The San Francisco call., 1901-11-01
AUCTION SALES.
THE CHOICE OF SUPERVISORS.

~ OR obvious reasons the railroad bosses, Herrin
= and Burke, and their allies, Burns Rainey,
l. Gunst and Goldberg, are not making any con-
spcuous display of their candidates for Supervisors.
Ever since Mr.. Wells declared that if he had known
what sort of a gang be nominated for that
Office he would have accepted the nomination for
Mayor the bosses have kept their Supervisor candi-
dates as much out of sight as possible The public,
however, should not be deceived by such tactics
These candidates are still in the field The bosses
are working for them far as they can without en-
dangering the few remaining chances of electing
Wells, and consequently there remains danger that
they may be elected
The Burke and Herrin ticket for Supervisors is
pledged not only to the corporations which Herrin
serves but also to Burns and to Gunst victory for
the ticket would not only the granting of undue
favors the corporations and the loong of the city
in that way upon large scale, but it would also mean
the surrender Of the city into the hands of those who
wish a wide-open town. 1t would mean renewal of
track gambling, the reopening of poorooms and the
revival OF the side-door saloon In short, it would
restore all those evils whose suppression cost the city
so long and so hard contest in the past
1t Is not for nothing that Dan Burns, Sam Rainey,
Nose Gunst and Jere Burke have formed combi-
nation support the ticket which Herrn and his cor
poratons dictated to the so-caled Republican con-
vention These men have united to do politics, and
their politics if successful will consist in doing San
Francisco. They have nominated for Supervisors
set Of men almost all Of whom are utterly unknown
TO the city at large. They are men who in office will
have other policy than that of doing the bidding
Of the bosses. Mr.. Wells has said they could do no
harm in Office, because the charter will prevent The
people, however know better. Once in office that
gang would do every harm that is included in the
phrase "a wide-open town"
We have had long fight in this city against Ingie
side track gambling, against downtown poorooms
and against slde-entrance saloons. The people are
well aware of the manifold evils which enanated from
those sources. They can recall the records of the
police and the criminal courts, showing q long and
ever lengthenng line of crimes ranging from petty
thefts to murder or suicide, which were due to the
temptations and the degradations Of the various kinds
Of gambling-rooms. Therefore when Mr. Wells saws
the corporation ticket for Supervisors can do no
harm the people do not believe him. The decent and
intelligent people Of San Francisco know full well
that if the city be run as Dan Burns and Nose Gunst
desire the of harm done will be so great that
II will affect all conditions of society and bring loss
and sorrow and even shame and ruin to many a
home
The voters Of San Francisco can afford to take NO
chances with the Supervisor ticket We have now in
Office Board of Supervisors that Mr. Wells himself
has described as the best he has known in San Fran
cisco in forty years 1t has been honest and If has
been efficient. Most Of its members have been re-
nominated They ought to be reelected Tbev are
pledged to corporations and they will be the crea
of bosses. What they have done in the past
is the best guarantee Of what they will do in the f
ture. Between them and their opponents on the Her
rim ticket it is plain issue between good
and gamblers government. Dan Burns and Nose
Gunst are not unknown in this city and the gang thew
support is gang that honest men will distrust
According TO the Boston Globe the "Pb,IosoDb;c.,