The San Francisco call., 1899-10-20
HORACE DAVIS
FORCES AHEAD
IN THE FIGHT
Desertions From the
Democratic Camp.

Candidates on the McNab municipal
ticket are keeping a sharp eye on Mayor
Phelan's particular partisans in order to
detect the first signs of knitting in favor
of the head of the ticket. The manipu-
lators of the McNab convention want the
whole works, but in the event of extreme
peril will sacrifice subordinate positions in
order TO grasp the great power Of patron
age which the new charter vests in the
Mayor.
The election of Phelan will entrench the
Committee of One Hundred and fasten
on the city of San Francisco a predatory
band of job chasers-the rawest lot of
greedy tax-eaters that ever feasted at
the public crib. AS an Illustration of the
raw work of the One Hundred, the fact
may be cited that the ticket indorsed by
the Phelan-McNab convention was slated
as early as September 15-three weeks be-
fore the delegates to the convention in
dorsed the slate. The leading patronage
positions on the ticket were given to the
old followers of the Committee of One
Hundred. The Call of September Is pub
lished the slate, as Democrats may ascer-
tain by reference to the files of this
paper.
admire party fealty that Phelan was
saved last November at the sacrifice Of
Judge Mcguire, the Democratic nominee
for Governor The friends of Mcguire in
their support to DR.. Cleveland, the can
didate TOR Mayor on the Peoples party
ticket
Many Democrats entertain the belief
that tue election of Horace Davis would
be better for the cause of true Democracy
than the success OF Phelan and the per-
petuation of the Committee of One Hun
dred The Phelanits are shouting that
national issues should not be considered
in this municipal campaign, but every in
telligent Democrat knows that McNab
al. h.INra orr CT6 rain n Ia
Democratic party in order TO control the
party organization through the agency of
The Committee of One hundred in 1900.
The nOn-partlSan note is uttered 10 de-
ceiVe Republicans.
Yesterday information was received
by the Republican Campaign Committee
that the Democratic Club at 90S Capp
street, Thirty-fifth Assembly District
had resolved TO support Horace Davis for
Mayor. The president of the club is
Charles Worden and the secretary Carl
In the Thirty-first Assembly District
there is a movement among non-partisan
merchants to organize Horace Davis
Club Many of the grocerymen purchas-
ed merchandise from Mr.. Davis during
the hard times of the sandlot agi-
tation and at subsequent period of de-
preston. His generous dealings are re-
membered by the merchants who were
able to overcome the hard times, and de-
sire to testify their appreciation of his
mercantile liberality.
1
tive and campaign committees of the Re-
publican County Committee at headquar-
ers, Baldwin Annex, this evening. Among
the speakers engaged for the mass-meet-
ing al Metropolitan Hall, Saturday even
/ ing, are: Colonel T. V. Eddy, Lucius L.
I Solomons, +. Myron Wolf and Horace
Davis Ex-Segator Eugene f. Bert will
preside.
AT headquarters in the Baldwin An
mex and at the rooms of the Horace
Davis Central Club, History building
campaign work is progressing. Encour-
aging reports are received from the vari-
Gus districts. There will be no district
meetings Saturday, as many of the voters
from the Mission, North End and West
ern Addition desire to attend the big
rally at Metropolitan Hall.
The outlook for Republican success
grows brighter as the contest proceeds
Hundreds of Republicans who gave their
support to Phelan at two elections OPEN
~ signify their purpose to work and vote
Tor Horace Davis. They simply declare
that Mr. Davis is a clean, capable leader.
against whose character as public man
and private citizen nothing can be uttered.
and who, as he is a Republican. is en-.
titled to the support of Republicans
The Republican committee on puritv
OF elections held meeting last night and
elected the following officers: Joseph Hv-
man, president and treasurer; A. r
simmons, vice president; Gus Casner, sec
retary,