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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
MUNICIPAL REFORM LEAGUE.
Hearty Endorsement Given the Can
didacy of Many Republican
Nominees.

The Municipal Reform League held
meeting at 632 Market street yesterday
afternoon. H. R. Fee, vice president of
the league, occupied the chair.
The league Endorsed the candidacy OF
julius Kahn for Congress in the Fourth
District
Charles S. Tilton, the Republican nom
inee for City and County Surveyor, was
declared the nominee of the league.
G. w. F. Cook was nominated for the
office of Justice of the Peace. Frank n.
Kerrigan was also Endorsed for the office
of Justice of the Peace.
The following resolution was introduced
by P. B. Nagle Jr. and was unanimously
adopted by the league:
whereas 1t Is the desire of all citizens Of
San Francisco that good and proficient off,
cials be selected to All the various municipal
offices at the coming election; and whereas,
A c. Berthier. the regular Republican nom
tlenan raised in this State and well known to
the people as upright and honorable bust
ness man, having been for many years in the
real estate business in our city and is prop
Berthier educated in the public schools
of our city and is graduate of Santa Clara
College, and in all respects would make q
efficient official therefore be 1t
Resolved, That We the Municipal Reform
League do hereby endorse the said A. c. Ber-
thier for County Recorder OF San Francisco
Many kind words were spoken in favor
of Judge Trout and the members will
make an individual effort to secure his
reelection. it being claimed that honest
and capable, Judges SHOULD be on the
ment of the Superior Court.
The meeting then adjourned until Sat
urday.
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GAGE AND PARTY ARE
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS
THEIR TOUR WILL BE CROWNED
WITH SUCCESS.
Charles L. Patton, D. L. McKinlay
and Others Booked for Rousing
Meetings Here Next Week.

Henry T. Gage and party are working
their way toward the Sierra foothills. and
most of their engagements for next week
lie within the fruit-land section. AT every
point thus far visited by the candidates
the utmost enthusiasm has prevailed, and
the halls in which the addresses were de-
livered were black with eager listeners.
The party will leave Stockton on Sun
day night for Angels Camp, and, re-
manning at the latter place over night,
will proceed to Jackson to fill a date on
Monday evening. At intermediate places
brief, warm receptions will be given the
popular candidate.
Sacramento is billed for Tuesday night,
Auburn for Wednesday night Grass Val
ley for Thursday night, Woodland for
Friday and Redding for Saturday.
General Barnes will remain with the
party at all places except Woodland,
where an arrangement has been made by
which Senator Perkins Will make the sec
Throughout the State the various Re-
publican orators are still moving. Each
predict a wholesale victory for the party,
and say that few counties will give
Mcguire more than the shadow of ma
jority. Senator Perkins will be in Stock
ton tonight, Judson Brusie and Frank
Ryan in Forest Hill, Victor H. Metcalf,
T. V. Eddy and Frank P. Kelly at Rio
Vista, ]. c. Needham and c. W. Kyle at
land, D. A McKinlay and A. P. Van Du-
ger at San Rafael, Judge r. B. Carpenter
al Santa Barbara, f. H. Short at Otay,
John T. Dare and James Oliver at Green
wood, T. G. Phelps at Paso Robes, Gen
eral A. L. Hart and L. B. Hutchinson at
Ukiah and A. J. Monroe at Shasta.
oliver Webster Davis, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior. will arrive in the
State Saturday, October %. He Is one of
the most brilliant of Eastern orators, and
will make his first address in Sacramento
shortly after his arrival. He is expected
in this city about October 81.
Charles l.. Patton will address the peo-
pie of this city at three rousing meetings
to be held in the fore part of next week.
At the first, held Monday evening in
Drew's Hall, 121 Montgomery street, D.
A. McKinlay and Julius Kahn are among
the speakers. The second will be held at
Cyclery Hall, Haight and Stanyan streets,
on Tuesday evening c under the auspices
is booked for Metropolitan Temple on
Wednesday night At the last, which will
Kinlay will discuss, in particular, the
subjects of protection and single tax.
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DEMOCRATS AT SILKS HALL
The Job Chasers Hunting Votes in
the Thirty-Fifth District.

