Isanc Hauser ! Soclalist—Governor, isagc Cowen; Licuten- ant Governor, Michael J. Hynes; Auditer, Harry H. Smith; Treasurer, Ithamar B. Hin- mun; Attorney General, Jobn C. M Judge Supreme Court, Jeremiah J. an: Selicy! her Board of Public Works, Laurence R. Me- Intire ‘MISSISSIPPI. Democratic—Governor, James K. Vardam Licutenant_Governor, J. P. Carter; Secretary of State, Joseph W. Power; Auditor, T. M Henry; Treasurer. W. J. Miller; Attorney Gen- eral, Willlam Wiillams: Superintendent of Ed. ucation, Henry L. Whitfield: Land Commis- sioner, E. H. Nall; Insurance Commissioner, W, Q. Cole: Revenue Agent, Wirt Clers Supreme Court, E. W. Brown; Railroad Com. missioners, J. C. Kincannon, . D, McNair, R, H. Bradiey. NEBRASKA. Republican—Justice Supreme Court, John D. Baker; Clerk Court of Appeals, James H. New- man. Prohibition—Governor, Thomas B. Demaree; | Lieutenant Governor, O. T. Wallace: Audito: | . Dieney Eastin; Treasurer, J. A. Barrall; At- torn neral, William Stone; Secretary of State, Charles Brevard: Superintendent of Pub- le Instruction, Miss H. Brooks; Comml sioner of Agriculture, R, H. Ammerman; Clerk Court of Appeals, —— sclalist—Governor, Adam Nagel; Lieutenant Governor, F. R. Markert; Auditor, J. C. Well | Treasurer, James Pocock; Attorney General. ecretary of State, Olaf Pearson: Super- Daniei Bon . A. Lewl McMann, intendent of Public Instruct Commissioner of Agriculture, Clerk Court of Appeals, Daniel C. e Mot FORCE THE MAYOR'S HAND. Boston Aldermen Place Him on Record in the Messenger Strike, BOSTON, Oct. 26.—The strike of the Western Union Telegraph Company’s messenger boys threatens to become an issue in the coming municipal election. At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen this evening, on a motion of Alderman Lomensy (Dem.), an order was passed providing that the Western Union Tele- graph Company be compelled to remove all of the poles in the city limits within the next sixty days and if the order is not complied with the poles are to be re- moved by the Superintendent of Streets. The vote on the passage of the order was six to five. The order now goes to Mayor Collins and he must place himself on record as being either for or against it. ————————— ' CROWDS GREET SCHMITZ. Mayor Delivers Speeches Before Two Big Mass Meetings. Mayor Schmitz spoke before two large gatherings last night, one at Harmony Hall, 1749 Mission street, and the other at Manzanita Hall, on Perry street near Fourth. In both instances the halls were crowded so that available standing room was at a premium. As the candidate for Mayor walked into the halls cheer upon cheer greeted him, and during his speeches he was interrupt- ed time and again by cheers and cries of “God bless you, Schmitz.” At Harmony Hall John W. Rogers, pres- jdent of the Civil Service Commission, presided and delivered the opening ad- dress. In part he said: The opposition realizes that its fight is lost, and in this_the last week of the campaign, & desperate effort will be made by insinuation n, o= AR TVLAND Attorney General, | Burnes: Regents State University, Charles B. | = 4 \\'l? W, 5’; ‘Whitmore. i i) Tk 3 B vernor, Willlam Gisrel; Comp- usion-—Justice Suprente Court, John J. Sul- | oy e A orney General, | livan (D.): Regents State University, William To Flash News Frank Higgins. . A. Jones AF» rJ:mesl O, Weber (B) . o Pronibition—Justice Supreme Court, e RHODE ISLAND. 1 "Wright: Tegents State Untversity, F. . From Dome of 1 Pomroy Colt; | Wilbur, T. B. Lippincott B Ttter Secre. COLORADO. Call Building are et eurer B | Democratic—Judge Supreme Court, Adair Wilson, Lucius r; ‘“(‘:m‘n 'J'(‘:“(:!?:;]lh"un—.)ur[ge Supreme Court, Jo!:m EXT Tuesday evening d Archambault; | Campbell. 4§ Silmarein: Attor. | o Eopullst—Judge Supreme Court, Frank W. The reinlts of the mu- R KENTUCKY. nicipal election will be Frederick T. Jencks; Democratic—Governor, Jobn C. W. Beckham; A Aldrich; Sec- | Lieutenant Governor, Willlam P. Thorne; A signaled from the dome of The Prentice; Atforney | ditor, Samuel W. Hager; Trc?uurir_ Henry’ alx! Call building, so that the news Peabody reasurer, John | Bo: Attorney General, Napoleon A ! Hays; Secretary of State, Henry. V. McChesne: will be known at the earliest r, James E. Furlong;|Superintendent of Public Instruction, James H opportunity to citizens in rmor. Henry F. Thomas; Sec- | Fuqua Sr.: Commissioner of Agriculture, H % James B. Allen: Attorney Gen- | bert Vreeland; Clerk Court of Appeals, John every part of the city. P Treas Abraham | M. Chinn. e 2™ | Y Republican—Governor, Morris_B. Belknap: If Henry J. Crocker, the Lieutenant Governor, James