The San Francisco call., 1899-10-26

our State the fuil penefts aecT1iing from
the Philippine moyenent. 70 take up the
publican ticket ana TO work increasingly in
Its behalf until election plight -
Republican 6inb Of San ffaneiseo, ii meet
tgdorFe The Hon, H9race Davis f9r
and we DO pledge ourselves, Individually
and collectively, TO support them, and lend
election Il Novenaer one one Of the grandest
Republican sweeps in tho annals OF San
Francisco
Applause greeted the reading Of the
resolutions. By q unanimous vote the
hqqtion to ADOPT the resolutions prevailed.
Brief speeches by leading Republicans
present eiieited enthusiasm.
ceasT Saare7 rl l. Patton was erected d w Wtn II
elect the whole Republican ticket is to
work. 1t is an excellent tieket-the best
ever presented to the people of san Fran
cisco. 1t US get. out and work for the
success of the ticket from this time until
the election"
]. ?. lie Count. indorsed the remarks of
Mr. Patton, holding that the ticket was
ploy our energies" said Mr. LIE Count,
toward bringing out the downtown n1er-
chants. 1t seems to me that it is only
chants, We pTesent 4 candidate for
Mayor, Horace Davis, whom we all i'd
mire for mis- Intelligence, ability and in
tegTity Mayor Phelan has Sc served I've
of Mayor a man so gifted as Horace
Davis Republicans cannot refuse to sup
port the Republican ticket, Davis is as
far ahead of Phelan as it ts possible for
one man to be ahead Of another"
A. p, Van DuZer believed in making a
party light on municipal hpes He said :
Il was associated with Mr.. Phelah on the
committee OF fifty to obtain a new
charter.
"Ask Phelan yourselves If he did
not serve until the election drew near
and then resign, giving as an excuse
for his resignation that many infu-
ential Democrats were against new
charter and that he could not afford
to iInperil his chances Of success by
retaining his connection with the
charter movement.
"I was at the meeting when he offered
his resignation. IN that campaign of 1896
were against a new charter. ! know that
he is a great clafmer"
Place before the Taxpayers Phelan's
foT the a ar SS S t5e 9aq saarv lar GRa Gsf 9uas II 0ns
aepartment was Increased from $50 900 to
$4,000. Look at the enormous increase
in the cost of conducting the municipal
government since Phelan became Mayor.
The figures will startle the taxpayers.
The increase exceeds 81, ,000, 900 per annum.
Orators of the Republican cause should
make themselves familiar with the fact of
Phelan's extravaganza"
c. l., King advocated personal work, the
method OF applying to voters individually
and urging them to support Horace
elusiop Mr.; Davis SUSTAINED great pecun-
larry loss" said Mr.. King. II should
He has been a liberal man ali his life.
He cannot give here and there $500, as
his means will not permit such giving,
but during the hard times in this city
when poor people were suffering for the
want of bread, no man applying at Hor-
ace Davis mill for sack of -four ever
went away without it. Mr. Davis cannot
speak OF these things, but his friends can
tell the people what kind of a man he
IS"
Darby Iaydon, who mentioned that he
was good deal around the water front,
advocated personal work. He was sure
that active work would insure the elee-
ton of Mr.. Davis.
a. G. Booth spoke in support of Re
publican principles and at the conclusion
Of his remarks moved that permanent
organization Of the Business Mems Club
be effected.
Henry @. W, Dinkelspiel directed atten-
ton to the Importance of forming a cam
paign committee to reach the merchants
He moved that a committee Of fifteen be
appointed. The motion prevailed, as also
did Mr.. Booths motion for permanent or
ganization.
A RECESS was then taken and merchants
went, forward to sign the roll Of club
membership,