There was a meeting of the clans at
silks Hall at PTecita avenue and Mission
street last night. at which the rank and
file of the Democracy of the Thirty fifth
Assembly District attended. In addition
u the regular army from the base of
Iarnal Heights the Democratic nominees
from all parts Of the city put in their ap-
learance dressed in their finest, with pol
isled shirt fronts which distinguished the
: chasers from the honest and hard
working men who came to hear them,
hut who viii not vote the ticket.
jefferson =. Martinez presided, and in
Us Hrst essay made the objectionable
l.under of Introducing John Patrick Dunn
as the nominee for State Controller. Mr..
Damn. however. set the Young president
was candidate for member of the
Board of Equalization. This much neces-
saIT interpolation having been impaired
lie proceeded TO praise the great old party
Tor its past good acts.
Dr.. Clinton followed with long euIogy
On the party and its nominees. He cited
the many virtues Of Single Tax Jimmy
CAIaguire). Hefting Jimmy (Phelan). Cen
lpeQe Jimmy Barry, and did not stop
rnJli he had gone over the entire list of
nominees, all Of whom are saints.
I4 comparing the qualifications of DR..
Dodge for the Office Of Assessor as against
John y. Siebe, he said that Siebe was af-
i-.cted with most dangerous malady-
that Of optical deluSiOn. which a certain
periods blurred his eyesight and at others
MADE MN see the smallest objects. The
periods at which these Affections beset
linn was about the springtime or in the
early part Of the month Of March. Then
Ae could not see a corporation building
or moving railroad train, but when his
h.5nt became restored he could observe
the smallest sized sewing machine in a
poor poor, man ian. room; As a physician he
ana would not charge him one cent for
the same. II was rest-perpetual rest
from otiiee duties, and as a friend he
hshtc the corporation Of all those pres
rest after the Sth of next month.
Those OF the JOB chasers who addressed
Brown, DR.. Leland. Stephen NJ, Bvrnes,
Robert Ferral Barclay Henley, Franklin
\. Lane E. X. Fitzgerald, Bert Schles-
John H. Grady, William G. Burke and
others.
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NEW RICHMOND
IN THE FIELD
FOR MAYOR
Anti-DiCtator Demo-
cratic Party.
FRANK SCHILLING, NOMINEE
PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY ARE
INTERESTING.
Among Them Are Disapproval of the
Method of 'Hefting" Money
and Opposition to
Takers.
FRANK SCHILLING, NOMINEE
PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY ARE
INTERESTING.

A new political party has sprung into
existence, but its only object is to Sc
cure, if possible, the Ohce of Mayor for
its nominee, Frank Schilling, the attor-
ney who. at the election two years ago,
ran for the office of Justice OF the
Peace.
A petition is being circulated among
the electors addressed to Registrar
Buggy and the Board of Election Com
missioners. by certain electors repre-
senting the "Anti-Dictator Democratic
party" in the interest of SchiIling for
Mayor, and requesting that the desig-
nation, "Anti-Dictator Democrat" be
placed on the official ballots after
SChilling's Lame.
The signers of the netition declare
that they represent the following prin-
ciples, which, to say the least, are
unique, and may possibly prove inter
esting TO Boss Phelan and his aggre-
cation Of job Chasers:
l. Government by the people, of the
people and for the people, as warranted
by the organic law and the statutes OF
TINS State.
tors attempting to fill all public offices
with persons Of their own choice and Sc
lection.
8. Angry resistance TO small men sail
ing into public office on the wave of re-
lgiOus prejudice, committing perjury IN
, der the purity of elections law when stat
ing in the affidavit required TO be filed
under said law that they have not paid
more than 10 per cent of the first years
salary of the office for election expenses
that no person, club, society or aSSocla-
ton made any payment in excess OF said
11 per cent. etc. on account of or in re-
speCt to the conduct or management of
such election. when il is well known that
from $40 900 TO $4,000 was spent for their
election in violation OF law.
4. UncOmprOmising opposition to takers
in public office; condemnation of fake at
tempts and failures to correct or discip-
line public servants.
8. Contempt for public officials failing
TODD their full duty.
6. Dsapproval Of the method of ''heft-
ing money. where the law requires
counting, in public service; economy in
all branches thereof.
:. Belief that the past record of a per-
son should be the only crucible applied
TO test fitness and capacity for public Of
fee and that newspapers should not be
permitted for pay TO make or patch up
persons reputation.
The committeeman named in the petit
ton to look after the interests Of the
nominee of the "Anti-Dictator Demo-
cratic party are William Z. LutZ, POPS
Baker street; B. Spier 1913 Golden Gate
avenue; J. Glassman, 314 Jones street;
/. Norris. 1921 Turk street. and Z. R.
Fisher, 231 Golden Gate avenue.
The petition has already received a
large number Of signatures and every
effort viii be made TO obtain the re-
CURED number in time for presentation
10 the Election Board.
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The Labor Council.