B. Republican candidate, is elect- | tor, George W. Welsh; Treasi " F Black; Attorney General, \(\'mmmi ed, green lights and rockets pu Secretary of State, Jesse C. Speight; tenant tendent of Public Tnstruction, Livingston M will announce it. If Eugene Btate Cartney; Commissioner of Agriculture, George E. Schmitz, the Union Labor leader, is victorious, red flares and rockets will illuminate the sky. If Franklin K. Lane, the Democratic nominee, is declared the choice of the voters, white signals will be set off. Remember the color of the signals: CROCEER....... GREEN SORMIDE. il .RED A stereopticon will throw re- turns for the entire municipal ticket upon a white screen in | front of The Call building and a rapid service of bulletins will convey the restlts of the els:- tion to the people ES = and vicious falsehoods to prevent the election of Schmitz by undermining the ‘loyalty and confidence of the people, But the people are satisfied with conditions as they are. These political scarecrow stories do’ not frighten them. They recall that two years ago terri- ble, blood-curdling predictions were made as to the awful calamity that would overtake our beautiful city in case Schmitz were elected Mayor. A noted and brilliant Democratic at- torney, in a large public meeting, while the audience sat breathless and spellbound, drew a terrible word picture. He pictured the streets of San Francisco overrun with wild mobs, pillaging and murdering as they went, and while the city was burning and in ruins Mayor Schmitz, like Nero of Rome. indiffer- ent and unconcerned, would be found playing his fiddle at the City Hall. As an orator this distinguished gentleman was a_great success, but as a prophet he was a rank failure, We were also told that if Schmitz were elected Mayor, a period of business depression and hard timés would ensue, the building in- g dustry would be at a standstill, and Eastern capitalists would be afraid to invest °their money here. What are the facts? It is true there have been labor difficulties, but they have been settled peacefully and with honor and satisfaction to both sides. Mayor Schmitz has endeavored to treat both sides with equal justice and fairness. He has pressed upon labor that capital has rights which they must respect, that their interests are mutuai and interdependent, and that the welfare and prosperity of the country depends upon the maintenance and continuance of friendly relations between capital and labor. Are you satisfled with conditions as they are? if you are, then stand and vote to- gether. and our next Mayor will be Eugene E. Schmitz. Mayor Schmitz then responded and held — Mr. Herrin or Henry fight Mr. Casey Mr. Casey for the Republican ticket. any candidate. Our conversation had absolutely nothi reference that I made to the Mayor was that I said I was interested in the I am a Republican, and I intend t“o vo}tle“g); ::rockeruu't;.nd h:.{ the R by 1 3 . or m in reference to 1 am a friend of his, and that he has never asked me to do a single piece of wm?ko(ar him or to vote for I have had no conversation with UNEQUIVOCAL DENIAL IS GIVEN TO A SILLY CAMPAIGN FALSEHOOD O the Editor of the San Francisco Call—Dear Sir: The article published in the Sunday Bulletin with reference to the conversation of Mr. Ed Casey and myself is absolutely incorrect. Not one word walJ :p&kenhbetween us relative to the Mayoralty fight; I never said one word about . Crocker. The only conversation that took is greatly interested. told me that Ruef was interested in the fight of advice what to do about this fight. I told him that I would see what I could do. was greatly interested in the fight of Johnny Greif and in the fight of Henry J. Crocker, and that I was r. Casey asked me my e By ) et ok e R am for . an e ticket. San anduo%b« 26, 1903. oo &hce between us was relative to the fight for County Clerk. In this inion and what to do. owel Fredrick, and also asked me my ng to do with the Mayor, or with Mr, Herrin. The only -3 expect that every corporation and every indi- vidual who is in any way under the control of the bosses will be against us. We have no boss, and'when we are elected we will be sub- servient to no boss, We can ail think and speak for ourselves, because we are free American citizens who have the interests of this great commonwealth at heart. Abe Ruef could not get the Republican party behind him in his political schemes, so he has got something else. My friends, this appeal which I am making to you to-night is mot an appeal to elect me to the honored office of this municipality for any personal gratification mor for any