The San Francisco call., 1901-10-29
MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES OPEN LAST WEEK OF STRUGGLE BEFORE THE PEOPLE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR MAYOR ADDRESSING GREAT CROWDS THROUGHOUT CIT
BOSSES GIVE ORDERS TO SAVE
WELLS AT COST OF THE TICKET
Herrn and Burns Reopen Old Brick Yard and
Give Promises to District Leaders, Germans
Prepare for Tobin Meeting Tomorrow Night

TTHE tip has been given out from
the headquarters of the allied cor
porations that everything can be
u thrown overheard as a last resort
to save Wells from defeat. All
the other candidates on his ticket are to
be sacrificed to pull Wells through The
trading and the knitting cause indignation
among Republican nominees, and every
man is bent on saving himself. The utter
defeat of Wells seems inevitable. The
poor impression that he made in the be-
ginning of the campaign in saying that
Mr.. Herrin agreed with him that B. P.
Flint should go on the ticket has not been
removed by his subsequent utterances.
Voters who heard his speech at Garibaldi
Hall last week thought it was the worst
campaign speech ever made until they
heard his talk at B'nai Birth Hall last
night. Every time that the corporation
nominee for Mayor makes any attempt
to discuss living questions he displays a
lamentable ignorance of the public af-
fairs. If his managers would prepare and
typewrite something for him and charge
him particularly to read it and not rely
on his memory to repeat it, he would
make a much better impression than he
has yet made. The worst feature of the
whole affair from one point of view is that
sam Shortridge, who is out getting rep
utation for oratory, is using poor Wells
as a foil. Sam shows off to fine advan-
tage as speaker in comparison with
Wells.
Bosses Imploring Lieutenants.
The bosses who put Wells at the head
of the ticket are sending out for the dis
trict leaders who are not in line and i'm
ploring them to get in for Wells.
Promises of support in the next cam
are not asked to support the Supervisors
or candidates other than Mayor, but Just
to get in and save the head of the ticket
from ruin. Everything now points to the
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property owners and taxpayers generally
have resolved to support Tobin. In the
Twenty-eighth, Twenty ninth, Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth districts there is a
support of Schmitz. Politicians who have
studied the situation estimate that Wells
will not get one-half the Republican vote
of the city. Two weeks ago the betting
was even money for Wells against the
field There has been a complete turn
about since. The only. Wells money
against the field.
Promises of Places.
The recent order of the bosses to cut
everybody to save Wells is melting a
spirit of hostility toward the head of
the boss ticket From now on Herrin and
Burns will draw. freely on the brick
yard Everything in the way of patronage
at the City Hall will be plastered with
ten layers of promises in order to catch
votes for the head of the ticket 1t is
quite evident that the "boys" who want
recognition will not be fooled again. Many
of the promises made in the Senatorial
canvass and in the campaign last fall
have not been kept Sam Rainey is do
ing his hardest work to save Wells from
defeat. but his followers are cutting loose
to save something for themselves.
Germans Support Tobin.
Arrangements for the demonstration by
German-American citizens favoring the
candidacy Of Joseph S. Tobin for Mayor
were completed last night. The execu-