The session of the San Francisco Labor
Council last night was one of the short
est in its history. President Robbins anC
Vice-President Davis were both absent
and J. K. Phillips was placed in the chair
The delegate from the Sailors Union re
ported that the last transports which
sailed and which are now back in port
had crews composed almost wholly OF
green hands but no action was taken or
the matter. There was some discussion
over the distribution of the funds accru.
the unions will be requested to let the
money remain in the hands of the council
as it is short of funds. NJ c. Dunn was
elected to fill a vacancy existing in the
executive committee. Philip Davis was
chosen to fill a vacancy in the law and
legislative committee. The Brewery
Workmens Union reported trade good
and that the union intends giving a ball
in Turn Verein Hall on Saturday even
ing November 5.
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his own satisfaction, but he got through
with the Job after a fashion and the Of
fee chasers made their bows.
First on the list was Mayor Phelan,
who told a story in which he described
Judge Mogan as having been on the po-
helped himself to some OF the glory lndt
has been shOwered upon Magulre by
claiming TO have assisted him IN draft
ing the Australian ballot law; however
the crowd was goOd-natured and gave
the Mayor a nice reception.
Dr. E. E. Hill promised, If elected Cor
oner. to treat his hearers as tenderly, II
they got into the Morgue, as he has when
ever they have been taken to the Harbor
Hospital. u,a
erable length the substance Of his re-
marks being the failure to properly tax
the corporations in the past, ana prom
Using to cinch them to the limit II ne Is
ei Hui McCiaughry told all about how he
would dispense justice If elected Justlce
Of the Peace and gave way TO Bernard
Bienfeld. who wants 10 be City and
County Surveyor, and frankly told his
he Inbn Brown 5T promised the audience to
run the County Clerks office for $4,000 a
month If they would elect him to that
position, after which L: ]. Hoeyi, candi-
date for the Assembly from the twenty
eighth District, recounted all the good
deeds he would like to perform in Sacra-
mento. ~, -, ,r
lanes DenTnan spoke VI ms WIN "a
behalf Of the public schools in the past,
beginning with the time when he taught
In Happy Valley, back in %. Then he
reviewed d the provisions Of the new char
ter in reference TO the School Depart
ment. explained the part he took in the
nreparation Of them, and closed by say
ing he was anxious to undertake the task
Of carving out the proposed innovations.
r. F. Bonnet was given the heartiest re-
cehtion Of any candidate of the evening.
Everybody called him Jack, and the
hand played Hes a Jolly Good Fellow
when cimT he he concluded. his brief address;
Judge Conlan followed, and told
s+Orv about Michael Joseph Conboy, who
Has on duty at the City Hall, which
thought a hearty laugh from the audi
ence. +Lo oror,d haga N
70 break up, so the other candidates did
ift+ia more than pass in review. Among
tbeTn we're L. D. F. Bartlett, supervisor
f fIiGrl, the Third Ward: W. NJ. Cannon,
school Director; L. T. Byington, super
visor seventh Ward; William M. Hinton,
RaiIroad Commissioner: John r Dunn;
Hoard of Equalization; L; Stone and
George Cabannis, Justices of the Peace;
Finiay Cook. Police Judge; r. 2. Doc
Ian ms Superintendent of Streets Franklin
K Lane. City and County Attorney and
Police JudRe Mogan.
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Scientists Arrive,

Professors w. J. MCGEE and W. H.
Holmes of the Smithsonian Institution are
guests at the Palace They represent
two Governmental departments of the
institution-Professor MCGEE the Bureau
of American Ethnology and Professor
Holmes the National Museum.
1--WE are out here" said Professor Nc
Gee last evening, "to examine into the
condition of the Pacific Coast Indian
tribes and look up Indian antiquities, and
shall leave here tomorrow for James
town, Sonora and the surrounding coun-
try. Then we go to Los Angeles, where
we separate. Professor MCGEE to visit
the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New
Mexico and l to go southwark and take
a long horseback trip through South
western Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. We
shall probably return home together in
about two months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
DEMOCRATS TO TALK.
Campaign Committee Completed the
Months Schedule Yesterday.

