The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 29, 1903, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. THURSDAY, e OCTOBER 29, 1903. ' INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH OF THE CITY'S BUILDING TRADES IS FALLING INTO LINE FOR HENRY J. CROCKER FOR MAYOR on Cracker will redound to the advantage of wage work exploded. St independent and resolute wage workers of the city have declared their purpose to work Greater San Francisco with n of Mr. and vote for Henry J. Crocker. S pomt 10 a tremendous swing of veting strength to Henry J. Crocker, Republican nominee for Mayor. Representatives of the Building Trades declare their preference for Mr. Crocker in terms that cannot be misun- In an open letter herewith published P. H. McCarthy. one of the foremost organizers of skilled labor on the Pacific coast, reviews the existing industrial conditions in San Francisco and clearly demonstrates that the s of thé building trades. The notion that A. Ruef through the agency of Eugene E. Schmitz can drive honest workingmen to the polls as This important aceession of strength to the Republican cause wi newed courage in the battle for good goveinment and progressive administration of municipal affairs. The reinforcement removes all doubt as to Mr. Crocker’s election to the Mayoraity on eep are driven to llowing 1s Mr. McCarthy's letter : 4 7o the Editor: I respectfully request that you grant me sufficient space to define my position concerning the | written law for the purpose of private gain. QOur whole municipal system is to-day 2 question which will shortly be placed in the hands of our citizens for determination. ’menaced with corruption and debauchery. k Cbeeninformedthntmynamehasb‘eenusedinconnectionwiththefightno'bei.ngmadebyz“l‘“‘! The dastardly attempt to defeat and demolish that bulwark of good government. the civil service, is still fresh Schmitz for the Mayeralty, and it is due to the many thousands of citizens who constitute the organization of in the minds of the citizens, and the discovery of the criminal acts of Mershon stands boldly out as one of the results ' have the honor to be head, in order that no misconstruction may be placed upon their attitude, and who m! v able and qualified to think and speak for themselves, and to mysel, that there be left no doubt as to my| The Building Trades Council, of which I speak, is composed of many thousands of conservative citizens who be- | 108 is anather =ve with me in the rights of life, liberty and property, and if anybody has struggled more faithfully to maintain them inviclate and to preserve the standing and integrity of that crganization free from encroachment and danger than I e, I do not know who he is. The Building Trades Council has always been found upon the side of right and has been second to none in the | lto a believes, and for all time will possess the conviction, that without the enforcement of the provisions of the charter honest government cannot be expected. These conditions, together with the expressed thought of many of my fellow craftsmen, are sufficient to convince that there is but one course to pursue. Our citizens have adopted a charter, calculated to insure a government free from stain and scandal; but while such 2 law prescribes the manner in which departments shall be conducted, personal action, which cannot be has been responsible for great wrongs. | I believe that any man charged with the performance of a public duty must perform it with an eye single to the | public interest. If that authority is perverted, that man is guilty of corruption, and all accomplices in crime. Those of us who are engaged in the building business are largely responsible for the adoption of our charter. their duty. ministragtion of public affairs. | During the past two years each and every branch of the municipal government which has presented an opportunity for political manipulation has been tampered with. Capable and honest officiais have been made the subject of unjust criticism to accomplish corrupt ends. Faithfu | should guide every citizen in this replaced with practical politicians in violation of 1Y € E.ER | FOR HENRY ]. CROCKER AND TICKET | Meetings Greet Francisco and Be To Flash News From Dome of Call Building | i i | Republican Nominee for Mayor Throughout San He Is Given Assurances That He Will the Next Executive of City. N the results of the mu- nicipal election will be signaled from the dome of The | Call building, sc that the news | will be known at the eariiest of the Repub 2id of the progress ermans was stepped for- mbled votegs ed, red lights and rockets will announce it. I Eugene E Schmitz, the Union Labor leader, is victori- d speech he was ao fon and great applause. of the “Bahrs Volun ] ¥ number 16000 voters. ous, green flares and rockets and whe_ he said. would nomber 30,000 on I election day. In part, he said: 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: ¥y men whe sta S e e siders. but are the German vots I my men. They ex t I 2id say was that I be- LANE .... - | . 