The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
CAMPAIGN OF
REPUBLICANS
IS AGGRESSIVE
Leaders Are Confident
of Victory.
ACTIVITY ALONG THE LINE
SPLENDID WORK IN FORMING
DISTRICT CLUBS
The Name of Dr.. G. D. Cleveland
Has Been Placed on the Peoples
Party Ticket for
Mayor.
ACTIVITY ALONG THE LINE
SPLENDID WORK IN FORMING
DISTRICT CLUBS

AS the municipal campaign progresses
indications of Republican success multi
ply. From every Assembly district en-
couraging reports come. Many leading
merchants and taxpayers who gave their
votes and influence to Phelan in 1898 now
openly announce that they will vote for
Horace Davis. and also give Mr.. Davis
personal assurance Of their intentions.
The followers of the McNab-Phelan fac
ton of the Democratic party are discour-
aged. The Assembly district meetings
lack spirit, enthusiasm and large attend
anCe of the district residents. The crowd
of Job chasers recruited 10 assemble at
Metropolitan Hall last Monday evening
has been on duty since that time at the
Dodge-Phelan district gatherings, and
now seek relief. It IS common talk among
old line Democrats that the gang Of office
seekers belonging 10 the Committee of
One Hundred will be laid on the shelf
next month The defeat Of the entire Nc
Nab ticket IS foreshadowed.
The Democrats who carried the banner
Of Judge Mcguire IN the campaign Of 1898
are not lending sympathy or support to
the McNab-Phelan faction The fact is
recalled that Mcguire was knitted and be-
trayed 10 secure Phelan's success in 1898.
When the outlook last November was not
promising for Democratic triumph FOL
lowers Of Phelan proposed TO save the
head of the Democratic municipal ticket
by sacrificing the head Of the Democratic
State ticket. Accordingly a plan Of trad
ing was put into execution whereby 1te-
for Democratic votes for Gage. Ihe
scheme sacrificed Patton for Mayor on
the Republican ticket and largely dimin-
ished the Mcguire vote in the city.
The vacancy for Mayor on the Peoples
party ticket caused by the deClinatiOn of
Senator Z. Porter Ashe has been filed.
DIT {. D. Cleveland is the Populist nomi-
nee Tor Mayor ills name was placed at
the head of the official ticket yesterday.
The Republicans of San Francisco will
hold mass meeting at Metropolitan Hall
next Saturday evening. w hen the people
see the multitude and hear the cheers Tor
Horace Davis and the entire Republican
ticket they will know which way public
sentiment IS turning. Assembly district
meetings for Saturday night have been
Cancelled TO permit the enJerpriSing and
enthusiastic Republican clubs an ODport-
IunIty 10 participate in the central Ova-
ton
Celebrity of movement characterizes the
Republican management of the campaign.
i ue$day night the executive committee
or the County Committee organized and
authorized Chairman Alfred 3nUvier to
establish headquarters in suitable; apart
meuts Yesterday spacious rooms We're
secured in the Baldwin Annex and last
night all the nominees of the Republican
ticket met a the new quarters and con-
4eFlep with the campaign committee The
business on hand was dispatched without
delay and the nominees then mingled with
the large audience OF Republican workers
there assembled Flattering reports were
received from the various Assembly dis
tTiCtS. Horace Davis earnestly impressed
upon the committee the necessity Of dis
triCt organization, and his recommends
tOns In this respect are being carried out
10 the letter.
Every night Of the campaign. excepting
Saturday night. there viii be three dis
trict meetings. Horace Davis is a veteran
campaigner and a wide-awake, up-tO-date
man, whose mental and physical vitality
has not been vitiated by indulgence in the
tuNuries OF life. He is in prime condition
Tor an active campaign 1t goes without
saying that the friends Of reform good
government and pure politics will give
him the glad hand and the rousing cheer
wherever he goes.
The laundering Of ATayOr Phelan is eX-
citing the surprise of Gavin McNab,
Franklin K. Lane and Jasper Mcdonald
1t almost passes belief that Phean. who
was elected twice by Republican votes
should sneer at Republicans and inSinuate
that they did not enlist to serve the cGun-
try. He remarked COntemptuOusly last
Monday evening that Republicans were
all patriots but that Major Geary did not
see many OF them al the Philippines
= Phelan evening Organette is following
the tactics Of the Mayor. Horace Davis
great battle to save the WOrkingmen Of
CaHIornla from MonSOlian competition in
the field Of labor is spoken Of In a slight
ing manner as cheap politics"
The campaign committee Of the Repub-
lcan executive committee Will meet twice
a day henceforth, at p, m. and s =. m.
The committee has engaged eminent
speakers to address the mass-meeting
next Saturday night Word comes To
headquarters that enrolment in the dis
trict club surpaSseS expectations Repub-
lCanS Ire not taking anV chances Tbav
are not deceiving themselves by hopes Of
walknyeT. They know that the ola
followers Of Gavin McNab's Committee Of
one Hundred viii fight desperately for the
control Of the patronage under the new
charter