glory. I simply seek to be elected that I may devote myself to the welfare of this city. I am perfectly willing to put aside and sac- rifice any personal desires, even the practice of my profession, that this community may have the benefit of my services in the care and consideration of its government. No Mayor of this city can devote but six hours a day to the fulfiliments of his dutles. He must devote twelve hours a day. I beg you all to break away from partisan- ship, no matter what your politics may be. Let us have a government tnat is honest, fair. square and true. Let us have a government whose chief officials are not bound, tied and held by any party bosses. Let us have a government that will not make everything sub- servient to political interests. Despite my gray hairs, I am only a boy in o L I CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYORALTY OF GREATER NEW YORK AND HEADS OF RIVAL TICKETS IN THREE STATES WHERE VIGOR- | OUS CAMPAIGNS ARE NOW DRAWING TO A CLOSE. + the audience for a half hour. In part he | politics, but I am 0ld enough to know that the the 4 future ‘of this city depends upon the entire : abolishment A man never knows what a blackguard he has been the most of his life until he enters I have been surprised to learn what bad man I have been and what a bad admin tration I have given the city. One of the city's dally papers in an editorial about eight | months ago sald what a queer Mayor 1 had | made. 1 had carried out everything that I had promised at the time of my election. I have no newspaper to back me in this fight, possibly because they cannot control me. I want to say right here that no newspaper or any body of men can control me when I be- lleve I am right. 1 am sorry for the papers of San Francisco, not for what they have done | against me, but what they have done against themselves. It shows that in thelr prior com- | mendation of me they were either lying or that in blackmailing me now they are lying. | I beseech you to pay no attention to the | newspapers or the lying circulars that are be- | ing passed around, as ome would stab a man in the back and give him no chance to defend himself. It was in order to see fair play that | the United States went to war with Spain, to protect a_weaker people that were being op-| pressed. It is for the same reason that I want | to be elected, so that the plain people will not be oppressed by or that the capital | shall not be oppres labor. 1 shall give | fair play to all and special favors to none. T have nothing to stand upon but my past record. 1 have been Mavor for all of the peo- ple, making no distinction for color, race or and I'll not swerve for capital or pre: am going to o what I believe is right and be fair and just to all. Stand together and elect the full Union Labor ticket. James A. Devoto made a stirring ad- dress and was greeted with a great deal of applause. Many other labor candidates | addressed the meeting. The second meeting, at Manzanita Hall, was as largely attended as the first and the ovation given the Mayor and other speakers none the less stirring. Srsater S LANE AT DEVISADERO HALL Takes Non-Partisanship ' for His Discourse. Franklin K. Lane addressed an audience of voters of the Thirty-seventh Assembly District last night that packed Devisadero Hall to its utmost capacity. He took for the theme of his discourse non-partisan- ship, and said in part: We are coming along to the end of the fight. 1 like this fight—I like it better than any fight 1 have ever been in, because it means more; because it is a fight for honor, and for the. welfare of this commonwealth; because it is a fight against that which is hostile i everything that honesty stands for. We may 5. s a fight for the plain peop 1 This A Theme I also told him that I fight of Crocker for Mayor. epublican ticket. and 1 may say that My conversation with Ed. Casey related absolutely to Johnny Greif for County Clerk, and no refer- L. H. BROWN. of the bosses. I am proud of mary names in the Republican party, names thut are honored throughout the whole world, even in far off Africa. I now appeal to you, my Republican fellow citizens, and 1 say to you that it is an insult to you to ask you to vote for the Supervisors that the bosses have placed upon your Republi- can ticket. It is a disgrace to you that election of these people should be bought by a display of banners and steam beer. I entreat you and I command you to thoroughly scruti- nize the ticket that Is supposed to represent your cause, and then compare it with the ticket we offer. Drop all partisanship and vote for the men whose names are