5 Serman peopls would be sobidiy | 5 ! Sy Henny & | et and I ask you, wa | A stereopticon will throw re- | =h “Yes. man of the West they said was a hizh type nd in whose has been my fortume to turns for the emtire municipal ticket upon a white screen in front of The Call building and 2 rapid service of bulletins will convey the results of the elec- tion to the people. ™ each secured ; that made ffty; and | five additicnal name: 250 each secured names. and to-day there is em {zation over 16,000 members, and n day thers will be a member- of over 30,000 members. And ) members ars nof 3 seen the suerior of Califormia the queen ety ted Republican League's committee, was introduced and IR (Laughter.) that man, and [ know that TEE VICE PRESIDENTS. the first time th ciosed my desk and rome befors employment far the good of the o Francisco. (Great applacse ) ladies and gentlemen. that if me [ will give you every mom | employment. This : bas announced that [ have net | been working for Crocker. Here is a demon- | stration of another Bulletin faisehood. They alse said that Judge Bahrs was not for Croek- | er. Mr. Schmitz is the leading candidate man business man of this city, was scheduied 10 speakx. was unable to at- tend owing to fiiness. e however, gent | Jacob F. Plagemann, 3 well-known Ger. | | a will empi A word of cantion: A new ballot law is In | vogue. Within the next two years there will CAN'T DROP M:NAB. | be apoointed a sufficient sumber of members of the Electiom Commissien of San Frameises | o Judson Brusie, known orar, BTl the_smlranes of overy -indbuibunt. | o Rt s Pt The incoming Mayor will appoint a board that rad progressed far into bis 5 is supposed to be mom-partisan. Two years peech hence that Eleetion Commisston will eemtroi, | his audiece with bim. Brusie's efforts| 20d they can apoeint individusls who will | were highly appreciated. IHe told some | 770 'he Votes as they see fit: in other words, | stories that were very et a2y & mere red rubber stamp in the hands of the to the occasion. He said the ery in the| community was “not to defeat Sehmitz, | siection officers will cast the vate of this city | 85 Eugens E. Sehmiez two years from | g but to defeat the influences that surround his administration " et ciass [egisiation. the administration of this ome and all. I am for no am mot entangied By any party comes to municical government had mow. Are they the kind of men that you de- | sire to_cast vour wotes for? Om other of hand. Henry J | private enterprise? . 3 ' EXT Tuesday evening | | oppertunity to citizens im | every part of the city. i Quartet sang sweetly | | If Henry -J. Crocker, the | | orge H. Bak Republican candidate, is elect- | e looked out for | matto has been 3 San | T wish to say. | t of my time; a letter to the pr against Mr. Crocier. Mr. Schmitz is 30t the can- | I will give you that time as [ have given it to | that he was for the e didate; it is Mr. Abraham *ho is the | my own affairs; and I, in honor of the greatneas | called for three candidate of that party for Mayor of this city. | you have comferred upen me, will in affles | that which the Best citizens of this city wish. | T will attend to her interests in a manmer that | T shali da t¢ for | T Lines when It | I believe in the workingman with the same treat- He declared that| this State: he owss mo man & daita been : gt 0 ha ) e the last & Lane found it very hard to let go of | labored for Rimestr, for Bis tamily ‘end .!:: gt Mmm" 5 - "mu Gavin McNab. and brought home this w7 O cootected with him. No word of EXPEND v, B e rery forcibiy in = =0Ty of tha | hay cver charged him with an oBsnes ey | You have voted shmose unsnimousty for & | AR To became tangled up with & Wild- | the lsws of tPe comntry o the lws & s | CUNTUT, Toiah IS fhe Decls of e e ov cat. In part Brusie spoke as follows: mm i 2 man who 28 high sz any | STmer O over carefully and you bave X ‘xn'l;:mumt)y 2% & gentieman and a3 2 Lorud for a large sppropriation for bonds e | " faaba | besutify this efty. W ot CROCKER ARRIVES. | !tu'r.’ ladies and mentlemen, of the present adminstration. “The replacement of labor’s representative on the Police Commission, D. I. Mahoney, who by his manly attitude |mdfidefitymdntymhhmu’bnmdmeem. by an appointee who sacrificed his honor to take the posi- act which demands retribution. | EXRY J. CROCKER'S elec- tlon to the office of Mayer is now positively assured as a| | Democratic evening paper| presents the announcement | | that Ase R. Walis and B. P | Fiint are oppoeed to him. There is no greater hoodoo on the political piks than | | Asa B Weils, unless it be B. P. Flint. | Each made a miserabie fallure as a can- | didate for Mayor and became the laugh- | ing stock of the town. How the old Bul- letin resurrected them is past finding out. | Twenty-fite years ago Flint ran for| Mayor against Rev. [ S. Kalloeh and was | beaten out of sight. He got the nomina- | tion as Bradford P. Flint. The praises of “Brad Flint™ were sung by the bosses until the Chromfcle discovered that his true name was Brilsford P. Flint, and then the town laughed “Bril” out of the | race. } It was an amusing incident of the cam- paign for Mayor in 1501 that Weils, who g0t the Reptblican nomination from the | | bosses, went to Herrin and threatsned to withdraw as a candidate for Mayor if | Flint, who had been siated for Super-| visor and subsequently turned down, was not put om the ticket. When Wells made | the “bluff’” Herrin, . who had by that| this city falls into the hands of sueh appoint- ments as have recently been made that we will be a long-suffertng popuiation, Beeause we will | be beyond heiping ourselves. I say that if I | am elected I will appoint commissioners that shall at lesst De the best that [ can secure. (Applause.) [ say, as [ have said in South San Francisco and those places, that T can speak for the child of six months and for the map and woman who lcok with pride upem Great applause ) 1 - . R looking out fer the weifare of a gentieman | issue, because they are gotag ™o 3“: fm- the attornmey. and & mem- | w0 " ‘may say [ am related to, Mr. Henry | proved sanitary conditions in some parts of this city whers the desth rate will not be as | grea: is mow. (Applause) We need | gl g (Renewed applanse) W | ewing 5 = Tk of S wios. SEasiipte a 9 I know that if b | ond public schools. =spite the hoarseness of voice, due | tRat of integrity % that if he bas bean | gond pul i L . P - g ca vor e s for Breathing piaces for the Caghmas. Dr. B, Pasien. ¥ ar e o speaking for the ticket, be refiied the | STCut, ¥ tus busm Seceise be wever Joft| St soed sacks B Ieaching Bk i | WS & et Ry ent published in an evening pmper | ief: tha: sther Job n his It i1 e Knew | that sbail be harmonious bn the Cley Hal | San Franctses - was opposed te Henry J. Crocker, | he was gning to get a better This is the | Ladies and gentlemen, eloc i :uu-.»“ o boremy e said: first time in my life that T have been out of | office of Mayor you have heard to-night mf | the pledges I have ever made to get that of- fice. 1 thank you. General Salomon. candidate for District Attorney. addressed the assembied voters | | in English and German and won a great | many plaudits by his eloquent remarks. He spoke of the part piayed in the his- | tory of the country by the German citi-, | Wieneke. president of the organization, i : i 8 ? Fl s 3 man entitied ! and the echeering tremendous. { a* South Sam Pramcisco aad along i thees | lasted fully thres msimutes, ' ang ,rw:(mqmn_—nmm Dlaces whers | Henry J. Crocker went down to the et Be|to the satisfaction of all good Repubii- | Hooe o T00 Fooml S e e haed | Mall dock yesterday at noom end ad- e e e ot Lt gy 't | caDS that Mr. Crocker was the popular | Mo oo T Bave been throughout | dressed a large gathering of workingmen. repert going around ameong the ne men | Candidate of the hour. Without much | this city. and gemtle- | pr. need am express wagon for a rostrum that when his candifacy was broached at this | deiay Mr. Crocker was presented. e | men. let me tail you that T am greeted with | members of the various unions jast convention a representative of eme paper | spoke, in part, as follows: | the same attention that [ am getting here to- | and the which is strongest in his advocacy | ¥ - | night. The workingmen are thinking verY | gathered around him and lstened atten- im, T 3 Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the German- | deepiy about the government they ars going to what he had to say. Not amce| > | American Club.’'Ladies and Gentiemen: 1| have for the mext two years. to foilow up the | tively to fear | thank you from the bottom of my heart for this Victories that they have achieved in getting a | during his .-’l'-llhl "'M'I in the fe bunting?’ The - mlmuq cnuf.u—gm w--‘m-;-.tln standard fim orest e Rewspaper man | Warm no | And mow. are go- bearer | 52t o “Well. they treed a wildcat Ome | o the glorious Sspublican party. which I have | ing to have & good Euverment (Applause) “Mm.._m and when he comcluded | of the Irishmen got up In the tree and he | the honor to-night to represent as its candidate | [ say that & man Wil piedge his work for | addressed I“m“m“--m,m'hm-‘wnflm'-'m his day's pay and do i . and I say | his address he was heartily applauded. was on the ground, and thers was & whirlwind | Stituents. I thank you on Dehslf of the nom:. | that he will pledge his "'fl‘.'tu"_ Compared to this meeting the one held | of whiskers and fur and pieces of clothing, | Nees on the ticket for the vote which I know | brother workman for future benefie, I say ,-n’a-niu-*h‘-. ,um-wmm.;:zu«mim-’:anmxnmm(»mm::‘?