The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
REALTY PROBES
into POLITICS
City Real Estate Agents
Organize to Formulate
a Ticket.
To Support Candidates Who
They Think Are Public
Spirited.
FOR NO PARTICULAR PARTY.
Objects of the New Association as
Embodied in an Open State.
ment.
FOR NO PARTICULAR PARTY
The following statement, issued yester-
dsv ia sseIf-eYDlaDatorv.

The following statement, issued yester-
day, is self-explanatory:
We, the real estate firms of the City and
County OF San Francisco, State of California,
representing more than two-thirds OF the
property-owners of the City and County OF San
Francisco, State of California have this day
resolved to associate ourselves to see to the
welfare and best interests of the owners OF
property, to encourage needed enterprise and
home industries, to promote such needed pub
lie Improvements that will enhance values and
encourage immig grafton to our City.
First-For the mutual protection OF the var1-
Gus real estate firms.
Second-To have such laws and regulations
passed at the coming term of the State LegIs-
lature. whereby the owners OF property and
tenants may be better protected with refer
ence TO the unlawful detainer laws now in
vogue in this State anG for such other and
wholesome laws as may be necessary and
proper 10 advance the municipal govern
ment of this City and County.
Tnird-The association is non-partisan and
will select the more capable candidates aspir-
ing for Office at the coming election, who Will
pledge themselves to subserve the interests of
the taxpayers ana the property-owners by fair
and just regulations in the various offices they
may be elected TO to insure an economical gov
ernment to this City.
The real estate firms of this City, realizing
that the majority of the citizens OF this City
are unable TO judge OF the qualifications and
merits of the various candidates for Office who
are now seeking our sufrages, have deemed 1t
for the benefit OF the public at large and tax
payers IN general that tney SnOulu use every
available means in their power to inves ugate
the various aspirants for Office and report tneir
qualifications to the pubic in general and the
taxpayers, and to that end an organization has
been formed of all the prominent real estate
firms of this City.
1t is the intention of the association to cam
vass the municipal and legislative tickets, for
the enactment of wholesome laws, which will
benefit the people OF the City and County OF
San Francisco.
The various real estate firms met and have
organized powerful combination.
this City of the various indorses and will be
mailed TO every client, landowner and tenant
in this municipality.
1t is undoubtedly fact that the Endorsement
of such a powerful body of gentlemen will
insure the election of most any candidate re-
ceiving its Endorsement, as they are in touch
and sympathy with most all the real estate
owners and people renting property in the
City and County of San Francisco.
The ultimate object of this association will
be to discourage political parasites.
The following officers have been elected:
President, A. NJ. Speck of A. NJ. Speck & Co.,
COZ Market street: first vice-president. J. T.
Harmes of Madison e. Burke, 62S Market
street; second vice-president, G. H. Umbsen of
Umbsen & Co., Ia Montgomery street; secre-
tary, Charles G. Nagle, 632 Market street:
assistant secretary, William NJ. Abbott, over
First National Bank treasurer and deposit
tory, Crocker-WoolworthB Bank.
Mr. Speck stated last night that all the
leading real estate men were interested in
the project.