kmown and who you know will serve you and yours to the utmost extent of their abilities, and who will give San Fran- cisco a government that all the world can point to with pride and admiration. Let tais be a non-partisan fight. Vote for the honest men who will see that the future of this gres municipality is fully protected, and in doing this you will be true to yourselves, true to jour country, true to your city and true to your ag. Joseph O'Donnell was chairman of the occasion. Preceding the address of the principal speaker short talks were made by John Connor, Judge Mogan, Judge Cabaniss, H. U. Brandenstein, Edmond Godchaux, Willlam Broderick, Oscar Hocks, A. H. Wehe, P. J. Curtis, Edward Rock, Lewis F. Byington and Samuel Braunhart, e CROCKER IS ALL RIGHT. Workingmen Pledge Support to Re- publican Nominee. Henry J. Crocker is the best campaigner in town. So the workingmen of the water front and the men of the lumber mills, the glass works and the laboring centers generally south of Market street have de- cided. He went down among them yester- day like a goodsized young whirlwind and captured votes right and left. James L. Egan, a lifelong Democrat, who drove Mr. Crocker around to many niaces in the thick of the workingmen yesterday, sald last night as he stood in front of his hay barn at 860 Harrison street: I think there is no doubt that m crats are going to vote for Crocke: down here in the thick of the labori am a ocrat myself, and Cre v choice. We have nothing down i?f.".“.,.'?-oi.'!.’u inst Schmitz, but we don’'t want too much Ruef. Do you know in the lumber yards to. day 1 think we found just one man for Lane. I tell you Crocker is 'the best campaigner i ever saw. To see him among men and watch the way he wine them is better than to see him on the platform, though he's all right there. I think his chances of election are first class, and lats of workingmen are golng to vote for y Demo- d right men. 1 Michael Hynes of 201 Wel firm in his belief that Croci::‘l;:leltl': the next Mayor of San Francisco and he told the nominee so yesterday, when he lhook> Hynes by the hand in front of Egan's hay barn. He .also brought u; something that showed that Henry ,yp Crocker is heid in grateful remembrance by more men than he thinks of. Ag he shook the hand of Mr. Crocker Hynes sald heartily: Now T'll tell you why I am for you, Mr. er, though perhaps you have forgotten :ll!crlolclk- ter, and I want these men to hear it too. When_the fire occurred In H. S. Crocker & Co.’s T was the, foreman of engine No. 4 ang was the' first t3 lead into the fire. We jost two men, Peter Haley and Martin Hannah, in that fire. Now, men, I want to tell you what Mr. Crocker did, though he lost thousands by tha fire himeelf. Immediately after he heard of the death of those men he Sent out a check for 85000 to their tamilies. I think that kind 2 man is good o s city” T8 go0a shoush for me. “TeITs of More than one hundred hay men greet- ed Mr. Crocker at the hay mu’ri:{ on Channel street just after the auction yes- terday morning and gave him a hearty reception. It is safe to say that in the course of the morning he won from his opponents hundreds of votes. Every day his friends and enemies, too, grow more and more certain that Crocker will be the next Mayor of San Francisco. From New York Bettors Favor Low’s Chances. Ten to Nine Now the Prevailing Odds. Tammany Gathers a Big Election DayFund. Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Cet. 26.—Election betting was exciting to-day on the Broad-street curb. About $25,000 was wagered at varying odds, mainly in favor of May- or Low. At one time even money was placed in considerable quan- tities on the Tammany candidate, but the preponderance of fusion funds again forced the difference. The various preliminary forecasts did much to unsettle betting and this made Tammany supporters more confldent. The result was that the opening wagers were at odds of 10 to 9 on Low, where on Saturday 10 to 3 was offered without tak- t ers. Considerable money was placed 10 to 9. Tammany's confidence that it will have a chance once more to give to the city a “good, honest government” increases just in proportion as Tammany's election day fund grows, and the election day fund is large enough to burst the hoops of a bar- rel. What the fusion orators describe as “the contractors’ trust” has scored with a vengeance. Even the contractors on the subway have been influenced to con- tribute to the fund which Tammany ex- pects to count for much on election day. What is Tammany going to do with the money? Why should a contractor under a fusion government give checks to Tam- many? These are some of the questions the fusion orators are preparing to ask in the last hours of the battle. The campalign went on to-day with great vigor. Mayor Low made a tour in an automobile and spoke a half-dozen times. McClellan made many speeches, in all of which he denounced fusion as a sham. District Attorney Jerome spoke several times and was listened to with enthusiasm. e e————— Masterson’s Illness Delays Case. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27.—Henry Chris- tle and A. J. Taylor, who are charged, in connection with F. Masterson. with swindling the Continental Building and Loan Association of San Francisco out of $1427 on an application for a loan pur- ported to have been made by Charles Tate, were present in Judge Smith's court this morning. When the case was called Attorney Willls for the defendants asked that the setting of it be postponed until the arrival of E. F. Masterson from Germany.. He stated that Masterson would be one of their most important wit- nesses and was needed by both sides. At the present time this vitness was sick in a hospital in Germany. The case was continued until Januar —————— Land Office Receiver Indicted. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 2%6.—The United States Grand Jury to-day returned an indictment agalnst Asa B. Thompson, re- ceiver of the Land Office at La Grande, Ore. The indictment charges Thompson with soliciting money to influence his of- ficlal decision for approval of homestead applications which had been held up for insufficiency of proof. L o o o e s e s ] the hay market Mr. Crocker visited the box factory of Carrick & Williams and Masterson & Hickman's fumber yards, where he was warmly received by from 0 to 300 men. Later he visited the Union Feed Company's works on Berry street, and a good many men from the Stude- baker works came over there to meet Mr. Crocker. Then he looked around through the Pacific Coast Glass Works. A large number of men there and elsewhere came up and declared themselves for Crocker. They wished him success, and to quote the words of a workman, “made him feel that they were behind him in the fight.” Things are evidently propitious for the Republican nominee among the men of the docks and worksho: Among other places visited by Mr. Crocker yesterday were the works of the Long Syrup Com- pany, Stuparich Manufacturing Company. Dow Pump Company, James A. Rafling & Sons and the Pelton Water Wheel Com- pany. PSS LS CROCKER AND LYNCH. Jerome Bassity’'s Bears Are on the Winning Side. Have you seen the “Jerome and Bas- sity Bears?” Of course you have; two little cubs, one a Crocker bear and the other a Lynch bear. If you haven't just rubber up and down Market street any day from now until election and you'll see the animals bearing the banners of two of the Republican ticket that are going to be elected in November. Jerome Bassity tells an interesting story of how the bears proffered their services in behalf of the good old party. One day last week when Jerome’s hous was in its busiest hour a small boy came trooping in with two bears on the end of a string, both walking upon their hind legs. The crowd, about to spend some money in the house, all turned to see the new arrivals, and during a momentary vision of lost patronage Bassity ordered the kid out. Instead of going the boy presented him with the following letter: the Friend Bassity—Accept accompanying “pachages” with my compliments. They are very tame: have been raised on a bottle since ey Gere’ three days old. They have eaten o yaeat. so far only old fruit, bread and such things. Put them to work. Yours truly, W. C. HODGES For a few hours Bassity had a couple of bears on his hands, and they may as weil have been elephants as bears, for they were as much in the way. The happy thought then struck their new owner and he decided to enlist their services in the interests of the Republican party. The bears were willing and that's why you'll see them every day doing duty getting votes for the “Grand Old Party.” ———————— Fred Eggers Club. Upward of 70 friends of Fred Eggers met last evening at the Mechanics' Pa- vilion Annex and formed a club to fur- ther his re-election to ‘he office of Su pervisor. The meeting was organized by the election of the following officers: President, Henry N. Beatty: vice presi- dent, Augustus Tilden: secretary, Eugene Pfaeffle; treasurer, Ailfred P. Murphy. Speeches indorsing the candidacy of Mr. Eggers for the office of Supervisors were made by Senator Edward 1. Wolfe, F. W. Burnett, Augustus Tilden, A ‘Wentworth and Henry N. Beatty.