-t_%:::—-ni" - | tree: and the Irishman said ‘Shail | plause. pecple ‘nited States and that | frost. the organization. prestded at the meeting | ;" (o % un and beip you Reld him? The one | The campaign bas now resched the stage| s they do BOC their votes ta the sup- | Captain Anderson introduced the next "l"fi:lmmmmcwllgthu'Nm"lflfl?-mm when yon have heard the candidates speak of | port of any propositicn. And that is | Mayor and A. Van der Naillen, both of Wieneke weicomes the acdiencs in ftting | fown and help me et g0 of i “Now.” Mr | the mues Tou have g3t to kuow ihe people | Saing to be demanstrated heyomd peradvesture | ypom geliversd speeches. Mr. Van der words He Srst made his remarks in | Lane said it is easy emough to get Bold of | Who are goivg (o represent you for the next | of & doubt on November 3. are going to e Seei g e - | McNab, but s awfal Zard to let him go.” | two years. Ladies and gentlemen. If T am to | vete for Mayor of San Francisco, they are go- | Naillen fichot. He said nglish and thes in the German LOREUE. | Tyoo infuences surrounding Lame are influ. | bave the heoor of being eiected by the peopie | ng to vote the Respubiican ticket, and since | favor of the Republican O F. von Rbein, the well-Known capi-| ences that Sen Francisco canmot afford to put | . San Francisco as the Mayor of Greater have the Boner at this time to represent that | hg was the workingman's friend and he talist and real estate dealer, was the next | ‘t==if under just Bew, snd every man ameng | Frameisce. [ sfmply want to say this: vote for me. because | v that if Mr. Crocker was elected sseaker At the outset of his remarks he | You knows why. R o A S W e o otige - ae¥ B3%2 | ho would be the man to represent them. 2 2 & | " The objection to our standard-bearer in some | am imbued Wiih that spirit which peopie have | said in deiegations in my “We hava | he Sroad minded and hener- did the Germans present that Bad DOt o rers is that he is rieb. [ dom't know gmy- | in your old COURtry When their services are | watched this Romination: we watched | because he was frgotien his mother tomgue despite the tmirg about iis bank aeeount. but [ do kuew | demapded by the army for twn or three yemrs, | yeu: we thought you were an aristocrat; we | able and had the interests of the labor- ‘act that he has been here twenty-five | that Le is cich (= some things. He i rich fa | 3 matter of compulsion, but which T know they | find you are 2 plain man. 'en=‘- ing man at heart. —_us.bczum-uunumlmyol::“"‘“’"""""" gt - _."mfi:m-=-tn-;c-—= sav, :"w"’-_f. J°F | Mr. Crocker saw that the men surround- ne English-speaking present he ..o tg preven: a man you has been San Franciseo.' ing the wagon were in favor of the Union was of necessity moved to deilver hik|in the somewtat suevesstul. 2 matter of Labor ticket, but he certainly gained speech in the language of this eouniry. | snd e e T T aalrs | many votes by calm reasoning and . never Dbe abie to perform them fn an upright, cheer. the He told the In excelien: English Mr. von Rbein dis- | 2oo manner, (Appisuen) e s tussed ihe issues of the campaign. He' gone A"i-m--:---r—»-- -=. iz | assemblags that he was pot engaged In McNAB'S ORGAN S | my own living. He had dome it and I had to | 4o | I have been seeking empioyment. | part zens, and he paid a tribute to Cnloetlh the | shall be held out to the world as the synonym of unparalleled political corruption. s was a fallure as time realized that We a candidate. would Flint was not put | on the ticket and Wells did not get off. | The Bulletin has of them | on Lane r Lane! | The story to the effect that Horace | Davis, James B. Stetson, F. W. Deobhr- mann and other citizens are Mr. Crocker's candidacy is One denial is sufficient for all Speaking to a representative of The Call last night James B. Stetson said: “I read the articie In the Bulletin to-, night and was not at all surprised. Any paper can print an article like . You notice they said it is known that I had come out for Lane. They did not say that I had made any statement. I have just returned from the country and have said nothing to any oge about my political intentions. I do not think it right that I shouid have to tell how I shall vote. “I am a Reoublican and do n to vote for Lane. I BRave my marked. I intend to vote Crocker.” Lewis Gerstle is mentioned in the Bul- letin as ome of the promiment citizens supporting the candidacy of Frankiin K. Lane. Mr. Gerstle was an honored and influential citizen. He diee November 13, 1%2, and thousands of peopie iamented | mud sitnging and would not stoop to such . tactics. He said he would win the fight | fairly and squareiy, otherwise he did not want the office. In part he said: For first time In twenty-six years [ am out of a position. [ have been working for twenty-six years. [ commenced at the lowest | srade that a man could commence ar [ was told by my father that | would have to earn it. For the first time in twenty-six years I have no work to do. For twenty-six years taking pesitiors. but I have never left a post- tien in my life until I got ancther ome, and 1 never took ome uniess I took ome a little better | than the one I I Now, gentlemen. [ am out of 3 position and | My office is o ing semething to do. a class; 1 don't want to do it for any political ¥; T want to work for the women and ehildren and for the whole peopie of Sen Pran- isco. I dom't of men. have. every day's work I have done has beem done in this giorious city of San Frameisco. If | have been successful. it is because I Bave worksd for it ways made it 3 point to make good appesl to any particuiar mam or set Everything I : i i : i 73[ i i §= ES ,_n | i i B§ H| l' 4 i§§ i) - 8 !5 it i . P i § | i %25 ! i i i : ) | ! 