The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24
PHELaN'S FORLORN HOPE.

M AYOR PHELAN'S campaign for reelection
is now reduced to forlorn hope. His only
chance for success is to win over to himself
strong following of Republicans. Large numbers
of his own party will repudate him. The independent
voters who trusted him two years ago can no longer
be deluded Unless by some means he can carry a
considerable portion of the Republican vote, he will
be Overwhelmingly defeated.
He has only himself and his fatterers to blame for
the heavy odds against him. The disafection Of
the Democrats is due to the high-handed manner in
which he usurped all authority in the party and set
aside the tried leaders and the rank and file for the
purpose of making himself supreme Never before in
this or in any American city did political boss
so completely override the principles of popular gov
eminent and so CONTEMPORARY ignore the people
Phelan did when he joined with the Committee of
One Hundred to put UP so-called Democratic ticket
without giving the members of the party any voice
representation in the selection of candidates.
Deprived of their right to participate in the nomi-
nation of candidates. there is but one way by which
Democrats rid their party of the incubus that has
fastened upon it, and that is to refuse to recognize
the Phean nominees a Democratic ticket and to
vote against it at the polls That is what will be done
The leaders of the party ouspoken in their oppo-
stion to the usurpng committee, and the great mass
of the rank and file who believe in true Democracy
what they call 'the gang of the plug-hat boss"
Phean now perceives the mistake he made in
trickng the Democratic leaders and refusing allow
the Democratic masses to have voice in the nomi-
nation of the Democratic ticket He he has lost
.he support of his party, and is trying by
thousand devices to win Republican votes.
He poses as man of ultra responsibility, virtue
and honesty It is known that he obtained his nomi-
nation by a high-handed fraud upon his party, and
by methods showing he is utterly INSCRIPTIONS in
politics. but he asks Republicans to believe he did that
only because Democrats cannot be trusted to nomi-
nate honest men, and that if elected he will be most
and most honest in performing the duties
of Mayor
1t is hardly likely any intelligent voter in the Re
publican party will be deceived by this presumptuous
to the honors of political reformer A
Republican convention which fairly represented the
masses of the party has nominated for Mayor gen
tlean who does not have pose,o to seek the pur
chased praises of fawners fatterers. His nomina
ton came without his solicitation; he is making
canvass on the highest plane of citizenship, and can
be relied upon to fulfill the duties of the Mayoralty
with the economy and efficiency of man of business
the progressveness of civic patriot and without
arrogance of any kind.
Phelan's search for Republican votes is forlorn
hope 1t is as desperate hazard as ever political
adventurer made in an effort to redeem foles and
frauds and plumbers Republicans will stand by their
ticket independent voters will stand with them and
hundreds of self-respectng Democrats will unite to
crush the would-be boss and give San Francisco a
good government under the administration of Charles
l. Patton