The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
SAYS CRONIN
IS A GUTTER
Democratic County Central
Committee Ayers Nominee
Has Broken His Pledge
LETTER EXPOSING HIM
Supervisor John Mitchell
Issues Reply to ISLANDERS
Concerning His Record
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A. F. st. Sure, vice chairman, and l.
j. Muma, secretary of the Democratic
County Central Committee, have issued
an open letter in which they charge D.
w. Cronin, their party's nominee for
Supervisor in the Fifth District, with
breaking the pledge he made when he
was named as candidate for the place
by Withdrawing from the contest at the
eleventh hour, when 1t was too late for
the County Central Committee to fill
the vacancy. ST. Sure and Muma i'm
ply that Cronins retirement was the
result of connivance with George Fltz-
gerald, an Independent aspirant to the
Office. Following is portion of the
letter:
In open convention Cronin gave his
solemn pledge that he was in the fight
to win: that he would not withdraw
from the ticket, but would steadfastly
continue as candidate until election
day, all in accordance with the ex-
pressed wishes of the delegates COM
posing said convention to the effect that
Democrats should be nominated for Of
flee whenever possible. Notwithstand-
from the ticket at the last moment,
when it was too late for the Democratic
County Committee to fill the vacancy.
The withdrawal of Cronin under the
circumstances has given rise to all sorts
of rumor, the most persistent of which
is to the effect that said withdrawal of
Cronin was the result of connivance
with and in the interest of said Fitz-
gerald.
This letter is written for the pur-
pose of advising the Democratic voters
of said Supervisorial district of said
Cronin's conduct in the premises, so
that Democrats generally will know
that the county committee is not par
ty to any understanding between Fitz-
gerald and Cronin or the friends of
either, and to the end that the Demo-
cratic voters of said Fifth Supervisorial
District may draw their own conclu-
sions from the facts herein set forth
and cast their ballots on November s
as their consciences shall dictate"
John Mitchell, the Republican nomi-
nee for reelection to the position of
Supervisor of the Fifth District, has
addressed a circular letter to his con-
stituents, in which he replies to the
anonymous literature that has been
spread abroad attacking his political
record Mitchell affirms that the Cir
culars are a tissue of misrepresenta-
tions where they are not downright
faIsehoods, and that they emanated
from one man, Stuart Mcmillan. Con-
tinuing Mitchell asserts:
Stuart Mcmillan is the son-in-law
of a candidate for Supervisor in the
Fourth District in opposition to my
colleague, H. D. Rowe. He is the same
Stuart Mcmillan whose claim for $780,,
900 for commissions on property he is
alleged to have pointed out for assess
ment was unanimously rejected by the
board, which claim he still hopes to
collect. The present members of the
Board of Supervisors are bar to the
collection of this preposterous claim. L
invite candid examination of my Of
fetal acts and am willing to abide the
Judgment of my fellow citizens who
will take the trouble to ascertain the
facts, but I protest against being
Judged by the false and malicious state
ments circulated anonymously by
man whose grievance is that the board
kept his unclean hands out of the treas