3 i : | ! ADDLES HOODOOS ON DEMOCRATIC STANDARD BEARER | Prominent Citizens Make Prompt Denial of Malicious Statements Published in an Evening Paper That They Are Opposed to the Election of Henry J. Crocker. t the withdrawai | t | commendazs The repeated insults to Union Labor and an apparently defined policy, destined turn each and every opportunity to political account in order that our City Government | may be converted into a vast political machine, is sufficient to appall the worst degenerate. We are about to enter upon a new era of improvement. Millions of dollars will be devoted to the building of a ent of measures intended to improve our municipal institutions. Having accomplished these results, it now greater San Francisco. Ta see that this money is honestly, wisely and judiciously expended will be the duty of the of- | ficers now to be elected. Shall it be committed to the care of those who are now carrying on municipal business as a tells us that it has been the experience of the world over that all the corruption and mis- government with which this earth is cursed grows out of this fatal proclivity of public servants to make a business of Let us™not fall into this regrettable condition, but let us bestow upon men above and beyond reproach the ad- controlled, | ministration of our public matters. Let us commit these all-important concerns to the care of those whom we know | to be honest and who have no private interests to propagate. ! ) Careful and extended inquiry and investigation has shown Henry J. Crocker to be who aid and assist him are his sych @ man. Careful and deliberate investigation convinces me that Henry J. Crocker |is a representative Republican in politics, against whose life and action, public and I am partly responsible for the conduct of one of the most important branches of our municipal government, and, re- private, nothing can be said. He possesses the confidence of his party and of thousands this responsibility, I shall do all in my power to accomplish the restoration of decency and honesty in the ad-gof his fellow citizens outside of that party. He stands to-day infinitely stronger than any candidate in the field. These are conditions which guide me, as well as thousands of my coworkers, and are the conditions which ity who takes a pride in his city and desires to see it properly governed. These are conditions which should appeal to every laboring, professional and business man who desires to see f the proper conduct of public affairs and the vast improvements now under contemplation properly carried out. i It is for us to determine whether the name of San Francisco shall bespeak honesty and purity of government, or P. H. McCARTHY. His surviving Xmfolks regard iou in the Bulletin as extremeiy epiorabie. Saturday evening Henry J. Croeckep and all the candidatss wil escorted by Re- izations and friends along from New gomery to P. will mar- shal y ¥ astle wil be chief of staff P. holas, president of the Heanry I Crocker Working- men’s League, has been selected as chief aid and the veteran. Colomel Thomas F. O\ I. will be in command of the Crocker Rough Riders. mounted The line will form at Market and New Mont- the headquarters, 18 Geary street. Mr. Crocker and other speakers will ad- dress the pecple at various points along the route. Henry J. Crocker is still the favorite in the betting on the result of the election. | Lane’s pesition in the race is pretty well indicated by an advertisemen: of Frank A. Darocux & ¢ The betting commis- stoners announce that they have 50 wager at evens that Frankiin K. will not be better than third in the test for Mayor. i U @ i el e i s R O diences which at first wers openly antag- onistic he | manner, but he speedily disarmed them with a ready smile and a few T on of his oppoments. them he was friendly with both opposing candidates for Mayor and had nothing to say against them. Then he gave them & straight. manly talk and the partisang could Bbe seen and heard nudging -::pqmmmotn-n “Say. he's all lic schools of San learmed that every Sman States was entitled !ii;l'sr & H IS The undersigned com- deposit Five Thousand Dollars, at evens, to bet that Franklin K Lane will not be better than third in the contest for Mayor. FRANK A. DAROUX & CO. Turf Commissioners, SAUSALITO. 2 NI ENMOCLIC QOUDCHIR DD QRN