The San Francisco call., 1899-10-31
Republican Standard Bearer
Does Not Lead a
Double Life.
New Yigor in the Campagn-AII the
Signs in the Political Sky Point
to Magnificent Repub-
Iican Triumph

army Of men in a State like California
will enable the party controlling them 70
swing the State any way he wants. II
Mr.. Phelan is elected he will throw the
wishes If Hon. horace Davis gains CON
troll that influence viii be used to uphoid
the hand Of Hon. William Mckinley.
California is now fat with prosperity.
In the East we know that San Francisco
cannot go Democratic without Republican
votes. Such a calamity would indicate TO
us that California has had enough Oh pro-
lection and enough OF the prosperity mat
MCKinley's administration has gwen
you. ANY Republican who votes the Dem
Ocratic ticket is open to the suspicion that
he is trying TO strengthen the fight Of
William J. Bryan. There IS no excuse for
This, especially when you have presented
% You such an excellent candidate lot
Mayor as we have given you.
Mr.. SchoonmalIer' address was warmly
received. When the applause subsided 1t
was followed by cries of Van DuZer! van
DuzerN The gentleman, who was on
the platform, asked to be excused until
after some Of the candidates were given
T.ouis Feusier. candidate for Treasurer,
made a few remarks. Chairman Muir
dock in introducing William A. Deane,
candidate for County Clerk, said that the
pen was mightier than the sword; thaaLt that
the Democrats had nominated a man with
a sword and that in billy Deane tae
Republicans offered a man who could
ably handle both
ace Davis arrived. AS soon as the au-
dience caught sight of the candidate for
Mayor it made the hall tremble With It's
cheers and applause. Wllnam watson,
candidate for Supervisor said If elected
he would devote his time to his oftlce. lie
said that while he was caplJalSt ne
had earned every dollar OF ms ,ter torlunf ne
with his coat off. After NUMBER OF
candidates for minor offices were given an
onDOrtuuity to show themselves Hon
Horace Davis was called for. AS the
lot hn .
hut il was none the less pointed ana eHec-
tive. He said:
Judge men not by what they say, but
l,y what they do. You have my record
IN this CITY before you, so l Will say little
ahoIIt myself As to corporations, l wish
- saw that 1 am independent OF all OF
+ber7 do not own share of stock or
q bond I'm any Of them. L have no pecu-
MARY relations with any of them that
would influence me in the administration
Of the Office of Mayor AS TO posiuorS
and patronage I say emphatically that
am free and untrammeled. have made
no pledges or promises to any man or
body Of men.
Il want to enlist your sympathies and
regard for the rest of our ticket. 1t was
made bv delegates elected by the people
and who represent the people. nope
you VIII support the whole ticket without
q scratch Make uD your minds to buckle
down and INDEPENDENTLY you young
fellows. and you, also, ladies-you can do
much for us. Do not imagine that this
fight - gong TO run lSelI. JON your
club and do a mans work. Use your
persuasion and argument with your
neighbOrs. Lay aside your ordinary aVo-
cations for one week and assist in getting
a Republican administration in this city
fer two years and help to indorse the
policy of William McKinley-that policy
which has brought about so much pros
perity to San Francisco The news of a
Democratic victory would pass through
the Republican party like a frost-that
YOU had turned down the authors Of your
prosperity
There Is now but little question that
we will win out on election day"