The Democratic municipal campaign
committee yesterday completed its sched-
Ule of meetings to take place during the
present month. To be added to the list
that was published in The Call Of yes
terday morning are the following:
October 2-Thirtieth District, at Sixth
and Folsom streets; Forty-second Dis
trict, at Turn Verein Hall, O'Farrell
street, near Mason.
October 25-Forty-fourth District, Ber-
saglieri Hall, Stockton and Union streets;
Twenty-eighth District, Armory Hall,
Second and Folsom streets.
october 26-Twenty-siXth District, Pow
ers' Hall. Pierce street, near Turk; Thir-
ty-frst District, Teutonia Hall, Howard
street. near Tenth.
ford Hall. Valencia street stree near Twenty t
eighth; Forty-thtrd District. Union Square
October 2s-Forty- fifth District. Carl
baldi Hall, Broadway, between Montgom-
cry and Kearny; Fortieth District, Golden
Gate Hall. corner of Masonic and Point
IObOS avenues
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First of the Series of
District Meetings.
IN THE OLD TWENTY-EIGHTH
MUNICIPAL NOMINEES SPEAK
AT HARMONY HALL.
Mayor Phelan Also Addresses a Meet
ing of Voters at Silks Hall
in the Thirty-Fifth
District.

The Democrats inaugurated their dis
trict meetings in the interest OF the mu-
nicipal ticket with a gathering at Sec
ond and Folsom streets last night that
comprised several hundred voters of the
Twenty-eighth District. A brass band
and a bonfire brought out the small boys,
who seemed 70 find more pleasure and
profit in exercising their vocal chords
than did their elders.
]. D. Maxwell, member of the cam
paign committee from that district called
the meeting TO order and presented j. J.
Greeley as chairman. Mr.. Greeley had
some trouble in finding enough lauda-
tory words to introduce the speakers to
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The Martin Fragley Club.

The Martin Fragley Club of the Thirty
second Assembly District was organized
last evening at 759 Brannan street. The
following named officers were elected:
President, Fred Kamlade Jr.; vice presi-
dent James Bradley; secretary. James
Dunphy; recording secretary, Charley
Barberl; treasurer, John Hanlon; ser
geant at arms, Tim Conlin. The follow
Ing named candidates were Endorsed:
John H. Hoey for Senator from the Elgh-
teenth District; Martin Fragley for Su-
perintendent of Streets: John D. Siebe
for Assessor; Edward I. Sheehan for Tax
Collector; John B. Carson for Superior
Judge; Thomas Graham for Police Judge
and DR.. J. Hawkins for Coroner.
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Branch Republican Club

a branch Republican Club Of the Fortv-
fifth Assembly District was organized on
Thursday evening at 100 Battery street
The following list of officers were duIv
elected: President, Oscar c. Lewis; first
vice president William Clarke; second
vice president. William Mcpherson. sec
rotary, John Hillard; financial secretary
Julius Lewis; treasurer, n Nelson; ex
ecutive committee, Captain John Cane ].
Sambuck, William G. Barlow. William
Ahlstrand V. Bardellini, ]. Dandy, G.
Maggie, William Spienke, Charles Muir
ray, Eugene Kelly, r. T. Shannon Mich
ocl Carroll. The regular Republican
ticket. both State and municipal, was in
dorsed. Several enthusiastic speeches
were made in the interests of the ,ssrty
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call Of the chair
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German-American Republicans.

The executive committee of the German
American Republican Club, the member
ship of which has increased to about
1000, held a meeting on Thursday evening
at the Golden West Hotel for the pur'
pose of calling a general meeting for this
Saturday evening at Norman's Hall, Alb
Bush street The meeting was only in
tended for the election of officers and
reunion of the members. and there were
no invitations to any Of the candidates
call mass-meeting later on when all
the local candidates will be invited to
attend. The following members of the
executive committee were present: Rob-
ert Wienecke. DIR. F. P. Muffe, DR.. Bruno,
F. M. Freund, Oscar Tolle, Charles Sam
ueIs R. Munk, A. Bauer, G. A. Ruiz, NJ.
Kohlman, Josef Schierer and Charles
Droescher.
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WANTS TO SEE GAGE ELECTED.
Master Harold Mcguire Is Opposed
TO His Father IN Politics,

Out in the Humboldt Primary School
the boys have organized a Gage Republi-
can Club, and Harold Mcguire, son of
James G.. Mcguire, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, is its president.
One of the brightest boys in the school
is Master Harold. He is first in his class
the leader in sports. and molds the poll
tics of his fellow-pupils. The boy comes
honestly by his love for good, well-con-
tested campaign, as his father has been
in notifies for nearly generation
There is split in the Mcguire camp
however. The father, as before stated, is
an ardent Democrat, for the time being
while the son is an avowed Republican
and a stanch supporter of Henry r. Gage
Harold is a Gage man, or, more correctly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
Mcguire League Club.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Forty-third District Mcguire Club was
held last evening at California Hall. The
following named gentlemen delivered
speeches on the issues of the campaign:
Cavagnaro, Louis de F. Bartlett, Charles
Gildea S. L. Waller, r. L. Mann, Hull
McClaughry and James Bowlan. The
club will meet on Tuesday evening for the
purpose of escorting the speakers to Met
rnnnlita Hall
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Indenendent Municinal Club.

The Independent Municipal Club held
a large and enthusiastic meeting in Judge
Mogan's courtroom last evening. The
report from the committee appointed at
a previous meeting to arrange for a series
of open meetings to be held by the club
appear and address the club on the issues
OF the day. The committee reported that
all arrangements had been perfected for
at Odd Fellows Hall on Monday evening,
October II. Charles S. Patton, Mayor
Phelan, julius Kahn and James H. Barry
have accepted invitations to be present
and make thirty-minute addresses on ma
tional. State and municipal topics. This
is the first and perhaps the only time that
rival candidates will appear on the same
p1atfor1n
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TO INJURE A CANDIDATE.
Graham Discovers Cards Not Bearing
the Union Label.

Thomas f. Graham, the Republican
candidate for Police Judge, says he has
been placed in false position before the
public by some one to him unknown, In
the party platform is clause by which
all of its candidates promise to have their
campaign printing done by a union print
their promise being that their cards, etc.
shall bear the union label
II found lot of cards bearing my name
from which the union label had been
omitted. Ali of the cards that / have had
printed have come out Of union shops and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
Ninety-Eight Republican Club.

owing to the ENORMOUS attendance ~
meeting held by the "9S" Republican
Club last evening it was found necessary
to occupy both halls in the Cadet build.
ing. 1876 McAllister street. George D.
Omen presided. On motion of Henry +.
Endorsed by the club for Superior Judge
Also on motion of T. J. Kelly E. L. Head
was Endorsed for School Director. The
following candidates and gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting: Davis Louderback
nominee for Superior Judge; Julius Kahn
nominee for Congress; l. j. Truman
nominee for Treasurer; also D. J SIIIi
van, ]. Donahue, chairman of the
Twenty-eighth District Club; II. r
Meyer, G. Mooney and A. w. McPher-
son.
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Merchants, Reform Club.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Merchants Political North End Reform
Club was held at Irwin Hall, 40 Kearny
street, last evening.
President J. H. Irwin, who Is a large
property owner on Kearny street north
of Pine. reported that he had done all in
his power with the Board of Supervisors
to induce them TO hasten the completion
Of the Hall of Justice. The tntercession
of himself and his coworkers had not
met with success, as the present condition
of the structure showed.
John 7. Kidd, the well-known architect,
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of which I speak were not ordered by me
nor was any one authorized to have them
Of my political opponents would stoop to
such trick as to have printed and dis
tributed cards bearing my name but not
me union 6a05, oul ne e G tSis
method of giving me a rap and injuring
my cause with the labor union people. J!
am in full sympathy with the cause Of
union labor. In fact l am a member Of
a labor union to-day. For ten years I
worked in the Pacific Rolling Mills. and
am still member Of the Amalgamated
Iron Workers Union -
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The Cost of Freeing Cuba.

The United States are. certainly entitled to
retain possession of the Philippine Islands IL
the peace commissioners so decide, for the cost
of the war runs far into the millions, and the
end is not yet. The money paid out reaches an
astonishing total. To free the stomach liver.
bowels and blood of disease, however, is not an
expensive undertaking. A few dollars invested
in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will accomplish
the task easily. The poor well the rich
can afford II.
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The Investigating committee Of the
United Labor party met yesterday after
noon for the purpose of making further
H Norton of the committee acted as
chairman and f. A. Seaman as secre-
tary. The following nominations were
made; Assessor, John p Siebe; super.
Treasurer, 1. ]. Truman: Police Judges,
E. P. Mogan and A. B. Treadwell Su-
perior Judges, Davis Louderback, John
Carson, Frank Murasky and II. NJ. Glenn
ent. The committee will complete its
labors tomorrow.